List of footballers with the most official appearances

Ranking

Rank	Name	Position	Appearances	Goals	Seasons	Period	Teams
1	Peter Shilton	G	1,390	1	31	1966–1997	348 Leicester City 121 Stoke City 272 Nottingham Forest 242 Southampton 211 Derby County 43 Plymouth Argyle 2 Bolton Wanderers 10 Leyton Orient 125 England 13 England U23
2	Rogério Ceni	G	1,234	129	25	1990–2015	20 Sinop 1,198 São Paulo 16 Brazil
3	Xavi	M	1,133	138	22	1997–2019	61 Barcelona B 767 Barcelona 115 Al Sadd 133 Spain 6 Spain U23 25 Spain U21 6 Spain U20 10 Spain U18 10 Spain U17
4	Roberto Carlos	D	1,127+	113+	24	1991–2015	61+ União São João 161 Palmeiras 34 Inter Milan 527 Real Madrid 104 Fenerbahçe 61 Corinthians 28 Anzhi Makhachkala 3 Delhi Dynamos 125 Brazil 23 Brazil Olympic football team 5 Brazil U20
5	Iker Casillas	G	1,119	−	22	1998–2020	26 Real Madrid C 4 Real Madrid Castilla 725 Real Madrid 156 Porto 167 Spain 5 Spain U21 2 Spain U20 4 Spain U18 10 Spain U17 19 Spain U16 1 Spain U15
6	Ray Clemence	G	1,117+	−	23	1965–1988	50+ Scunthorpe United 665 Liverpool 337 Tottenham Hotspur 61 England 4 England U23
7	Gianluigi Buffon	G	1,115	−	25	1995–	220 Parma 670 Juventus 25 Paris Saint-Germain 176 Italy 4 Italy U23 11 Italy U21 3 Italy U18 3 Italy U17 3 Italy U16
8	Javier Zanetti	D/M	1,102	31	22	1992–2014	33 Talleres RE 66 Banfield 858 Inter Milan 145 Argentina 12 Argentina U23
9	Pat Jennings	G	1,095	1	23	1963–1986	52 Watford 596 Tottenham Hotspur 327 Arsenal 119 Northern Ireland 1 Northern Ireland U23
10	Marcelinho Paraíba	M	1,092	317+	28	1992–2020	16 Campinense 34 Esporte Clube Paraguaçuense 16 Santos 42 Rio Branco Esporte Clube 197 São Paulo 21 Marseille 49 Grêmio 193 Hertha BSC 22 Trabzonspor 57 VfL Wolfsburg 25 Flamengo 40 Coritiba 92 Sport Recife 19 Grêmio Barueri 45 Boa 44 Fortaleza 26 Internacional de Lages 30 Joinville 13 Oeste 4 Ypiranga Futebol Clube 26 Portuguesa 52 Treze 24 Perilima 5 Brazil
11	Tony Ford	D/M	1,082	120	25	1975–2001	490 Grimsby 9 Sunderland 135 Stoke 128 West Bromwich Albion 7 Bradford City 91 Scunthorpe United 116 Mansfield Town 104 Rochdale 2 England B
12	Fábio	G	1,068	−	23	1997–	23 União Bandeirante 16 Atlético Paranaense 151 Vasco da Gama 863 Cruzeiro 5 Brazil U20 6 Brazil U17
13	Djalma Santos	D	1,065	44	23	1947–1970	434 Portuguesa 501 Palmeiras 32 Atlético Paranaense 98 Brazil
14	Raúl	A	1,063	462	21	1994–2015	8 Real Madrid C 1 Real Madrid B 741 Real Madrid 98 Schalke 04 61 Al Sadd 32 New York Cosmos 102 Spain 4 Spain Olympic football team 9 Spain U21 5 Spain U20 2 Spain U18
15	Alan Ball, Jr.	M	1,053	222	24	1960–1984	7 Ashton United 164 Blackpool 251 Everton, 217 Arsenal 4 Hellenic 234 Southampton 33 Philadelphia Fury 31 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 Floreat Athena 12 Eastern 17 Bristol Rovers 72 England 8 England U23
16	Cristiano Ronaldo	A	1,049	753	19	2001–	2 Sporting CP B 31 Sporting CP 292 Manchester United 438 Real Madrid 88 Juventus 164 Portugal 3 Portugal U23 10 Portugal U21 5 Portugal U20 7 Portugal U17 9 Portugal U15
17	David Seaman	G	1,046	−	22	1982–2004	106 Peterborough United 84 Birmingham City 175 Queens Park Rangers 564 Arsenal 26 Manchester City 75 England 6 England B 10 England U21
18	Frank Lampard	M	1,044	315	22	1995–2017	187 West Ham United 9 Swansea City 648 Chelsea 38 Manchester City 31 New York City FC 106 England 1 England B 19 England U21 5 England U18
19	Paolo Maldini	D	1,041	45	25	1984–2009	902 Milan 126 Italy 1 Italy Olympic football team 12 Italy U21
20	Yasuhito Endō	M	1,037	150	24	1997–	1 Kagoshima Jitsugyō H.S. 20 Yokohama Flügels 64 Kyoto Purple Sanga 782 Gamba Osaka 152 Japan 7 Japan U23 11 Japan U20
21	Ryan Giggs	M	1,036	183	24	1990–2014	963 Manchester United 64 Wales 4 Great Britain Olympic football team 1 Wales U21 3 Wales U18 1 Wales U16
22	Jamie Cureton	A	1,034	369	25	1995-	8 Barnsley 94 Bishop's Stortford 6 Bournemouth 198 Bristol Rovers 21 Busan I'cons 36 Cheltenham Town 56 Colchester United 93 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 Eastleigh 0 Enfield 3 England u18 96 Exeter City 48 Farnborough 3 Hornchurch 23 Leyton Orient 108 Norwich City 46 QPR 127 Reading 12 Shrewsbury Town 17 St Albans City 32 Swindon Town
23	Graham Alexander	D	1,025	107	21	1991–2012	202 Scunthorpe United 183 Luton Town 178 Burnley 421 Preston North End 40 Scotland 1 Scotland B
24	Noel Bailie	D	1,024	11	22	1989–2011	1013 Linfield 1 Northern Ireland U23 2 Northern Ireland U21 1 Northern Ireland U17 7 Northern Ireland U16
25	David James	G	1,023	−	25	1989–2014	98 Watford 277 Liverpool 85 Aston Villa 102 West Ham United 100 Manchester City 158 Portsmouth 84 Bristol City 19 Bournemouth 23 ÍBV 12 Kerala Blasters 53 England 2 England B 10 England U21
26	Andoni Zubizarreta	G	1,020	−	19	1980–1999	7 Bilbao Athletic 239 Athletic Bilbao 410 Barcelona 184 Valencia 126 Spain 1 Spain Olympic football team 23 Spain U23 17 Spain U21 1 Spain U19 12 Spain U18
27	Timmy Simons	D/M	1,019	93	24	1994–2018	88 KTH Diest 71 Lommel 218 PSV Eindhoven 110 1. FC Nürnberg 438 Club Brugge 94 Belgium
28	Clarence Seedorf	M	1,016	159	22	1992–2014	90 Ajax 34 Sampdoria 159 Real Madrid 92 Inter Milan 432 Milan 81 Botafogo 87 Netherlands 1 Netherlands U21 21 Netherlands U19 12 Netherlands U17 6 Netherlands U16 1 Netherlands U15
29	Ian Callaghan	M	1,002+	51+	22	1960–1982	870 Liverpool 20 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 76+ Swansea City 9+ Canberra City 2+ Cork United 0 Sandefjord 15+ Crewe Alexandra 4 England 4 England U23
30	Tommy Hutchison	M	1,000	67	29	1965–1994	68 Alloa Athletic 165 Blackpool 314 Coventry City 25 Seattle Sounders 46 Manchester City 22 Bulova SA 92 Burnley 178 Swansea City 73 Merthyr Tydfil 17 Scotland
31	Romário	A	994	772	22	1985–2007	352 Vasco da Gama 148 PSV Eindhoven 66 Barcelona 215 Flamengo 12 Valencia 75 Fluminense 3 Al Sadd 26 Miami FC 4 Adelaide United 1 America-RJ 70 Brazil 8 Brazil Olympic football team 11 Brazil U20
31	Thierry Henry	A	994	450	20	1994–2014	19 Monaco B 141 Monaco 20 Juventus 377 Arsenal 121 Barcelona 135 New York Red Bulls 123 France 6 France U21 11 France U20 9 France U19 13 France U18 11 France U17 8 France U16
33	Neville Southall	G	993	−	20	1980–2000	49 Bury 751 Everton 9 Port Vale 9 Southend United 12 Stoke City 9 Doncaster Rovers 61 Torquay United 1 Bradford City 92 Wales
34	Lothar Matthäus	D/M	987	251	22	1979–2001	222 Borussia Mönchengladbach 410 Bayern Munich 153 Inter Milan 23 MetroStars 150 Germany 4 Germany B 15 Germany U21 10 Germany U19
35	Luís Figo	M	984	182	20	1989–2009	163 Sporting CP 249 Barcelona 245 Real Madrid 140 Inter Milan 127 Portugal 7 Portugal U21 12 Portugal U20 21 Portugal U18 6 Portugal U17 15 Portugal U16
36	Teddy Sheringham	A	981	355	25	1983–2008	248 Millwall 5 Aldershot 21 Djurgårdens IF 56 Nottingham Forest 277 Tottenham Hotspur 153 Manchester United 38 Portsmouth 87 West Ham United 20 Colchester United 51 England 1 England U21
36	Neil Redfearn	M	981	198	24	1982–2006	41 Bolton Wanderers 114 Lincoln City 54 Doncaster Rovers 65 Crystal Palace 36 Watford 74 Oldham Athletic 338 Barnsley 33 Charlton Athletic 21 Bradford City 31 Wigan Athletic 46 Halifax Town 58 Boston United 9 Rochdale 61 Scarborough
38	Asa Hartford	M	973	64	24	1967–1991	271 West Bromwich Albion 321 Manchester City 3 Nottingham Forest 98 Everton 40 Norwich City 101 Bolton Wanderers 52 Stockport County 7 Oldham Athletic 30 Shrewsbury Town 50 Scotland
39	Stuart McCall	M	972	84	23	1982–2005	443 Bradford City 132 Everton 265 Rangers 90 Sheffield United 40 Scotland 2 Scotland B
39	Zé Roberto	M	972	92	23	1994–2017	61 Portuguesa 21 Real Madrid 24 Flamengo 150 Bayer Leverkusen 248 Bayern Munich 48 Santos 72 Hamburger SV 18 Al-Gharafa 118 Grêmio 128 Palmeiras 84 Brazil
41	Steve Perryman	D	968	39	21	1969–1990	866 Tottenham Hotspur 17 Oxford United 67 Brentford 1 England 17 England U21
42	Petr Čech	G	963	−	21	1998–2019	30 Chmel Blšany 42 Sparta Prague 78 Rennes 494 Chelsea 139 Arsenal 124 Czech Republic 15 Czech Republic U21 7 Czech Republic U20 13 Czech Republic U18 3 Czech Republic U17 15 Czech Republic U16 3 Czech Republic U15
43	Denis Irwin	D	961	48	21	1983–2004	82 Leeds United 204 Oldham Athletic 529 Manchester United 85 Wolverhampton Wanderers 56 Republic of Ireland 1 Republic of Ireland B 1 Republic of Ireland U23 3 Republic of Ireland U21
44	Bobby Moore	D	960	28	20	1958–1978	646 West Ham 150 Fulham 24 San Antonio Thunder 7 Seattle Sounders 9 Herning Fremad 8 Carolina Lightnin' 108 England 8 England U23
45	Dino Zoff	G	957	−	22	1961–1983	40 Udinese 134 Mantova 190 Napoli 479 Juventus 112 Italy 3 Italy U21
45	Rivaldo	M	957	426	26	1989–2015	48 Paulista 26 Santa Cruz 31 Mogi Mirim 22 Corinthians 97 Palmeiras 46 Deportivo La Coruña 235 Barcelona 40 Milan 10 Cruzeiro 94 Olympiacos 44 AEK Athens 77 Bunyodkor 46 São Paulo 21 Kabuscorp 19 São Caetano 11 Mogi Mirim 74 Brazil 7 Brazil U23 9 Brazil U20
47	Robbie James	M	955	161	22	1972–1994	554 Swansea City 56 Stoke City 101 Queens Park Rangers 28 Leicester City 108 Bradford City 62 Cardiff City 47 Wales
48	Sandy Jardine	D	954	46	23	1965–1988	674 Rangers 238 Hearts 38 Scotland 4 Scotland U23
49	Mick Mills	D	953	33	23	1965–1988	744 Ipswich Town 123 Southampton 44 Stoke City 42 England
50	Essam El Hadary	G	951+	2	26	1993–2019	65+ Damietta 420 Al Ahly 37 Sion 85 Ismaily 4 Zamalek 68 Al-Merreikh 1 Al Ittihad Alexandria 79 Wadi Degla 27 Al-Taawoun 3 Nogoom 157 Egypt 5 Egypt U23
50	Phil Neal	D	951	95	21	1968–1989	187 Northampton Town 650 Liverpool 64 Bolton Wanderers 50 England