There was a time where one club men or players who spent the majority of their careers at one club were fairly common in the Premier League. The likes of John Terry at Chelsea, Steven Gerrard at Liverpool and Tony Adams at Arsenal all became legends. Nowadays, with more money than ever in the game, agents constantly encouraging their players to take on lucrative transfers, and football more reactionary than ever, it’s a real rarity to see a one club man.
However, there are still some players that are proving loyalty still exists in the English top-flight. Here at Transfermarkt, we have compiled the list of the top 30 longest serving players playing in the Premier League right now. You might be surprised to see who your team’s most loyal servant is. We have also put together the longest serving players for just the traditional ‘Big six’ clubs.
Longest Serving Players In The Premier League
The longest serving players at one club in the Premier League right now
Leading the list is Everton club captain Seamus Coleman. Signed from Irish team Sligo Rovers for just €170k in 2008, the full-back has gone on to make 422 appearances for the Toffees and been at the club for an impressive 16 years and one month. In second place is another club captain. This time Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk, who has been at the South-coast club for 14 years and nine months. Third place goes to Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy, who has now been with the Foxes for 12 years and seven months, and is the club’s all-time top Premier League goalscorer. Crystal palace skipper Joel Ward, who has been with the Eagles for 12 years and seven months, takes fourth – the club were in the Championship when he signed from Portsmouth in 2012. In fifth is winger Solly March who has been at Brighton for 11 years and seven months.
Taking sixth spot is Bournemouth’s Adam Smith, who has now been with the Cherries for 11 years. Seventh spot is taken up by the first player on the list to represent a traditional ‘Big six’ team in Manchester United’s Luke Shaw. The Englishmen has now been with the Red Devils for ten years and seven months. In eighth is West Ham’s Aaron Cresswell, who has also been with the east London side for 11 years and seven months. Ninth goes to Tottenham’s Ben Davies, who has been at Spurs for 10 years and seven months, and completing the top 10 is Jamaal Lascelles who has been at Newcastle for 10 years and six months.
The longest serving players for the traditional ‘Big six’ Premier League clubs
When it comes to the traditional ‘Big six’ clubs, they seem to chop and change more than most, in the pursuit of the top prizes. Shaw leads the way in this group, with Tottenham’s Heung-Min Son and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne also in the top five. Remarkably, no Arsenal or Chelsea player even features in the top 15 of this list alone, with Bukayo Saka Arsenal’s longest uninterrupted servant of five years and seven months, and Chelsea’s going to Reece James who has also been with the Blues for five years and seven months.
Longest Serving Players For Traditional ‘Big Six’ Premier League Clubs
