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 25 June 2020.[8]

Premier League players with at least 300 appearances
#NameNatPosFirstLastAppsClub(s)
1 Gareth BarryMF19982018653Aston Villa 365, Manchester City 132, Everton 131, West Bromwich Albion 25
2 Ryan GiggsMF19922014632Manchester United 632
3 Frank LampardMF19962015609West Ham United 148, Chelsea 429, Manchester City 32
4 David JamesGK19922010572Liverpool 214, Aston Villa 67, West Ham United 64, Manchester City 93, Portsmouth 134
5 Gary SpeedMF19922007535Leeds United 143, Everton 58, Newcastle United 213, Bolton Wanderers 121
James MilnerMF20022020535Leeds United 48, Newcastle United 94, Aston Villa 100, Manchester City 147, Liverpool 146
7 Emile HeskeyFW19952012516Leicester City 124, Liverpool 150, Birmingham City 68, Wigan Athletic 82, Aston Villa 92
8 Mark SchwarzerGK19972015514Middlesbrough 332, Fulham 172, Chelsea 4, Leicester City 6
9 Jamie CarragherDF19972013508Liverpool 508
10 Phil NevilleMF19952013505Manchester United 263, Everton 242
11 Rio FerdinandDF19962015504West Ham United 127, Leeds United 54, Manchester United 312, Queens Park Rangers 11
Steven GerrardMF19982015504Liverpool 504
13 Sol CampbellDF19922011503Tottenham Hotspur 255, Arsenal 146, Portsmouth 95, Newcastle United 7
14 Paul ScholesMF19942013499Manchester United 499
15 Jermain DefoeFW20012018496West Ham United 74, Tottenham Hotspur 276, Portsmouth 31, Sunderland 87, Bournemouth 28
16 John TerryDF19982017492Chelsea 492
17 Wayne RooneyFW20022018491Everton 108, Manchester United 393
18 Michael CarrickMF19992018481West Ham United 101, Tottenham Hotspur 64, Manchester United 316
19 Sylvain DistinDF20012016469Newcastle United 28, Manchester City 178, Portsmouth 77, Everton 174, Bournemouth 12
20 Peter CrouchFW20022019468Aston Villa 37, Southampton 27, Liverpool 85, Portsmouth 38, Tottenham Hotspur 73, Stoke City 202, Burnley 6
21 Aaron HughesDF19982013455Newcastle United 205, Aston Villa 54, Fulham 196
22 Shay GivenGK19962016451Blackburn Rovers 2, Newcastle United 354, Manchester City 50, Aston Villa 37, Stoke City 8
23 Brad FriedelGK19982013450Liverpool 25, Blackburn Rovers 261, Aston Villa 114, Tottenham Hotspur 50
24 John O'SheaDF20012017445Manchester United 256, Sunderland 189
25 Kevin DaviesFW19972012444Southampton 107, Blackburn Rovers 21, Bolton Wanderers 316
26 Petr ČechGK20042018443Chelsea 333, Arsenal 110
27 Alan ShearerFW19922006441Blackburn Rovers 138, Newcastle United 303
28 Jussi JääskeläinenGK20012015436Bolton Wanderers 379, West Ham United 57
29 Richard DunneDF19972015431Everton 60, Manchester City 253, Aston Villa 95, Queens Park Rangers 23
30 Gareth SouthgateDF19922006426Crystal Palace 75, Aston Villa 191, Middlesbrough 160
31 Teddy SheringhamFW19922006418Nottingham Forest 3, Tottenham Hotspur 236, Manchester United 104, Portsmouth 32, West Ham United 43
Leighton BainesDF20052020418Wigan Athletic 72, Everton 346
33 Danny MurphyMF19972012417Liverpool 170, Charlton Athletic 56, Tottenham Hotspur 22, Fulham 169
34 Andy ColeFW19932008414Newcastle 58, Manchester Utd 195, Blackburn 83, Fulham 31, Manchester City 22, Portsmouth 18, Sunderland 7
35 Nicky ButtMF19922009411Manchester United 270, Newcastle United 117, Birmingham City 24
36 Stewart DowningMF20022017408Middlesbrough 211, Aston Villa 63, Liverpool 65, West Ham United 69
37 Kevin NolanMF20012015401Bolton Wanderers 261, Newcastle United 41, West Ham United 99
38 Gary NevilleDF19942011400Manchester United 400
39 Tim HowardGK20032016399Manchester United 45, Everton 354
40 Lee BowyerMF19962011397Leeds United 203, West Ham United 51, Newcastle United 79, Birmingham City 64
41 Damien DuffMF19972014392Blackburn Rovers 113, Chelsea 81, Newcastle United 68, Fulham 130
42 Aaron LennonMF20032020388Leeds United 11, Tottenham Hotspur 266, Everton 65, Burnley 46
43 Ashley ColeDF20002014385Arsenal 156, Chelsea 229
44 George BoatengMF19972010384Coventry City 47, Aston Villa 103, Middlesbrough 182, Hull City 52
45 Ray ParlourMF19922006379Arsenal 333, Middlesbrough 46
Robbie FowlerFW19932008379Liverpool 266, Leeds United 30, Manchester City 80, Blackburn Rovers 3
47 Luke YoungDF19982012378Tottenham Hotspur 58, Charlton Athletic 187, Middlesbrough 35, Aston Villa 75, Queens Park Rangers 23
Joe ColeMF19992015378West Ham United 157, Chelsea 183, Liverpool 26, Aston Villa 12
49 Stephen CarrDF19932011377Tottenham Hotspur 226, Newcastle United 78, Birmingham City 73
Mark NobleMF20052020377West Ham United 377
51 Dwight YorkeMF19922009375Aston Villa 179, Manchester United 96, Blackburn Rovers 60, Birmingham City 13, Sunderland 27
Paul RobinsonGK19982017375Leeds United 95, Tottenham Hotspur 137, Blackburn Rovers 140, Burnley 3
53 Nigel MartynGK19922006372Crystal Palace 79, Leeds United 207, Everton 86
54 Gary CahillDF20062020371Aston Villa 28, Bolton Wanderers 130, Chelsea 191, Crystal Palace 22
55 Ashley YoungDF20062019369Watford 20, Aston Villa 157, Manchester United 192
56 Scott ParkerMF19982014368Charlton Athletic 110, Chelsea 15, Newcastle United 55, West Ham United 109, Tottenham Hotspur 50, Fulham 29
57 Roy KeaneMF19922005366Nottingham Forest 40, Manchester United 326
58 Phil JagielkaDF20062020365Sheffield United 43, Everton 322
59 David UnsworthDF19922007364Everton 302, West Ham United 32, Portsmouth 15, Sheffield United 5, Wigan Athletic 10
Nicolas AnelkaFW19972015364Arsenal 65, Liverpool 20, Manchester City 89, Bolton Wanderers 53, Chelsea 125, West Bromwich Albion 12
Thomas SørensenGK19992014364Sunderland 126, Aston Villa 139, Stoke City 99
62 Chris PerryDF19942006363Wimbledon 167, Tottenham Hotspur 120, Charlton Athletic 76
63 Trevor SinclairMF19932007361Queens Park Rangers 102, West Ham United 177, Manchester City 82
64 Rory DelapMF19982012359Derby County 103, Southampton 116, Sunderland 6, Stoke City 134
65 Glen JohnsonDF20032018358West Ham United 15, Chelsea 42, Portsmouth 84, Liverpool 160, Stoke City 57
66 Ben FosterGK20062020357Watford 98, Manchester United 12, Birmingham City 38, West Bromwich Albion 209
67 Ugo EhioguDF19922006355Aston Villa 229, Middlesbrough 126
68 Kolo TouréDF20022016353Arsenal 225, Manchester City 82, Liverpool 46
69 Nigel WinterburnDF19922003352Arsenal 270, West Ham United 82
Leon OsmanMF20032016352Everton 352
71 Les FerdinandFW19922004351Queens Park R. 110, Newcastle United 68, Tottenham Hotspur 118, West Ham United 14, Leicester 29, Bolton 12
Steve WatsonDF19932006351Newcastle United 154, Aston Villa 41, Everton 126, West Bromwich Albion 30
73 Cesc FàbregasMF20042019350Arsenal 212, Chelsea 138
74 Robbie KeaneFW19992012349Coventry City 31, Leeds United 46, Tottenham Hotspur 238, Liverpool 19, West Ham United 9, Aston Villa 6
75 Paul KoncheskyDF19992015347Charlton Athletic 138, Tottenham Hotspur 12, West Ham United 59, Fulham 97, Liverpool 15, Leicester City 26
76 Robbie SavageMF19972008346Leicester City 172, Birmingham City 82, Blackburn Rovers 76, Derby County 16
77 David SeamanGK19922004344Arsenal 325, Manchester City 19
78 Nick BarmbyMF19922010343Tottenham Hotspur 87, Middlesbrough 42, Everton 116, Liverpool 32, Leeds United 25, Hull City 41
79 Theo WalcottFW20062020342Arsenal 270, Everton 72
80 Tim SherwoodMF19922003341Blackburn Rovers 235, Tottenham Hotspur 93, Portsmouth 13
Darren FletcherMF20032018341Manchester United 223, West Bromwich Albion 91, Stoke City 27
82 Joe HartGK20062018340Manchester City 266, Birmingham City 36, West Ham United 19, Burnley 19
83 Jordan HendersonMF20082020337Sunderland 71, Liverpool 266
84 Steed MalbranqueMF20012011336Fulham 172, Tottenham Hotspur 62, Sunderland 102
85 Kenny CunninghamDF19942006335Wimbledon 201, Birmingham City 134
86 Hermann HreiðarssonDF19972010332Crystal Palace 30, Wimbledon 24, Ipswich Town 74, Charlton Athletic 132, Portsmouth 72
87 James BeattieFW19962011331Blackburn Rovers 4, Southampton 204, Everton 76, Stoke City 38, Blackpool 9
88 Jason DoddDF19922004329Southampton 329
89 Denis IrwinDF19922004328Manchester United 296, Wolverhampton Wanderers 32
90 Graeme Le SauxDF19922005327Chelsea 154, Blackburn Rovers 129, Southampton 44
91 Michael OwenFW19972013326Liverpool 216, Newcastle United 71, Manchester United 31, Stoke City 8
92 Kevin CampbellFW19922006325Arsenal 97, Nottingham Forest 38, Everton 145, West Bromwich Albion 45
Gary McAllisterMF19922002325Leeds United 151, Coventry City 119, Liverpool 55
Gary KellyDF19932004325Leeds United 325
Kevin KilbaneMF19992010325Sunderland 108, Everton 104, Wigan Athletic 76, Hull City 37
Gaël ClichyDF20032017325Arsenal 187, Manchester City 138
Matthew TaylorMF20032015325Portsmouth 144, Bolton Wanderers 123, West Ham United 48, Burnley 10
Antonio ValenciaDF20062019325Wigan Athletic 74, Manchester United 241
99 Martin KeownDF19922004323Everton 13, Arsenal 310
100 Robert HuthDF20022017322Chelsea 42, Middlesbrough 49, Stoke City 149, Leicester City 82
Gabriel AgbonlahorFW20062016322Aston Villa 322
102 William GallasDF20012013321Chelsea 159, Arsenal 101, Tottenham Hotspur 61
John Arne RiiseDF20012014321Liverpool 234, Fulham 87
104 Darren AndertonMF19922005319Tottenham Hotspur 299, Birmingham City 20
Paul TelferDF19952005319Coventry City 191, Southampton 128
106 Peter AthertonDF19922001318Coventry City 79, Sheffield Wednesday 214, Bradford City 25
Sami HyypiäDF19992009318Liverpool 318
108 Ryan ShawcrossDF20082018317Stoke City 317
109 Wayne BridgeDF19982012316Southampton 152, Chelsea 87, Fulham 12, Manchester City 42, West Ham United 15, Sunderland 8
Shaun Wright-PhillipsMF20002015316Manchester City 178, Chelsea 82, Queens Park Rangers 56
111 Dennis BergkampFW19952006315Arsenal 315
112 Shane LongFW20062020314Reading 50, West Bromwich Albion 81, Hull City 15, Southampton 168
113 Edwin van der SarGK20012011313Fulham 127, Manchester United 186
114 Dion DublinFW19922004312Manchester United 12, Coventry City 145, Aston Villa 155
Ian WalkerGK19922004312Tottenham Hotspur 240, Leicester City 72
116 James MorrisonMF20042017311Middlesbrough 67, West Bromwich Albion 244
117 Peter SchmeichelGK19922003310Manchester United 292, Aston Villa 29, Manchester City 29
118 Wes BrownDF19982016308Manchester United 232, Sunderland 76
119 Patrick VieiraMF19962011307Arsenal 279, Manchester City 28
120 Paul InceMF19922004306Manchester United 116, Liverpool 65, Middlesbrough 93, Wolverhampton Wanderers 32
Steven DavisMF20042018306Aston Villa 91, Fulham 22, Southampton 193
David de GeaGK20112020306Manchester United 306
123 Lee DixonDF19922002305Arsenal 305
Alan WrightDF19922006305Blackburn Rovers 42, Aston Villa 260, Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield United 1
125 David SilvaMF20102020304Manchester City 304
126 Simon DaviesMF20002012303Tottenham Hotspur 121, Everton 45, Fulham 137
Pablo ZabaletaDF20082020303Manchester City 230, West Ham United 73
128 Nolberto SolanoMF19982008302Newcastle United 230, Aston Villa 49, West Ham United 23
129 Garry FlitcroftMF19922005301Manchester City 115, Blackburn Rovers 186
Gavin McCannMF19972010301Everton 11, Sunderland 105, Aston Villa 110, Bolton Wanderers 75
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 25 June 2020[8][9]
# Club Name Nat First Last Apps
1 Manchester United Ryan Giggs 19922014 632
2 Liverpool Jamie Carragher 19972013 508
3 Chelsea John Terry 19982017 492
4 Bolton Wanderers Jussi Jääskeläinen 20012011 379
5 West Ham United Mark Noble 20052020 377
6 Aston Villa Gareth Barry 19982009 365
7 Newcastle United Shay Given 19972009 354
Everton Tim Howard 20062016 354
9 Arsenal Ray Parlour 19922004 333
10 Middlesbrough Mark Schwarzer 19972008 332
11 Southampton Jason Dodd 19922004 329
12 Leeds United Gary Kelly 19932004 325
13 Stoke City Ryan Shawcross 20082018 317
14 Manchester City David Silva 20102020 304
15 Tottenham Hotspur Darren Anderton 19922004 299
16 West Bromwich Albion Chris Brunt 20082018 269
17 Sheffield Wednesday Des Walker 19932000 264
18 Blackburn Rovers Brad Friedel 20012008 261
19 Wimbledon Robbie Earle 19922000 244
20 Leicester City Muzzy Izzet 19962004 222
21 Fulham Brede Hangeland 20082014 217
22 Swansea City Wayne Routledge 20112018 198
23 Wigan Athletic Emmerson Boyce 20062013 194
Crystal Palace Wilfried Zaha 20142020 194
25 Coventry City Steve Ogrizovic 19922000 191
26 Sunderland John O'Shea 20112017 189
27 Charlton Athletic Chris Powell 19982006 187
28 Nottingham Forest Steve Chettle 19921999 174
29 Derby County Darryl Powell 19962002 171
30 Burnley Ben Mee 20142020 165
31 Bournemouth Steve Cook 20152020 163
32 Watford Troy Deeney 20152020 156
33 Birmingham City Damien Johnson 20022009 150
34 Portsmouth Matthew Taylor 20032008 144
35 Queens Park Rangers Andy Impey 19921996 142
36 Norwich City Russell Martin 20112016 125
37 Ipswich Town David Linighan 19921995 112
38 Hull City Ahmed Elmohamady 20132017 109
39 Wolverhampton Wanderers Matt Jarvis 20092012 108
40 Brighton & Hove Albion Lewis Dunk
Mathew Ryan
20172020 103
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.
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  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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