Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi made history yesterday when he featured for Fulham during their Premier League match day eight against Coventry City as the second most featured African player in the league equalling Mohamed Salah’s record of 328
The 30-year-old midfielder now shares second place with Egyptian forward Salah, while former Manchester City and Arsenal defender Kolo Touré remains top of the list with 353 appearances.
In Fulham’s 1-0 victory, Iwobi featured for 73 minutes against Coventry before being replaced by Cesar Palacios. During his time on the pitch, he recorded 60 touches, completed 51 passes with an 86.3 per cent accuracy rate, created two key passes and delivered three crosses.
The Nigerian began his Premier League career at Arsenal where he made 100 appearances before moving to Everton in 2019 where he was featured 123 times and joining Fulham in 2023 where he has now be used in 105 matches.
Alex Iwobi became the fifth player in Premier League history to make at least 100 appearances for three different clubs, having reached the milestone with Arsenal, Everton and Fulham. The four players who achieved the feat before him were Gareth Barry, Rory Delap, Gary Speed and James Milner.
