All-time Premier League midfielders tier list

The greatest midfielders in Premier League history, by their honours. Rank all-time Premier League midfielders from S to F.
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David Beckham
MF · MAN
Frank Lampard
MF · CHE
Steven Gerrard
MF · LIV
Bobby Charlton
MF/FW · MAN
Paul Scholes
MF · MAN
Roy Keane
MF · MAN
Xabi Alonso
MF · LIV
Cesc Fàbregas
MF · ARS
Mesut Özil
MF · ARS
Ruud Gullit
MF · CHE
Kevin De Bruyne
MF · MNC
Paul Pogba
MF · MAN
Lukas Podolski
MF · ARS
Yaya Touré
MF · MNC
Granit Xhaka
MF · ARS
N'Golo Kanté
MF · CHE
Mateo Kovačić
MF · CHE
Tim Cahill
MF · EVE
Bernardo Silva
MF · MNC
Clint Dempsey
MF/FW · FUL
Tomáš Rosický
MF · ARS
Idrissa Gueye
MF · EVE
Sebastian Larsson
MF · SUN
Robert Pires
MF · ARS
Gilberto Silva
MF · ARS
Osvaldo Ardiles
MF · TOT
Steven Davis
MF · AVL
Alexis Mac Allister
MF · BHA
Yossi Benayoun
MF · LIV
Pierre-​Emile Højbjerg
MF · TOT
Stiliyan Petrov
MF · AVL
Geremi
MF/DF · CHE
Michael Ballack
MF · CHE
Alan Ball Jr.
MF · ARS
Claudio Reyna
MF · MNC
Martin Peters
MF · TOT
Phil Foden
MF · MNC
Daley Blind
MF/DF · MAN
Bastian Schweinsteiger
MF · MAN
Ryan Giggs
MF · MAN
Jordan Henderson
MF · LIV
André Schürrle
MF/FW · CHE
İlkay Gündoğan
MF · MNC
Aaron Ramsey
MF · ARS
Mikel John Obi
MF · CHE
Thomas Hitzlsperger
MF · AVL
Ki Sung-​yueng
MF · NEW
Enzo Fernández
MF · CHE
Marouane Fellaini
MF · MAN
Nobby Stiles
MF · MAN
Martin Ødegaard
MF · ARS
Javier Mascherano
MF · LIV
Michael Essien
MF · CHE
James Milner
MF · LIV
Darren Fletcher
MF · MAN
Jorginho
MF · CHE
Fernandinho
MF · MNC
Gylfi Sigurðsson
MF · EVE
Mario Pašalić
MF · CHE
Juan Sebastián Verón
MF · CHE
Jack Wilshere
MF · ARS
Paul Gascoigne
MF · TOT
Michael Carrick
MF · MAN
Samir Nasri
MF · MNC
Moussa Sissoko
MF · TOT
Scott McTominay
MF · MAN
Dele Alli
MF · TOT
Gareth Barry
MF · AVL
Mile Jedinak
MF · CRY
Trent Alexander-​Arnold
MF · LIV
Joe Cole
MF · CHE
Mousa Dembélé
MF · TOT
John McGinn
MF · AVL
Steven Pienaar
MF · EVE
Thomas Partey
MF · ARS
Bryan Robson
MF · MAN
Moisés Caicedo
MF · CHE
Owen Hargreaves
MF · MAN
Cheikhou Kouyaté
MF · CRY
John Barnes
MF · LIV
Casemiro
MF · MAN
Alex Oxlade-​Chamberlain
MF · ARS
Ramires
MF · CHE
Youri Tielemans
MF · AVL
Yohan Cabaye
MF · NEW
Harry Kewell
MF/FW · LEE
Naby Keïta
MF · LIV
Giovani Lo Celso
MF · TOT
Bruno Guimarães
MF · NEW
Graeme Souness
MF · LIV
Emre Belözoğlu
MF · NEW
Glenn Hoddle
MF · TOT
Vladimír Šmicer
MF · LIV
Martin O'Neill
MF · NFO
Glenn Whelan
MF · MNC
Paul Ince
MF · MAN
Ricardo Villa
MF · TOT
Didier Zokora
MF · TOT
Billy Bremner
MF · LEE
Andrey Arshavin
MF/FW · ARS

Top all-time Premier League midfielders — November 2026

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The greatest midfielders in Premier League history, by their honours.

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