Virgil van Dijk breaks John Terry record with ever-present 2025/26 season
Virgil van Dijk has set a new Premier League record as the oldest player to complete an ever-present season. At 34 years and 320 days old, he surpassed John Terry's previous record from the 2014/15 season. Despite this achievement, Van Dijk's Liverpool team had a disappointing campaign compared to Terry's title-winning Chelsea team.
- ▪Virgil van Dijk completed every minute of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
- ▪He is now the oldest player to achieve this feat in Premier League history.
- ▪John Terry previously held the record after playing every minute of Chelsea's 2014/15 season.
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