List of Premier League players

These are lists of Premier League players who have made the most appearances in the Premier League, the top level of the English football league system.

Since the Premier League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, 13 players have accrued 500 or more appearances in the Premier League. The first player to reach the milestone was midfielder Gary Speed, in representation of Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers; his 500th match was Bolton's 4–0 win over West Ham United on 9 December 2006.[1] Speed held the record for most appearances until 14 February 2009, when goalkeeper David James played his 536th match, for Portsmouth against his former team Manchester City.[2] James ended with 572 appearances, a record which was broken by Ryan Giggs on 14 May 2011, having played all of his matches for Manchester United.[3] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry broke Giggs' record by playing his 633rd match, West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 loss at Arsenal.[4] At the time of breaking the record, Barry ranked 8th in English top division appearances since the Second World War, trailing Giggs in 6th (672 total top division appearances) and six other players.[5][6]

Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher (both Liverpool) are the only three players to have achieved the accolade of 500+ Premier League appearances exclusively for one club. James Milner, Emile Heskey and David James each played for five Premier League clubs (the most for this achievement) on their way to 500+ Premier League games. The only player from outside the United Kingdom to play 500 Premier League games is Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, for Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea and Leicester City.[7]

List of players

Players are initially listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. If still tied, the players are listed alphabetically. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Statistics are updated as of matches played on 3 February 2021.[8]

Premier League players with at least 300 appearances
#NameNatPosAppsFirstLastClub(s)
1 Gareth BarryMF65319982018Aston Villa 365, Manchester City 132, Everton 131, West Bromwich Albion 25
2 Ryan GiggsMF63219922014Manchester United 632
3 Frank LampardMF60919962015Chelsea 429, West Ham United 148, Manchester City 32
4 David JamesGK57219922010Liverpool 214, Portsmouth 134, Manchester City 93, Aston Villa 67, West Ham United 64
5 James MilnerMF55220022021Liverpool 163, Manchester City 147, Aston Villa 100, Newcastle United 94, Leeds United 48
6 Gary SpeedMF53519922007Newcastle United 213, Leeds United 143, Bolton Wanderers 121, Everton 58
7 Emile HeskeyFW51619952012Liverpool 150, Leicester City 124, Aston Villa 92, Wigan Athletic 82, Birmingham City 68
8 Mark SchwarzerGK51419972015Middlesbrough 332, Fulham 172, Leicester City 6, Chelsea 4
9 Jamie CarragherDF50819972013Liverpool 508
10 Phil NevilleMF50519952013Manchester United 263, Everton 242
11 Rio FerdinandDF50419962015Manchester United 312, West Ham United 127, Leeds United 54, Queens Park Rangers 11
Steven GerrardMF50419982015Liverpool 504
13 Sol CampbellDF50319922011Tottenham Hotspur 255, Arsenal 146, Portsmouth 95, Newcastle United 7
14 Paul ScholesMF49919942013Manchester United 499
15 Jermain DefoeFW49620012018Tottenham Hotspur 276, Sunderland 87, West Ham United 74, Portsmouth 31, Bournemouth 28
16 John TerryDF49219982017Chelsea 492
17 Wayne RooneyFW49120022018Manchester United 393, Everton 108
18 Michael CarrickMF48119992018Manchester United 316, West Ham United 101, Tottenham Hotspur 64
19 Sylvain DistinDF46920012016Manchester City 178, Everton 174, Portsmouth 77, Newcastle United 28, Bournemouth 12
20 Peter CrouchFW46820022019Stoke City 202, Liverpool 85, Tottenham Hotspur 73, Portsmouth 38, Aston Villa 37, Southampton 27, Burnley 6
21 Aaron HughesDF45519982013Newcastle United 205, Fulham 196, Aston Villa 54
22 Shay GivenGK45119962016Newcastle United 354, Manchester City 50, Aston Villa 37, Stoke City 8, Blackburn Rovers 2
23 Brad FriedelGK45019982013Blackburn Rovers 261, Aston Villa 114, Tottenham Hotspur 50, Liverpool 25
24 John O'SheaDF44520012017Manchester United 256, Sunderland 189
25 Kevin DaviesFW44419972012Bolton Wanderers 316, Southampton 107, Blackburn Rovers 21
26 Petr ČechGK44320042018Chelsea 333, Arsenal 110
27 Alan ShearerFW44119922006Newcastle United 303, Blackburn Rovers 138
28 Jussi JääskeläinenGK43620012015Bolton Wanderers 379, West Ham United 57
29 Richard DunneDF43119972015Manchester City 253, Aston Villa 95, Everton 60, Queens Park Rangers 23
30 Gareth SouthgateDF42619922006Aston Villa 191, Middlesbrough 160, Crystal Palace 75
31 Leighton BainesDF42020052020Everton 348, Wigan Athletic 72
32 Teddy SheringhamFW41819922006Tottenham Hotspur 236, Manchester United 104, West Ham United 43, Portsmouth 32, Nottingham Forest 3
33 Danny MurphyMF41719972012Liverpool 170, Fulham 169, Charlton Athletic 56, Tottenham Hotspur 22
34 Andy ColeFW41419932008Manchester United 195, Blackburn 83, Newcastle 58, Fulham 31, Manchester City 22, Portsmouth 18, Sunderland 7
35 Nicky ButtMF41119922009Manchester United 270, Newcastle United 117, Birmingham City 24
36 Stewart DowningMF40820022017Middlesbrough 211, West Ham United 69, Liverpool 65, Aston Villa 63
37 Kevin NolanMF40120012015Bolton Wanderers 261, West Ham United 99, Newcastle United 41
38 Gary NevilleDF40019942011Manchester United 400
39 Tim HowardGK39920032016Everton 354, Manchester United 45
40 Lee BowyerMF39719962011Leeds United 203, Newcastle United 79, Birmingham City 64, West Ham United 51
41 Mark NobleMF39320052021West Ham United 393
42 Damien DuffMF39219972014Fulham 130, Blackburn Rovers 113, Chelsea 81, Newcastle United 68
43 Aaron LennonMF38820032020Tottenham Hotspur 266, Everton 65, Burnley 46, Leeds United 11
44 Ashley ColeDF38520002014Chelsea 229, Arsenal 156
45 George BoatengMF38419972010Middlesbrough 182, Aston Villa 103, Hull City 52, Coventry City 47
46 Gary CahillDF38220062021Chelsea 191, Bolton Wanderers 130, Crystal Palace 33, Aston Villa 28
47 Ray ParlourMF37919922006Arsenal 333, Middlesbrough 46
Robbie FowlerFW37919932008Liverpool 266, Manchester City 80, Leeds United 30, Blackburn Rovers 3
49 Luke YoungDF37819982012Charlton Athletic 187, Aston Villa 75, Tottenham Hotspur 58, Middlesbrough 35, Queens Park Rangers 23
Joe ColeMF37819992015Chelsea 183, West Ham United 157, Liverpool 26, Aston Villa 12
51 Stephen CarrDF37719932011Tottenham Hotspur 226, Newcastle United 78, Birmingham City 73
52 Dwight YorkeMF37519922009Aston Villa 179, Manchester United 96, Blackburn Rovers 60, Sunderland 27, Birmingham City 13
Paul RobinsonGK37519982017Blackburn Rovers 140, Tottenham Hotspur 137, Leeds United 95, Burnley 3
54 Nigel MartynGK37219922006Leeds United 207, Everton 86, Crystal Palace 79
55 Phil JagielkaDF37020062021Everton 322, Sheffield United 48
56 Ashley YoungDF36920062019Manchester United 192, Aston Villa 157, Watford 20
57 Scott ParkerMF36819982014Charlton Athletic 110, West Ham United 109, Newcastle United 55, Tottenham Hotspur 50, Fulham 29, Chelsea 15
58 Roy KeaneMF36619922005Manchester United 326, Nottingham Forest 40
59 David UnsworthDF36419922007Everton 302, West Ham United 32, Portsmouth 15, Wigan Athletic 10, Sheffield United 5
Nicolas AnelkaFW36419972014Chelsea 125, Manchester City 89, Arsenal 65, Bolton Wanderers 53, Liverpool 20, West Bromwich Albion 12
Thomas SørensenGK36419992014Aston Villa 139, Sunderland 126, Stoke City 99
Ben FosterGK36420062020West Bromwich Albion 209, Watford 105, Birmingham City 38, Manchester United 12
63 Chris PerryDF36319942006Wimbledon 167, Tottenham Hotspur 120, Charlton Athletic 76
64 Theo WalcottFW36220062021Arsenal 270, Everton 77, Southampton 15
65 Trevor SinclairMF36119932007West Ham United 177, Queens Park Rangers 102, Manchester City 82
66 Rory DelapMF35919982012Stoke City 134, Southampton 116, Derby County 103, Sunderland 6
67 Glen JohnsonDF35820032018Liverpool 160, Portsmouth 84, Stoke City 57, Chelsea 42, West Ham United 15
Jordan HendersonMF35820082021Liverpool 287, Sunderland 71
69 Ugo EhioguDF35519922006Aston Villa 229, Middlesbrough 126
70 Kolo TouréDF35320022016Arsenal 225, Manchester City 82, Liverpool 46
71 Nigel WinterburnDF35219922003Arsenal 270, West Ham United 82
Leon OsmanMF35220032016Everton 352
73 Les FerdinandFW35119922004Tottenham Hotspur 118, Queens Park Rangers 110, Newcastle United 68, Leicester 29, West Ham 14, Bolton 12
Steve WatsonDF35119932006Newcastle United 154, Everton 126, Aston Villa 41, West Bromwich Albion 30
75 Cesc FàbregasMF35020042019Arsenal 212, Chelsea 138
76 Robbie KeaneFW34919992012Tottenham Hotspur 238, Leeds United 46, Coventry City 31, Liverpool 19, West Ham United 9, Aston Villa 6
77 Paul KoncheskyDF34719992015Charlton Athletic 138, Fulham 97, West Ham United 59, Leicester City 26, Liverpool 15, Tottenham Hotspur 12
77 Robbie SavageMF34619972008Leicester City 172, Birmingham City 82, Blackburn Rovers 76, Derby County 16
79 David SeamanGK34419922004Arsenal 325, Manchester City 19
80 Nick BarmbyMF34319922010Everton 116, Tottenham Hotspur 87, Middlesbrough 42, Hull City 41, Liverpool 32, Leeds United 25
81 Tim SherwoodMF34119922003Blackburn Rovers 235, Tottenham Hotspur 93, Portsmouth 13
Darren FletcherMF34120032018Manchester United 223, West Bromwich Albion 91, Stoke City 27
83 Joe HartGK34020062018Manchester City 266, Birmingham City 36, West Ham United 19, Burnley 19, Tottenham Hotspur 0
84 Steed MalbranqueMF33620012011Fulham 172, Sunderland 102, Tottenham Hotspur 62
85 Kenny CunninghamDF33519942006Wimbledon 201, Birmingham City 134
86 David de GeaGK33320112021Manchester United 333
87 Hermann HreiðarssonDF33219972010Charlton Athletic 132, Ipswich Town 74, Portsmouth 72, Crystal Palace 30, Wimbledon 24
88 James BeattieFW33119962011Southampton 204, Everton 76, Stoke City 38, Blackpool 9, Blackburn Rovers 4
Shane LongFW33120062021Southampton 185, West Bromwich Albion 81, Reading 50, Hull City 15
90 Jason DoddDF32919922004Southampton 329
91 Denis IrwinDF32819922004Manchester United 296, Wolverhampton Wanderers 32
92 Graeme Le SauxDF32719922005Chelsea 154, Blackburn Rovers 129, Southampton 44
93 Michael OwenFW32619972013Liverpool 216, Newcastle United 71, Manchester United 31, Stoke City 8
94 Kevin CampbellFW32519922006Everton 145, Arsenal 97, West Bromwich Albion 45, Nottingham Forest 38
Gary McAllisterMF32519922002Leeds United 151, Coventry City 119, Liverpool 55
Gary KellyDF32519932004Leeds United 325
Kevin KilbaneMF32519992010Sunderland 108, Everton 104, Wigan Athletic 76, Hull City 37
Gaël ClichyDF32520032017Arsenal 187, Manchester City 138
Matthew TaylorMF32520032015Portsmouth 144, Bolton Wanderers 123, West Ham United 48, Burnley 10
Antonio ValenciaDF32520062019Manchester United 241, Wigan Athletic 74
101 Martin KeownDF32319922004Arsenal 310, Everton 13
102 Robert HuthDF32220022017Stoke City 149, Leicester City 82, Middlesbrough 49, Chelsea 42
Gabriel AgbonlahorFW32220062016Aston Villa 322
104 William GallasDF32120012013Chelsea 159, Arsenal 101, Tottenham Hotspur 61
John Arne RiiseDF32120012014Liverpool 234, Fulham 87
106 Darren AndertonMF31919922005Tottenham Hotspur 299, Birmingham City 20
Paul TelferDF31919952005Coventry City 191, Southampton 128
108 Peter AthertonDF31819922001Sheffield Wednesday 214, Coventry City 79, Bradford City 25
Sami HyypiäDF31819992009Liverpool 318
110 Ryan ShawcrossDF31720082018Stoke City 317
111 Wayne BridgeDF31619982012Southampton 152, Chelsea 87, Manchester City 42, West Ham United 15, Fulham 12, Sunderland 8
Shaun Wright-PhillipsMF31620002015Manchester City 178, Chelsea 82, Queens Park Rangers 56
113 Dennis BergkampFW31519952006Arsenal 315
Jonny EvansDF31520082021Manchester United 131, West Bromwich Albion 89, Leicester City 80, Sunderland 15
115 Edwin van der SarGK31320012011Manchester United 186, Fulham 127
116 Dion DublinFW31219922004Aston Villa 155, Coventry City 145, Manchester United 12
Ian WalkerGK31219922004Tottenham Hotspur 240, Leicester City 72
118 James MorrisonMF31120042017West Bromwich Albion 244, Middlesbrough 67
119 Peter SchmeichelGK31019922003Manchester United 252, Aston Villa 29, Manchester City 29
120 David SilvaMF30920102020Manchester City 309
121 Wes BrownDF30819982016Manchester United 232, Sunderland 76
122 Patrick VieiraMF30719962011Arsenal 279, Manchester City 28
Kyle WalkerDF30720102021Tottenham Hotspur 183, Manchester City 109, Aston Villa 15
124 Paul InceMF30619922004Manchester United 116, Middlesbrough 93, Liverpool 65, Wolverhampton Wanderers 32
Steven DavisMF30620042018Southampton 193, Aston Villa 91, Fulham 22
126 Lee DixonDF30519922002Arsenal 305
Alan WrightDF30519922006Aston Villa 260, Blackburn Rovers 42, Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield United 1
128 Simon DaviesMF30320002012Fulham 137, Tottenham Hotspur 121, Everton 45
Pablo ZabaletaDF30320082020Manchester City 230, West Ham United 73
130 Nolberto SolanoMF30219982008Newcastle United 230, Aston Villa 49, West Ham United 23
Phil BardsleyDF30220052020Sunderland 174, Burnley 56, Stoke City 51, Aston Villa 13, Manchester United 8
132 Garry FlitcroftMF30119922005Blackburn Rovers 186, Manchester City 115
Gavin McCannMF30119972010Aston Villa 110, Sunderland 105, Bolton Wanderers 75, Everton 11
Gylfi SigurðssonMF30120122021Swansea City 124, Everton 119, Tottenham Hotspur 58
Minimum 300 appearances
Gareth Barry has the most Premier League appearances.
James Milner is the only active Premier League player with over 500 appearances.
Ryan Giggs has the most Premier League appearances for one club.

Most appearances by club

Current Premier League clubs and players are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics.

As of matches played on 3 February 2021.[8][9]
# Club Name Nat Apps First Last
1 Manchester United Ryan Giggs 632 19922014
2 Liverpool Jamie Carragher 508 19972013
3 Chelsea John Terry 492 19982017
4 West Ham United Mark Noble 393 20052021
5 Bolton Wanderers Jussi Jääskeläinen 379 20012011
6 Aston Villa Gareth Barry 365 19982009
7 Newcastle United Shay Given 354 19972009
Everton Tim Howard 354 20062016
9 Arsenal Ray Parlour 333 19922004
10 Middlesbrough Mark Schwarzer 332 19972008
11 Southampton Jason Dodd 329 19922004
12 Leeds United Gary Kelly 325 19932004
13 Stoke City Ryan Shawcross 317 20082018
14 Manchester City David Silva 309 20102020
15 Tottenham Hotspur Darren Anderton 299 19922004
16 West Bromwich Albion Chris Brunt 269 20082018
17 Sheffield Wednesday Des Walker 264 19932000
18 Blackburn Rovers Brad Friedel 261 20012008
19 Wimbledon Robbie Earle 244 19922000
20 Leicester City Jamie Vardy 229 20142021
21 Crystal Palace Wilfried Zaha 220 20142021
22 Fulham Brede Hangeland 217 20082014
23 Swansea City Wayne Routledge 198 20112018
24 Wigan Athletic Emmerson Boyce 194 20062013
25 Coventry City Steve Ogrizovic 191 19922000
26 Sunderland John O'Shea 189 20112017
27 Charlton Athletic Chris Powell 187 19982006
28 Burnley Ben Mee 181 20142021
29 Nottingham Forest Steve Chettle 174 19921999
30 Derby County Darryl Powell 171 19962002
31 Bournemouth Steve Cook 168 20152020
32 Watford Troy Deeney 163 20152020
33 Birmingham City Damien Johnson 150 20022009
34 Portsmouth Matthew Taylor 144 20032008
35 Queens Park Rangers Andy Impey 142 19921996
36 Brighton & Hove Albion Lewis Dunk 129 20172021
37 Norwich City Russell Martin 125 20112016
38 Ipswich Town David Linighan 112 19921995
39 Hull City Ahmed Elmohamady 109 20132017
40 Wolverhampton Wanderers Matt Jarvis 108 20092012
Minimum 100 appearances

See also

References
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  2. "David James". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. Smith, Ben (16 November 2012). "Rejuvenated David James sets his sights on a new landmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. "Gareth Barry breaks Ryan Giggs' Premier League appearance record". Sky Sports. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. "Live MNF: Arsenal v West Brom". Monday Night Football. 25 September 2017. 7 minutes in. Sky. Sky Sports Main Event HD.
  6. Includes games played in the Football League First Division between 1946 and 1992 and subsequently all games played in the Premier League.
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