RANK

PLAYERS

APPEARANCES

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Fábio

1,399

União Bandeirante, Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro, Fluminense, Brazil U23

1997–Present

2

Peter Shilton

1,387

Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Leyton Orient, England

1966–1997

3

Cristiano Ronaldo

1,309

Sporting CP B, Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al-Nassr, Portugal

2002–Present

4

Paul Bastock

1,284

Cambridge United, Bath City, Fisher Athletic, Kettering Town, Aylesbury United, Boston United, Dagenham & Redbridge, St Albans City, Rushden & Diamonds, Worksop Town, Royston Town, St Neots Town, Dunstable Town, Stamford, Corby Town, Wisbech Town, Grantham Town, Pinchbeck United, Deeping Rangers

1988–2022

5

Rogério Ceni

1,226

Sinop, São Paulo, Brazil

1990–2015

6

Barry Hayles

1,180

Willesden Hawkeye, Stevenage Borough, Bristol Rovers, Fulham, Sheffield United, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Cheltenham Town, Truro City, St Albans City, Arlesey Town, Chesham United, Windsor, Merstham, Jamaica

1989–2023

7

Tommy Hutchison

1,178

Dundonald Bluebell, Alloa Athletic, Blackpool, Coventry City, Seattle Sounders, Manchester City, Bulova, Burnley, Swansea City, Merthyr Tydfil, Scotland

1964–1994

8

Lionel Messi

1,174

Barcelona C, Barcelona B, Barcelona, PSG, Inter Miami, Argentina

2003–Present

9

Gianluigi Buffon

1,155

Parma, Juventus, PSG, Italy

1995–2023

10

Luka Modric

1,146

Dinamo Zagreb, Zrinjski Mostar, Inter Zapresic, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Milan, Croatia

2004–Present

11

Yasuhito Endo

1,141

Kagoshima Mitsutaka, Yokohama Flügels, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Gamba Osaka, Jubilo Iwata, Japan

1997–2023

12

Roberto Carlos

1,136

União São João, Palmeiras, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe, Corinthians Paulista, Anzhi Makhachkala, Delhi Dynamos, Brazil

1991–2015

13

Pat Jennings

1,124

Newry United, Newry Town, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Northern Ireland

1961–1986

14

Ray Clemence

1,119

Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, St George-Budapest, Tottenham Hotspur, England

1966–1988

15

Joao Moutinho

1,119

Sporting CP B, Sporting CP, Porto, Monaco, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Braga, Portugal

2003–Present

16

Javier Zanetti

1,115

Talleres RE, Banfield, Inter Milan, Argentina

1992–2014

17

Scott McGleish

1,111

Edgware Town, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient, Peterborough United, Colchester United, Cambridge United, Barnet, Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Whitehawk, Chesham United, Enfield Town, Wealdstone, Cheshunt, Hendon, Leverstock Green

1993–Present

18

Marcelinho Paraiba

1,097

Campinense, Paraguaçuense, Santos, Rio Branco, São Paulo, Marseille, Grêmio, Hertha BSC, Trabzonspor, VfL Wolfsburg, Flamengo, Coritiba, Sport Recife, Grêmio Barueri, Boa, Fortaleza, Internacional de Lages, Joinville, Oeste, Ypiranga, Portuguesa, Treze, Perilima, Brazil

1991–2020

19

Xavi

1,096

Barcelona B, Barcelona, Al Sadd, Spain

1997–2019

20

Robbie James

1,092

Swansea City, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Bradford City, Cardiff City, Merthyr Tydfil, Barry Town, Inter Cardiff, Llanelli, Weston-super-Mare, Wales

1973–1998

21

Iker Casillas

1,085

Real Madrid C, Real Madrid B, Real Madrid, Porto, Spain

1998–2019

22

Nene

1,084

Paulista, Palmeiras, Santos, Mallorca, Alaves, Celta Vigo, Monaco, Espanyol, PSG, Al-Gharafa, West Ham, Vasco da Gama, São Paulo, Fluminense, Juventude, Brazil

1999–Present

23

Jamie Cureton

1,084

Norwich City, Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers, Reading, Busan I'Cons, Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town, Colchester United, Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Exeter City, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Farnborough, Eastleigh, St Albans City, Bishop's Stortford, Enfield, Hornchurch, Maldon & Tiptree, Cambridge City

1993–Present

24

Tony Ford

1,083

Grimsby Town, Sunderland, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Bradford City, Scunthorpe United, Barrow, Mansfield Town, Rochdale, England B

1975–2001

25

Zinho

1,078

Flamengo, Palmeiras, Yokohama Flügels, Grêmio, Cruzeiro, Nova Iguaçu, Miami FC, Brazil

1986–2007

26

Neville Southall

1,078

Llandudno Town, Bangor City, Conwy United, Winsford United, Bury, Everton, Port Vale, Southend United, Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United, Bradford City, Rhyl, Wales

1973–2001

27

Robert Lewandowski

1,078

Delta Warsaw, Legia Warsaw II, Znicz II Pruszków, Znicz Pruszków, Lech Poznan, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Poland

2004–Present

28

Ze Roberto

1,067

Portuguesa, Real Madrid, Flamengo, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Santos, Hamburger SV, Al-Gharafa, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Brazil

1994–2017

29

Kazuyoshi Miura

1,066

Juventus-SP, Santos, Palmeiras, Matsubara, CRB, XV de Jaú, Coritiba, Verdy Kawasaki, Genoa, Croatia Zagreb, Kyoto Purple Sanga, Vissel Kobe, Yokohama FC, Sydney FC, Atletico Suzuka, Oliveirense, Japan

1985–Present

30

Edin Dzeko

1,066

Zeljeznicar, Teplice, Usti nad Labem, VfL Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma, Inter Milan, Fenerbahce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2003–Present

31

Dani Alves

1,063

Bahia, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, São Paulo, UNAM, Brazil

2001–2023

32

Sergio Ramos

1,061

Sevilla Atletico, Sevilla, Real Madrid, PSG, Monterrey, Spain

2003–Present

33

Alan Ball

1,057

Ashton United, Blackpool, Everton, Arsenal, Hellenic, Southampton, Philadelphia Fury, Vancouver Whitecaps, Floreat Athena, Eastern, Bristol Rovers, England

1960–1983

34

Rivaldo

1,054

Paulista, Santa Cruz, Mogi Mirim, Corinthians, Palmeiras, Deportivo La Coruña, Barcelona, Milan, Cruzeiro, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Bunyodkor, São Paulo, Kabuscorp, São Caetano, Brazil

1989–2015

35

Raul

1,048

Real Madrid C, Real Madrid B, Real Madrid, Schalke 04, Al Sadd, New York Cosmos, Spain

1994–2015

36

Glenn Ferguson

1,047

Ards, Glenavon, Linfield, Lisburn Distillery, Northern Ireland

1987–2011

37

Stuart Pearce

1,044

Wealdstone, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Manchester City, Longford, England

1979–2002, 2016

38

David Seaman

1,043

Peterborough United, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal, Manchester City, England

1982–2004

39

Paulo da Silva

1,039

Atlantida, Presidente Hayes, Sport Colombia, Cerro Porteno, Perugia, Lanus, Venezia, Cosenza, Libertad, Toluca, Tigres UANL, Sunderland, Zaragoza, Pachuca, 12 de Octubre, Independiente CG, 12 de Junio, Paraguay

1995–2024

40

Luis Suarez

1,035

Nacional, Groningen, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Gremio, Inter Miami, Uruguay

2005–Present

41

Ryan Giggs

1,031

Manchester United, Wales, Great Britain

1990–2014

42

Paolo Maldini

1,029

Milan, Italy

1985–2009

43

Roque Santa Cruz

1,026

Olimpia, Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich II, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Real Betis, Malaga, Cruz Azul, Libertad, Paraguay

1997–Present

44

Andoni Zubizarreta

1,026

Alaves B, Alaves, Bilbao Athletic, Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Valencia, Spain

1979–1998

45

Graham Alexander

1,025

Scunthorpe United, Luton Town, Burnley, Preston North End, Scotland

1988–2012

46

Timmy Simons

1,023

KTH Diest, Lommel, PSV Eindhoven, 1. FC Nurnberg, Club Brugge, Belgium

1995–2018

47

Andres Iniesta

1,022

Barcelona B, Barcelona, Vissel Kobe, Emirates, Spain

2000–Present

48

Frank Lampard

1,022

West Ham United, Swansea City, Chelsea, Manchester City, New York City, England

1995–2016

49

Ian Callaghan

1,017

Liverpool, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Swansea City, Canberra City, Cork United, Crewe Alexandra, England

1960–1982

50

Noel Bailie

1,014

Linfield, Northern Ireland U23

1989–2011

51

David James

1,013

Watford, Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Bournemouth, Vestmannaeyjar, Kerala Blasters, England

1990–2014

52

Kevin Ellison

1,010

Southport, Chorley, Conwy United Altrincham, Leicester City, Stockport County, Lincoln City, Chester City, Rotherham United, Bradford City, Morecambe, Newport County, Warrington Rylands, City of Liverpool, Runcorn Town, Vauxhall Motors

1996–present

53

Neil Redfearn

1,008

Bolton Wanderers, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Crystal Palace, Watford, Oldham Athletic, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Wigan Athletic, Halifax Town, Boston United, Rochdale, Scarborough, Bradford Park Avenue, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Frickley Athletic, Bridlington Town, AFC Emley, Salford City

1983–2008

54

Sergio Busquets

1,005

Barcelona, Inter Miami, Spain

2007–2025

55

Peter Clarke

1,005

Everton, Blackpool, Port Vale, Coventry City, Southend United, Huddersfield Town, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Fleetwood Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Warrington Town, Prescot Cables

1999–Present

56

Graeme Armstrong

1,001

Meadowbank Thistle, Stirling Albion, Berwick Rangers, Stenhousemuir, Alloa Athletic

1975–2001