Milner made his Leeds debut at 16 in November 2002 and at the time was the second-youngest player to play in the Premier League.
The following month he became the youngest player to score in the Premier League and is now third on that list, behind Max Dowman and James Vaughan.
Milner missed most of the 2024–25 season through injury but played 22 games in all competitions in 2025-26, making his 654th and final Premier League appearance during Brighton‘s last game of the season.
“From making my debut for Leeds United, who I supported growing up, at the age of 16 and becoming the Premier League’s youngest scorer, I could never have dreamed of the journey I’ve been on, right through to not being able to lift my foot last year and then coming back to be part of Brighton qualifying for Europe for the second time in their history at the age of 40,” he added.
