New York, Age: 41 years, 5 months, 25 daysPL Teams: Everton and BradfordPL Years active: 1992-2000. He caught the eye of Sir Alex Ferguson, and four years later went to Manchester United, where he won four league titles and the Champions League. The 10 best newly-promoted Premier League teams ever, by points. Schwarzer is the only non-British player to date to have made more than 500 Premier League appearances and is also one of the oldest. Oldest players to score in the Premier League this season: manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football. The Canaries extended his contract last year which saw him earn promotion to the top-flight along with his team. However, not all Old is Gold. He is still able to operate at an elite level and is a well-respected figure in the Chelsea locker room. Made by Enthusiasts, Read by geeks and passionates. But while the specifics of a system that effectively utilizes the Portuguese hotshots prolific abilities in front of goal is for the next Manchester United manager to worry about, one thing that cant be denied is that Ronaldo remains in tip-top condition. We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising. Restock your kit bag with the best deals for footballers on Amazon right now (opens in new tab), LISTFootball Manager 2022: All the FM22 wonderkids you'll need to sign, TALENTFIFA 22: The 150 best wonderkids in the game, GUIDEBest football gifts: Present ideas for football fans, Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access, Enjoy your first month for just 1 / $1 / 1, *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription. He came to the Premier League as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain last season, with Frank Lampard in charge of Chelsea. Thank you for signing up to Four Four Two. A stellar 22-season career at the very top of the game, Giggs 963 appearances for Manchester United is a record that will most likely never be surpassed. In fact, the history of the Premier League is littered with examples of veteran players defying their advancing years to star in the English top-flight beyond the age of 35. They ran out 4-1 winners against Sheffield Wednesday, and Oggy was only four months off his 43rd birthday. pic.twitter.com/KGYDQKClP6. Age: 42 years, 5 months, 8 daysPL Teams: Middlesbrough, Fulham, Chelsea, and LeicesterPL Years active: 1997-2016.
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[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.
You have entered an incorrect email address! In an interview with Manchester United's website, the goalkeeper expressed his satisfaction and was happy to be a part of United's setup. ""He's not what Man United need.Never write off Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/tYejE1DglK.
Age: 41 years, 5 monthsPL Teams: ArsenalPL Years active: 2003-2011. Breakout stories in the English Premier League are usually focused on younger talents. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Big Nev started his career in 1980, and between 1992 and 1998 made 207 Premier League appearances for Everton. A tally of eight goals over the courts of the 2006/07 campaign saw him finish second behind only Nicolas Anelka in the Bolton scoring charts. Teddy is the only non-goalkeeper on this list, which is a testament to his tenure in the Premier League. Age: 41 years, 5 months, 11 daysPL Teams: Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers PL Years active: 1991-2005. The only goalkeeper on this list who is still in the contest to be the first-choice keeper at his present club.
Sidelined for the final few weeks with injury, he still helped United win the EFL Cup and Europa League. Another 12 league goals followed a year later before Sheringham headed to Harry Redknapps Portsmouth. He took up a similar role at Leicester, where he was backup keeper for Kasper Schmeichel, and gets onto this list after a 0-0 draw with Hull City, which he played in in 2015. Luckily he made the bench for Liverpool in 2019 in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup, and from the sidelines won two major honors. He then spent four years at Fulham before joining Chelsea as a backup keeper. There are easily a couple of names at each of the 20 clubs in the English top-flight who are young and labeled as "the next big thing." John Burridge, or Budgie as he was nicknamed, was already over 40 years old when the Premier League started, and hed already played for more than two decades. You will receive a verification email shortly. Young prodigies do it all the time by being too mature or too advanced for their age. A three-time Champions League winner, Hierro was 36 by the time he rocked up in 2004 following a season in semi-retirement with Al-Rayyan in Qatar. FourFourTwo is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Initially the Brazilian arrived only for a one-year spell but agreed on the option to extend his stay in London. After four seasons with PSG, some questioned whether a veteran Ibrahimovic was still up to the challenge of the Premier League. We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.
At 38, he's still keeping himself up to pace and gave assuring performances against Norwich City in the Premier League and Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup. published 3 December 21, It's not just Cristiano - here's a selection of Premier League stars who proved that age is just a number. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold. The best goalkeeper in the world. After establishing himself as a club legend during his spell with Manchester City, Silva returned to Spain and now features for Real Sociedad. In 2004, after spending eight years at the club and at the age of 40, Chamberlain took up a goalkeeping coach role at the club.
As well as playing for a host of lower-league clubs, goalkeeper Kevin Poole makes this list having played Premier League football for both Leicester and Bolton.
Silva has started the ongoing Premier League campaign quite brilliantly. He wasnt even 40 when he made his last Premier League appearance. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. He also is the holder of the record of the first player to score a goal live on Sky Sports, which he did at the start of the Premier League in 1992. Silva ended his long wait for the Champions League by lifting the trophy with Chelsea this summer. Oggy is considered one of Englands greatest goalkeepers never to win a cap, and a Coventry City legend. 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. By February he had racked up 15 Premier League goals, becoming the oldest player to do so at the age of 35 years and 125 days. For these 10 players, however, they proved that being on the wrong side of 40 wouldnt stop them from playing at the highest level, as they were still appearing in the Premier League when they couldve hung up their boots. Global Esports wins Indias first-ever televised BGMI Master Series Tournament 2022! Jack Beresford Sheringham was a Tottenham legend in the 90s, scoring 75 goals in 166 games, before jumping to Manchester United, where he won three league titles, an FA Cup, and a Champions League. Players are initially listed by number of appearances. Current Premier League clubs and players are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics. He began his senior career with Celtic in 2004 but didn't get to play a serious role in the squad until 2009 when he joined Ross County. And while 36 is a ripe old age in footballing terms, there has been plenty of proof already that there is life in the old boy yet. Gerard Houllier described the Bosman signing of the 35-year-old McAllister as his most inspirational signing. Its difficult to disagree. Statistics are updated as of matches played on 22 May 2022.[10]. He had been with Manchester United since 2005, but was given his first start in the Premier League by loan club Watford in 2007. Schwarzer was part of the title-winning team at Chelsea and Leicester but didnt play enough games with either side to get a winners medal.
""The Premier League is too fast. Age: 40 years, 6 months, 23 daysPL Teams: Fulham and Manchester UnitedPL Years active: 2001-2011. It means the likes of Xavi, Frank Lampard and othersin the Middle East, China and America are not on the list. Ben Foster is in some sense a veteran of the Premier League. But in Krul's presence, he is most likely to warm the bench in the Premier League. Another strange addition to the list is legendary keeper Neville Southall. pic.twitter.com/cspw1UbnLK. The Ballon dOr winner is an automatic starter for Real Madrid, and this only goes to show how good the Croatian is.
Here's a look at five of the oldest players this season in the Premier League in increasing order of their ages: The only non-goalkeeper on this list.
Last year in the Championship McGovern proved to be a fitting substitute for Tim Krul. There was a problem. Speed arrived at Bolton just a few weeks shy of his 35th birthday with Allardyce convincing the Trotters to pay 750,000 for the veteran Welshmans services. Please refresh the page and try again. However, age can be defied in two ways. Though fans may look back most fondly on memories of him as a precocious young winger, arguably his more impressive feats came in his later years. 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].
Hes too old. Heres why you can trust us. Get the best features, fun and footballing frolics straight to your inbox every week. All stats here are correct as of 3 October, 2016. Since arriving, Silva has made 26 appearances for the west London club in the Premier League. Age: 40 years, 8 months, 28 daysPL Teams: Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, Manchester United, Portsmouth, and West Ham PL Years active: 1992-2007. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. He has been with City for nine years now and featured for Shakhtar prior to England. Grant said he was happy that the Academy gave him the opportunity to coach on a few occasions. Though no England caps were forthcoming, the goals continued to flow with Murray hitting double figures in the top flight for two seasons running before dropping down to the Championship and retiring earlier this year.
Lehmann is on this list in a bizarre manner. [6][7] Barry is the youngest of the 13 players to have achieved the feat.
Friedels first taste of the Premier League was with Liverpool, but he was regularly on the bench behind David James and Sander Westerveld, so he made the jump to Blackburn Rovers in 2000. After 14 years of Championship and League One football, Grant finally made the move to the Premier League in 2016 with Stoke City. Cristiano Ronaldo may be back at Manchester United and once again among the goals, but some are still wondering whether CR7 has a future under Ralf Rangnick. His tally of 12 Premier League goals made him the clubs top scorer while he was crowned Leicesters Players Player of the Year. In 2018 he joined Manchester United and has made a mere two appearances for them, one in a Europa League match and one in the League Cup. Ranked!
He went on to play for another eight teams in one-off games as an emergency goalie before officially retiring in 1997. At Euro 2016, the goalkeeper's heroics proved crucial for his nation, which led to Northern Ireland qualifying for the Round of 16. Kolarov still plays at a top club, with Serie A champions Inter Milan, but is now a backup option. [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. Across Europethere are plenty of players still plying their trade in Europes top leagues and here, talkSPORT looks at the bestwho are 35 years old and over. He was a part of their squad for the Olympics this summer, and has won more trophies in the 20th century than any other player. Joining the club in 1984, he made numerous Premier League appearances after it formed in 1992 and currently holds the record for most appearances for Coventry in all competitions, with 601. McGovern is employed at Norwich City who have made a comeback to the Premier League this year. The Manchester City captain brings a different level of composure to Pep Guardiolas team and extended recently his stay with the club for one year. The only American on this list, Brad Friedel is a record-holder in numerous categories, including having the most Premier League appearances with 310 games in a row. Happy Birthday, Alec Chamberlain The Watford legend turns 55 today! Was Edwin van der Sar one of Sir Alex Ferguson's best-ever signings? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. [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. Tugay was already a cult hero at Ewood Park by the time he turned 35, operating as something akin to a Turkish Socrates in that he was often the best player on the pitch despite his 20-a-day smoking habit. Thiago Silva is the exception mentioned earlier. By 1992, he was captaining them to the old first division title. Here is the oldest of them all! He was 37. Despite being the wrong side of 30 upon arrival in 1989, Strachan proved instrumental in getting Leeds back into the top flight in 1990. 30 is the most dreaded number in football, since it marks the beginning of the physical decline of players. Ferdinand was the ripe old age of 37 when he signed for newly-promoted Leicester on a free transfer in 2003. Lehmann was re-signed out of retirement on a rolling contract and made one appearance for Arsenal in a 3-1 win against Blackpool. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). With an injury to their first-choice Daniel Bachmann, Foster will look to continue his run in the starting eleven. Murray turned 35 in 2018.
At Bolton, Poole was mainly used as a backup to regular No.
Borussia Dortmund @Arsenal#OnThisDay in 2003, Jens Lehmann became a Gunner and, not long after, a #PL Invincible pic.twitter.com/hPTHlGXvIY. Ignoring a last-ditch plea from Ferguson to remain at Old Trafford, Sheringham was tempted back by the promise of first-team football, convinced he was still worthy of a starting place in any team. #COYS pic.twitter.com/Wu3IdRlTNe. [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. 
[4] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry broke Giggs' record by playing his 633rd match, West Bromwich Albion's 20 loss at Arsenal. Most careers end after this point, but some players are still able to maintain great fitness and compete at the highest level. Age: 42 years, 10 months, 23 daysPL Teams: Sunderland and WatfordPL Years active: 1992-2007. He scored in both the FA Cup and Champions League final in the epic treble year of 1998-99. ", "Schwarzer first overseas player to join 500 club", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Premier_League_players&oldid=1090467283, Short description is different from Wikidata, Association football player non-biographical articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 May 2022, at 17:33. Currently. But in the 2006-07 season, Chamberlain resigned a playing contract and came on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle to become the leagues second oldest player in history. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold. Subscribe to FourFourTwo today (opens in new tab)and save over a third on standard price. Manager Xisco Munez has been full of praise for the Watford keeper. There is always the right time to call it quits even if it's the game you adore the most. He stayed there for 11 years and collected player of the year awards in three categories. Chamberlain played a crucial role in Watfords rise to the Premier League and was the Hornets' No. After leaving in 1998 to find first-team football, Big Nev bounced around the lower leagues and seemed destined not to reach the top-flight again that was until March 2000, when Southall was at Bradford in a player-coach role. We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals, "The Premier League 60: No 40, Gary Speed", "Rejuvenated David James sets his sights on a new landmark", "Gareth Barry breaks Ryan Giggs' Premier League appearance record", "Premier League players with 500 appearances ranked: Where does James Milner fit in with Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Giggs? Once that time is over you just linger on in limbo, forgotten. But in March 2011, Arsenal found themselves in a crazy scenario where all four of their senior goalkeepers were injured. Sheringham had just become the oldest recipient of the PFA Player of the Year Award at Manchester United in 2001, aged 35, when he decided to return to former club Spurs the following summer. FourFourTwo is supported by its audience. We serve the best Tech & Sports news for our global readers every day. He went on to make 114 appearances for Aston Villa and 50 for Tottenham one of which was a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle in November 2013 that gets him on to this list. It remains to be seen if Lonergan decides to end his careet at Preston. The veteran centre-back took almost no time to settle with the Blues and there is enough care being provided to keep him fit throughout the season. Deployed at centre back or as a defensive midfielder, the Spaniard made 28 Premier League appearances, including 15 starts, with his experience and superb passing range helping Bolton to a sixth placed finish. There he established himself as one of the best goalkeepers of that era, and even scored himself in a league match against Charlton.
The clubs oldest ever debutant at the time, Ferdinand made an immediate impact on his first outing for the Foxes, winning a penalty and scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw with Southampton. The Premier League is also not devoid of such individuals who are past their prime (exceptions are always there) and just probably hanging around for whatever sum.
Though Leicester were relegated after a difficult season beset by financial issues, Ferdinand was exemplary, even postponing a knee operation to help the clubs cause. The Turk was never one for doing things by halves either with almost every one of his 13 goals for Blackburn being an absolute screamer. The Bayern and Germany captain is halfway past his 30s, and is still going strong between the sticks. Lonergan is yet to make a Premier League appearance. Michael McGovern, for the better part of his career, served as a goalkeeper in the Scottish leagues. Fergie called him the greatest United goalkeeper since Peter Schmeichel. In his second debut for Manchester United, Ronaldo scored a brace and hasnt missed a step since leaving Old Trafford for the Santiago Bernabeu. @NevilleSouthall #EFC pic.twitter.com/lrtpAxm4Ka. FIFA 23: Official Reveal Trailer Everything you need to know about the upcoming game, Esports needs solid grassroots foundation to prosper in India, advocate experts at CIIs Esports Conference 2022, All or Nothing: Arsenal Everything We Know Mikel Artetas Sports Documentary series, Chintaa Mani trailer: Watch Sudhanshu Rais tryst with the future in this comedy thriller, Virgin River (Season 5): Everything We Know about the Renewal of Netflixs romantic drama series, Case Toh Banta Hai: Riteish Deshmukh and Varun Sharma are coming with Celebs for a comedy show, Jaguar: All the Latest Updates about the Spanish Action Thriller series, Top 5 highest scoring South American footballers of all time, Jesse Lingard to choose either Nottingham Forest or West Ham as his new club, ISL: Greg Stewart joins Mumbai City FC until 2024, MSI launches BIOS for Intel 600 Series Motherboard Support for Raptor Lake CPUs, AMD RDNA3 Navi 31 Flagship GPU to Reportedly come with 384 MB of Infinity Cache Packaging with 3D V-Cache, Dynasty (Season 5): Everything We Know About the Estimated Release Date, TeamViewer empowers SRF Ltd. with AR-based remote support solution, BT adds 2,800 roles to the Digital workforce to accelerate innovation and transformation plans, Cristiano Ronaldo not a priority for Thomas Tuchel as 3 other transfer targets emerge, Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly receives a six-figure bonus from Manchester United, Dani Alves to choose between Pumas and Seattle Sounders, Cristiano Ronaldo wont be going to Bangkok with Manchester United for 2022/23 pre-season tour, Top 10 Most Handsome Men in the world in 2022, Thor: Love and Thunder is all set to release on Disney+Hotstar, FIFA 23: Official release dates, early access and pre-order bonuses for all the editions worldwide, Durand Cup 2022: Fixtures, Groups and Dates announced, FIFA 23: Official Reveal Trailer will premiere at 9:30 pm IST tonight.
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[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.
You have entered an incorrect email address! In an interview with Manchester United's website, the goalkeeper expressed his satisfaction and was happy to be a part of United's setup. ""He's not what Man United need.Never write off Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/tYejE1DglK.
Age: 41 years, 5 monthsPL Teams: ArsenalPL Years active: 2003-2011. Breakout stories in the English Premier League are usually focused on younger talents. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Big Nev started his career in 1980, and between 1992 and 1998 made 207 Premier League appearances for Everton. A tally of eight goals over the courts of the 2006/07 campaign saw him finish second behind only Nicolas Anelka in the Bolton scoring charts. Teddy is the only non-goalkeeper on this list, which is a testament to his tenure in the Premier League. Age: 41 years, 5 months, 11 daysPL Teams: Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers PL Years active: 1991-2005. The only goalkeeper on this list who is still in the contest to be the first-choice keeper at his present club.
Sidelined for the final few weeks with injury, he still helped United win the EFL Cup and Europa League. Another 12 league goals followed a year later before Sheringham headed to Harry Redknapps Portsmouth. He took up a similar role at Leicester, where he was backup keeper for Kasper Schmeichel, and gets onto this list after a 0-0 draw with Hull City, which he played in in 2015. Luckily he made the bench for Liverpool in 2019 in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup, and from the sidelines won two major honors. He then spent four years at Fulham before joining Chelsea as a backup keeper. There are easily a couple of names at each of the 20 clubs in the English top-flight who are young and labeled as "the next big thing." John Burridge, or Budgie as he was nicknamed, was already over 40 years old when the Premier League started, and hed already played for more than two decades. You will receive a verification email shortly. Young prodigies do it all the time by being too mature or too advanced for their age. A three-time Champions League winner, Hierro was 36 by the time he rocked up in 2004 following a season in semi-retirement with Al-Rayyan in Qatar. FourFourTwo is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Initially the Brazilian arrived only for a one-year spell but agreed on the option to extend his stay in London. After four seasons with PSG, some questioned whether a veteran Ibrahimovic was still up to the challenge of the Premier League. We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.
At 38, he's still keeping himself up to pace and gave assuring performances against Norwich City in the Premier League and Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup. published 3 December 21, It's not just Cristiano - here's a selection of Premier League stars who proved that age is just a number. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold. The best goalkeeper in the world. After establishing himself as a club legend during his spell with Manchester City, Silva returned to Spain and now features for Real Sociedad. In 2004, after spending eight years at the club and at the age of 40, Chamberlain took up a goalkeeping coach role at the club.
As well as playing for a host of lower-league clubs, goalkeeper Kevin Poole makes this list having played Premier League football for both Leicester and Bolton.
Silva has started the ongoing Premier League campaign quite brilliantly. He wasnt even 40 when he made his last Premier League appearance. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. He also is the holder of the record of the first player to score a goal live on Sky Sports, which he did at the start of the Premier League in 1992. Silva ended his long wait for the Champions League by lifting the trophy with Chelsea this summer. Oggy is considered one of Englands greatest goalkeepers never to win a cap, and a Coventry City legend. 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. By February he had racked up 15 Premier League goals, becoming the oldest player to do so at the age of 35 years and 125 days. For these 10 players, however, they proved that being on the wrong side of 40 wouldnt stop them from playing at the highest level, as they were still appearing in the Premier League when they couldve hung up their boots. Global Esports wins Indias first-ever televised BGMI Master Series Tournament 2022! Jack Beresford Sheringham was a Tottenham legend in the 90s, scoring 75 goals in 166 games, before jumping to Manchester United, where he won three league titles, an FA Cup, and a Champions League. Players are initially listed by number of appearances. Current Premier League clubs and players are shown in bold, defunct clubs are in italics. He began his senior career with Celtic in 2004 but didn't get to play a serious role in the squad until 2009 when he joined Ross County. And while 36 is a ripe old age in footballing terms, there has been plenty of proof already that there is life in the old boy yet. Gerard Houllier described the Bosman signing of the 35-year-old McAllister as his most inspirational signing. Its difficult to disagree. Statistics are updated as of matches played on 22 May 2022.[10]. He had been with Manchester United since 2005, but was given his first start in the Premier League by loan club Watford in 2007. Schwarzer was part of the title-winning team at Chelsea and Leicester but didnt play enough games with either side to get a winners medal.
""The Premier League is too fast. Age: 40 years, 6 months, 23 daysPL Teams: Fulham and Manchester UnitedPL Years active: 2001-2011. It means the likes of Xavi, Frank Lampard and othersin the Middle East, China and America are not on the list. Ben Foster is in some sense a veteran of the Premier League. But in Krul's presence, he is most likely to warm the bench in the Premier League. Another strange addition to the list is legendary keeper Neville Southall. pic.twitter.com/cspw1UbnLK. The Ballon dOr winner is an automatic starter for Real Madrid, and this only goes to show how good the Croatian is.
Here's a look at five of the oldest players this season in the Premier League in increasing order of their ages: The only non-goalkeeper on this list.
Last year in the Championship McGovern proved to be a fitting substitute for Tim Krul. There was a problem. Speed arrived at Bolton just a few weeks shy of his 35th birthday with Allardyce convincing the Trotters to pay 750,000 for the veteran Welshmans services. Please refresh the page and try again. However, age can be defied in two ways. Though fans may look back most fondly on memories of him as a precocious young winger, arguably his more impressive feats came in his later years. 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]. Hes too old. Heres why you can trust us. Get the best features, fun and footballing frolics straight to your inbox every week. All stats here are correct as of 3 October, 2016. Since arriving, Silva has made 26 appearances for the west London club in the Premier League. Age: 40 years, 8 months, 28 daysPL Teams: Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, Manchester United, Portsmouth, and West Ham PL Years active: 1992-2007. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. He has been with City for nine years now and featured for Shakhtar prior to England. Grant said he was happy that the Academy gave him the opportunity to coach on a few occasions. Though no England caps were forthcoming, the goals continued to flow with Murray hitting double figures in the top flight for two seasons running before dropping down to the Championship and retiring earlier this year.
Lehmann is on this list in a bizarre manner. [6][7] Barry is the youngest of the 13 players to have achieved the feat.
Friedels first taste of the Premier League was with Liverpool, but he was regularly on the bench behind David James and Sander Westerveld, so he made the jump to Blackburn Rovers in 2000. After 14 years of Championship and League One football, Grant finally made the move to the Premier League in 2016 with Stoke City. Cristiano Ronaldo may be back at Manchester United and once again among the goals, but some are still wondering whether CR7 has a future under Ralf Rangnick. His tally of 12 Premier League goals made him the clubs top scorer while he was crowned Leicesters Players Player of the Year. In 2018 he joined Manchester United and has made a mere two appearances for them, one in a Europa League match and one in the League Cup. Ranked!
He went on to play for another eight teams in one-off games as an emergency goalie before officially retiring in 1997. At Euro 2016, the goalkeeper's heroics proved crucial for his nation, which led to Northern Ireland qualifying for the Round of 16. Kolarov still plays at a top club, with Serie A champions Inter Milan, but is now a backup option. [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. Across Europethere are plenty of players still plying their trade in Europes top leagues and here, talkSPORT looks at the bestwho are 35 years old and over. He was a part of their squad for the Olympics this summer, and has won more trophies in the 20th century than any other player. Joining the club in 1984, he made numerous Premier League appearances after it formed in 1992 and currently holds the record for most appearances for Coventry in all competitions, with 601. McGovern is employed at Norwich City who have made a comeback to the Premier League this year. The Manchester City captain brings a different level of composure to Pep Guardiolas team and extended recently his stay with the club for one year. The only American on this list, Brad Friedel is a record-holder in numerous categories, including having the most Premier League appearances with 310 games in a row. Happy Birthday, Alec Chamberlain The Watford legend turns 55 today! Was Edwin van der Sar one of Sir Alex Ferguson's best-ever signings? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. [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. Tugay was already a cult hero at Ewood Park by the time he turned 35, operating as something akin to a Turkish Socrates in that he was often the best player on the pitch despite his 20-a-day smoking habit. Thiago Silva is the exception mentioned earlier. By 1992, he was captaining them to the old first division title. Here is the oldest of them all! He was 37. Despite being the wrong side of 30 upon arrival in 1989, Strachan proved instrumental in getting Leeds back into the top flight in 1990. 30 is the most dreaded number in football, since it marks the beginning of the physical decline of players. Ferdinand was the ripe old age of 37 when he signed for newly-promoted Leicester on a free transfer in 2003. Lehmann was re-signed out of retirement on a rolling contract and made one appearance for Arsenal in a 3-1 win against Blackpool. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). With an injury to their first-choice Daniel Bachmann, Foster will look to continue his run in the starting eleven. Murray turned 35 in 2018.
At Bolton, Poole was mainly used as a backup to regular No.
Borussia Dortmund @Arsenal#OnThisDay in 2003, Jens Lehmann became a Gunner and, not long after, a #PL Invincible pic.twitter.com/hPTHlGXvIY. Ignoring a last-ditch plea from Ferguson to remain at Old Trafford, Sheringham was tempted back by the promise of first-team football, convinced he was still worthy of a starting place in any team. #COYS pic.twitter.com/Wu3IdRlTNe. [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. [4] On 25 September 2017, Gareth Barry broke Giggs' record by playing his 633rd match, West Bromwich Albion's 20 loss at Arsenal. Most careers end after this point, but some players are still able to maintain great fitness and compete at the highest level. Age: 42 years, 10 months, 23 daysPL Teams: Sunderland and WatfordPL Years active: 1992-2007. He scored in both the FA Cup and Champions League final in the epic treble year of 1998-99. ", "Schwarzer first overseas player to join 500 club", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Premier_League_players&oldid=1090467283, Short description is different from Wikidata, Association football player non-biographical articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 May 2022, at 17:33. Currently. But in the 2006-07 season, Chamberlain resigned a playing contract and came on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle to become the leagues second oldest player in history. Current Premier League players and their current clubs are shown in bold. Subscribe to FourFourTwo today (opens in new tab)and save over a third on standard price. Manager Xisco Munez has been full of praise for the Watford keeper. There is always the right time to call it quits even if it's the game you adore the most. He stayed there for 11 years and collected player of the year awards in three categories. Chamberlain played a crucial role in Watfords rise to the Premier League and was the Hornets' No. After leaving in 1998 to find first-team football, Big Nev bounced around the lower leagues and seemed destined not to reach the top-flight again that was until March 2000, when Southall was at Bradford in a player-coach role. We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals, "The Premier League 60: No 40, Gary Speed", "Rejuvenated David James sets his sights on a new landmark", "Gareth Barry breaks Ryan Giggs' Premier League appearance record", "Premier League players with 500 appearances ranked: Where does James Milner fit in with Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Giggs? Once that time is over you just linger on in limbo, forgotten. But in March 2011, Arsenal found themselves in a crazy scenario where all four of their senior goalkeepers were injured. Sheringham had just become the oldest recipient of the PFA Player of the Year Award at Manchester United in 2001, aged 35, when he decided to return to former club Spurs the following summer. FourFourTwo is supported by its audience. We serve the best Tech & Sports news for our global readers every day. He went on to make 114 appearances for Aston Villa and 50 for Tottenham one of which was a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle in November 2013 that gets him on to this list. It remains to be seen if Lonergan decides to end his careet at Preston. The veteran centre-back took almost no time to settle with the Blues and there is enough care being provided to keep him fit throughout the season. Deployed at centre back or as a defensive midfielder, the Spaniard made 28 Premier League appearances, including 15 starts, with his experience and superb passing range helping Bolton to a sixth placed finish. There he established himself as one of the best goalkeepers of that era, and even scored himself in a league match against Charlton. The clubs oldest ever debutant at the time, Ferdinand made an immediate impact on his first outing for the Foxes, winning a penalty and scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw with Southampton. The Premier League is also not devoid of such individuals who are past their prime (exceptions are always there) and just probably hanging around for whatever sum.
Though Leicester were relegated after a difficult season beset by financial issues, Ferdinand was exemplary, even postponing a knee operation to help the clubs cause. The Turk was never one for doing things by halves either with almost every one of his 13 goals for Blackburn being an absolute screamer. The Bayern and Germany captain is halfway past his 30s, and is still going strong between the sticks. Lonergan is yet to make a Premier League appearance. Michael McGovern, for the better part of his career, served as a goalkeeper in the Scottish leagues. Fergie called him the greatest United goalkeeper since Peter Schmeichel. In his second debut for Manchester United, Ronaldo scored a brace and hasnt missed a step since leaving Old Trafford for the Santiago Bernabeu. @NevilleSouthall #EFC pic.twitter.com/lrtpAxm4Ka. FIFA 23: Official Reveal Trailer Everything you need to know about the upcoming game, Esports needs solid grassroots foundation to prosper in India, advocate experts at CIIs Esports Conference 2022, All or Nothing: Arsenal Everything We Know Mikel Artetas Sports Documentary series, Chintaa Mani trailer: Watch Sudhanshu Rais tryst with the future in this comedy thriller, Virgin River (Season 5): Everything We Know about the Renewal of Netflixs romantic drama series, Case Toh Banta Hai: Riteish Deshmukh and Varun Sharma are coming with Celebs for a comedy show, Jaguar: All the Latest Updates about the Spanish Action Thriller series, Top 5 highest scoring South American footballers of all time, Jesse Lingard to choose either Nottingham Forest or West Ham as his new club, ISL: Greg Stewart joins Mumbai City FC until 2024, MSI launches BIOS for Intel 600 Series Motherboard Support for Raptor Lake CPUs, AMD RDNA3 Navi 31 Flagship GPU to Reportedly come with 384 MB of Infinity Cache Packaging with 3D V-Cache, Dynasty (Season 5): Everything We Know About the Estimated Release Date, TeamViewer empowers SRF Ltd. with AR-based remote support solution, BT adds 2,800 roles to the Digital workforce to accelerate innovation and transformation plans, Cristiano Ronaldo not a priority for Thomas Tuchel as 3 other transfer targets emerge, Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly receives a six-figure bonus from Manchester United, Dani Alves to choose between Pumas and Seattle Sounders, Cristiano Ronaldo wont be going to Bangkok with Manchester United for 2022/23 pre-season tour, Top 10 Most Handsome Men in the world in 2022, Thor: Love and Thunder is all set to release on Disney+Hotstar, FIFA 23: Official release dates, early access and pre-order bonuses for all the editions worldwide, Durand Cup 2022: Fixtures, Groups and Dates announced, FIFA 23: Official Reveal Trailer will premiere at 9:30 pm IST tonight.