Everton Captain Seamus Coleman signed up a one-year contract extension, the Premier League club announced on Friday.
The 36-year-old Ireland International signed the deal only three days before his previous contract ended. Despite the suffering of a dijing injury during the last match of Everton in Goodison Park last month, the defender is expected to be fit for next season.
Coleman joined the Merseyside Club of Sligo Rovers in 2009, making him currently the longest serving player at a club in the Premier League.
Who are currently the longest serving players in Premier League?
Seamus Coleman (Everton) – 16 years 5 months 26 days
Lewis Dunk (Brighton) – 15 years 1 month 28 days
Solly March (Brighton) – 11 years 11 months 27 days
Adam Smith (Bournemouth) – 11 years 4 months 30 days
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) – 10 years 11 months 27 days
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) – 10 years 11 months 4 days
Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) – 10 years 10 months 18 days
Tom Cairney (Fulham) – 9 years 11 months 27 days
Joe Gomez (Liverpool) – 9 years 11 months 27 days
Heung -Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) – 9 years 9 months 30 days
