List of Premier League players

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][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry broke Giggs' record by playing his 633rd match, West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 loss at Arsenal.[5] 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.[6][7] Barry is the youngest of the 13 players to have achieved the feat.[8]

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.[9]

List of players
Gareth Barry has the most Premier League appearances.
James Milner is the only active Premier League player with over 500 appearances.

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. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Statistics are updated as of matches played on 20 October 2021.[10]

Premier League players with at least 500 appearances
RankPlayerNatPosAppsFirstLastClub(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 James MilnerMF57320022021Liverpool 184, Manchester City 147, Aston Villa 100, Newcastle United 94, Leeds United 48
5 David JamesGK57219922010Liverpool 214, Portsmouth 134, Manchester City 93, Aston Villa 67, West Ham United 64
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

300 appearances for one club
Ryan Giggs has the most Premier League appearances for one club, playing all 632 games for Manchester United.
Mark Noble is the active player with the most Premier League appearances for one club, playing over 400 games for West Ham United as of 2021.

Since the advent of the Premier league, 38 players have made 300 or more appearances for a single club, with Chelsea player César Azpilicueta the latest to achieve the feat in September 2021. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Statistics are updated as of matches played on 18 October 2021.[10]

Premier League players with at least 300 appearances
RankPlayerNatPosAppsClubFirstLast
1 Ryan GiggsMF632Manchester United19922014
2 Jamie CarragherDF508Liverpool19972013
3 Steven GerrardMF504Liverpool19982015
4 Paul ScholesMF499Manchester United19942013
5 John TerryDF492Chelsea19982017
6 Frank LampardMF429Chelsea20012014
7 Mark NobleMF405West Ham United20052021
8 Gary NevilleDF400Manchester United19942011
9 Wayne RooneyFW393Manchester United20042017
10 Jussi JääskeläinenGK379Bolton Wanderers20012011
11 Gareth BarryMF365Aston Villa19982009
12 Shay GivenGK354Newcastle United19972009
Tim HowardGK354Everton20062016
14 Leon OsmanMF352Everton20032016
15 Leighton BainesDF348Everton20072020
16 David de GeaGK347Manchester United20112021
17 Ray ParlourMF333Arsenal19922004
Petr ČechGK333Chelsea20042015
19 Mark SchwarzerGK332Middlesbrough19972008
20 Jason DoddDF329Southampton19922004
21 Roy KeaneMF326Manchester United19932005
22 Gary KellyDF325Leeds United19932004
David SeamanGK325Arsenal19922003
24 Gabriel AgbonlahorFW322Aston Villa20062016
Phil JagielkaDF322Everton20072019
26 Sami HyypiäDF318Liverpool19992009
27 Ryan ShawcrossDF317Stoke City20082018
28 Kevin DaviesFW316Bolton Wanderers20032012
Michael CarrickMF316Manchester United20062018
30 Dennis BergkampFW315Arsenal19952006
31 Rio FerdinandDF312Manchester United20022014
32 Martin KeownDF310Arsenal19922004
33 David SilvaMF309Manchester City20102020
34 Hugo LlorisGK306Tottenham Hotspur20122021
35 César AzpilicuetaDF305Chelsea20122021
Lee DixonDF305Arsenal19922002
36 Alan ShearerFW303Newcastle United19962006
38 David UnsworthDF302Everton19922004
39 Jordan HendersonMF300Liverpool20112021

Most appearances by club

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

As of matches played on 18 October 2021.[10][11]
Rank Club Player 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 405 20052021
5 Bolton Wanderers Jussi Jääskeläinen 379 20012011
6 Aston Villa Gareth Barry 365 19982018
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 Hugo Lloris 306 20122021
16 West Bromwich Albion Chris Brunt 269 20082018
17 Sheffield Wednesday Des Walker 264 19932000
18 Blackburn Rovers Brad Friedel 261 20012008
19 Leicester City Jamie Vardy 253 20142021
20 Wimbledon Robbie Earle 244 19922000
21 Crystal Palace Wilfried Zaha 238 20142021
22 Fulham Brede Hangeland 217 20082014
23 Burnley Ben Mee 202 20142021
24 Swansea City Wayne Routledge 198 20112018
25 Wigan Athletic Emmerson Boyce 194 20062013
26 Coventry City Steve Ogrizovic 191 19922000
27 Sunderland John O'Shea 189 20112017
28 Charlton Athletic Chris Powell 187 19982006
29 Nottingham Forest Steve Chettle 174 19921999
30 Derby County Darryl Powell 171 19962002
31 AFC Bournemouth Steve Cook 168 20152020
32 Watford Troy Deeney 165 20152021
33 Brighton & Hove Albion Lewis Dunk 151 20172021
34 Birmingham City Damien Johnson 150 20022009
35 Portsmouth Matthew Taylor 144 20032008
36 Queens Park Rangers Andy Impey 142 19921996
37 Norwich City Russell Martin 125 20112016
38 Wolverhampton Wanderers Conor Coady 121 20182021
39 Ipswich Town David Linighan 112 19921995
40 Hull City Ahmed Elmohamady 109 20132017
Minimum 100 appearances

See also

References
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