List of football (soccer) players with 100 or more caps
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This is a list of association football players with 100 or more caps
.
The all-time leader in senior caps for either gender, Kristine Lilly
of the United States
, had 352 caps and retired from football on January 6, 2011. Nine other women — six of them American, two from China
, and one from Germany
— have 200 or more caps. No men have obtained 200 caps.
Ahmed Hassan
, Egypt international, currently holds the men's all-time record with 179 caps. The first footballer to win 100 international caps was Billy Wright of Wolverhampton Wanderers
and England
in 1959. Wright went on to appear 105 times for England, 90 of them as captain.
official numbers.
Players who are currently internationally active players are listed in bold.
The asterisk (*) indicates that the FIFA official caps differs from some national statistics.
recognises only matches played within the FIFA World Cup (including preliminary competitions), continental competitions (including qualifiers), friendly matches between senior national teams and Olympic final and qualifying matches played up to and including 1948 (with certain exceptions) as "A" international matches. This affects some players who were formerly included in the Century Club. Therefore, the records established by the associations with regard to these players may differ from the FIFA Century Club. Here is a list of the excluded:
official numbers.
The names of currently active players are in bold.
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
.
The all-time leader in senior caps for either gender, Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...
of the United States
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
, had 352 caps and retired from football on January 6, 2011. Nine other women — six of them American, two from China
China women's national football team
The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.- Records :China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0...
, and one from Germany
Germany women's national football team
The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
— have 200 or more caps. No men have obtained 200 caps.
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
, Egypt international, currently holds the men's all-time record with 179 caps. The first footballer to win 100 international caps was Billy Wright of Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
and England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in 1959. Wright went on to appear 105 times for England, 90 of them as captain.
Men
Last updated on 11 January 2011 (see FIFA Century Club (men)) based on FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
official numbers.
Players who are currently internationally active players are listed in bold.
The asterisk (*) indicates that the FIFA official caps differs from some national statistics.
Rank | Name | Nation | Confederation | Caps | First | Last | Duration |
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1 | Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team... |
CAF Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... |
179 | ||||
2 | Mohamed Al-Deayea | AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
178 | ||||
= | Claudio Suárez Claudio Suárez Luis Claudio Suárez Sánchez is a retired Mexican footballer. He last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.... |
CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
178* | ||||
4 | Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hussein is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.A prolific goalscorer, he amassed well over 150 caps for Egypt, netting more than 50 times... |
CAF | 169 | ||||
5 | Iván Hurtado Iván Hurtado Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo is an Ecuadorian professional football central defender for Barcelona as well as captaining the Ecuadorian national team. He is currently one of the most capped male footballers of all time.... |
CONMEBOL CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations... |
167 | ||||
= | Vitālijs Astafjevs Vitalijs Astafjevs Vitālijs Astafjevs is a former football midfielder from Latvia, currently the assistant manager for Skonto Rīga.- Club career :... |
UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
167 | ||||
7 | Adnan Al-Talyani | AFC | 164 | ||||
= | Cobi Jones Cobi Jones Cobi N'Gai Jones is a retired American soccer player who formerly served as assistant coach with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer , with whom he had been involved as a player and coach since the team's inaugural season in 1996... |
CONCACAF | 164 | ||||
9 | Sami Al-Jaber Sami Al-Jaber Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber is a retired football striker from Saudi Arabia well known as playing the majority of his career with Al-Hilal. He is his country's second highest international goalscorer and has appeared in four different World Cup Finals, and scored three goals in 1994 and 1998, and... |
AFC | 163 | ||||
10 | Martin Reim Martin Reim Martin Reim is a former football midfielder, member of the Estonian national team and the current manager of FC Flora.... |
UEFA | 157 | ||||
11 | Lothar Matthäus Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup... |
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UEFA | 150 | |||
12 | Ali Daei Ali Daei Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches... |
AFC | 149 | ||||
13 | Pável Pardo Pavel Pardo Pável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :... |
CONCACAF | 148* | ||||
14 | Javier Zanetti Javier Zanetti Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback... |
CONMEBOL | 145 | ||||
15 | Marko Kristal Marko Kristal Marko Kristal is a former football midfielder with an outstanding career for the Estonian national team.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 143 | ||||
= | Thomas Ravelli Thomas Ravelli Thomas Ravelli is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His 21-year professional career was almost exclusively associated with Öster and Göteborg, for whom he amassed Allsvenskan totals of 430 games.... |
UEFA | 143 | ||||
17 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi is a retired football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country.-Career:... |
AFC | 142 | ||||
= | Cafu Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s... |
CONMEBOL | 142 | ||||
= | Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both... |
UEFA | 142 | ||||
20 | Majed Abdullah | AFC | 139 | ||||
21 | Landon Donovan Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing.... |
CONCACAF | 138* | ||||
= | Rigobert Song Rigobert Song Rigobert Song Bahanag is a former Cameroonian footballer who is currently a main consultant for the famous sports channel 'Orange sports'. Although receiving many propositions from top clubs, Song declined. Song played for Kosovo super league club KF Drenica, when his contract after season 2010/12... |
CAF | 138 | ||||
23 | Amado Guevara Amado Guevara Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:... |
CONCACAF | 137 | ||||
= | Jari Litmanen Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008... |
UEFA | 137 | ||||
= | Walter Centeno Walter Centeno Wálter Centeno Corea, is a Costa Rican midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Saprissa. He is one of Costa Rica's best players in the past decade. He has sublime vision and passing skills. He also has good dribbling abilities, great technique and a top eye for goal. He dictates play for the... |
CONCACAF | 137 | ||||
26 | Fabio Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy... |
UEFA | 136 | ||||
Hong Myung-Bo Hong Myung-Bo Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments.... |
AFC | 136 | |||||
28 | Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla is an international Mexican football player, currently playing as a midfielder for Cruz Azul and is captain of the team. He is known as "El Borrego" for his bushy-like hair... |
CONCACAF | 135 | ||||
29 | Bashar Abdullah | AFC | 134 | ||||
= | Jeff Agoos Jeff Agoos Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Agoos is a retired American soccer defender, and one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team.... |
CONCACAF | 134 | ||||
= | Dorinel Munteanu Dorinel Munteanu Dorinel Ionel Munteanu is a Romanian former football midfielder, and current manager of Oţelul Galaţi.-Club career:Munteanu started to play football for Metalul Bocşa, a team which offered him the first chance to play in Divizia B in 1986... |
UEFA | 134 | ||||
32 | Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns... |
AFC | 132 | ||||
33 | Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang is a Thai football manager and former football striker who played between April 1993 and October 2007, currently managing Chula United in the Thai Division 1 League.-Club career:... |
AFC | 130 | ||||
= | Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history... |
UEFA | 130 | ||||
35 | Jorge Campos | CONCACAF | 129* | ||||
36 | Marcelo Balboa Marcelo Balboa Marcelo Balboa is an American former soccer defender who played in the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude... |
CONCACAF | 128 | ||||
37 | Iker Casillas Íker Casillas Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, being the captain of both... |
UEFA | 127 | ||||
= | Luís Figo Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009... |
UEFA | 127 | ||||
= | Roberto Palacios Roberto Palacios Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas is a Peruvian football midfielder from the district of Chorrillos in Lima, the capital of Peru.-Biography:... |
CONMEBOL | 127 | ||||
= | Lee Young-Pyo Lee Young-Pyo Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland".... |
AFC | 127 | ||||
41 | Hussein Saeed Hussein Saeed Hussein Saeed Mohammed is a former Iraqi football player. Hussein Saeed is in 10th place in FIFA’s list of most international matches at 126 matches. He was also in the Iraq national football team's golden team in 1986. He competed for Iraq at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.Saeed is also... |
AFC | 126 | ||||
= | Paolo Maldini Paolo Maldini Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club... |
UEFA | 126 | ||||
= | Andoni Zubizarreta Andoni Zubizarreta Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.The all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona , appearing in more than 950... |
UEFA | 126 | ||||
44 | Sargis Hovsepyan | UEFA | 125 | ||||
= | Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time... |
UEFA | 125 | ||||
= | Ibrahim Hassan Ibrahim Hassan Ibrahim Hassan ; born 10 August 1966 in Cairo) is a retired Egyptian footballer.A right defender, he amassed well over 100 caps for Egypt. His twin brother, Hossam, also played professional football, and they shared clubs for most of their extensive careers.... |
CAF | 125 | ||||
= | Roberto Carlos | CONMEBOL | 125 | ||||
= | Peter Shilton Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps.... |
UEFA | 125 | ||||
= | Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeper, playing for Sudan Premier League side El-Merreikh.-Club career:Swiss club FC Sion announced that they had signed El-Hadary to a four-year contract in February 2008, despite claims to the contrary from his club Al-Ahly... |
CAF | 125 | ||||
50 | Javad Nekounam Javad Nekounam Javad Nekounam is an Iranian footballer who plays for CA Osasuna in La Liga.Usually playing as a central midfielder, he is known for his passing ability, defensive acumen, ball distribution and powerful long-range shots. He represented his national team over 120 times.-Early years / UAE:Having... |
AFC | 124 | ||||
= | Hany Ramzy Hany Ramzy Hany Guda Ramzy is an Egyptian international football defender. He is the current Head Coach of the Egypt U23 national football team.-Early life:... |
CAF | 124 | ||||
52 | Yoo Sang-Chul Yoo Sang-Chul Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :*Weight: 78 kg*First Int'l Cap: USA... |
AFC | 123 | ||||
53 | Masami Ihara | AFC | 122 | ||||
= | Luis Marín | CONCACAF | 122* | ||||
= | Abdullah Zubromawi Abdullah Zubromawi Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi is a retired football defender from Saudi Arabia. Between 1993 and 2002, he played 122 international matches and scored 4 goals for the national team. He played at the World Cups in 1994, 1998 and 2002... |
AFC | 122 | ||||
56 | David Carabott David Carabott David Carabott is a former professional footballer who played for many teams in Malta, where he used to play as a defender.During his career, Carabott has played for Hibernians, Valletta, Marsaxlokk, Msida St... |
UEFA | 121 | ||||
= | Cha Bum-Kun Cha Bum-Kun Cha Bum-Kun is a South Korean football manager and former player, nicknamed Tscha Bum in Germany because of his name and his thunderous ball striking ability. In South Korea, Cha is greatly respected for his accomplishments in the Bundesliga and the South Korean national team... |
AFC | 121 | ||||
= | Aide Iskandar Aide Iskandar Aide Iskandar is a professional soccer player who plays for Sengkang Punggol and was once the captain of the Singapore national football team, which he led to consecutive Tiger Cup wins in 2005 and 2007... |
AFC | 121 | ||||
= | Peter Schmeichel Peter Schmeichel Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993... |
UEFA | 121* | ||||
= | Thierry Henry Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and... |
UEFA | 121 | ||||
= | Andres Oper Andres Oper Andres Oper is an Estonian footballer who plays as a striker. He played in AEK Larnaca. He has set the goalscoring record for the Estonian national team, by scoring 36 goals in 117 matches.-Early career:... |
UEFA | 121 | ||||
62 | Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
UEFA | 120 | ||||
= | Ian Goodison Ian Goodison Ian De Souza Goodison is a football defender from Jamaica. He has been playing for Tranmere Rovers since 2004 and has amassed more than 300 appearances for the club.-Hull City:... |
CONCACAF | 120* | ||||
= | Rüştü Reçber Rüstü Reçber Rüştü Reçber is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig.He has played a key role in the success of the Turkish national squad, and it was at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where Turkey finished third, that he earned a selection to... |
UEFA | 120 | ||||
= | Ramón Ramírez | CONCACAF | 120* | ||||
= | Theodoros Zagorakis Theodoros Zagorakis -Kavala:Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala, the club that also produced Zisis Vryzas, with whom he became close friends... |
UEFA | 120 | ||||
= | Mart Poom Mart Poom Mart Poom is an Estonian former football goalkeeper. He retired after Estonia's 0–0 draw against Portugal on 10 June 2009 to focus on his job as goalkeeping coach at Arsenal and the Estonian national team, as well as other more "personal" projects.... |
UEFA | 120 | ||||
68 | Pat Jennings Pat Jennings Patrick Anthony "Pat" Jennings OBE is a Northern Ireland former football player. He played 119 games for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper, a figure which at the time was a world record and is still a Northern Ireland record, in an international career which lasted for over 22 years... |
UEFA | 119 | ||||
= | Gilbert Agius Gilbert Agius Gilbert Agius is a professional Maltese footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder or as a striker for the Maltese Premier League side Valletta.-Barcelona :... |
UEFA | 119 | ||||
70 | Karel Poborský Karel Poborský Karel Poborský is a former Czech footballer. A right winger, Poborský is the all-time leader in appearances for the Czech national team, and was most noted for his technical ability.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 118 | ||||
= | Geremi | CAF | 118 | ||||
= | Ali Karimi Ali Karimi Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki better known as Ali Karimi, is an Iranian professional footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004.... |
AFC | 118 | ||||
73 | Heinz Hermann Heinz Hermann Heinz Hermann is a former Swiss international footballer.On 1 July 1977 Heinz Hermann changed from FC Seefeld Zürich to Grasshopper-Club Zürich, where he became Swiss league champion four times and cup champion once. At the end of the season 1984/1985 he changed to Neuchâtel Xamax, and he later... |
UEFA | 117 | ||||
74 | Abdulrahim Jumaa Abdulrahim Jumaa Abdulrahim Anbar Jumaa is a United Arab Emirates footballer who plays for Al Jazira Club. Playing in the midfield, Jumaa is one of the most important players for both his club and country. Abdulrahim is a skilled passer and has dribbling skills... |
AFC | 116 | ||||
= | Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000... |
UEFA | 116 | ||||
= | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:... |
AFC | 116 | ||||
= | Roland Nilsson Roland Nilsson Roland Nilsson is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of FC Copenhagen. As a player, Nilsson played 116 games for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden... |
UEFA | 116 | ||||
77 | Roberto Ayala Roberto Ayala Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else... |
CONMEBOL | 115 | ||||
= | David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... |
UEFA | 115 | ||||
= | Hao Haidong Hao Haidong Hao Haidong is the current chairman of Tianjin Songjiang F.C. and a former Chinese international football player who was widely regarded as the best striker China has ever produced. Hao holds the record for being China's all-time leader in goals scored... |
AFC | 115 | ||||
= | Noureddine Naybet | CAF | 115 | ||||
= | Gheorghe Popescu Gheorghe Popescu Gheorghe Gică Popescu is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours... |
UEFA | 115 | ||||
= | Andrejs Rubins Andrejs Rubins Andrejs Rubins is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan. He also plays for the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 115 | ||||
= | Shunmugham Subramani Shunmugham Subramani Shunmugham Subramani, born August 5, 1972, is the captain of Home United in the S.League and former defender for the Singapore national football team.-Club career:... |
AFC | 115 | ||||
84 | Stern John Stern John Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Early Career in US:John moved to the United States to attend Mercer... |
CONCACAF | 114 | ||||
= | Giorgos Karagounis Giorgos Karagounis Giorgos Karagounis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos . He is best remembered for scoring the first goal of UEFA Euro 2004, a very long range effort that helped his team to win the opening game of the tournament, in which the Greeks surprisingly emerged as champions.His... |
UEFA | 114 | ||||
= | Robbie Keane Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team.... |
UEFA | 114 | ||||
= | Björn Nordqvist Björn Nordqvist Björn Nordqvist is a former football defender from Sweden. During the 1960s and '70s he was the Swedish national team captain. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1974 FIFA World Cup and 1978 FIFA World Cup and in total amassed 115 international matches, and as such held the world record for... |
UEFA | 114* | ||||
= | Kristen Viikmäe Kristen Viikmäe Kristen Viikmäe is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of striker.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 114 | ||||
89 | Carmel Busuttil Carmel Busuttil Carmel Busuttil is one of Malta's most experienced football players. Now retired from playing, he is assistant coach of the Malta national football team.-Career:... |
UEFA | 113* | ||||
= | Angus Eve Angus Eve Angus Eve is a former Trinidadian football player, who is currently a coach for Ma Pau SC of Trinidad's Professional Football League. He is his country's most capped player of all time.... |
CONCACAF | 113* | ||||
= | Miroslav Klose Miroslav Klose Miroslav Josef Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing.Klose holds German... |
UEFA | 113 | ||||
= | Viktor Onopko Viktor Onopko Viktor Savelyevich Onopko is an association football coach and a former defender and holds the record for most international appearances for the Russian national team... |
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UEFA | 113 | |||
= | Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl is a Danish footballer, who currently plays as a right winger for Brøndby IF. He has played 112 matches and scored 21 goals for the Danish national side. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup... |
UEFA | 113 | ||||
94 | Zuhair Bakhit Zuhair Bakhit Zuhair Saeed Bakheet-Bilal , is a UAE football player who played as a striker for the UAE national football team and Al Wasl FC in Dubai. He started playing for the national team in 1988 and retired from international football in 2001. He played in 5 Gulf Cup of Nations, 3 AFC Asian Cup of... |
AFC | 112 | ||||
= | Frank de Boer Frank de Boer Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 112 | ||||
= | Yasuhito Endō Yasuhito Endo is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.-Career:... |
AFC | 112 | ||||
= | Alain Geiger Alain Geiger Alain Geiger is a retired Swiss international football defender and current manager. He is currently the head coach manager of Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League.... |
UEFA | 112 | ||||
= | Hakan Şükür Hakan Sükür Hakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a... |
UEFA | 112 | ||||
= | Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior.... |
UEFA | 112 | ||||
= | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | UEFA | 112 | ||||
= | Dino Zoff Dino Zoff Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the... |
UEFA | 112 | ||||
102 | Abdulsalaam Jumaa Abdulsalaam Jumaa Abdulsalam Jumaa Al Junaibi is a United Arab Emirati footballer who is a midfielder for Al Jazira. He is a member of the United Arab Emirates national football team.-External links:*... |
AFC | 111 | ||||
= | Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the... |
CONCACAF | 111* | ||||
= | Carlos Valderrama | CONMEBOL | 111 | ||||
= | Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history... |
UEFA | 111 | ||||
105 | Nohair Al-Shammari Nohair Al-Shammari Nohair Al-Shammari is a Kuwaiti international footballer who plays as a defender. He won 110 caps for the Kuwait national side in a career which lasted from 1996 to 2009. He played for Al-Salmiya SC on loan from Al Qadsia.-External links:... |
AFC | 110 | ||||
= | Paul Caligiuri Paul Caligiuri Paul David Caligiuri is a retired American soccer player.Caliguiri's professional career spanned 16 years, during which he played for numerous teams in the United States and Germany, and for the U.S. national team... |
CONCACAF | 110 | ||||
= | Nader El-Sayed Nader El-Sayed Nader El-Sayed is a notable Egyptian goalkeeper, who currently retired and he last played for Egyptian Premier League club ENPPI, and has been capped more than 100 times with the Egyptian national team.-Club career:... |
CAF | 110 | ||||
= | Fernando Couto Fernando Couto Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top teams in Portugal, Spain and Italy , appearing in nearly 600 official games and winning the national league title of each country,... |
UEFA | 110 | ||||
= | Carlos Gamarra Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón is a former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at Centre back, and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals.Gamarra is known for his... |
CONMEBOL | 110 | ||||
= | Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently... |
AFC | 110 | ||||
= | Yuji Nakazawa Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle... |
AFC | 110 | ||||
= | Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Jiménez is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan National League... |
CONCACAF | 110* | ||||
= | Kevin Kilbane Kevin Kilbane Kevin Daniel Kilbane is an English-born Irish association footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Derby County, on loan from Hull City.... |
UEFA | 110 | ||||
= | José Manuel Rey | CONMEBOL | 110 | ||||
115 | Álex Aguinaga Álex Aguinaga Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón is a Ecuadorian retired footballer midfielder and former mananger. As a player, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals. Aguinaga is known as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time... |
CONMEBOL | 109 | ||||
= | Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi | AFC | 109 | ||||
= | Niclas Alexandersson | UEFA | 109 | ||||
= | Abdel El-Saqua | CAF | 109 | ||||
= | Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy... |
CAF | 109 | ||||
= | Alberto García Aspe Alberto García Aspe Alberto García Aspe Mena is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexican national team. He has also participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals... |
CONCACAF | 109 | ||||
= | Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder.... |
CONCACAF | 109 | ||||
= | Olof Mellberg Olof Mellberg Erik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish international footballer currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.-Early years:... |
UEFA | 109 | ||||
= | Mauricio Solís | CONCACAF | 109* | ||||
= | Fan Zhiyi Fan Zhiyi Fan Zhiyi is a former professional football player from the People's Republic of China. A folk hero and football icon in his native country he was considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace to become the first Chinese person to do so. Internationally he would go on to... |
AFC | 109 | ||||
126 | Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that... |
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UEFA | 108 | |||
= | Juris Laizāns Juris Laizans Juris Laizāns is a Latvian football midfielder, currently playing for Fakel Voronezh in the Russian First League and Latvia national football team.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 108 | ||||
= | Jamal Mubarak Jamal Mubarak Jamal Mubarak Abdul-Rahman is a Kuwaiti football player. He won 108 caps for the Kuwaiti national team.-External links:... |
AFC | 108 | ||||
= | Ioannis Okkas | UEFA | 108 | ||||
= | Raio Piiroja Raio Piiroja Raio Piiroja is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Eredivisie for Vitesse. He plays the position of centre back and is also the captain of the Estonian national football team.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 108 | ||||
= | Hussein Sulimani | AFC | 108 | ||||
= | Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship... |
UEFA | 108 | ||||
133 | Baichung Bhutia Baichung Bhutia Baichung Bhutia is an ex Indian footballer. He is currently contracted by the club he owns, United Sikkim. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He plays for United Sikkim FC. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills... |
AFC | 107 | ||||
= | Thomas Helveg Thomas Helveg Thomas Lund Helveg is a former Danish professional Association football player who played as a defensive midfielder and defender for Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship... |
UEFA | 107* | ||||
= | Miroslav Karhan Miroslav Karhan Miroslav Karhan is a Slovak football midfielder who currently captains FC Spartak Trnava.Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia and is the most capped Slovak footballer of all time... |
UEFA | 107 | ||||
= | Aaron Mokoena Aaron Mokoena Teboho Aaron Mokoena is a South African footballer who plays for and captains Football League Championship club Portsmouth and the South African national team.-Early career:... |
CAF | 107 | ||||
= | Bobby Moore Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup... |
UEFA | 107* | ||||
= | Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
UEFA | 107 | ||||
= | Xavi | UEFA | 107 | ||||
140 | Imants Bleidelis Imants Bleidelis Imants Bleidelis is a former football midfielder from Latvia. He last played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He has made 106 appearances for the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 106 | ||||
= | Diego Pablo Simeone | CONMEBOL | 106 | ||||
= | Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement.... |
UEFA | 106 | ||||
= | Li Weifeng Li Weifeng Li Weifeng is a Chinese football defender who currently plays for Tianjin Teda. He has represented the Chinese national football team over 100 times. He also played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.... |
AFC | 106 | ||||
= | Eric Wynalda Eric Wynalda Eric Boswell Wynalda is a retired American soccer player, and former sports broadcaster. He was the co-host of Fox Football Fone-In on Fox Soccer Channel and is currently employeed as the president of international operations at Mexican third division club Murcielagos.Wynalda scored the first goal... |
CONCACAF | 106 | ||||
146 | Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966... |
UEFA | 105* | ||||
= | Héctor Chumpitaz Héctor Chumpitaz Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz González is a former footballer from Peru... |
CONMEBOL | 105 | ||||
= | Sami Hyypiä Sami Hyypiä Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a retired European Cup winning Finnish footballer who played in the centre back position. He last played for German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen and was the captain of the Finland national football team. He joined Leverkusen in summer 2009, ending a ten year spell at... |
UEFA | 105 | ||||
= | Jonatan Johansson Jonatan Johansson (footballer) Jonatan Lillebror Johansson is a retired Finnish footballer. He last played for TPS in Finnish Veikkausliiga. His main position was a striker and he was a regular in the Finnish national team.- Early career :... |
UEFA | 105 | ||||
= | Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler is a World Cup-winning German centre back football player and football manager. Kohler has retired from professional sports, but still occasionally plays for Alemannia Adendorf in the Kreisliga C... |
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UEFA | 105 | |||
= | Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before... |
UEFA | 105 | ||||
= | Lúcio Lúcio Lucimar Ferreira da Silva , commonly known as Lúcio, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Inter and the Brazil national team. He is a strong defender with good aerial play, who adds presence in the attack.Lúcio began his professional career in 1997, in one... |
CONMEBOL | 105 | ||||
= | Muhsin Musabah Muhsin Musabah Mushin Musabah Faraj Fairouz is a retired United Arab Emirati footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for the United Arab Emirates national football team as well as the Sharjah Club in Sharjah.... |
AFC | 105 | ||||
= | Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer who captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic... |
UEFA | 105 | ||||
= | Andriy Shevchenko Andriy Shevchenko Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C... |
UEFA | 105 | ||||
155 | László Bölöni | UEFA | 104 | ||||
= | Mario Frick Mario Frick (footballer) Mario Frick is a Swiss-born Liechtensteiner football striker, who plays for Liechtenstein side FC Balzers in the Swiss 1st League.-Liechtenstein:... |
UEFA | 104 | ||||
= | Kim Tae-Young | AFC | 104 | ||||
= | Billy Wright | UEFA | 104* | ||||
= | Mihails Zemļinskis Mihails Zemlinskis Mihails Zemļinskis is a former Latvian football player. Born in Riga, he didn't play for a club other than Skonto FC except for two short spells in Hungary and Israel... |
UEFA | 104 | ||||
161 | Juan Arango Juan Arango Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany, as an attacking midfielder.... |
UEFA | 103 | ||||
= | Franz Beckenbauer Franz Beckenbauer Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch... |
UEFA | 103 | ||||
= | Joe Brincat Joe Brincat Joseph Brincat is a Maltese former international football player who earned a total of 103 caps for the Maltese national team, scoring five goals. He played for many clubs including Birkirkara FC, Sliema Wanderers, and Floriana.... |
UEFA | 103* | ||||
= | Stéphane Chapuisat | UEFA | 103 | ||||
= | Didier Deschamps Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000... |
UEFA | 103 | ||||
= | Andreas Herzog Andreas Herzog Andreas Herzog, also Andy Herzog, is a former Austrian football player.-Club career:Born in Vienna, Herzog started his career at local giants Rapid Vienna, but was sent out on loan to city rivals First Vienna FC during 1987–88. That move proved to be successful and he was soon recalled to Rapid to... |
UEFA | 103 | ||||
= | Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La... |
UEFA | 103* | ||||
= | Hwang Sun-Hong Hwang Sun-Hong Hwang Sun-Hong or Hwang Seon-Hong is a South Korean football manager and former player, currently managing Pohang Steelers- Biography :During most of the last 2 decades Hwang was regarded as a Korean scoring sensation... |
AFC | 103 | ||||
= | Theodore Whitmore Theodore Whitmore Theodore Whitmore is a football midfielder from Jamaica. He is currently manager for the Jamaica national football team.- Club career :... |
CONCACAF | 103* | ||||
= | Indrek Zelinski Indrek Zelinski Indrek Zelinski is an Estonian football manager and retired football striker.-Club career:When he was 12 years old, he started his career under a youth coach, Märt Siigur, in his hometown... |
UEFA | 103 | ||||
171 | Kenny Dalglish Kenny Dalglish Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and... |
UEFA | 102 | ||||
= | Wael Gomaa Wael Gomaa Wael Gomaa is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a defender for Egypt's African Champion Al-Ahly club as well as Egypt's National Football Team-Club career:... |
CAF | 102 | ||||
= | Martin Jørgensen Martin Jørgensen Lars Martin Jørgensen , more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 101 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark... |
UEFA | 102 | ||||
= | Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan .... |
UEFA | 102 | ||||
= | Savo Milošević Savo Miloševic Savo Milošević is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself at Partizan, he signed for Aston Villa, and went on to spend the vast majority of the following decade playing in Spain, where he represented four clubs, amassing La Liga totals of 241 games and... |
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UEFA | 102 | |||
= | Mohamed Omar Mohammad Omar (footballer) Mohammed Omar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shaddadi, known as Mohamed Omar is a professional Emirati footballer, who currently plays in Al Wasl FC and he was the former captain of the UAE national football team. Previous clubs he played for are Al Wasl, Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Dhafra, Al-Nasr, and Ajman Club... |
AFC | 102 | ||||
= | Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo Ramírez Guillermo "El Pando" Ramírez Ortega is a Guatemalan football midfielder. He most recently played for C.D... |
CONCACAF | 102 | ||||
= | Raúl Raúl González Raúl González Blanco , known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04.... |
UEFA | 102 | ||||
= | Dejan Stanković Dejan Stankovic Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football... |
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UEFA | 102 | |||
= | Steve Staunton Steve Staunton Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington... |
UEFA | 102 | ||||
= | Michał Żewłakow | UEFA | 102 | ||||
182 | Leonel Álvarez | CONMEBOL | 101 | ||||
= | Daniel Bennett | AFC | 101 | ||||
= | Oleg Blokhin Oleg Blokhin Oleh Volodymyrovych "Oleg" Blokhin is a Ukrainian football coach and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team... |
UEFA | 101 | ||||
= | Phillip Cocu Phillip Cocu Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV... |
UEFA | 101 | ||||
= | Thomas Häßler Thomas Häßler Thomas Jürgen "Icke" Häßler is a former German football midfielder and is currently a coach for 1. FC Köln. He was formerly a coach for the Nigeria national team.... |
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UEFA | 101 | |||
= | Kasey Keller Kasey Keller Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.... |
CONCACAF | 101 | ||||
= | Carlos Pavón Carlos Pavón Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.... |
CONCACAF | 101 | ||||
= | Jorge Soto Jorge Soto Jorge Antonio Soto is a retired Peruvian footballer.-Career:Soto is one of the all-time emblematic figures of Sporting Cristal... |
CONMEBOL | 101 | ||||
= | Thorbjørn Svenssen Thorbjørn Svenssen Thorbjørn Svenssen was a Norwegian footballer, who played a record 104 international games for Norway, and captained the side 93 times.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 101* | ||||
= | Claudio Taffarel Cláudio Taffarel Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent.... |
CONMEBOL | 101 | ||||
192 | Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas is a Greek international footballer and the former captain of his country's national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for Arles-Avignon in the Ligue 1 until 22 October 2010.-Panathinaikos:... |
UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Henning Berg Henning Berg Henning Stille Berg is a Norwegian former football player. He played as a central defender or right-back.He is one of only three players to have won the Premier League with two different clubs, the others being Ashley Cole and Nicolas Anelka .-Club career:Born in Eidsvoll, Berg played for... |
UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Manuel Bocanegra is an American soccer player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and is the captain of the United States national team.-Chicago Fire:... |
CONCACAF | 100 | ||||
= | Denis Caniza | UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Luis Capurro | CONMEBOL | 100 | ||||
= | Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football... |
AFC | 100 | ||||
= | Ulf Kirsten | |
UEFA | 100 | |||
= | Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians... |
UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Rúnar Kristinsson Rúnar Kristinsson Rúnar Kristinsson is a former Icelandic footballer who played for Lokeren, Lillestrøm SK and KR Reykjavík. He now works for KR as manager and director of football... |
UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Tony Meola Tony Meola Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola is an American former soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors... |
CONCACAF | 100 | ||||
= | Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore is a former American soccer forward who played for the United States national team in three World Cups. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England and the United States. He finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer... |
CONCACAF | 100 | ||||
= | Nazri Nasir Nazri Nasir Nazri Nasir is a retired football player from Singapore. He was the captain of the Singapore national football team in the late-1990s and early-2000s, and led the team which won the regional Tiger Cup in 1998.In 1994, Nazri was a member of the Singapore side which won the Malaysian League and... |
AFC | 100 | ||||
= | Dario Šimić Dario Šimic Dario Šimić is a retired Croatian football player. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back. A product of Dinamo Zagreb Academy, he later played for Serie A sides Inter Milan and AC Milan and Ligue 1 side Monaco, before returning to Dinamo Zagreb in 2010,... |
UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Igors Stepanovs Igors Stepanovs Igors Nauris Stepanovs is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FK Jūrmala. As of April 2010 he has played 99 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.-Skonto:He started his club career at Skonto-Metāls... |
UEFA | 100 | ||||
= | Earnie Stewart | CONCACAF | 100* |
Most men with 100 or more caps by country
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12 | CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
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8 | CAF Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... |
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8 | AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
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7 | UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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- FIFA has also stated in news releases that Keith GumbsKeith GumbsKeith "Kayamba" Gumbs is a St. Kitts and Nevis international football player who currently plays as a striker for the Indonesia Super League side Sriwijaya FC...
of St. Kitts and Nevis has reached the 100 cap mark, but does not include him on the official list.
FIFA criteria
FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
recognises only matches played within the FIFA World Cup (including preliminary competitions), continental competitions (including qualifiers), friendly matches between senior national teams and Olympic final and qualifying matches played up to and including 1948 (with certain exceptions) as "A" international matches. This affects some players who were formerly included in the Century Club. Therefore, the records established by the associations with regard to these players may differ from the FIFA Century Club. Here is a list of the excluded:
Name | Nation | Confederation | Nat.Caps | FIFA Caps | First | Last |
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Sadok Sassi Sadok Sassi Sadok Sassi , nicknamed "Attouga" is a former Tunisian footballer. He was a goalkeeper and played for Club Africain and the Tunisian national team.... "Attouga" |
CAF | 110 | 90 | 1964 | 1978 | |
Choi Soon-Ho | AFC | 103 | 95 | 23/08/1980 | 27/07/1991 | |
Kazimierz Deyna Kazimierz Deyna Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish footballer, who played as an offensive midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation.-Early life:... |
UEFA | 103 | 85 | 24/04/1968 | 21/06/1978 | |
Joachim Streich Joachim Streich Joachim Streich is a former East German footballer, who won the bronze medal with East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.... |
UEFA | 102 | 98 | 08/12/1969 | 20/10/1984 | |
Borislav Mikhailov Borislav Mikhailov Borislav Biserov Mihaylov is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper and currently President of Bulgarian Football Union, member of the executive committee of UEFA.... |
UEFA | 102 | 98 | 04/05/1983 | 05/06/1998 | |
Morten Olsen Morten Olsen Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup... |
UEFA | 102 | 98 | 23/09/1970 | 18/06/1989 | |
József Bozsik József Bozsik József Bozsik was a Hungarian footballer. He represented Hungary in various international tournaments, and is a member of the Mighty Magyars.-Biography:... |
UEFA | 101 | 96 | 17/08/1947 | 18/04/1962 | |
Hans-Jürgen Dörner Hans-Jürgen Dörner Hans-Jürgen „Dixie“ Dörner is a former German football player and who now coaches. He distinguished himself during his career by being named East Germany's player of the year three times - the only East German player to do this besides goalkeeper Jürgen Croy.Dörner's playing career began in 1960... |
UEFA | 100 | 96 | 22/06/1969 | 18/05/1985 | |
Grzegorz Lato Grzegorz Lato Grzegorz Bolesław Lato is a former Polish football striker, and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup. Lato's playing career coincided with the golden era of Polish football, which began with Olympic gold in Munich in 1972 and ended a decade later with third place at the 1982 World Cup in... |
UEFA | 100 | 95 | 17/11/1971 | 17/04/1984 | |
Ari Hjelm Ari Hjelm Ari-Juhani Hjelm is a Finnish football coach and former player. He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.... |
UEFA | 100 | 93 | 16/03/1983 | 16/03/1996 |
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Rank | Name | Nation | Confederation | Caps | First | Last |
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1 | Kristine Lilly Kristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years... |
CONCACAF | 352 | 1987 | 2010 | |
2 | Mia Hamm Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,... |
CONCACAF | 275 | 1987 | 2004 | |
3 | Julie Foudy | CONCACAF | 272 | 1988 | 2004 | |
4 | Christie Rampone Christie Rampone Christie Patricia Rampone is an American soccer defender currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a member and current Captain of the United States women's national soccer team.-High school:... |
CONCACAF | 243 | 1997 | 2011 | |
5 | Joy Fawcett | CONCACAF | 239 | 1987 | 2004 | |
6 | Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA... |
UEFA | 214 | 1996 | 2011 | |
7 | Tiffeny Milbrett | CONCACAF | 204 | 1991 | 2005 | |
8 | Kate Markgraf Kate Markgraf Kate Markgraf , is an American soccer defender and was a member of the U.S. women's national team.-Early life:... |
CONCACAF | 201 | 1998 | 2010 | |
= | Pu Wei Pu Wei Pu Wei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2000 she finished fifth with the Chinese team in the women's tournament. She played all three matches.... |
AFC | 201 | 1997 | 2008 | |
10 | Li Jie Li Jie (footballer) Li Jie is a female Chinese football player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the women's tournament. She played both matches.-External links:*... |
AFC | 200 | 1997 | 2008 | |
11 | Brandi Chastain Brandi Chastain Brandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.... |
CONCACAF | 192 | 1988 | 2005 | |
= | Fan Yunjie Fan Yunjie Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
AFC | 192 | 1992 | 2004 | |
13 | Kerstin Stegemann Kerstin Stegemann Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995... |
UEFA | 191 | 1994 | 2009 | |
14 | Han Duan Han Duan Han Duan is a Chinese football forward who last played for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Chinese National Team.In 2004 she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the Olympics women's tournament... |
AFC | 188 | 2000 | 2011 | |
= | Hege Riise Hege Riise Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14.... |
UEFA | 188 | 1990 | 2004 | |
16 | Zhao Lihong Zhao Lihong Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal.... |
AFC | 182 | 1992 | 2003 | |
17 | Shannon MacMillan Shannon MacMillan -References:... |
CONCACAF | 176 | 1993 | 2005 | |
18 | Katrine Pedersen Katrine Pedersen Katrine Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She plays for the Danish national team, of which she is currently the captain.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 175 | 1994 | 2011 | |
= | Therese Sjögran Therese Sjögran Therese Sjögran is a female midfielder for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer and the Swedish Women's National Team. Although her club number is 11, she wears the number 15 for the national team.... |
UEFA | 175 | 1995 | 2011 | |
20 | Ariane Hingst Ariane Hingst Ariane Hingst is a German footballer. Primarily utilized as a defender or a defensive holding, midfielder Hingst announced this summer that she would be retiring from international football with the German national team. In addition it was announced by 1... |
UEFA | 174 | 1996 | 2011 | |
21 | Liu Ailing Liu Ailing Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal.... |
AFC | 173 | 1987 | 2001 | |
= | Homare Sawa Homare Sawa is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese... |
AFC | 173 | 1995 | 2011 | |
= | Briana Scurry Briana Scurry Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup... |
CONCACAF | 173 | 1994 | 2008 | |
= | Sandrine Soubeyrand Sandrine Soubeyrand Sandrine Soubeyrand is a French football player who currently plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Soubeyrand plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team. On 29 October 2009, she earned her record 143rd career international cap in a match... |
UEFA | 173 | 1997 | 2011 | |
25 | Bente Nordby Bente Nordby Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :... |
UEFA | 172 | 1991 | 2007 | |
26 | Patrizia Panico Patrizia Panico Patrizia Panico is an Italian football striker, currently playing for Torres CF in Italy's Serie A. She has also played for SS Lazio, Torino CF, Modena Amadio, ACF Milan and ASD Bardolino, and Sky Blue FC in the United States' WPS. She has been the Serie A's top scorer for ten seasons.Panico also... |
UEFA | 169 | 1996 | 2011 | |
27 | Carla Overbeck | CONCACAF | 168 | 1988 | 2000 | |
28 | Abby Wambach Abby Wambach Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an American professional soccer player, coach and Olympic gold medalist. A four-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, she has been a regular on the U.S. women's national team since 2003... |
CONCACAF | 165 | 2001 | 2011 | |
29 | Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen | UEFA | 163 | 2000 | 2010 | |
= | Wen Lirong Wen Lirong Wen Lirong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches, but missed the final after being sent off in the semifinal.Four years later she was a member of... |
AFC | 163 | 1987 | 2001 | |
= | Sun Wen | AFC | 163 | 1990 | 2001 | |
32 | Wang Liping Wang Liping (footballer) Wang Liping is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches.... |
AFC | 162 | 1992 | 2004 | |
= | Christine Sinclair Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer... |
CONCACAF | 162 | 1998 | 2011 | |
= | Victoria Svensson Victoria Svensson Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson is a former Swedish female football player. She was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam; captaining the national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup... |
UEFA | 162 | 1996 | 2009 | |
= | Cindy Parlow | CONCACAF | 158 | 1996 | 2004 | |
36 | Kristin Bengtsson Kristin Bengtsson Gärd Kristin Bengtsson is a women's soccer player, who currently plays for Djurgården/Älvsjö. She holds the record for the most capped player in the Swedish women's national team, with 157 caps. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal... |
UEFA | 157 | 1991 | 2005 | |
37 | Annemieke Griffioen | UEFA | 156 | 1995 | 2011 | |
38 | Tatiana Zorri | UEFA | 155 | 1994 | 2010 | |
39 | Bettina Wiegmann Bettina Wiegmann Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year.... |
UEFA | 154 | 1989 | 2003 | |
= | Bi Yan | AFC | 154 | 2004 | 2011 | |
41 | Michelle Akers Michelle Akers Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament... |
CONCACAF | 153 | 1985 | 2000 | |
= | Carolina Morace Carolina Morace Carolina Morace is theformer football coach for the Canadian national women's team and former player of the women's Italian national team... |
UEFA | 153 | 1980 | 1996 | |
43 | Linda Medalen Linda Medalen Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker... |
UEFA | 152 | 1987 | 1999 | |
44 | Malin Andersson | UEFA | 151 | 1994 | 2005 | |
= | Heather O'Reilly Heather O'Reilly Heather Ann O'Reilly , also known by her initials HAO, is a member of the United States women's national soccer team and a two-time Olympic Gold medalist... |
CONCACAF | 151 | 2000 | 2011 | |
= | Cheryl Salisbury Cheryl Salisbury Cheryl Ann Salisbury is a female football player.-Biography:She most recently played as a defender for the New York Power in the WUSA and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League... |
OFC/AFC | 151 | 1994 | 2009 | |
= | Heidi Støre Heidi Støre Heidi Støre is a former Norwegian footballer and world champion as captain for the national team.She played for the clubs Sprint-Jeløy , Trollhättan , Kolbotn , Nikko and Athene Moss... |
UEFA | 151 | 1980 | 1997 | |
48 | Solveig Gulbrandsen Solveig Gulbrandsen Solveig Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian footballer from the Oppegård area to the South-East of Oslo. She is a midfielder on her club side Stabæk Fotball.... |
UEFA | 150 | 1998 | 2010 | |
49 | Renate Lingor Renate Lingor Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in... |
UEFA | 149 | 1995 | 2008 | |
50 | Shannon Boxx Shannon Boxx Shannon Boxx is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.... |
CONCACAF | 147 | 2003 | 2011 | |
= | Sandra Minnert Sandra Minnert Sandra Minnert is a former German football defender. She played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Coaching career:... |
UEFA | 147 | 1992 | 2007 | |
52 | Pia Sundhage Pia Sundhage Pia Mariane Sundhage is a Swedish former professional football player who is currently the head coach of the United States Women's National Team. While she played most of her career as a forward, she had stints as a midfielder as well as a sweeper.- Club :... |
UEFA | 146 | 1975 | 1996 | |
53 | Doris Fitschen | UEFA | 144 | 1986 | 2001 | |
= | Svetlana Petko Svetlana Petko Svetlana Petko is a former international Russian football goalkeeper. She played for Lehenda Chernihiv, Interros Moskva and CSK VVS Samara throughout her career, winning four Russian leagues.... |
/ | UEFA | 144 | 1985 | 2005 |
54 | Pauline Hamill Pauline Hamill Pauline Hamill is a Scottish female international football forward. She plays for Celtic Ladies in the Scottish Women's Premier League. Hamill made her senior Scotland debut in 1992 and has since amassed a record 141 appearances for the national team.A left-sided winger or forward, Hamill has... |
UEFA | 141 | 1992 | 2011 | |
= | Marleen Wissink Marleen Wissink Marleen Wissink is a former Dutch football goalkeeper. She played at 1.FFC Frankfurt for more than a decade, winning two UEFA Women's Cups and five Bundesligas.... |
UEFA | 141 | 1989 | 2006 | |
56 | Sonia Bompastor Sonia Bompastor Sonia Bompastor is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She primarily plays in the midfield position, preferably on the left side. Bompastor can also play in the left back position... |
UEFA | 139 | 2000 | 2011 | |
58 | Merete Pedersen Merete Pedersen Merete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*... |
UEFA | 136 | 1993 | 2011 | |
59 | Carla Couto | UEFA | 135 | 1993 | 2011 | |
= | Cat Whitehill Cat Whitehill Cat Whitehill is an American soccer player. She plays as a defender for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team, and formerly played on the Washington Freedom W-League team.She was born in Richmond, Virginia, but grew up in Birmingham,... |
CONCACAF | 135 | 2000 | 2010 | |
60 | Gemma Fay Gemma Fay Gemma Fay is a Scottish female international football goalkeeper. She currently plays in the Scottish Women's Premier League for Celtic, having previously played in the English FA Women's Premier League for Leeds United... |
UEFA | 134 | 1998 | 2011 | |
= | Unni Lehn Unni Lehn Unni Lehn is a Norwegian football midfielder. She has 133 appearances for Norway's national team. In 2000 Lehn played 86 minutes of the Olympic Final in Sydney, in which Norway beat the USA in extra time to take the Gold medal... |
UEFA | 134 | 1996 | 2007 | |
62 | Liu Huana Liu Huana Liu Huana is a female Chinese football player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she was a squad member of the Chinese team which finished ninth in the women's tournament.-External links:*... |
AFC | 133 | - | 2011 | |
63 | Sandra Smisek Sandra Smisek Sandra Smisek is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.Smisek has played for Germany at four FIFA Women's World Cup finals.-References:... |
UEFA | 133 | 1995 | 2008 | |
64 | Liu Ying Liu Ying (footballer) Liu Ying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final.... |
AFC | 132 | - | 2004 | |
= | Andrea Neil Andrea Neil Andrea Neil is an accomplished female soccer player.Neil retired as a player in December 2007, having played 131 times for the Canadian national women's soccer team and in four consecutive World Cups... |
CONCACAF | 132 | 1991 | 2007 | |
= | Tisha Venturini Tisha Venturini Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:... |
CONCACAF | 132 | 1992 | 2000 | |
66 | Aly Wagner Aly Wagner Alyson Kay "Aly" Wagner is a former American soccer midfielder who last played for Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer. She was a member of the United States women's national soccer team... |
CONCACAF | 131 | 1998 | 2009 | |
67 | Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:... |
UEFA | 130 | 2001 | 2011 | |
= | Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Hooper is a former striker for the Canadian women's national soccer team.-Career:A former star at North Carolina State University, she currently plays for the * of the Women's Premier Soccer League. In 2006 she played for the New Jersey Wildcats in the American W-League... |
CONCACAF | 130 | 1986 | 2006 | |
= | Laura Kalmari | UEFA | 130 | 1996 | 2011 | |
= | Hanna Ljungberg Hanna Ljungberg Hanna Carolina Ljungberg is a Swedish football player, playing the position of forward. She plays for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on February 6, 1996 where Sweden won 8-0 against Spain.She is not related to Swedish male... |
UEFA | 130 | 1996 | 2008 | |
69 | Heather Garriock Heather Garriock Heather Ann Garriock is an Australian football midfielder currently playing for Sydney FC of the Australian W-League and is a member of the Australian women's national team.-Club career:... |
OFC/AFC | 129 | 1999 | 2011 | |
70 | Diana Matheson Diana Matheson Diana Matheson is a football midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games.... |
CONCACAF | 127 | 2003 | 2011 | |
= | Tatiana Skotnikova | UEFA | 127 | 2003 | 2011 | |
72 | Silke Rottenberg Silke Rottenberg Silke Rottenberg is a former German football goalkeeper.-Career:She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She announced her retirement from the German national team on May 27, 2008. After the game Germany versus Wales on May 29, 2008, she formally retired from international football... |
UEFA | 126 | 1993 | 2008 | |
74 | Lindsay Tarpley Lindsay Tarpley Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow is an American soccer forward currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She went to Portage Central High School.-High school:Tarpley grew up in Portage, Michigan, and attended Portage... |
CONCACAF | 126 | 2003 | 2011 | |
= | Karolina Westberg Karolina Westberg Karolina Westberg born is a female footballer for Umeå IK and the Swedish national team. She is a defender as number 4 on Umeå and number 2 on the national team. She is currently the captain of Umeå IK.-External links:* * * *... |
UEFA | 126 | 1997 | 2011 | |
76 | Martina Voss Martina Voss Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is a retired German football midfielder and lately was head coach for women's football club FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany's top flight, the Fußball-Bundesliga. Her contract was ended on 17 February 2011... |
UEFA | 125 | 1984 | 2000 | |
77 | Natalia Barbachina | UEFA | 124 | 1990 | 2011 | |
78 | Ri Kum-Suk Ri Kum-Suk Ri Kum-Suk is a North Korean footballer who plays for the 4.25 Sports Team. She plays a key role not only for her club, but also for her national teams in the AFC Women's Asian Cup, Asian Games and FIFA Women's World Cup.-Club career:... |
AFC | 123 | 1999 | 2009 | |
79 | Dyanne Bito Dyanne Bito Dyanne Mary Christine Bito is a Dutch football defender currently playing for Telstar in the Vrouwen Eredivisie. She has also played in the German Bundesliga for Heike Rheine.... |
UEFA | 121 | 2000 | 2011 | |
= | Corinne Diacre | UEFA | 121 | 1993 | 2005 | |
81 | Lorrie Fair Lorrie Fair Lorraine Ming "Lorrie" Fair was a member of the World Cup Champion United States national soccer team. Over the span of ten years, she was a part of one World Cup Team and three Olympic teams, and retired from international play in 2005.Her twin sister, Veronica Ching Fair, was also a member of... |
CONCACAF | 120 | 1996 | 2008 | |
= | Julie Fleeting Julie Fleeting Julie Fleeting MBE , whose married name is Julie Stewart, is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as a striker for Arsenal Ladies in the FA WSL. She wears the number 10 shirt.... |
UEFA | 120 | 1996 | 2011 | |
= | Irina Grigorieva | / | UEFA | 120 | 1985 | 2005 |
= | Hanna Marklund Hanna Marklund Hanna Gunilla Marklund is a Swedish football player. She plays as a defender, and her shirt number is 4.... |
UEFA | 120 | 1997 | 2007 | |
= | Brit Sandaune Brit Sandaune Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration... |
UEFA | 120 | 1995 | 2004 | |
= | Sanna Valkonen | UEFA | 120 | 1995 | 2010 | |
85 | Antonella Carta | UEFA | 119 | 1984 | 1999 | |
= | Gillian Coultard Gillian Coultard Gillian Coultard is a retired English football player, and former England captain. She is England Women's most capped international, with 119 appearances; she is also the highest capped outfield England international ever, with only goalkeeper Peter Shilton gaining more with 125... |
UEFA | 119 | 1981 | 2000 | |
= | Hiromi Isozaki | AFC | 119 | 1997 | 2011 | |
= | Tomoe Sakai | AFC | 119 | 1997 | 2011 | |
88 | Anne Eggers Nielsen | UEFA | 118 | 1993 | 2007 | |
= | Sun Hui Ho | AFC | 118 | 2003 | 2009 | |
= | Jessica Julin | UEFA | 118 | 1997 | 2009 | |
= | Carli Lloyd Carli Lloyd Carli Anne Lloyd is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.-Early life:... |
CONCACAF | 118 | 2005 | 2011 | |
= | Anne Mäkinen Anne Mäkinen Anne Maarit Mäkinen is a former Finnish football player, who last played for Swedish club AIK in Stockholm. She was a central midfielder.... |
UEFA | 118 | 1991 | 2009 | |
= | Trine Rønning Trine Rønning Trine Bjerke Rønning is a Norwegian football player. She made her debut on the Norway women's national football team in 1999 and has played many seasons for the national team, becoming vice-captain in 2009... |
UEFA | 118 | 2003 | 2011 | |
96 | Marina Burakova | / | UEFA | 117 | 1985 | 2004 |
= | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | CONCACAF | 117 | 1987 | 1996 | |
= | Heather Mitts Heather Mitts Heather Blaine Mitts Feeley is an American professional soccer player who is a defender in the Women's Professional Soccer league. Mitts played college soccer for the University of Florida, and thereafter, she has played professionally for the Philadelphia Charge, Boston Breakers, Philadelphia... |
CONCACAF | 116 | 1999 | 2011 | |
= | Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé | UEFA | 116 | 1992 | 2005 | |
= | Rachel Yankey Rachel Yankey Rachel Abba Yankey, MBE is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a left-winger or forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian descent, from her father's side.Yankey is the most-capped... |
UEFA | 116 | 1997 | 2011 | |
101 | Sun Qingmei Sun Qingmei Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*... |
AFC | 115 | 1984 | 1997 | |
102 | Daphne Koster Daphne Koster Daphne Helena Koster is a Dutch football defender, currently playing for Telstar in the Vrouwen Eredivisie. She has also played in the WPS for Sky Blue FC.She is the captain of the Dutch national team.-References:... |
UEFA | 114 | 1997 | 2011 | |
103 | Randee Hermus Randee Hermus Randee Hermus is a female football defender, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games, she played currently with Vancouver Whitecaps.-Career:Hermus was named the 2004 W-League Championship Weekend MVP for her defensive work; defensive... |
CONCACAF | 113 | 2000 | 2011 | |
= | Malin Moström Malin Moström Malin Sofi Moström is a Swedish former football player , from 2001 to 2006 she was the captain of the Sweden women's national football team... |
UEFA | 113 | 1996 | 2006 | |
106 | Hoda Lattaf Hoda Lattaf Hoda Lattaf is a French soccer player who plays in attack. She currently plays for Montpellier in the top French league and is one of the leading players for the France national team, and was seen as the preferred partner for Marinette Pichon until the latter decided to retire from international... |
UEFA | 112 | 1997 | 2008 | |
= | Elisabeth Leidinge | UEFA | 112 | 1974 | 1996 | |
= | Marinette Pichon | UEFA | 112 | 1994 | 2006 | |
109 | Ann Kristin Aarones | UEFA | 111 | 1990 | 1999 | |
= | Giorgia Brenzan | UEFA | 111 | 1987 | 1992 | |
= | Steffi Jones Steffi Jones Stephanie Ann "Steffi" Jones is a retired German football defender. She now works as a football administrator, and was in charge of organizing the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.- Biography :... |
UEFA | 111 | 1993 | 2007 | |
= | Maria Lazarou Maria Lazarou Maria Lazarou is a retired Greek football player.Lazarou played club football for several clubs in the Greek Women's Alpha Ethniki. She also had a spell in the German Fußball-Bundesliga with FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen.... |
UEFA | 111 | 1991 | 2004 | |
= | Maria Makowska Maria Makowska Maria Makowska is a retired Polish football player.Makowska began her career playing club football for Pafawag Wrocław and Stilon Gorzów in the Polish Women's Ekstraliga. She moved to Germany where she enjoyed success with 1... |
UEFA | 111 | 1986 | 2008 | |
= | Silvia Neid Silvia Neid Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time... |
UEFA | 111 | 1982 | 1996 | |
= | Lena Videkull | UEFA | 111 | 1984 | 1996 | |
116 | Laura Georges Laura Georges Laura Stéphanie Georges is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She serves as the first-choice captain of her club and plays primarily as a central defender, but can also be utilized as a defensive midfielder... |
UEFA | 110 | 2001 | 2011 | |
= | Lene Jensen | UEFA | 110 | 1996 | 2011 | |
= | Femke Maes Femke Maes Femke Maes is a Belgian footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg. After the 2010–11 season Maes retired her career at Duisburg.- RSC Anderlecht :*Eerste Klasse: Winner 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98... |
UEFA | 110 | 1996 | 2010 | |
= | Gunn Nyborg Gunn Nyborg Gunn Nyborg is a former Norwegian football player who played for the club Asker Fotball and for Norway women's national football team.... |
UEFA | 110 | 1978 | 1992 | |
= | Joanne Peters Joanne Peters Joanne Peters is a female football player who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.-Club career:... |
OFC/AFC | 110 | 1996 | 2009 | |
= | Tiffany Roberts Tiffany Roberts Tiffany M. Roberts is an American Soccer player, world and olympic champion. She attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School.She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-External links:*... |
CONCACAF | 110 | 1994 | 2009 | |
= | Elisabetta Vignotto | UEFA | 110 | 1970 | 1988 | |
123 | Angela Hucles Angela Hucles Angela Khalia Hucles is a former American soccer midfielder and member of the United States women's national soccer team.-Early life:... |
CONCACAF | 109 | 2002 | 2009 | |
= | Jane Törnqvist Jane Törnqvist Jane Törnqvist is a female footballer for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. A tough tackling central defender, she wears number 3 for her club... |
UEFA | 109 | 1995 | 2005 | |
125 | Ane Stangeland Horpestad Ane Stangeland Horpestad Ane Stangeland Horpestad as Ane Stangeland, is a woman footballer from South-West Norway who has captained the Norwegian national team for three seasons and plays for Klepp in the top Norwegian league, the Toppserien, as a central defender. She is from the seaside village of Orre and lives in the... |
UEFA | 107 | 1996 | 2011 | |
126 | Katrín Jónsdóttir Katrín Jónsdóttir Katrín Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic football player and captain of the national team. Katrín is currently the captain of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Katrín plays for Valur at club level... |
UEFA | 106 | 1992 | 2010 | |
127 | Nadine Angerer | UEFA | 105 | 1996 | 2011 | |
= | Gro Espeseth Gro Espeseth Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in... |
UEFA | 105 | 1991 | 2000 | |
= | Ingvild Stensland Ingvild Stensland Ingvild Stensland is a Norwegian football player who plays for Stabæk Fotball in the Toppserien. She plays as a midfielder and is currently a member of the Norway women's national team having made her debut in 2003... |
UEFA | 105 | 2003 | 2011 | |
= | Lene Terp Lene Terp Lene Terp is a Danish former football defender. She captained the Danish national team from 1998 until her retirement in 2003.-Club career:Terp began her career with Kolding, moved on to Vejle, then signed for Odense in 1997... |
UEFA | 105 | 1993 | 2004 | |
131 | Juana Lopez | UEFA | 104 | - | 2011 | |
= | Heidi Mohr Heidi Mohr Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:... |
UEFA | 104 | 1984 | 1996 | |
= | Sarina Wiegman | UEFA | 104 | 1987 | 2004 | |
134 | Bai Jie | AFC | 103 | 1997 | 2003 | |
= | Anna-Kaisa Rantanen | UEFA | 103 | 1996 | 2011 | |
= | Hope Solo Hope Solo Hope Amelia Solo is an American association football goalkeeper. She became a free agent after Women's Professional Soccer terminated the magicJack franchise for which she played in the 2011 season. Solo is the current starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer... |
CONCACAF | 103 | 2000 | 2011 | |
= | Elvira Todua Elvira Todua Elvira Zurabovna Todua is an Abkhazian Russian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Rossiyanka in the Russian Championship.She is a member of the Russian national team, currently serving as its first-choice goalkeeper. She previously played Russia's last match in the 2009 European... |
UEFA | 103 | - | 2011 | |
138 | Anissa Tann-Darby | OFC | 102 | 1988 | 2002 | |
= | Brittany Timko Brittany Timko Brittany Timko is a Canadian female soccer player.- Career :She played for the Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also played on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln soccer team from 2003 to 2007, and graduated in May 2007... |
CONCACAF | 102 | 2002 | 2011 | |
= | Paula Cristina | UEFA | 102 | 1995 | 2011 | |
= | Amy Walsh Amy Walsh Amy Heather Walsh has been a midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer team since 1998. She has to play more than 102 matchs for the national team of Canada. She attended the University of Nebraska, where she was twice named in the first team and once in the first-team... |
CONCACAF | 102 | 1998 | 2009 | |
= | Faye White Faye White Faye Deborah White, MBE is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Super League and the England women's national football team as a central defender... |
UEFA | 102 | 1997 | 2011 | |
= | Pia Wunderlich Pia Wunderlich Pia Wunderlich is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team.-Success:Word Cup Winner 2003Runner-up World Cup 1995,... |
UEFA | 102 | 1993 | 2006 | |
143 | Natalia Chatzigiannidou | UEFA | 101 | 1997 | 2010 | |
= | Maureen Mmadu Maureen Mmadu Maureen Mmadu is a Nigerian football midfielder who last played for Linköpings FC in the Swedish women's 1st division Damallsvenskan.-Career:She previously played for Klepp IL in the Norwegian Toppserien... |
CAF | 101 | 1993 | 2011 | |
145 | Ma Xiaoxu Ma Xiaoxu Ma Xiaoxu is a female Chinese football player playing for the Dalian Shide club... |
AFC | 100 | 2005 | 2011 |
Most women with 100 or more caps by country
Soccer women |
Nation | Confederation |
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27 | CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
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16 | UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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15 | AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... |
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13 | UEFA | |
12 | UEFA | |
8 | UEFA | |
7 | CONCACAF | |
7 | UEFA | |
6 | UEFA | |
6 | / | UEFA |
5 | UEFA | |
5 | UEFA | |
4 | OFC Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries... through 2005 AFC 2006–present |
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3 | UEFA | |
3 | AFC | |
3 | UEFA | |
2 | UEFA | |
2 | AFC | |
2 | UEFA | |
1 | UEFA | |
1 | UEFA | |
1 | CONCACAF | |
1 | CAF Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... |
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1 | UEFA |
See also
- Progression of association football caps recordProgression of association football caps recordThis is a progressive list of men's association footballers who have held or co-held the world record for international caps, beginning with Billy MacKinnon, the only man to play in all of Scotland's first seven internationals.-Criteria:...
- List of association football players with 50 or more international goals
- Top international association football goal scorers by country
- Top scorer in the world (over time)IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the YearThe World‘s best Top Division Goal Scorer, comes from the world's 60 top leagues, as determined by International Federation of Football History & Statistics during the previous year....
External links
- FIFA Century Club (men) updated 11 January 2011
- FIFA Century Club (women) updated 14 October 2011
- RSSSF: Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals