This is a progressive list of men's association footballers who have held or co-held the European record for international caps since 1976. The progression up to 1976 is derivable from the world record progression because the world record holder was always European, except when Ángel Romano narrowly overtook Imre Schlosser in 1924–27. After 1976, many sources, including FIFA[1] and the Guinness Book of Records[2] reported subsequent European cap records as world records. Retrospective validation of various Asian players' caps has subsequently shown that they exceeded the contemporary European record; most sweepingly, in 2021 FIFA recognised that Soh Chin Ann won his 109th Malaysia cap in 1976 and his 195th and final cap in 1984, which in February 2022 was the world record.[3]

The only pre-1976 European records not listed in the world record progression are Schlosser's record-breaking 67th cap and Severino Minelli's record-equalling 68th cap.

PlayerCountryCapDateVenueOpponentScoreNotes
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Imre Schlosser Hungary671926-11-14Budapest Sweden3–1[4]
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Severino Minelli  Switzerland681939-05-14Liège Belgium2–1[5]
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Bobby Moore England1081973-11-14London Italy0–1[6]
Björn Nordqvist Sweden1081978-05-21Stockholm Czechoslovakia0–0[7]
1091978-06-03Mar del Plata Brazil1–1World Cup[7]
1101978-06-07Buenos Aires Austria0–1World Cup[7]
1111978-06-11Buenos Aires Spain0–1World Cup[7]
1121978-06-28Borås Finland2–1Nordic Championship[7]
1131978-08-16Copenhagen Denmark1–2Nordic Championship[7]
1141978-09-01Paris France2–2European Champs qualifying[7]
1151978-10-04Stockholm Czechoslovakia1–3European Champs qualifying[7]
Pat Jennings Northern Ireland1151986-03-16Belfast Denmark1–1[8]
1161986-04-23Belfast Morocco2–1[8]
1171986-06-03Guadalajara Algeria1–1World Cup 1986 Group D[8]
1181986-06-07Guadalajara Spain1–2World Cup 1986 Group D[8]
1191986-06-12Guadalajara Brazil0–3World Cup 1986 Group D[8]
Peter Shilton England1191990-06-11Cagliari Republic of Ireland1–1World Cup 1990 Group F[9]
1201990-06-16Cagliari Netherlands0–0World Cup 1990 Group F[9]
1211990-06-21Cagliari Egypt1–0World Cup 1990 Group F[9]
1221990-06-26Bologna Belgium1–0World Cup 1990 Rnd 2[9]
1231990-07-01Naples Cameroon3–2World Cup 1990 QF[9]
1241990-07-04Turin West Germany1–1[e 1]World Cup 1990 SF[9]
1251990-07-07Bari Italy1–2World Cup 1990 3rd–4th[9]
Thomas Ravelli Sweden1251995-06-01Stockholm Iceland1–1European Champs qualifying[10]
1261995-06-08Leeds England3–3Umbro Cup[10]
1271995-06-10Nottingham Japan2–2Umbro Cup[10]
1281995-11-15Stockholm Turkey2–2European Champs qualifying[10]
1291996-02-22Hong Kong Japan1–1[e 2]Carlsberg Cup[10]
1301996-02-28Sydney Australia0–0[10]
1311996-08-14Gothenburg Denmark0–1[10]
1321996-10-09Stockholm Austria0–1World Cup qualifying[10]
1331996-11-10Glasgow Scotland0–1World Cup qualifying[10]
1341997-02-11Bangkok Thailand0–0King's Cup[e 3][10]
1351997-02-16Bangkok Thailand3–1King's Cup[e 3][10]
1361997-03-12Tel Aviv Israel1–0[10]
1371997-04-02Paris France0–1[10]
1381997-04-30Gothenburg Scotland2–1World Cup qualifying[10]
1391997-08-06Malmö Lithuania1–0World Cup qualifying[10]
1401997-08-20Minsk Belarus2–1World Cup qualifying[10]
1411997-09-06Vienna Austria0–1World Cup qualifying[10]
1421997-09-10Stockholm Latvia1–0World Cup qualifying[10]
1431997-10-11Stockholm Estonia1–0World Cup qualifying[10]
Lothar Matthäus Germany1431999-11-14Oslo Norway1–0[11]
1442000-02-23Amsterdam Netherlands1–2[11]
1452000-03-29Zagreb Croatia1–1[11]
1462000-04-26Kaiserslautern  Switzerland1–1[11]
1472000-06-07Freiburg im Breisgau Liechtenstein8–2[11]
1482000-06-12Liège Romania1–1European Champs[11]
1492000-06-17Charleroi England0–1European Champs[11]
1502000-06-20Rotterdam Portugal0–3European Champs[11]
Martin Reim Estonia149 (150)[e 4]2007-02-07Domžale Slovenia0–1[13]
150[e 4]2007-08-22Tallinn Andorra2–1European Champs qualifying[13]
151[e 4]2007-09-08Zagreb Croatia0–2European Champs qualifying[13]
152[e 4]2007-09-12Skopje Macedonia1–1European Champs qualifying[13]
153[e 4]2007-10-17Tallinn Montenegro0–1[13]
154[e 4]2007-11-09Jeddah Saudi Arabia0–2[13]
155[e 4]2007-11-17Andorra la Vella Andorra2–0European Champs qualifying[13]
156[e 4]2009-06-06Tallinn Equatorial Guinea3–0[13]
Vitalijs Astafjevs Latvia155 (156)[e 5]2009-09-05Tel Aviv Israel1–0World Cup qualifying[14]
156[e 5]2009-10-14Riga Moldova3–2World Cup qualifying[14]
157[e 5]2009-11-14Tegucigalpa Honduras1–2[14]
158[e 5]2010-03-03Luanda Angola1–1[14]
159[e 5]2010-06-05Milton Keynes Ghana0–1[14]
160[e 5]2010-06-18Kaunas Lithuania0–0Baltic Cup[14]
161[e 5]2010-06-19Kaunas Estonia0–0Baltic Cup[14]
162[e 5]2010-09-03Riga Croatia0–3European Champs qualifying[14]
163[e 5]2010-09-07Valletta Malta2–0European Champs qualifying[14]
164[e 5]2010-10-08Athens Greece0–1European Champs qualifying[14]
165[e 5]2010-10-10Riga Georgia1–1European Champs qualifying[14]
166[e 5]2010-11-17Kunming China0–1[14]
Iker Casillas Spain1662016-03-27Cluj Romania0–0[12][15]
1672016-06-01Salzburg South Korea6–1[15]
Gianluigi Buffon Italy1672016-11-15Milan Germany0–0[16]
1682017-03-24Palermo Albania2–0World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16][17]
1692017-06-11Udine Liechtenstein5–0World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
1702017-09-02Madrid Spain0–3World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
1712017-09-05Reggio Emilia Israel1–0World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
1722017-10-06Turin North Macedonia1–1World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
1732017-10-06Shkodër Albania1–0World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
1742017-11-10Stockholm Sweden0–1World Cup 2018 qual UEFA rnd 2[16]
1752017-11-13Milan Sweden0–0World Cup 2018 qual UEFA rnd 2[16]
1762018-03-23Manchester Argentina0–2[16]
Sergio Ramos Spain1762020-11-11Amsterdam Netherlands1–1[18]
1772020-11-14Basel  Switzerland1–12020-21 UEFA Nations League[18]
1782020-11-17Seville Germany6–02020-21 UEFA Nations League[18]
1792021-03-25Granada Greece1–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B[18]
1802021-03-31Seville Kosovo3–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B[18]
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 1802021-09-01Faro/Loulé Republic of Ireland2–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
1812021-10-09Faro/Loulé Qatar3–0[19]
1822021-10-12Faro/Loulé Luxembourg5–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
1832021-11-11Dublin Republic of Ireland0–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
1842021-11-14Lisbon Serbia1–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
1852022-03-24Porto Turkey3–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round[19]
1862022-03-29Porto North Macedonia2–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round[19]
1872022-06-02Seville Spain1–12022-23 UEFA Nations League[19]
1882022-06-05Lisbon  Switzerland4–02022-23 UEFA Nations League[19]
1892022-06-09Lisbon Czech Republic2–02022-23 UEFA Nations League[19]
1902022-09-24Prague Czech Republic0–42022-23 UEFA Nations League[19]
1912022-09-27Braga Spain0–12022-23 UEFA Nations League[19]
1922022-11-24Doha Ghana3–22022 FIFA World Cup[19]
1932022-11-28Lusail Uruguay2–02022 FIFA World Cup[19]
1942022-12-02Al Rayyan South Korea2–12022 FIFA World Cup[19]
1952022-12-06Lusail  Switzerland6–12022 FIFA World Cup[19]
1962022-12-10Doha Morocco1–02022 FIFA World Cup[19]
1972023-03-23Lisbon Liechtenstein4–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
1982023-03-26Luxembourg Luxembourg6–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
1992023-06-17Lisbon Bosnia and Herzegovina3–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
2002023-06-20Reykjavík Iceland0–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
2012023-09-08Trnava Slovakia0–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
2022023-10-13Porto Slovakia3–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
2032023-10-16Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina0–5UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
2042023-11-16Vaduz Liechtenstein0–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]
2052023-11-19Lisbon Iceland2–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[19]

Notes:

  1. ↑ England lost 3–4 on penalties
  2. ↑ Sweden won 5–4 on penalties
  3. 1 2 Though the team was billed as "Swedish League XI", the matches are counted as full internationals
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UEFA's total recognised caps for Reim is one less than the Estonian FA's, which recognises a 2004 match against Belarus U-21.[12][13]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 UEFA's total recognised caps for Astafjevs is one less than the Latvian FA's and one more than FIFA's. The Latvian FA recognises a 2005 King's Cup match against Oman under-23, while FIFA does not recognise the 2010 match against Angola owing to excessive substitutions.[12][14]

See also

References

  1. ↑
    • Vecsey, George (17 June 1990). "World Cup '90; No. 120 Gives Shilton Record". The New York Times. p. 87. Retrieved 15 February 2010. Shilton was honored in a brief ceremony before the game for breaking the world record, set by Pat Jennings of Northern Ireland. Jennings made his 119th and final appearance in the 1986 World Cup.
    • "Matthäus sets new caps record against Netherlands". FIFA. 22 February 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010. Matthäus was level with Sweden's Thomas Ravelli, both totalling 143 caps.
    • Gleeson, Mark (8 January 2001). "Egyptian striker breaks caps record". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ↑ McFarlan, Donald (1989). The Guinness Book of Records 1990 (36th ed.). London: Guinness. p. 248. ISBN 0-85112-341-4.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Imre Schlosser-Lakatos RSSSF
  5. ↑ Severino Minelli RSSSF
  6. ↑ Bobby Moore RSSSF
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bjorn Nordqvist RSSSF
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Patrick "Pat" Jennings RSSSF
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Peter Leslie Shilton RSSSF
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Thomas Ravelli RSSSF
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lothar Matthäus RSSSF
  12. 1 2 3 "Casillas equals European caps record". UEFA. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Martin Reim RSSSF
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Vitalijs Astafjevs RSSSF
  15. 1 2 Mamrud, Roberto (14 July 2016). "Iker Casillas Fernández - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mamrud, Roberto (17 August 2017). "Gianluigi Buffon - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Buffon overtakes Casillas's European caps record - European Qualifiers - News". UEFA. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 Mamrud, Roberto (12 November 2020). "Sergio Ramos García - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Mamrud, Roberto (1 September 2021). "Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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