Tap the players from YOUNGEST to OLDEST
Premier League Age Order: a guide to the player pool
How to play, in short
- Sort today's five players from youngest to oldest; you have three tries.
- A player in the right spot locks green, the rest come back. The five ages are always at least two years apart.
- A new five arrives every midnight; everyone playing this league that day sees the same five.
- players in the pool
- 242
- average age
- 26.2
- youngest
- 17
- oldest
- 36
Of the 537 players in the Premier League with a photo and a known date of birth, the 242 best known make up this page's pool. Fame is measured by how often a player's Wikipedia page is read across seven languages. The pool runs out roughly every 44 days: a player only comes back once everyone else has had a turn, and each time alongside four different players.
Ages in the Premier League pool
23% of the pool is under 23 and 16% is 30 or older. Because the five ages are picked two years apart, no more than two players from any four-year band can appear on the same day — the real challenge is telling neighbouring ages apart.
- ≤ 2026
- 21–2477
- 25–2881
- 29–3239
- 33+19
Among the six leagues
- Average age 26.2: the fifth-highest of the six leagues.
- The share of under-23s (23%) is the third-highest of the six leagues.
- The share of players aged 30+ (16%) is the lowest of the six leagues.
- The youngest player in the pool is 17 and the oldest 36 — a gap of 19 years.
Birth years
Players in the pool were born between 1990 and 2009. The busiest year is 2002, with 32 players. Two players born in the same year never share a five, since they are less than two years apart.
Clubs in the pool (19)
Liverpool (24) · Manchester United (24) · Arsenal (23) · Chelsea (22) · Tottenham Hotspur (22) · Manchester City (21) · Aston Villa (18) · Crystal Palace (12) · Everton (12) · Newcastle United (12) · Brighton & Hove Albion (8) · Fulham (8) · Brentford (7) · Bournemouth (6) · Leeds United (6) · Sunderland (6) · Hull City (4) · Nottingham Forest (4) · Ipswich Town (3)
Premier League Age Order questions
Which players appear in Premier League Age Order?
Only players currently registered in the Premier League: the 242 best known of the league's 537 players with a photo. When squads are updated, players who leave the league drop out of the pool.
How often does a player come back?
About every 44 days. Nobody appears twice before everyone in the pool has appeared once, and the fives are reshuffled every round, so the same five players never come together again.
How are ages calculated?
From the date of birth, in whole years as of today. Once the game ends, each player's age is shown under their card; a player's age changes on their birthday.
Can I play all six leagues together?
Yes. Pick All in the strip at the top and the five come from the 400 best-known players across the six leagues. Each league and All have their own daily five, so you can play every one of them on the same day.
Dates of birth and squads come from Wikipedia squad data and are updated regularly. Player images from TheSportsDB.