Check out the 54 Muslim players for the Premier League season 2016-2017

Paul Labile Pogba is the latest Muslim to have joined the English Premier League, playing for Manchester United. He was introduced to the Islamic faith by his mother. Yeo Moriba, his mother, has been described as his inspiration.

The English Premier League is the most watched professional sport league in the world. Clubs have diverse squads and players coming from different nationalities, race and religion.

In the last ten years, the number of Muslim footballers have increased in the league and with certain changes have had to be taken place such as keeping an eye on those who fast during Ramadan and to not give bottles of champagne to them if they become man of the match. Here is a list of 54 Muslim players who will be playing for English teams for the year 2016-2017.

Arsenal

1. Granit Xhaka

Midfielder | Switzerland | 24 years old

2. Ismael Bennacer

Midfielder | Algeria | 18 years old

3. Mesut Özil

Midfielder | Germany (Turkish) | 27 years old

4. Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny

Midfielder | Egypt | 24 years old

5. Shkodran Mustafi

Defender | Germany | 24 years old

6. Yaya Sanogo

Striker | France | 23 years old

Bournemouth 

7. Lewis Grabban

Striker | England (Jamaican) | 28 years old

Chelsea

8. Asmir Begovic

Goalkeeper | Bosnia | 29 years old

9. Eden Hazard

Midfielder | Belgium | 25 years old

10. Kurt Zouma

Defender | France | 21 years old

11. N’Golo Kanté

Midfielder | France | 25 years old

Crystal Palace

12. Bakary Sako

Midfielder | France (Malian) | 28 years old

Everton

13. Arouna Koné

Striker | Ivory Coast | 32 years old

14. Idrissa Gana Gueye

Midfielder | Senegal | 26 years old

15. Muhamed Bešić

Midfielder | Germany (Bosnian) | 23 years old

16. Oumar Niasse

Striker | Senegal | 26 years old

17. Yannick Bolasie

Midfielder | Congo | 27 years old

Hull City

18. Ahmed Elmohamady

Midfielder | Egypt | 28 years old

19. Adama Diomandé

Striker | Norway | 26 years old

Leicester City

20. Ahmed Musa

Striker | Nigeria | 23 years old

21. Islam Slimani

Striker | Algeria | 28 years old

22. Riyad Mahrez

Midfielder | France (Algerian) | 25 years old

Liverpool

23. Emre Can

Midfielder | Germany | 22 years old

24. Mamadou Sakho

Defender | France | 26 years old

25. Sadio Mané

Striker | Senegal | 24 years old

Manchester City

26. Bacary Sagna

Defender | France | 33 years old

27. İlkay Gündoğan

Midfielder | Germany | 25 years old

28. Yaya Toure

Midfielder | Ivory Coast | 33 years old

Manchester United

29. Marouane Fellaini

Midfielder | Belgium | 28 years old

30. Paul Labile Pogba

Midfielder | France | 23 years old

Middlesbrough

31. Adama Traore 

Midfielder | Mali | 20 years old

Norwich City

32. Youssouf Mulumbu

Midfielder | Congo | 29 years old

Southampton

33. Sofiane Boufal 

Midfielder | Morocco | 22 years old

Stoke City

34. Bruno Martins Indi

Defender | Netherlands | 24 years old

35. Ibrahim Afellay

Midfielder | Netherlands | 30 years old

36. Mame Biram Diouf

Striker | Senegal | 28 years old

37. Ramadan Sobhy Ahmed

Midfielder | Egypt | 19 years old

38. Xherdan Shaqiri

Midfielder | Yugoslavia (Albanian) | 24 years old

Sunderland

39. Adnan Januzaj

Midfielder | Belgium (Albania) | 21 years old

40. Lamine Koné

Defender | France (Ivorian) | 27 years old

41. Papy Djilobodji

Defender | Senegal | 27 years old

42. Wahbi Khazri

Defender | France (Tunisian) | 25 years old

Swansea

43. Modou Barrow

Striker | Gambia | 23 years old

Tottenham

44. Moussa Dembélé

Midfielder | Belgium | 29 years old

45. Moussa Sissoko

Midfielder | France | 27 years old

Watford

46. Adlene Guedioura

Midfielder | France (Algerian) | 30 years old

47. Essaid Belkalem

Defender | Algeria | 27 years old

48. Nordin Amrabat

Midfielder | Netherlands (Moroccan) | 29 years old

 

49. Younes Kaboul

Defender | France | 30 years old

West Bromwich Albion

50. Nacer Chadli

Midfielder | Belgium | 27 years old

West Ham United

51. Andre Ayew

Midfielder | France (Ghanaian) | 26 years old

52. Cheikhou Kouyate

Midfielder | Senegal | 26 years old

53. Gökhan Töre

Midfielder | Turkey | 24 years old

54. Sofiaene Feghouli

Midfielder | France (Algerian) | 26 years old