most appearances by nigeria players

Alex Iwobi has made the most appearances by a Nigerian in the Premier League, with 325 appearances.

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1Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
325
22,590
262
35
0.11
38
73
0
0
407
154
8
15,046
772
27
2Shola Ameobi
S. Ameobi
298
14,797
156
43
0.14
20
63
5
3Nwankwo Kanu
N. Kanu
273
15,128
155
54
0.20
29
83
1
4Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Y. Aiyegbeni
252
19,009
216
95
0.38
26
121
18
5John Obi Mikel
J. Obi Mikel
249
16,220
183
1
0.00
10
11
0
6Joseph Yobo
J. Yobo
228
18,948
212
8
0.04
2
10
0
7Wilfred Ndidi
W. Ndidi
220
18,192
206
7
0.03
14
21
0
0
212
39
6
13,968
230
9
8Victor Moses
V. Moses
220
13,396
151
20
0.09
19
39
1
9Victor Anichebe
V. Anichebe
204
9,534
97
26
0.13
13
39
0
10Kelechi Iheanacho
K. Iheanacho
196
7,885
80
42
0.21
25
67
1
0
261
106
5
3,958
402
58
11Celestine Babayaro
C. Babayaro
179
14,350
163
5
0.03
12
17
0
12Efan Ekoku
E. Ekoku
160
11,402
128
52
0.33
10
62
0
13Peter Odemwingie
P. Odemwingie
129
8,627
94
37
0.29
13
50
3
14Jay-Jay Okocha
J. Okocha
124
9,370
106
14
0.11
11
25
5
15Ola Aina
O. Aina
113
9,268
108
5
0.04
3
8
0
0
51
10
1
6,353
65
6
16Dickson Etuhu
D. Etuhu
111
7,406
83
4
0.04
3
7
0
17Calvin Bassey
C. Bassey
99
6.78
8,361
92
3
0.03
0
3
0
0
34
9
1
7,011
52
5
18Ademola Lookman
A. Lookman
96
5,263
54
11
0.11
6
17
0
0
127
44
4
3,330
288
22
19Taiwo Awoniyi
T. Awoniyi
94
6.75
3,589
38
21
0.22
5
26
0
0
88
40
2
1,249
167
37
20Obafemi Martins
O. Martins
92
6,967
79
28
0.30
7
35
2
21Frank Onyeka
F. Onyeka
79
6.48
3,486
35
1
0.01
5
6
0
0
48
19
1
1,752
70
6
22Adeola Akinbiyi
A. Akinbiyi
76
5,077
57
11
0.14
3
14
0
23Odion Ighalo
O. Ighalo
67
4,553
50
17
0.25
3
20
0
0
153
62
3
1,864
94
37
24John Utaka
J. Utaka
65
3,769
39
7
0.11
6
13
0
25Success Isaac
S. Isaac
54
1,622
11
2
0.04
2
4
0
0
44
18
0
973
94
13
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