He is only 8 game away from becoming the Premier League all time record apperance holder.

Great stat.

What longevity on him.

His debut was in 2002.

Just done a Google AI search on other players who made debuts in 2002 - albit it has intepreted most as WC debuts:

Roque Santa Cruz: The Paraguayan striker, who played in the 2002 World Cup and formerly starred for Bayern Munich and Blackburn Rovers, continues to play professionally for Libertad in Paraguay.

Junichi Inamoto: A veteran of the 2002 World Cup with Japan, he is currently playing for Nankatsu SC in the Japanese fifth tier.

Carlos Kameni: The Cameroonian goalkeeper, who was part of his nation's 2002 World Cup squad, is active with UE Santa Coloma in Andorra.

Bartholomew Ogbeche: After making his professional debut for PSG in the 2001?02 season, the Nigerian forward has had a long career in India and remains active.