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International caps: all 199 players ranked

Senior national-team appearances. The denominator under most of this page, and a longevity record in its own right.

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Cristiano RonaldoLeader

233Leading value

96Sample median

199Players ranked

Top 50

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo 233

#2 Lionel Messi 199

#3 Luka Modrić 198

#4 Sergio Ramos 180

#5 Gianluigi Buffon 176

#6 Alexis Sánchez 168

#7 Iker Casillas 167

#7 Robert Lewandowski 167

#9 Diego Godín 161

#10 Ivan Perišić 158

#11 Lothar Matthäus 150

#12 Arturo Vidal 147

#12 Son Heung-min 147

#14 Ángel Di María 145

#14 Hugo Lloris 145

#14 Javier Zanetti 145

#17 Luis Suárez 143

#17 Sergio Busquets 143

#19 Lilian Thuram 142

#20 Javier Mascherano 141

#20 Pepe Ferreira 141

#22 Antoine Griezmann 137

#22 Miroslav Klose 137

#22 Olivier Giroud 137

#25 Edinson Cavani 136

#25 Fabio Cannavaro 136

#27 Wesley Sneijder 134

#28 Xavi Hernández 133

#29 Romelu Lukaku 132

#29 Sadio Mané 132

#31 Andrés Iniesta 131

#31 James Rodríguez 131

#31 Thomas Müller 131

#34 Edwin van der Sar 130

#34 Lukas Podolski 130

#34 Neymar Santos 130

#37 Manuel Neuer 128

#38 Keylor Navas 127

#38 Luís Figo 127

#40 Eden Hazard 126

#40 Paolo Maldini 126

#42 David Silva 125

#42 Roberto Carlos 125

#42 Xherdan Shaqiri 125

#45 Kevin De Bruyne 124

#45 Petr Čech 124

#47 Thierry Henry 123

#48 Zlatan Ibrahimović 122

#49 Bastian Schweinsteiger 121

#49 Harry Kane 121

Every ranking here is drawn from the same sample: DailyFoot's 199 most recognizable footballers, using the caps, goals, career years and honours in the game's own data. 199 of them qualify for this category.

International caps: all 199 players ranked

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