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No Arsenal or Chelsea players in top 30
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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 20 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, which will be revealed later in the article.
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 seven months. In second place is another club captain. This time Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk, who has been at the South-coast club for 15 years and three months. In third is another Seagull in winger Solly March who has been at Brighton for 12 years and one month.
Taking fourth spot is Bournemouth's Adam Smith, who has now been with the Cherries for 11 years and six months. Fifth position 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 11 years and one month. Sixth goes to Tottenham's Ben Davies, who has been at Spurs for 11 years. Behind him in seventh is Jamaal Lascelles, who has been at Newcastle for 11 years. Tom Cairney is eighth, having been at Fulham for 10 years and one month. In ninth is Liverpool's Joe Gomez, who has been at Anfield for 10 years and one month, whilst Ryan Yates completes the top after being at Nottingham Forest for nine years and one month.
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 Manchester City's John Stones and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah also in the top five. No Arsenal or Chelsea player even feature in the top 10 of this list alone, with Bukayo Saka Arsenal's longest uninterrupted servant of six years and one month, and Chelsea's going to Reece James, who has also been with the Blues for six years and one month.
