Top 9 all-time Premier League defenders
The greatest defenders in Premier League history, by their honours. Pick your top 9 all-time Premier League defenders, numbered 1 to 9.
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Tony AdamsDF · ARS
Gerard PiquéDF · MAN
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Per MertesackerDF · ARS
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Virgil van DijkDF · LIV
Olof MellbergDF · AVL
GeremiMF/DF · CHE
Bobby MooreDF · FUL
Chris GunterDF · NFO
Cristian RomeroDF · TOT
Carlos BocanegraDF · FUL
Aaron HughesDF · FUL
Roland NilssonDF · COV
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Daley BlindMF/DF · MAN
Kevin KilbaneDF · SUN
George CohenDF · FUL
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Antonio RüdigerDF · CHE
Ray WilsonDF · EVE
Victor LindelöfDF · MAN
Norman HunterDF · LEE
William GallasDF · CHE
Daniel AggerDF · LIV
Jamie CarragherDF · LIV
Paulo FerreiraDF · CHE
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Glen JohnsonDF · LIV
Philippe SenderosDF · ARS
Ulises CruzDF · AVL
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Nathan AkéDF · CHE
Johan DjourouDF · ARS
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Phil JonesDF · MAN
Takehiro TomiyasuDF · ARS
Tony PopovicDF · CRY
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Phil NevilleDF · MAN
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William SalibaDF · ARS
Juan FoythDF · TOT
Stuart PearceDF · NFO
Aron GunnarssonMF/DF · COV
Wes BrownDF · MAN
Igors StepanovsDF · ARS
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Alf RamseyDF · TOT
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Neco WilliamsDF · LIV
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Stefan SchwarzDF · SUN
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Emlyn HughesDF · LIV
Lee Young-pyoDF · TOT
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Ethan AmpaduMF/DF · CHE
Stéphane HenchozDF · LIV
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Dedryck BoyataDF · MNC
Fabian DelphMF/DF · LEE
Kenneth OmeruoDF · CHE
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Ronny JohnsenDF · MAN
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Henning BergDF · MAN
Tim ReamDF · FUL
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Gabriel MagalhãesDF · ARS
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Manuel AkanjiDF · MNC
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Chris ColemanDF · FUL
Ronnie WhelanMF/DF · LIV
Emil KrafthDF · NEW
Gary CaldwellDF · NEW
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Viv AndersonDF · NFO
Martin LaursenDF · AVL
Joey JonesDF · CHE
NDNikos Dabizas
DF · NEW
FZFan Zhiyi
DF · CRY
Mark LawrensonDF · LIV
Philippe AlbertDF · NEW
Pat RiceDF · ARS
Juliano BellettiDF · CHE
Des WalkerDF · NFO
Stephen CarrDF · TOT
David WeirDF · EVE
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Hermann HreiðarssonDF · IPS
Graeme Le SauxDF · CHE
KMKevin Moran
DF · MAN
Phil ThompsonDF · LIV
Ian GoodisonDF · HUL
MDMal Donaghy
DF · MAN
Tal Ben HaimDF · CHE
Sotiris KyrgiakosDF · LIV
Jimmy NichollDF · MAN
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Paddy McNairMF/DF · MAN
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Vitaliy MykolenkoDF · EVE
RGRichard Gough
DF · EVE
Joe KinnearDF · TOT
Sergio ReguilónDF · TOT
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Noureddine NaybetDF · TOT
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Emerson PalmieriDF · CHE
Paul StalteriDF · TOT
Jonathan WoodgateDF · LEE
Leo ØstigårdDF · BHA
SVStanislav Varga
DF · SUN
Alpay ÖzalanDF · AVL
Axel DisasiDF · CHE
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Justin HoyteDF · ARS
SNSammy Nelson
DF · ARS
CNChris Nicholl
DF · AVL
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Jérôme BoatengDF · MNC
Colin CalderwoodDF · NFO
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Phil BabbDF · LIV
RMRui Marques
DF · LEE
Brian LaboneDF · EVE
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Denis OdoiDF · FUL
Top all-time Premier League defenders — November 2026
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The greatest defenders in Premier League history, by their honours.
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