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This list features the players with the most appearances in international football history.

RANK	PLAYER	NATION	APPEARANCES	YEARS
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	226	2003–present
2	Bader Al-Mutawa	Kuwait	202	2003–2022
3	Lionel Messi	Argentina	196	2005–present
4	Soh Chin Ann	Malaysia	195	1969–1984
5	Luka Modrić	Croatia	194	2006–present
6	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	184	1995–2012
7	Hassan Al-Haydos	Qatar	184	2008–present
8	Ahmed Mubarak	Oman	183	2003–2019
9	Andrés Guardado	Mexico	180	2005–2024
10	Sergio Ramos	Spain	180	2005–2021
11	Claudio Suárez	Mexico	178	1992–2006
12	Hossam Hassan	Egypt	177	1985–2006
13	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	176	1997–2018
14	Maynor Figueroa	Honduras	175	2003–2022
15	Mohamed Al-Deayea	Saudi Arabia	173	1993–2006
16	Amer Shafi	Jordan	171	2002–2021
17	Iván Hurtado	Ecuador	168	1992–2014
18	Alexis Sánchez	Chile	168	2006–present
19	Iker Casillas	Spain	167	2000–2016
20	Vitālijs Astafjevs	Latvia	166	1992–2010
21	Cobi Jones	United States	164	1992–2004
22	Sayed Mohammed Jaffer	Bahrain	163	2004–2024
23	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	Saudi Arabia	163	1992–2001
24	Shukor Salleh	Malaysia	163	1970–1981
25	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	163	2008–present
26	Diego Godín	Uruguay	161	2005–2022
27	Mohamed Husain	Bahrain	161	1997–2015
28	Salman Isa	Bahrain	161	2000–2012
29	Gary Medel	Chile	161	2007–2023
30	Adnan Al-Talyani	United Arab Emirates	161	1984–1997
31	Celso Borges	Costa Rica	159	2008–2023
32	Essam El-Hadary	Egypt	159	1996–2018
33	Konstantin Vassiljev	Estonia	159	2006–2025
34	Sunil Chhetri	India	157	2005–2025
35	Jan Vertonghen	Belgium	157	2007–2024
36	Sami Al-Jaber	Saudi Arabia	156	1992–2006
37	Martin Reim	Estonia	156	1992–2009
38	Landon Donovan	United States	155	2000–2014
39	Yasuhito Endō	Japan	152	2002–2015
40	Fawzi Bashir	Oman	151	2001–2013
41	Guillermo Ochoa	Mexico	151	2005–2024
42	Ivan Perišić	Croatia	151	2011–present
43	Michael Bradley	United States	150	2006–2019
44	Claudio Bravo	Chile	150	2004–2024
45	Lothar Matthäus	Germany	150	1980–2000
46	Aníbal Godoy	Panama	150	2010–present
47	Javad Nekounam	Iran	149	2000–2015
48	Paulo da Silva	Paraguay	148	2000–2017
49	Ali Daei	Iran	148	1993–2006
50	Younis Mahmoud	Iraq	148	2002–2016
51	Rafael Márquez	Mexico	148	1997–2018
52	Mohamed Salmeen	Bahrain	148	1998–2013
53	Javier Mascherano	Argentina	147	2003–2018
54	Pável Pardo	Mexico	147	1996–2009
55	Arturo Vidal	Chile	147	2007–present
56	Christian Eriksen	Denmark	147	2010–present
57	Daniel Bennett	Singapore	146	2002–2017
58	Robbie Keane	Republic of Ireland	146	1998–2016
59	João Moutinho	Portugal	146	2005–2022
60	Edin Džeko	Bosnia and Herzegovina	146	2007–present
61	Hariss Harun	Singapore	146	2007–present
62	Ángel Di María	Argentina	145	2008–2024
63	Hugo Lloris	France	145	2008–2022
64	Bryan Ruiz	Costa Rica	145	2005–2022
65	Javier Zanetti	Argentina	145	1994–2011
66	Gabriel Gómez	Panama	144	2003–2018
67	Shahril Ishak	Singapore	144	2003–2018
68	Mauricio Isla	Chile	144	2007–2024
69	Yuto Nagatomo	Japan	144	2008–present
70	Gerardo Torrado	Mexico	144	1999–2013
71	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	Ukraine	144	2000–2016
72	Joel Campbell	Costa Rica	144	2011–present
73	Baha' Abdel-Rahman	Jordan	143	2007–2022
74	Sergio Busquets	Spain	143	2009–2022
75	Baihakki Khaizan	Singapore	143	2003–2021
76	Thomas Ravelli	Sweden	143	1981–1997
77	Tomás Rincón	Venezuela	143	2008–present
78	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	143	2007–2024
79	Anders Svensson	Sweden	143	1999–2013
80	Granit Xhaka	Switzerland	143	2011–present
81	Cafu	Brazil	142	1990–2006
82	Amer Deeb	Jordan	142	2002–2014
83	Ehsan Hajsafi	Iran	142	2008–2024
84	Marko Kristal	Estonia	142	1992–2005
85	Michael Mifsud	Malta	142	2000–2020
86	Lilian Thuram	France	142	1994–2008
87	Pepe	Portugal	141	2007–2024
88	Abdullah Zubromawi	Saudi Arabia	141	1993–2002
89	Steven Davis	Northern Ireland	140	2005–2022
90	Clint Dempsey	United States	140	2004–2017
91	Son Heung-min	South Korea	140	2010–present
92	Giorgos Karagounis	Greece	139	1999–2014
93	Hussein Abdulghani	Saudi Arabia	138	1996–2018
94	Ismail Abdullatif	Bahrain	138	2005–2025
95	Mokhtar Dahari	Malaysia	138	1972–1985
96	Ali Al-Habsi	Oman	138	2001–2019
97	Marek Hamšík	Slovakia	138	2007–2023
98	Osama Hawsawi	Saudi Arabia	138	2006–2018
99	Hatem Aqel	Jordan	137	1998–2014
100	Olivier Giroud	France	137	2011–2024
101	Antoine Griezmann	France	137	2014–2024
102	Amado Guevara	Honduras	137	1994–2010
103	Miroslav Klose	Germany	137	2001–2014
104	Ildefons Lima	Andorra	137	1997–2023
105	Jari Litmanen	Finland	137	1989–2010
106	Rigobert Song	Cameroon	137	1993–2010
107	Waleed Ali	Kuwait	136	2002–2014
108	Fabio Cannavaro	Italy	136	1997–2010
109	Edinson Cavani	Uruguay	136	2008–2022
110	Abdelkarim Hassan	Qatar	136	2010–2025
111	Hong Myung-bo	South Korea	136	1990–2002
112	Ismail Matar	United Arab Emirates	136	2003–2021
113	Peter Pekarík	Slovakia	136	2006–present
114	Khairul Amri	Singapore	135	2004–2019
115	Walter Centeno	Costa Rica	135	1995–2009
116	Ahmed Fathy	Egypt	135	2002–2021
117	Alberto Quintero	Panama	135	2007–2023
118	Ricardo Rodriguez	Switzerland	135	2011–present
119	Bashar Abdullah	Kuwait	134	1996–2018
120	Jeff Agoos	United States	134	1988–2003
121	Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	134	1996–2016
122	Taisir Al-Jassim	Saudi Arabia	134	2004–2018
123	Dorinel Munteanu	Romania	134	1991–2007
124	Andres Oper	Estonia	134	1995–2014
125	Jaime Penedo	Panama	134	2003–2018
126	Wesley Sneijder	Netherlands	134	2003–2018
127	Darijo Srna	Croatia	134	2002–2016
128	Noel Valladares	Honduras	134	2000–2016
129	Axel Witsel	Belgium	134	2008–present
130	Andreas Isaksson	Sweden	133	2002–2016
131	Saud Kariri	Saudi Arabia	133	2001–2015
132	Sebastian Larsson	Sweden	133	2008–2021
133	Fernando Muslera	Uruguay	133	2009–2022
134	Carlos Ruiz	Guatemala	133	1998–2016
135	Xavi	Spain	133	2000–2014
136	Sayed Dhiya Saeed	Bahrain	133	2011–present
137	Teemu Pukki	Finland	133	2009–present
138	Sargis Hovsepyan	Armenia	132	1992–2012
139	Peter Jehle	Liechtenstein	132	1998–2018
140	Simon Kjær	Denmark	132	2009–2024
141	Lee Woon-jae	South Korea	132	1994–2010
142	Héctor Moreno	Mexico	132	2007–2023
143	Ibrahim Hassan	Egypt	131	1988–2002
144	Abdulaziz Hatem	Qatar	131	2009–present
145	Andrés Iniesta	Spain	131	2006–2018
146	Kim Källström	Sweden	131	2001–2016
147	Thomas Müller	Germany	131	2010–2024
148	Arumugan Rengasamy	Malaysia	131	1973–1986
149	Kiatisuk Senamuang	Thailand	131	1993–2007
150	Luis Advíncula	Peru	130	2010–present
151	Akram Afif	Qatar	130	2015–present
152	Cha Bum-kun	South Korea	130	1972–1986
153	Boniek García	Honduras	130	2005–2021
154	Lukas Podolski	Germany	130	2004–2017
155	Edwin van der Sar	Netherlands	130	1995–2008
156	Yoshimar Yotún	Peru	130	2011–present
157	Marko Arnautović	Austria	130	2008–present
158	Safuwan Baharudin	Singapore	130	2010–present

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References

Wikipedia. (2024). List of men’s footballers with 100 or more international caps. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_100_or_more_international_caps (Accessed 1 December 2025).

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