Hugo Lloris, a goalkeeper, on October 12th 2012 played in goal for Spurs in a Premier League fixture against Aston Villa. This ended a remarkable run by the keeper he replaced that day, Brad Friedel. The American had played 310 consecutive matches in the Premier League, a record set over 8 seasons with three clubs, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Tottenham. He managed to maintain fitness, form and avoided injury to achieve this feat.
He is now an American soccer coach. Friedel played 84 games for the USA between 1992 and 2005 and represented his country at three World Cups. He was left out of the Tottenham team on October 7, 2012; the last Premier League games Friedel missed were Blackburn's final two fixtures of the 2003-4 season against Tottenham and Birmingham City on May 10 and May 15, 2004, respectively.
Friedel is also officially Aston Villa's oldest-ever player, a record he set on February 1, 2011, by playing in the club's Premier League fixture away at Manchester United. Friedel's age of 39 years and 259 days surpassed the previous record held by Ernie Callaghan, who last played for Villa against Grimsby Town in April 1947, aged 39 years and 257 days. Friedel's last appearance for Villa was on May 22, 2011, in a 1–0 home win against Liverpool aged 40 years and four days.
On May 6, 2012, Friedel also became the oldest player to appear in a competitive match for Tottenham when he played in the club's Premier League fixture at Aston Villa, beating Jimmy Cantrell's near-80-year-old record. He ended his Premier League career after a total of 450 appearances, which remains a record for any North or South American player.
He coached the US U19s and then New England Revolution, "retiring" in 2019.
Brad gained his first international cap against Canada in 1992, a game in which he managed to keep a cean sheet. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the U.S 1992 Olympic team; however, he was unable to beat out Tony Meola as first-choice keeper for the U.S. team at the 1994 World Cup. His chance came later when Friedel made his World Cup debut, in the 1998 World Cup, where he conceded one goal as the U.S. lost to Yugoslavia. He lived up to his growing reputation in the 2002 World Cup as the U.S. went on a surprising run to the quarter-finals, which included a 3–2 victory over Portugal in group play, and a 2–0 second-round win over arch-rival Mexico before a loss to Germany (the eventual runner-up). He also became the first keeper to save two penalties during regular play (as opposed to pen shootouts) in a World Cup finals tournament since 1974. He was dubbed "The Human Wall" by fans during the spectacular 2002 World Cup run.
Friedel announced his retirement from international soccer on February 7, 2005
In 2007, Friedel launched a non-profit soccer academy in Lorain, Ohio, at a cost of approximately $10 million, providing coaching on a full-tuition scholarship basis to youths aged 12 and older. His company, Premier Soccer Academy, had difficulty retaining and obtaining corporate sponsorship after the financial crisis in 2008 and closed in 2011. In January of that year, Friedel filed for bankruptcy protection in the United Kingdom as a result of debts arising from the academy.
I'm afraid he does not feature in this list: https://www.90min.com/posts/6591081-the-25-greatest-goalkeepers-of-all-time-ranked OR here https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1781995-the-50-greatest-goalkeepers-in-history
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