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Alex Iwobi has moved ahead of Mohamed Salah to become Africa’s second-most-capped player in Premier League history after making his 329th appearance during Fulham’s 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.
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The Super Eagles midfielder is now 25 appearances away from surpassing former Ivory Coast defender, Kolo Toure, who tops the African all-time Premier League appearance chart with 353 outings.
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Since making his Premier League debut for Arsenal against Swansea City in October 2015, Iwobi has accumulated 329 appearances across three English clubs, recording 100 outings for Arsenal, 123 for Everton and 106 for Fulham.
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Beyond his impressive appearance record, Iwobi also holds the record for the most Premier League assists by a Nigerian player, having surpassed Nwankwo Kanu’s previous tally of 29 assists in 2024, while Yakubu Aiyegbeni remains Nigeria’s highest-scoring player in the competition with 95 goals.
November 1, (THEWILL) – Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi, has overtaken Mohamed Salah to become Africa’s second-most capped player in Premier League history after he started in Fulham’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.
Iwobi had drawn level with Mohammed Salah last week when he featured for Fulham against Coventry City with his 328th appearance.
However, The former Arsenal midfielder overtook Mohammed Salah with his 329th appearance in the Division after he started for Fulham against Aston Villa.
He is now the second African player with the most appearances in the Premier League behind Kolo Toure, who leads the all-time ranking with 353 appearances.
Iwobi is now 25 appearances away from overtaking Kolo Toure. He is on course to overtake the former Ivory Coast defender with 29 matches to go in the 2027-28 season.
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He made his Premier League debut for Arsenal against Swansea in October 2015; he went on to make 100 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 11 goals.
Iwobi left the Arsenal to join Everton in 2019; he made 123 appearances for the Toffees, scoring six goals.
He has made 106 appearances for Fulham in the Premier League, finding the back of the net 119 times.
Iwobi also holds Nigeria’s Premier League assists record, having overtaken Kanu’s total of 29 in 2024.
Yakubu remains Nigeria’s leading Premier League scorer, with 95 goals in 252 appearances.
Iwobi has scored one goal in eight Premier League appearances for Fulham this season.
