Progression of association football caps European record

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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 as of February 2022 remains 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.

Player Country Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Notes
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Imre Schlosser  Hungary 67 1926-11-14 Budapest  Sweden 3–1 [4]
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Severino Minelli   Switzerland 68 1939-05-14 Liège  Belgium 2–1 [5]
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Bobby Moore  England 108 1973-11-14 London  Italy 0–1 [6]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 108 1978-05-21 Stockholm  Czechoslovakia 0–0 [7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 109 1978-06-03 Mar del Plata  Brazil 1–1 World Cup[7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 110 1978-06-07 Buenos Aires  Austria 0–1 World Cup[7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 111 1978-06-11 Buenos Aires  Spain 0–1 World Cup[7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 112 1978-06-28 Borås  Finland 2–1 Nordic Championship[7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 113 1978-08-16 Copenhagen  Denmark 1–2 Nordic Championship[7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 114 1978-09-01 Paris  France 2–2 European Champs qualifying[7]
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 115 1978-10-04 Stockholm  Czechoslovakia 1–3 European Champs qualifying[7]
Pat Jennings  Northern Ireland 115 1986-03-16 Belfast  Denmark 1–1 [8]
Pat Jennings  Northern Ireland 116 1986-04-23 Belfast  Morocco 2–1 [8]
Pat Jennings  Northern Ireland 117 1986-06-03 Guadalajara  Algeria 1–1 World Cup 1986 Group D[8]
Pat Jennings  Northern Ireland 118 1986-06-07 Guadalajara  Spain 1–2 World Cup 1986 Group D[8]
Pat Jennings  Northern Ireland 119 1986-06-12 Guadalajara  Brazil 0–3 World Cup 1986 Group D[8]
Peter Shilton  England 119 1990-06-11 Cagliari  Republic of Ireland 1–1 World Cup 1990 Group F[9]
Peter Shilton  England 120 1990-06-16 Cagliari  Netherlands 0–0 World Cup 1990 Group F[9]
Peter Shilton  England 121 1990-06-21 Cagliari  Egypt 1–0 World Cup 1990 Group F[9]
Peter Shilton  England 122 1990-06-26 Bologna  Belgium 1–0 World Cup 1990 Rnd 2[9]
Peter Shilton  England 123 1990-07-01 Naples  Cameroon 3–2 World Cup 1990 QF[9]
Peter Shilton  England 124 1990-07-04 Turin  West Germany 1–1[e 1] World Cup 1990 SF[9]
Peter Shilton  England 125 1990-07-07 Bari  Italy 1–2 World Cup 1990 3rd–4th[9]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 125 1995-06-01 Stockholm  Iceland 1–1 European Champs qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 126 1995-06-08 Leeds  England 3–3 Umbro Cup[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 127 1995-06-10 Nottingham  Japan 2–2 Umbro Cup[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 128 1995-11-15 Stockholm  Turkey 2–2 European Champs qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 129 1996-02-22 Hong Kong  Japan 1–1[e 2] Carlsberg Cup[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 130 1996-02-28 Sydney  Australia 0–0 [10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 131 1996-08-14 Gothenburg  Denmark 0–1 [10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 132 1996-10-09 Stockholm  Austria 0–1 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 133 1996-11-10 Glasgow  Scotland 0–1 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 134 1997-02-11 Bangkok  Thailand 0–0 King's Cup[e 3][10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 135 1997-02-16 Bangkok  Thailand 3–1 King's Cup[e 3][10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 136 1997-03-12 Tel Aviv  Israel 1–0 [10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 137 1997-04-02 Paris  France 0–1 [10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 138 1997-04-30 Gothenburg  Scotland 2–1 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 139 1997-08-06 Malmö  Lithuania 1–0 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 140 1997-08-20 Minsk  Belarus 2–1 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 141 1997-09-06 Vienna  Austria 0–1 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 142 1997-09-10 Stockholm  Latvia 1–0 World Cup qualifying[10]
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 143 1997-10-11 Stockholm  Estonia 1–0 World Cup qualifying[10]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 143 1999-11-14 Oslo  Norway 1–0 [11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 144 2000-02-23 Amsterdam  Netherlands 1–2 [11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 145 2000-03-29 Zagreb  Croatia 1–1 [11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 146 2000-04-26 Kaiserslautern   Switzerland 1–1 [11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 147 2000-06-07 Freiburg im Breisgau  Liechtenstein 8–2 [11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 148 2000-06-12 Liège  Romania 1–1 European Champs[11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 149 2000-06-17 Charleroi  England 0–1 European Champs[11]
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 150 2000-06-20 Rotterdam  Portugal 0–3 European Champs[11]
Martin Reim  Estonia 149 (150)[e 4] 2007-02-07 Domžale  Slovenia 0–1 [13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 150[e 4] 2007-08-22 Tallinn  Andorra 2–1 European Champs qualifying[13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 151[e 4] 2007-09-08 Zagreb  Croatia 0–2 European Champs qualifying[13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 152[e 4] 2007-09-12 Skopje  Macedonia 1–1 European Champs qualifying[13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 153[e 4] 2007-10-17 Tallinn  Montenegro 0–1 [13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 154[e 4] 2007-11-09 Jeddah  Saudi Arabia 0–2 [13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 155[e 4] 2007-11-17 Andorra la Vella  Andorra 2–0 European Champs qualifying[13]
Martin Reim  Estonia 156[e 4] 2009-06-06 Tallinn  Equatorial Guinea 3–0 [13]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 155 (156)[e 5] 2009-09-05 Tel Aviv  Israel 1–0 World Cup qualifying[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 156[e 5] 2009-10-14 Riga  Moldova 3–2 World Cup qualifying[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 157[e 5] 2009-11-14 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 1–2 [14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 158[e 5] 2010-03-03 Luanda  Angola 1–1 [14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 159[e 5] 2010-06-05 Milton Keynes  Ghana 0–1 [14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 160[e 5] 2010-06-18 Kaunas  Lithuania 0–0 Baltic Cup[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 161[e 5] 2010-06-19 Kaunas  Estonia 0–0 Baltic Cup[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 162[e 5] 2010-09-03 Riga  Croatia 0–3 European Champs qualifying[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 163[e 5] 2010-09-07 Valletta  Malta 2–0 European Champs qualifying[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 164[e 5] 2010-10-08 Athens  Greece 0–1 European Champs qualifying[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 165[e 5] 2010-10-10 Riga  Georgia 1–1 European Champs qualifying[14]
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 166[e 5] 2010-11-17 Kunming  China PR 0–1 [14]
Iker Casillas  Spain 166 2016-03-27 Cluj  Romania 0–0 [12][15]
Iker Casillas  Spain 167 2016-06-01 Salzburg  South Korea 6–1 [15]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 167 2016-11-15 Milan  Germany 0–0 [16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 168 2017-03-24 Palermo  Albania 2–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16][17]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 169 2017-06-11 Udine  Liechtenstein 5–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 170 2017-09-02 Madrid  Spain 0–3 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 171 2017-09-05 Reggio Emilia  Israel 1–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 172 2017-10-06 Turin  North Macedonia 1–1 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 173 2017-10-06 Shkodër  Albania 1–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 174 2017-11-10 Stockholm  Sweden 0–1 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA rnd 2[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 175 2017-11-13 Milan  Sweden 0–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA rnd 2[16]
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 176 2018-03-23 Manchester  Argentina 0–2 [16]
Sergio Ramos  Spain 176 2020-11-11 Amsterdam  Netherlands 1–1 [18]
Sergio Ramos  Spain 177 2020-11-14 Basel   Switzerland 1–1 2020-21 UEFA Nations League[18]
Sergio Ramos  Spain 178 2020-11-17 Seville  Germany 6–0 2020-21 UEFA Nations League[18]
Sergio Ramos  Spain 179 2021-03-25 Granada  Greece 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B[18]
Sergio Ramos  Spain 180 2021-03-31 Seville  Kosovo 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B[18]
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 180 2021-09-01 Faro/Loulé  Republic of Ireland 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 181 2021-10-09 Faro/Loulé  Qatar 3–0 [19]
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 182 2021-10-12 Faro/Loulé  Luxembourg 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 183 2021-11-11 Dublin  Republic of Ireland 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 184 2021-11-14 Lisbon  Serbia 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A[19]

Notes:

  1. ^ England lost 3–4 on penalties
  2. ^ Sweden won 5–4 on penalties
  3. ^ a b Though the team was billed as "Swedish League XI", the matches are counted as full internationals
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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.

  2. ^ McFarlan, Donald (1989). The Guinness Book of Records 1990 (36th ed.). London: Guinness. p. 248. ISBN 0-85112-341-4.
  3. ^ Bernama (4 August 2021). "Four Malaysian legends join Fifa Century Club". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ Imre Schlosser-Lakatos RSSSF
  5. ^ Severino Minelli RSSSF
  6. ^ Bobby Moore RSSSF
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Bjorn Nordqvist RSSSF
  8. ^ a b c d e Patrick "Pat" Jennings RSSSF
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Peter Leslie Shilton RSSSF
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Thomas Ravelli RSSSF
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Lothar Matthäus RSSSF
  12. ^ a b c "Casillas equals European caps record". UEFA. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i Martin Reim RSSSF
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Vitalijs Astafjevs RSSSF
  15. ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto (14 July 2016). "Iker Casillas Fernández - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. ^ a b c d e Mamrud, Roberto (12 November 2020). "Sergio Ramos García - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ^ a b c d e 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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