James Milner has achieved an incredible record. He has started his 23rd Premier League season

Today, August 17, Everton and Brighton played their first match of the English Premier League season. The game was notable for an interesting event.

Veteran James Milner started for Brighton, setting a new record in the league. At 38 years old, Milner officially began his 23rd Premier League season, a record for the league, as reported by Sportbible.

Top 5 players with the most Premier League seasons:

1. James Milner — 23 seasons
2. Ryan Giggs — 22 seasons
3. Gareth Barry — 21 seasons
4. Rio Ferdinand — 20 seasons
5. Frank Lampard — 20 seasons

This match was Milner's 633rd career appearance, and he has a chance to break Gareth Barry’s record of 653 Premier League appearances.

Interestingly, when Milner made his Premier League debut in 2002, Brighton’s current head coach, Fabian Hürzeler, was only nine years old.