Novices & Veterans – The youngest & oldest players used in the Premier League this season

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Two 17 year olds have featured 

Already just four games into the new Premier League season, plenty of drama has unfolded. No one expected Nottingham Forest to beat unbeaten Liverpool at Anfield for the first time in 55 years. Everton and Southampton remain without a point, whilst Tottenham are as low as 13th with four points from four. Whilst last season’s top two in Manchester City and Arsenal, who play each other this Sunday, are already leading the table this term.

Many of the classic stars in their peak years such as Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Bukayo Saka have started the season strong, but which players at both the start and the conclusion of their careers have been getting a run out? Here at Transfermarkt, we have calculated the ten youngest and the ten oldest players to feature in the Premier League so far this season and it makes for some interesting reading.

The ten youngest players in the Premier League this season

Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri set a Premier League record back in September 2022, when he came on against Brentford for the Gunners, aged 15 years and 5 months old and became the youngest player in the division’s history. Already this season, two years on, he is still the youngest player to get on the pitch in the Premier League. The Englishmen came on in the North London derby victory against Tottenham, aged 17 years and five months old. The second youngest player to feature this term has been Everton’s Harrison Armstrong who came on in the Toffees 4-0 defeat to Spurs aged 17 years and seven months. 

The third youngest goes to Southampton’s Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, who came on in the Saints opening game of the season aged 18 years and just 30 days. Other notable youngsters to feature in the top 10 include Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo who has played all four games but was just 19 years and 3 months old for the Red Devils opener. Tyler Dibling has played all four games for Southampton and impressed, and was only 18 years and five months old for the season curtain raiser. New Tottenham signing Archie Gray is fifth, being just 18 years and five months old in Spurs’ first game of the campaign.

The ten oldest players in the Premier League this season

The oldest player to feature in the Premier League this season is West Ham’s Lukasz Fabianski who was 39 years and four months old when he came on in the Hammers 3-1 defeat to Man City. He is followed by Everton full-back Ashley Young who has feature twice in the league this season, including in last weekend’s 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa where he was 39 years and 2 months old. Third on the list is Brighton’s James Milner who was 28 years and 7 months old when he played against Arsenal at the end of August. 

Jamie Vardy is fourth, being 37 years and 8 months old in last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace. The Leicester veteran has two goals in four games this season. Two more Everton players feature in the top 10, in Seamus Coleman (7th at 35 years and 10 months) and Idrissa Gueye (9th at 34 years and 11 months). Manchester United’s Jonny Evans is fifth on the list, having been 36 years and 8 months old in United’s 3-0 win at Southampton.