CIES: John Arias, the winger with the most minutes in the world

The Colombian attacker from Fluminense is the footballer in his position with the most minutes accumulated in the last year. 
by
Desmond Efe-Khaese
2024-05-05 12:57:05

If we talk about Fernando Diniz’s Fluminense and his most recent successes, it is impossible not to highlight the figure of Colombian winger Jhon Arias.

The 26-year-old attacker, in the last 365 days, has played practically every possible match with Fluzão and has established himself as one of the best footballers in Brasileirão and his importance on the field goes hand in hand with the successes achieved by the carioca painting.

As if that were not enough, his participation is not only on par with the most important players in European football, but he far surpasses them in minutes played.

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Jhon Arias is the winger with the most minutes accumulated in the last year

According to data from the CIES Football Observatory, Jhon Arias is the winger with the most minutes accumulated in the entire world in the last 365 days. Although the study did not specify the exact date on which it began counting it, we can assume that it is his numbers from the beginning of 2023 to the beginning of 2024.

In the 2023 season, Jhon Arias played a total of 59 games with Fluminense, not counting the nine games that he also played with the Colombian National Team, including five qualifying matches and four friendlies.

All these minutes played give a total of 5,589 minutes in the last year, being the winger with the most minutes accumulated worldwide and surpassing players of the stature of Dusan Tadic or Phil Foden.

  • Jhon Arias (Fluminense) – 5589 minutes*
  • Dusan Tadić (Fenerbahce) – 5018 minutes
  • Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray) – 4875 minutes
  • Ephron Mason-Clark (Peterborough United) – 4874 minutes
  • Phil Foden (Manchester City) – 4757 minutes

*Disputed in the last 365 days

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