Players

Records: Players

3 Mar 2024
Awards  
Most PL winners' medals 13 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11 & 2012/13)
Most Player of the Season awards

2 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal; 2003/04 & 2005/06)
2 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United; 2006/07 & 2007/08)
2 - Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United; 2008/09 & 2010/11)
2 - Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City; 2019/20 & 2021/22)

Most Player of the Month awards 7 - Sergio Aguero (Manchester City; October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019, January 2020)
7 - Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur; January 2015, February 2015, March 2016, February 2017, September 2017, December 2017, March 2022)
Appearances  
Most PL appearances 653 - Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton & West Bromwich Albion; 1997/98 - 2017/18)
Most PL seasons 22 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2013/14)
22 - James Milner (Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion; 2002/03 - present)
Most consecutive PL appearances 310 - Brad Friedel (Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa & Tottenham Hotspur; 14 August 2004 - 7 October 2012)
Most PL clubs played for 8 - Marcus Bent (Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Everton, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic & Wolverhampton Wanderers; 1997/98 - 2010/11)
Oldest PL player 43 years, 162 days - John Burridge (Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers; 14 May 1995)
Youngest PL player 15 years, 181 days - Ethan Nwaneri (Brentford v Arsenal; 18 September 2022)
Goals  
Top PL goal scorer 260 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06)
Most PL goals at one club 213 - Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur; 2013/14 - 2022/23)
Most left-footed PL goals 125 - Mohamed Salah (Chelsea & Liverpool; 2013/14 - to date)
Most right-footed PL goals 194 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06)
Most headed PL goals 53 - Peter Crouch (Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur & Stoke City; 2001/02 - 2017/18)
Most PL goals without scoring a penalty 149 - Les Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City & Bolton Wanderers; 1992/93 - 2004/05)
Oldest PL goal scorer 40 years, 268 days - Teddy Sheringham (West Ham United v Portsmouth; 26 December 2006)
Youngest PL goal scorer 16 years, 270 days - James Vaughan (Everton v Crystal Palace; 10 April 2005)
Most goals as a combination 47 - Harry Kane & Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur; 2016/17 - to date*)
*both players are not currently in the same team
Most consecutive PL matches scoring a goal 11 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City; 29 August 2015 - 28 November 2015)
Most consecutive PL matches scoring against one club 9 - Sadio Mane (v Crystal Palace; 2017/18 - to date*)
*Mane is not currently a Premier League player
Most PL clubs scored for 7 - Craig Bellamy (Coventry City, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, West Ham United, Manchester City & Cardiff City; 2000/01 - 2013/14)
Most PL seasons scoring a goal 21 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2012/13)
Most PL goals in a season 36 - Erling Haaland (Manchester City; 2022/23)
Most goals in a debut PL season 36 - Erling Haaland (Manchester City; 2022/23)
Most PL goals in a calendar year 39 - Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur; 2017)
First PL hat-trick Eric Cantona (Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur; 25 August 1992)
Fastest PL hat-trick 2 minutes, 56 seconds - Sadio Mane (Southampton v Aston Villa; 16 May 2015)
Most PL hat-tricks 12 - Sergio Aguero (Manchester City; 2011/12 - 2020/21)
Most PL hat-tricks in a season 5 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers; 1995/96)
Most PL goals in a single match 5 - Andrew Cole (Manchester United v Ipswich Town; 4 March 1995)
5 - Alan Shearer (Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday; 19 September 1999)
5 - Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic; 22 November 2009)
5 - Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers; 27 November 2010)
5 - Sergio Aguero (Manchester City v Newcastle United; 3 October 2015)
Most PL goals in one half 5 - Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic; 22 November 2009)
Fastest PL goal 7.69 seconds - Shane Long (Watford v Southampton; 24 April 2019)
Most PL goals scored from inside the box 227 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06)
Most PL goals scored from outside the box 41 - Frank Lampard (West Ham United, Chelsea & Manchester City; 1997/98 - 2014/15)
Most PL penalties scored 56 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1992/93 - 2005/06)
Most PL penalties missed 11 - Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle United; 1994/95 - 2003/04)
11 - Wayne Rooney (Everton & Manchester United; 2004/05 - 2017/18)
Most PL free-kicks scored 18 - David Beckham (Manchester United; 1996/97 - 2002/03)
Most PL own goals 10 - Richard Dunne (Manchester City, Aston Villa & Queens Park Rangers; 2004/05 - 2014/15)
Milestone goals  
1st PL goal Brian Deane (Sheffield United v Manchester United - 15 August 1992)
5,000th PL goal Chris Sutton (Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers - 7 December 1996)
10,000th PL goal Les Ferdinand (Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham - 15 December 2001)
15,000th PL goal Moritz Volz (Chelsea v Fulham - 30 December 2006)
20,000th PL goal Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa v Arsenal - 21 December 2011)
25,000th PL goal Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Swansea City v Manchester United - 6 November 2016)
30,000th PL goal Chris Wood (Burnley v Leeds United - 29 August 2021)
Assists  
Most PL assists 162 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United; 1992/93 - 2013/14)
Most PL assists in a season 20 - Thierry Henry (Arsenal; 2002/03)
20 - Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City; 2019/20)
Most PL assists in a match 4 - Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal v Leicester City; 20 February 1999)
4 - Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal v Middlesbrough; 14 January 2006)
4 - Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers; 4 October 2009)
4 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United; 11 February 2012)
4 - Santi Cazorla (Arsenal v Wigan Athletic; 14 May 2013)
4 - Harry Kane (Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur; 20 September 2020)
4 - Paul Pogba (Manchester United v Leeds United; 14 August 2021)
4 - Jeremy Doku (Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth; 4 November 2023)
Goalkeepers  
Most PL clean sheets 202 - Petr Cech (Chelsea & Arsenal; 2004/05 - 2018/19
Most PL clean sheets at one club 162 - Petr Cech (Chelsea; 2004/05 - 2014/15)
Most PL clean sheets in a season 24 - Petr Cech (Chelsea; 2004/05)
Most consecutive PL matches without conceding 14 - Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United; 15 November 2008 - 18 February 2009)
Most PL penalties saved 13 - David James (Liverpool, Manchester City & Portsmouth; 1992/93 - 2009/10)
Scored a PL goal 1 - Peter Schmeichel (Everton v Aston Villa - 20 October 2001)
1 - Brad Friedel (Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers - 21 February 2004)
1 - Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur v Watford - 17 March 2007)
1 - Tim Howard (Everton v Bolton Wanderers - 4 January 2012)
1 - Asmir Begovic (Stoke City v Southampton - 2 November 2013)
1 - Alisson Becker (West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool - 16 May 2021)
Substitutes  
Most subbed on PL player 204 - James Milner (Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion; 2002/03 - to date)
Most subbed off PL player 168 - Theo Walcott (Arsenal, Everton & Southampton; 2006/07 - 2022/23)
Most PL goals as a substitute 24 - Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland & AFC Bournemouth; 2001/02 - 2018/19)
Disciplinary  
Most PL yellow cards 123 - Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton & West Bromwich Albion; 1998/99 - 2017/18)
Most PL red cards 8 - Duncan Ferguson (Everton; 1994/95 - 2005/06)
8 - Patrick Vieira (Arsenal; 1997/98 - 2003/04)
8 - Richard Dunne (Everton & Manchester City; 1998/99 - 2008/09)
Most PL yellow cards in a season 14 - Mark Hughes (Southampton; 1998/99)
14 - Robbie Savage (Leicester City; 2001/02)
14 - Cheick Tiote (Newcastle United; 2010/11)
14 - Lee Cattermole (Sunderland; 2014/15)
14 - Jose Holebas (Watford; 2016/17)
14 - Etienne Capoue (Watford; 2018/19)
14 - Joao Palhinha (Fulham; 2022/23)
Most PL red cards in a season 3 - Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon; 1995/96)
3 - Slaven Bilic (Everton; 1997/98)
3 - David Batty (Newcastle United; 1997/98)
3 - Craig Short (Blackburn Rovers; 2001/02)
3 - Franck Queudrue (Middlesbrough; 2002/03)
3 - Wes Brown (Sunderland; 2013/14)
3 - Victor Wanyama (Southampton; 2015/16)

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