Starting for Fulham at Coventry City on 24 October 2026, Nigerian attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi made his 328th Premier League appearance. He joins Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian forward at Liverpool, as the second most-capped African player in the English top flight.
On Saturday 24 October 2026, in Fulham’s away trip to Coventry City, Alex Iwobi made his 328th Premier League appearance, reports Dailysports. With that total, the 30-year-old Nigeria international draws level with Mohamed Salah as the second most-capped African player in the history of the English top flight.
Named in the starting line-up in midfield by manager Álvaro Arbeloa, Iwobi began his Premier League career at Arsenal, before a spell at Everton and then his move to Fulham, where he now plays alongside the Egyptian forward from Liverpool, the latter representing Egypt.
Kolo Touré out in front
The figures compiled by Dailysports put former Ivory Coast international defender Kolo Touré, now retired, top with 353 Premier League appearances, 25 more than the 328 games of Iwobi and Salah.
With 328 appearances each, the two players now share second place, behind Kolo Touré alone.
A goal against Hull City
The milestone comes a week after Alex Iwobi’s first league goal of the season: he scored in the 33rd minute against Hull City in a 1-0 win, before being named man of the match, according to African-football.com. For the 2026/2027 season, FotMob records 588 minutes played by the player and that single goal.
The collective picture is trickier. Before the trip to Coventry, Fulham sat 18th with 5 points, just behind promoted Coventry City (17th, 6 points) in the fight for survival, according to SNA.
Salah in his sights
What comes next could arrive quickly. Fulham play matchday 9 of the Premier League over the weekend of 31 October 2026. If Iwobi is selected, he could move clear of Mohamed Salah on his own and take second place in this African ranking. Nothing, however, allows us to say he will be selected, as no information on the upcoming line-up is available.
Outside England, FotMob notes that the player has more than 80 caps for Nigeria’s Super Eagles and remains a key figure in the national team. Under contract at Fulham until June 2028, he is valued at 20 million euros by Transfermarkt, an estimate reported by African-football.com.