In fact, Henen has only ever made 11 first
team league appearances, all of those coming during a loan spell at Fleetwood Town during 2015/16.
After impressive performances, Varane was fast - tracked to train with the senior squad and made his debut after an injury to a first team defender, going on to make 23 first
team league appearances.
Not exact matches
Benzema plays for a
team gifted with great passers of the ball, in a
league where its easier to score yet he managed only 15 goals in 29
appearances (2312 minutes).
The German youth
team international has made 27
appearances so far this term, helping his
team to sixth place in the
league table.
In 16 months with the Championship side, Kalas made 43
appearances and helped the
team clinch promotion to the Premier
League after allowing the fewest goals in the division.
He has already made 82
league appearances despite his tender age, and is a French youth
team international.
Turan made over 120
league appearances for Atletico Madrid over a four year career with the
team, signing with the
team over the summer but not being eligible to move to the
team until the ban was lifted.
Janssen has hit 27 in 34
league games in his debut season for Alkmaar, was prolific for the Dutch U21s & has now made two
appearances for the full national
team - drawing comparisons with all - time great, fox - in - the - box Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
He went on to make over 100
appearances for the Gills and he was named in the
League One
Team of the Year in 2006/07.
For
Team Colmery, they had some definite bright spots and it was good to see a lot of them back after their first
appearance since the 2015 Champaign
League.
not looking good for the 4th...... no idea how many
teams have more playoff
appearances but Im guessing we're in the top half of the
league over that time frame.
In saying this, if Huddersfield avoid relegation and get more coin for premier
league appearances and a real chance to build a
team ok with less than BVB could give him but he needs to look at the big picture — exposure and experience win the big
team contracts.
Aaron now has more than 300
appearances for the club, but in his 7 years as a first
team regular he has only averaged around 27
League games per season due to ongoing injury problems.
The 22 year old has racked up over 100 Ligue 1
appearances and has 22 national
team caps to his name and is a player who could adapt well to life in the Premier
League.
Valdes is a proven talent who spent 12 seasons in the Nou Camp first
team set - up, racking 535
appearances for the Catalan giants and winning numerous major honours including six La Liga titles and three Champions
League crowns.
With eight goals in just over 20
appearances between the Swiss Super
League, Champions
League and Europa
League, Embolo has attracted the attention of many top
teams across Europe, including several in the Premier
League.
Chalobah, who made 10
league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Ex
league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier
League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Ex
League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first
team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Express.
Butland had largely been expected to challenge Asmir Begovic for a first
team spot this season, but he has yet to make a competitive
appearance for Mark Hughes» men and has been sent to Oakwell in order to gain some valuable first
team experience in order to prepare himself for the Premier
League.
We have taken the opportunity to identify each Premier
League team's most important player, determined by their
appearances and win percentages.
Tierney has made three
appearances in the Champions
League so far this season, with the player grabbing an assist for his troubles in that time, a feat that shouldn't be sniffed at considering the
teams in Celtic's group.
However, Navas has been kept out of the Madrid
team this season by the resurgence of Iker Casillas, thus he has only made two
league appearances, which may reportedly tempt van Gaal to make another move this summer.
As determined by their rankings and minimum
appearances filter, we've worked out who they have determined as the weak links for every Premier
League team so far this season, although we're not sure we agree:
However, one man that certainly deserved his spot in the
team was Sanchez as the Arsenal forward has now been involved in 24 goals in his last 24 Premier
League appearances with 18 goals and six assists.
The 18 - year - old is yet to make a first
team appearance for the Magpies, but has attracted attention from a number of Premier
League sides, as Crystal Palace and Southampton are also rumoured to be keeping tabs on his progress.
According to WhoScored.com, Blues winger Willian has scored six times in his last six football
appearances between Chelsea and Brazil, giving him a
team lead - tying two goals in the Premier
League and sole ownership of the lead in total goals this season with four.
The French defender recently returned to the Premier
League with the Hammers, and made an
appearance against the Reds — a
team he has some history with.
The young midfielder has been mentioned on numerous occasions as one of the stand - out players from our academy, but was only promoted to the first -
team squad to make two
League Cup
appearances.
Since joining, Brown has made over 50
appearances for the various Chelsea youth
teams and has made one first
team appearance, playing 11 minutes against former
team West Brom in a 3 - 0 loss in the Premier
League.
Nolito found his first
team opportunities limited last season under Guardiola, as the winger was only able to make 19
league appearances, scoring four and assisting two, as City scraped third over rivals Liverpool.
The keeper moved to the club in 2011 from Livorno, but having not yet made a first -
team appearance in the
league, he is now looking to move on.
22 year old Costa Rican international Campbell spent the past three seasons out on loan but was ushered into the Arsenal first
team set - up after a good World Cup showing but has struggled to force his way into Arsene Wenger's first
team set - up, the forward making just four sub
appearances in the Premier
League.
Both Amos and Johnstone are England youth internationals who are highly rated but have struggled for first
team appearances at their parent club, largely making their first steps in the game in loan spells at Football
League clubs where they have consistently impressed.
A return of 26 goals in 38
league appearances is superb by anyone's standards, let alone someone playing in what was widely - acknowledged to be the least flamboyant Sir Alex Ferguson
team in a long time.
His strong performances have included clean sheets in all five of his Premier
League appearances this season, leaving plenty of clubs — including Arsenal, Liverpool and Paris Saint - Germain — interested in his services, and the lure of first
team football may be enough to tempt the 32 - year - old away from Stamford Bridge.
Just under 50 Arsenal
appearances later was when Jack Wilshere really announced himself to the world, Arsenal played in the Champions
League, against the best
team in the world, the best midfield in the world, Barcelona.
This season he has got the 19 year - old Chuba Akpom remaining with the first
team squad although he has only made one substitute
appearance in the Premier
League plus a few minor cup games.
Putting aside my intense hatred for terry aside on a number of factors, You're wrong on this one my friend... Terry was by far the best defender in the
league, its not just me saying it, he stats prove it he was unanimously voted by the rest of the players in the
league into the pfa
team of the year... Don't let your love of Arsenal cloud the obvious were talking of a man who has had more world
team of the year and uefa
team of the year
appearance's, that Per can only dream of having... Having rose tinted glasses on would have you thinking Giroud was the worlds bes striker and theo walcott is on an equal ability to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Despite racking up 344 first -
team appearances for Liverpool, it was a different story for Lucas last season as he made just 12
league starts, while also being used as a makeshift central defender in the event of absentees in the backline.
The talented central defender made 27
appearances for Ronald Koeman's
team in the last campaign, helping them to qualify for the Europa
League through their top flight position.
He scored 21 goals in 37
appearances for the Blues in all competitions, and helped the
team to win both the Premier
League and Capital One Cup.
Those performances over the last two years have led him to be called into the England U-21 national
team, where he's made two
appearances and got back on the radar for Premier
League teams.
So the last couple of
appearances from Lacazette have been very encouraging for the Gunners and whereas I thought previously that Arsene Wenger might ease the new striker into Premier
League and first
team life with Arsenal, I think we can now expect Lacazette to start the opening game at home to Leicester City on Friday and to quickly show just why the boss broke the club's transfer record to sign him.
Arsene Wenger's
team have been relegated to the Europa
League after 20 years of qualifying for the Champions
League, while our German opponents are looking forward to their first
appearance in any European competition in 25 years.
For most soccer
teams, a 17 - win season, which included a second place
league finish, a No. 2 seed in the playoffs and a quarterfinal
appearance, would be a success.
He was part of the academy at the Red Devils before leaving the Premier
League giants in 2012 having made only seven
appearances in the first
team.
Remy joined the club from west London rivals QPR in 2014, but has found his first
team appearances limited during his time at the club, having only made 32
league appearances since he signed from the Hoops three years ago.
Wenger opted to usher Campbell into the Arsenal first
team after his superb showing at the 2014 World Cup finals but offered him just four Premier
League appearances before he was sent out to Villarreal for yet another loan spell.
His display certainly augurs well for him and the club, and we can look forward to seeing him making many more first
team appearances in the coming weeks while Wenger keeps his top players fresh for the Europa
League.
Last season, Palmieri had a whole host of first
team opportunities given to him, with the left - back making 25
league appearances Eusebio Di Francesco's side, bagging one assist.
The 20 year old has netted eight goals in 14 domestic
league appearances, of which half were coming from the bench, and his record for the Under 21 national
team has been equally prolific and Rodgers is keen to bring in the youngster as he seeks to strengthen his attacking options whilst also planning for the future.