James Milner moved outright second in the all-time Premier League appearance charts after playing for Brighton & Hove Albion versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night.
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It is Milner's 633rd Premier League match, moving one clear of Ryan Giggs and just 20 behind the record holder, Gareth Barry, who made 653 appearances.
As the 38-year-old etches his name yet further into the history books, we look at some of the numbers behind his incredible career so far.
Most Premier League appearances
| Player | Appearances |
|---|---|
| Gareth Barry | 653 |
| James Milner | 633 |
| Ryan Giggs | 632 |
| Frank Lampard | 609 |
| David James | 572 |
10 Nov 2002, the date he made his Premier League debut, for Leeds v West Ham
16y 309d Milner's age when he made his debut, the second-youngest player in PL history at the time
16y 356d old when he scored his first PL goal, the youngest to score in the competition before James Vaughan (16y 270d) broke his record in 2005
633 Premier League appearances, the second most in Premier League history
22 Premier League seasons played in, a joint-record along with Ryan Giggs
43 clubs played against. Only Gareth Barry (46), Giggs (45) and Frank Lampard (44) have played against more
46 stadiums played at, bettered by only five players
89 assists, the ninth-most in Premier League history
204 times substituted on, 46 more than any other player
280 team-mates in his Premier League career, 177 of which he's also played against
54 matches scored in and NEVER ended up on the losing side
50% - Across the 632 Premier League matches that James Milner has appeared in, those games have featured 50% of the total players to have made at least one appearance in Premier League history (2,381/4,776). Mind-blowing. pic.twitter.com/aqDzfR8mCP
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 18, 2024
The world was a very different place when @JamesMilner made his Premier League debut in November 2002 😵💫 pic.twitter.com/8ZWs6XgZZt
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 2, 2024
There's no stopping James Milner! 💪 pic.twitter.com/BNYFD9RLo7
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 22, 2024
Milner's Premier League career
| Milner | Total | PL rank |
| Appearances | 633 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mins played | 39,905 | 16 |
| Goals | 55 | =99 |
| Assists | 89 | 9 |
| Wins | 326 | 3 |
| Draws | 156 | 3 |
| Passes* | 20,669 | 6 |
| Touches* | 31,896 | 2 |
| Duels won** | 2,061 | 5 |
| Chances created* | 785 | 5 |
| Tackles** | 901 | 5 |
* Data available from 2003/04
** Data available from 2006/07
