Michael Essien has made the most appearances by an African midfielder in the Premier League with fewer than 190 games played in his career, with 169 appearances.
| NAME | M | Rating | MIN | START | G | G/M | A | G+A | PK | FK | SH | SOT | WOOD | TCH | TCH-BOX | OFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Essien | 169 | 13,356 | 150 | 17 | 0.10 | 10 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | | Y. Mulumbu | 164 | 12,792 | 146 | 12 | 0.07 | 9 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 |  | Y. Wissa | 162 | 6.80 | 9,355 | 101 | 47 | 0.29 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 106 | 4 | 3,250 | 463 | 65 |
| 4 | | V. Wanyama | 154 | 10,937 | 121 | 10 | 0.06 | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | | G. Njitap | 147 | 10,322 | 116 | 12 | 0.08 | 23 | 35 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | | M. Lemina | 145 | 10,667 | 123 | 8 | 0.06 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 37 | 3 | 7,255 | 129 | 16 | |
| 7 | | C. Tioté | 138 | 11,006 | 129 | 1 | 0.01 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | | T. Partey | 130 | 9,631 | 109 | 9 | 0.07 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 29 | 4 | 8,291 | 104 | 1 | |
| 9 | | P. Bouba Diop | 129 | 10,257 | 119 | 8 | 0.06 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | | A. Faye | 127 | 9,353 | 109 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | | J. Okocha | 124 | 9,370 | 106 | 14 | 0.11 | 11 | 25 | 5 | ||||||||
| 12 | | Y. Bolasie | 119 | 8,796 | 100 | 11 | 0.09 | 16 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | | H. Kachloul | 112 | 7,889 | 90 | 16 | 0.14 | 9 | 25 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | | D. Etuhu | 111 | 7,406 | 83 | 4 | 0.04 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 |  | P. Matar Sarr | 107 | 6.85 | 5,599 | 64 | 8 | 0.07 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 33 | 2 | 4,057 | 103 | 5 |
| 16 | | D. Amartey | 107 | 7,352 | 80 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 5,627 | 33 | 2 | |
| 17 | | S. Diao | 100 | 5,433 | 62 | 2 | 0.02 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | | N. Mendy | 98 | 5,891 | 65 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4,149 | 7 | 0 | |
| 19 | | M. Hadji | 97 | 7,584 | 85 | 14 | 0.14 | 12 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 |  | C. Baleba | 93 | 6.75 | 5,669 | 69 | 3 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 18 | 2 | 3,890 | 25 | 0 |
| 21 | | M. El Neny | 91 | 5,225 | 59 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 4,755 | 35 | 2 | |
| 22 | | P. Obiang | 91 | 5,561 | 62 | 3 | 0.03 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3,656 | 21 | 2 | |
| 23 |  | M. Kudus | 89 | 6.99 | 6,799 | 78 | 15 | 0.17 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 48 | 9 | 4,145 | 321 | 45 |
| 24 | | D. Zokora | 88 | 6,619 | 75 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | | A. Taarabt | 86 | 5,304 | 59 | 7 | 0.08 | 8 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 | |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
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Brighton
Brentford
Leeds
Liverpool
Everton
Nottm Forest
Sunderland
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
Coventry
Fulham
Tottenham| LaLiga | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 10 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 7 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 4 | |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
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Villarreal
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Getafe
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Espanyol
Racing
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Málaga| Bundesliga | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 3 | |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 1 | |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Dortmund
Bayern
Freiburg
Augsburg
Leverkusen
Mainz
Elversberg
Werder
Leipzig
Frankfurt
Schalke
Paderborn
Köln
Hoffenheim
Stuttgart
Hamburg
Union Berlin
M'gladbach| Serie A | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 6 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
Roma
Inter
Lazio
Cagliari
Milan
Frosinone
Juventus
Como
Napoli
Sassuolo
Atalanta
Lecce
Udinese
Torino
Parma
Monza
Fiorentina
Bologna
Genoa
Venezia| Ligue 1 | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
Monaco
Lyon
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Lille
Rennes
PSG
Angers
Strasbourg
Le Mans
Auxerre
Lorient
Brest
Toulouse
Nice
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Le Havre| Champions League | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
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