Muslim Players In The Premier League (2023)

It is a no-brainer that the game of football is open to professional players of all religions. Therefore, we have seen players who practice different religions thrive in the game and this is a very good development. This is also the case with other sports.

In this article, we will be looking at the Muslim players in the Premier League in recent times, with emphasis on the ongoing 2022/23 Premier League season.

The Premier League is one of the best football leagues in the world and can easily pass for the richest and most popular amongst all elite club football leagues over the world.

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Meanwhile, we’ve seen several Muslim players stand out, blossom, and carve a niche for themselves over the years. In the past, we’ve seen the likes of Antonio Rudiger, Paul Pogba, Sadio Mane, Mesut Ozil, and the like. 

In recent times, some of the Muslim players in the Premier League are N’Golo Kante, Hakim Ziyech, Mohamed Salah, Ilkay Gundogan, and the like.

As transfer windows come and go, the number of Muslim players in the Premier League will either increase or decrease as some of them may end up leaving or new arrivals may join them. Regardless. we will be looking at the biggest Muslim players in the Premier League here.

Biggest Muslim Players In The Premier League 2023

• Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
• Raheem Sterling – Chelsea
• N’Golo Kanté – Chelsea
• Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
• Thomas Partey – Arsenal
• Ilkay Gundogan – Manchester City
• Hakim Ziyech – Chelsea
• Kalidou Koulibaly – Chelsea
• Luke Shaw – Manchester United

The aforementioned players can be described as the biggest Muslim players in the Premier League in 2022, and we will be looking to see if any one of them leaves as transfer windows come and go.

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Muslim Players In The Premier League 2023

Arsenal FC

• Mohamed Elneny – Egypt
• Thomas Partey – Ghana
• Nicholas Pepe – Ivory Coast
• Granit Xhaka – Switzerland

Aston Villa

• Bertrand Traore – Burkina Faso
• Boubacar Kamara – France

Brentford

• Saman Ghoddos – Iran

Brighton and Hove Albion

• Tariq Lamptey – England/Ghana
• Yasin Ayari – Sweden

Chelsea FC

• Hakim Ziyech – Algeria
• N’Golo Kante – France
• Malang Sarr – France
• Raheem Sterling – England
• Kalidou Koulibaly – Senegal
• Wesley Fofana – France

Crystal Palace

• Jordan Ayew – Ghana
• Cheick Doucoure – Mali

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Everton

• Asmir Begovic – Bosnia
• Abdoulaye Doucoure – Mali
• Jakupovic – Switzerland

Fulham FC

• Issa Diop – France

Leicester City

• Caglar Soyuncu – Turkey
• Boubakary Soumare – France
• Nampalys Mendy – Senegal
• Hamza Choudhury – England

Liverpool FC

• Mohamed Salah – Egypt
• Naby Keita – Senegal
• Ibrahima Konate – France

Manchester City

• Riyad Mahrez – Algeria
• İlkay Gündoğan – Germany
• Benjamin Mendy – France

Manchester United

• Luke Shaw – England
• Amad Diallo – Ivory Coast 

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Nottingham Forest

• Moussa Niakhate – France
• Andre Ayew – Ghana
• Cheikhou Kouyate – Senegal
• Serge Aurier – France

Southampton

• Mohamed Elyounoussi – Norway
• Moussa Djenepo – Mali
• Kamaldeen Sulemana – Ghana
• Ibrahima Diallo – France
• Mohammed Salisu – Ghana

West Ham 

• Saïd Benrahma – Algeria
• Nayef Aguerd – Morocco
• Kurt Zouma – France

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Rayan Ait Nouri – Algeria
• Adama Traore – Spain

Tottenham Hotspur

• Arnaut Danjuma – The Netherlands

From the above listings, it can be seen that many Muslim players are in the Premier League with most of them at the top of their game and carrying their teams on the back with their attacking prowess, defensive prowess, or prowess in the middle of the park. 

Meanwhile, based on the information in this article, London club Chelsea has the highest number of Muslim Players in the Premier League with 6 to their name.

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Final Words

We have provided you with information on the Premier League players that are Muslims in this article, and it was broken down on a club-by-club basis. 

Do you think we got any of the details wrong or if there is any player that we missed? You can reach out to us.