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In association football at least 45 players have played at least 1 000 official matches at all age levels Regarding youth football only matches with national teams are counted as such data for club levels cannot be found for the majority of the players Regarding B teams and reserve teams appearances for such teams are only included if made in the primary football pyramid and not in reserve divisions Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for the most competitive appearances English goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for the most appearances making over 1 400 appearances between the 1960s and 1990s including a national record of 125 appearances for England and in 1996 became the first footballer to make 1 000 league appearances 1 In March 2022 Robert Carmona from Uruguay was recognized as the oldest active footballer by Guinness World Records 2 3 4 and was reported as having played around 2 200 official matches 2 3 4 a total that would place him at the top of the list by far however due to a lack of details about the distribution of these matches per year and team or even which teams he played for 5 6 7 he cannot currently be added to the list Contents 1 Ranking 2 Notes 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRanking editAs of 16 15 14 April 2024 UTC Bold indicates the player is currently active Rank Player Pos Apps Goals Span a Teams b Apps Ref 1 nbsp Peter Shilton G 1 411 1 1965 1997 nbsp Leicester City 349 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 c d nbsp Stoke City 121 nbsp Nottingham Forest 275 nbsp Southampton 242 nbsp Derby County 216 nbsp Plymouth Argyle 43 nbsp Bolton Wanderers 2 nbsp Leyton Orient 10 nbsp England 17 125 nbsp England U23 20 13 nbsp England Youth 21 9 nbsp England Schoolboys c 62 nbsp Fabio G 1 315 0 1997 nbsp Uniao Bandeirante 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 e f g nbsp Atletico Paranaense 16 nbsp Vasco da Gama 150 nbsp Cruzeiro 29 g 955 nbsp Fluminense 139 nbsp Brazil U23 28 32 3 nbsp Brazil U20 e 9 nbsp Brazil U17 f 133 nbsp Paul Bastock G 1 286 0 1988 nbsp Cambridge United 41 13 42 43 44 45 h i nbsp Bath City 52 53 1 nbsp Sabah FA 52 54 nbsp Cheltenham Town 55 1 nbsp Fisher Athletic 42 28 nbsp Kettering Town 42 27 nbsp Aylesbury United 42 5 nbsp Boston United 49 43 679 nbsp Dagenham amp Redbridge 42 1 nbsp St Albans City 56 42 315 nbsp Rushden amp Diamonds 25 nbsp Worksop Town 57 58 42 nbsp Royston Town 42 13 nbsp St Neots Town 42 39 nbsp Dunstable Town 42 30 nbsp Stamford 59 60 25 nbsp Corby Town 61 5 nbsp Wisbech Town 62 33 nbsp Grantham Town 63 1 nbsp Pinchbeck United 64 45 1 nbsp King s Lynn Town 65 45 1 nbsp Deeping Rangers 50 66 14 nbsp Cristiano Ronaldo F 1 253 903 2001 nbsp Sporting CP B 67 2 68 69 70 71 72 67 73 nbsp Sporting CP 31 nbsp Manchester United 71 346 nbsp Real Madrid 74 438 nbsp Juventus 134 nbsp Al Nassr 62 nbsp Portugal 206 nbsp Portugal U23 72 3 nbsp Portugal U21 72 10 nbsp Portugal U20 72 5 nbsp Portugal U17 72 7 nbsp Portugal U15 72 95 nbsp Rogerio Ceni G 1 226 129 j 1990 2015 nbsp Sinop 12 77 78 79 80 81 nbsp Sao Paulo 1 197 nbsp Brazil 176 nbsp Frantisek Planicka G 1 187 0 1918 1957 nbsp Slovan Praha VII 82 22 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 k l nbsp Union VII 83 nbsp Staromestsky SK Olympia 83 nbsp SK Bubenec 82 93 108 nbsp Slavia Praha 83 m 969 nbsp Ruda Hvezda VII 82 14 nbsp Czechoslovakia 95 n 73 nbsp Czechoslovakia amateur team 88 17 nbsp Tommy Hutchison M 1 178 81 1964 1994 nbsp Dundonald Bluebell 96 97 96 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 o p q nbsp Alloa Athletic 109 110 84 nbsp Blackpool 96 103 198 nbsp Coventry City 111 112 355 nbsp Seattle Sounders 25 nbsp Manchester City 60 nbsp Bulova 98 o 26 nbsp Burnley 114 nbsp Swansea City 96 p 222 nbsp Merthyr Tydfil 104 q 76 nbsp Scotland 130 131 17 nbsp Scotland U23 101 18 nbsp Gianluigi Buffon G 1 175 0 1993 2023 nbsp Parma 265 132 133 134 135 nbsp Juventus 685 nbsp Paris Saint Germain 25 nbsp Italy 176 nbsp Italy U23 136 4 nbsp Italy U21 137 11 nbsp Italy U18 138 3 nbsp Italy U17 139 3 nbsp Italy U16 140 39 nbsp Yasuhito Endō M 1 152 157 1995 2023 nbsp Kagoshima Mitsutaka 1 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 r s nbsp Yokohama Flugels 20 nbsp Kyoto Purple Sanga 64 nbsp Gamba Osaka 790 nbsp Jubilo Iwata 107 nbsp Japan 155 156 152 nbsp Japan U23 7 nbsp Japan U20 11 nbsp Japan U16 s 10 nbsp Xavi M 1 148 141 1997 2019 nbsp Barcelona B 61 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 t u nbsp Barcelona 157 779 nbsp Al Sadd 162 171 117 nbsp Spain 172 133 nbsp Spain U23 6 nbsp Spain U21 26 nbsp Spain U20 6 nbsp Spain U18 10 nbsp Spain U17 173 1011 nbsp Roberto Carlos D 1 141 129 1991 20112015 nbsp Uniao Sao Joao 67 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 v w x nbsp Palmeiras y 162 nbsp Inter Milan 34 nbsp Real Madrid 527 nbsp Fenerbahce 104 nbsp Corinthians Paulista 61 nbsp Anzhi Makhachkala v 28 nbsp Delhi Dynamos 3 nbsp Brazil 177 182 127 nbsp Brazil Olympic team 23 nbsp Brazil U20 5 12 nbsp Pat Jennings G 1 132 1 1961 1986 nbsp Newry United z 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 z aa ab nbsp Newry Town z 28 nbsp Watford 206 52 nbsp Tottenham 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277 283 36 nbsp Weston super Mare 276 277 nbsp Wales 280 281 47 nbsp Wales U21 281 319 nbsp Joao Moutinho M 1 087 73 2002 nbsp Sporting CP B 291 30 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 291 nbsp Sporting CP 259 nbsp Porto 140 nbsp nbsp Monaco am an 219 nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers 303 212 nbsp Braga 39 nbsp Portugal 146 nbsp Portugal B 297 1 nbsp Portugal U21 297 ao 17 nbsp Portugal U19 297 4 nbsp Portugal U18 297 5 nbsp Portugal U17 297 1520 nbsp Tony Ford D M 1 083 126 1975 2001 nbsp Grimsby Town 304 491 304 305 306 307 ap nbsp Sunderland 9 nbsp Stoke City 135 nbsp West Bromwich Albion 128 nbsp Bradford City 7 nbsp Scunthorpe United 308 91 nbsp Barrow aq nbsp Mansfield Town 116 nbsp Rochdale 104 nbsp England B 309 221 nbsp Dani Alves D M 1 080 75 2001 nbsp Bahia 310 311 58 312 313 314 315 310 316 317 318 319 ar nbsp Sevilla 316 250 nbsp Barcelona 321 408 nbsp Juventus 33 nbsp Paris Saint Germain 73 nbsp Sao Paulo 95 nbsp UNAM 13 nbsp Brazil 318 126 nbsp Brazil Olympic team 315 7 nbsp 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