Top 5 Best Premier League Football Players Stats 2023

Who are the Top 5 Best Premier League Football Players 

The Premier League is the top professional football league in England and one of the most popular leagues in the world. If you're new to football and want to understand everything about the Premier League, you've come to the right place. Ugrado listed the top 5 best Premier League players from Kevin De Bruyne, Cristiano Ronald,Erling Haaland,Declan Rice to Martin Odegaard. 

Premier League | What is the Premier League?

The Premier League, also known as the English Premier League (EPL), is the top professional football competition in the world. The Premier League consists of 20 football clubs from England , operates on a promotion and relegation system, where these clubs compete against each other over the course of a season, competing for the championship title. Premier League.

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Premier League | Teams and Format:

There are 20 teams in the Premier League, each team plays a total of 38 matches, competing every team twice (home and away). This round-robin system is to ensures all the clubs can play against each other in a fiar and equal conditions. The Primier Leagus also known for its exciting and fast paced game, as well as the iconic clubs with talented players including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and much more. The Premier League usually takes place on weekends between August to May, which is why attracted global fans to watch the game. 

Premier League | Promotion and Relegation:

The Premier League operates on a promotion and relegation system; promotion means the top four teams at the end of each season will be qualified and promoted to the UEFA Champions League. On the other hand, the three lower ranked teams face relegation to the second-tier league Championship, meaning they will compete with lower division the following season. The lower rank team will then strive to improve and compete to avoud being bottom of the league. 

Premier League |  Clubs

One of the biggest highlights of the Premier League is the clubs and star players of each team, showcasing their skills, attracting fans from different countries, making it highly competitive and exciting to watch. Some of the iconic clubs  includes： 

• Manchester United:  One of the most successful clubs in English football, best known for the trong attacking and thrilling comeback matches. The team has won 20 league titles, 12 FA Cups, 6 League Cups, 3 UEFA Champions League , and 1 title for UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup 2008. Some of the legendary players includes Eric Cantona,Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo. 
• Liverpool: Liverpool is known for its highly intense pressing game, speed attacking and stable defense, under the coaching by Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool has won 6 times UEFA Champions League, 19 times EPL, 8 FA cup and much more. One of the remarkable comeback is the UEFA Champion League game against AC Milan in 2005, where AC Milan dominating the first half and Liverpool scored three goals in a span of six minutes to win the game. Some of the iconinc players include Liverpool greatest captain Steven Gerrard, the ace goalscorer Mohamed Salah, Ian Rush, and Jamie Carragher the stronh defender.
• Arsenal: Arsenal focuses on flexi attacking and quick ball passing, however, the defend is slightly struggled compare to other team. At the same time, Arsenal values the young talented players and often focus on nuture these players to develop their skills. Achivement wise, Arsenal has won the UEFA Cup, English top-flight title 13 times, with their most recent triumph coming in the 2003-2004 season. 
• Chelsea:  Chelsea is known for its strong defense and equally talented team players, making them played ahead other team in the football industry.  On top of that, Chelsea financial powe also making the team develop to top-class players.  However, the dramtically changes in managerial definitely affected the team spirite and performance stability. Few achivement includes Premier League title, UEFA and European League .
• Manchester City: Manchester City showcases a dynamic attacking style, goal scoring, and the flexible tactic and formation lead by Pep Guardiola the mananger. However, defend and weak mental control is one of the main wekaness when against strong opponents counterattacks. Manchester City has won 5 times Premier League Champion title, several FA Cups titles and runner-up for UEFA.  The talented players like Kevin De Bruyne the key midfielder, Sergio Agüero all time goal scorers and David Silva, making Manchester City one of the top football clubs in recent years.

Premier League | Key Players

1. Kevin De Bruyne

The Belgian player plays as a midfielder for Manchester City and captain of the Belgium national team. Kevin joined Chelsea FC in 2012, VfL Wolfsburg in Bundesliga in 2014, signed for Manchester City in 2015. Kevin is known for his WOW passing and dribbling skills, and the ability to create scoring chances for his team, making him the best midfielder. He also has a powerful and accurate shot, which makes him a goal-scoring ace as well.

• Achievement: scored 64 goals and 102 assists, in his 242 Premier League matches, also the PFA Players' Player of the Year for the 2019-2020 season. In 2023, Kevinscored 7 goals in 32 matches in the Premier League 2022/2023 season. 

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) is one of the most popular Portuguese football players in the world, he is the forward and captain for both Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. 

Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United in 2003, transferred to Real Madrid in 2009, and returned to Manchester United in 2021.Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his speed and goal-scoring ability, which makes him the aggressive attacker and goal scorer. He plays as a forward and winger due to his excellent dribbling skills and powerful kick. On top of that, Cristiano Ronaldo is best known with his endorsement and charity work, making him one of the greatest footballers and iconic figures in the world of football.

• Achievement: scored 103 goals, 37 assists in his 236 games ;  Cristiano Ronaldo has marvellous results in the Premier League, including Golden Boot in the 2007/08 season, Two Player of the Season title, Goal of the Month, 3 Premier League Champion consecutively ( 2006-2008) and 6 Players of the Month title. 

3.Erling Haaland

The 6’4” Norwegian player plays as a striker for Manchester City and the Norway national team. Haaland joined Austria RB Salzburg in 2019 and made a surprise appearance with his scoring goals, moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, 

Known for his speed, strength and the ability to score from various positions and angles, made him one of the most exciting young talents in football.  Erling Haaland is also a complete forward to cover short distances incredibly quickly and ability to score with both his feet and his head, at the same time create scoring chances for his team.

• Achievement:  Scored 35 goals and 8 assists in his first 36 Premier League appearances. Other than that, he was also crowned as Golden Boot, Player of the Season, Young Player of the Season, Premier League Champion and 2 Player of the Month for two times.He is also the  first teenager to score five consecutive UEFA Champions League.

4. Declan Rice

Declan Rice plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the England national team, and the vice-captain of West Ham United in 2019. Declan Rice made his first-debut at West-Ham United in 2017 and has become the key player of the team ever since.  Declan Rice is known for his tackling ability, good passing range , attacking contribution and reliable leadership, making him the right fit for the defensive midfielder position. He is also good at breaking up opposition attacks and shielding the defence. 

• Achievement:  He has been nominated for and won several awards, including the West Ham United Player of the Year and the London Football Awards Young Player of the Year.

5. Martin Odegaard

Martin Ødegaard is a Norwegian professional footballer,the attacking midfielder and captains both Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team.Martin Ødegaard joined Real Madrid in 2015,  becoming the youngest-ever player to sign for the club, and joined Arsenal in 2021. He is also known for his passing and dribbling skill, speed and perfect passing range to create scoring opportunities for his team. He is one of the most promising young talents in European football and is expected to have a bright future ahead.

• Achievement: Martin Ødegaard was one of the top five Premier League players in West Ham, player of the month in December 2022, and the Hammer of the year with his highest passes than any other West Ham teammates. 

Conclusion

These are just some of the Ugrado favourites Premier League players, and there are many other talented players in the Premier League who could be considered among the best. Get ready to cheer for your favourite team and players,  and experience the joy and excitement during the Premier League.

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