NB: the list below is up to date as of Jan 31, 2023.
(N.B. for more detailed data on players see the alphabetic index.)
1.Soh Chin Ann [Malaysia] 219 (1969-1984)
2.Bader Ahmed Al-Mutawa [Kuwait] 196* (2003-2022)
Cristiano Ronaldo [Portugal] 196* (2003-2022)
4.Ahmed Hassan [Egypt] 184* (1995-2012)
5.Ahmed Al-Mahaijri [Oman] 183* (2003-2019)
6.Maynor Figueroa [Honduras] 181* (2003-2022)
Andrés Guardado [Mexico] 181* (2005-2022)
8.Sergio Ramos [Spain] 180* (2005-2021)
9.Claudio Suárez [Mexico] 178 (1992-2006)
10.Gianluigi Buffon [Italy] 176* (1997-2018)
Hossam Hassan [Egypt] 176 (1985-2006)
12.Mohamed Al-Deayea [Saudi Arabia] 173 (1993-2006)
Amer Shafi Sabbah [Jordan] 173* (2002-2021)
14.Lionel Messi [Argentina] 172* (2005-2022)
Abdul Shukor Salleh [Malaysia] 172 (1970-1981)
16.Hassan Al-Haydos [Qatar] 171* (2008-2022)
17.Iván Hurtado [Ecuador] 168 (1992-2014)
18.Vitalijs Astafjevs [Latvia] 167 (1992-2010)
Iker Casillas [Spain] 167* (2000-2016)
20.Cobi Jones [USA] 164 (1992-2004)
21.Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi [Saudi Arabia] 163 (1992-2001)
22.Luka Modric [Croatia] 162* (2006-2022)
23.Diego Godín [Uruguay] 161* (2005-2022)
Mohamed Husain [Bahrain] 161 (1997-2015)
Adnan Kh. Al-Talyani [UA Emirates] 161 (1984-1997)
26.Salman Isa [Bahrain] 160 (2000-2012)
27.Young Chimodzi [Malawi] 159 (1979-1995)
Essam El-Hadary [Egypt] 159* (1996-2018)
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer [Bahrain] 159* (2004-2023)
30.Celso Borges [Costa Rica] 158* (2008-2022)
31.Landon Donovan [USA] 157 (2000-2014)
Martin Reim [Estonia] 157 (1992-2009)
33.Sami Al-Jaber [Saudi Arabia] 156 (1992-2006)
34.Yasuhito Endo [Japan] 152* (2002-2015)
Gary Medel [Chile] 152* (2007-2022)
Alexis Sánchez [Chile] 152* (2006-2022)
37.Fawzi Bashir [Oman] 151 (2000-2013)
Michael Bradley [USA] 151* (2006-2019)
39.Lothar Matthäus [(West) Germany] 150 (1980-2000)
40.Javad Nekounam [Iran] 149* (2000-2015)
41.Ali Daei [Iran] 148 (1993-2006)
Paulo César da Silva [Paraguay] 148* (2000-2017)
Gabriel Gómez [Panama] 148* (2003-2018)
Younis Mahmoud [Iraq] 148* (2002-2016)
Anders Svensson [Sweden] 148* (1999-2013)
Konstantin Vassiljev [Estonia] 148* (2006-2023)
47.Rafael Márquez [Mexico] 147 (1997-2018)
Javier Mascherano [Argentina] 147* (2003-2018)
Pavel Pardo [Mexico] 147 (1996-2009)
Bryan Ruiz [Costa Rica] 147* (2005-2022)
51.Daniel Bennett [Singapore] 146* (2002-2017)
Robbie Keane [Ireland] 146* (1998-2016)
João Moutinho [Portugal] 146* (2005-2022)
Mohamed Salmeen [Bahrain] 146 (1998-2013)
Gerardo Torrado [Mexico] 146 (1999-2013)
56.Hugo Lloris [France] 145* (2008-2022)
Jan Vertonghen [Belgium] 145* (2007-2022)
Javier Zanetti [Argentina] 145 (1994-2011)
59.Claudio Bravo [Chile] 144* (2004-2022)
Shahril Ishak [Singapore] 144* (2003-2018)
Anatoliy Tymoschuk [Ukraine] 144* (2000-2016)
62.Sergio Busquets [Spain] 143* (2009-2022)
Baihakki Khaizan [Singapore] 143* (2003-2021)
Marko Kristal [Estonia] 143 (1992-2005)
Thomas Ravelli [Sweden] 143 (1981-1997)
66.Arumugam Rengasamy [Malaysia] 142 (1973-1986)
Cafu [Brazil] 142 (1990-2006)
Moh. Mokhtar Dahari [Malaysia] 142 (1972-1985)
Michael Mifsud [Malta] 142* (2000-2020)
Yuto Nagatomo [Japan] 142* (2008-2022)
Lilian Thuram [France] 142 (1994-2008)
Abdullah Zubromawi [Saudi Arabia] 142 (1993-2002)
73.Clint Dempsey [USA] 141* (2004-2017)
74.Steven Davis [Northern Ireland] 140* (2005-2022)
Baha'a Abd. Suleiman [Jordan] 140* (2008-2022)
76.Giorgios Karagounis [Greece] 139* (1999-2014)
77.Amado Guevara [Honduras] 138 (1994-2010)
Ali Abdullah Al-Habsi [Oman] 138 (2001-2019)
Osama Hawsawi [Saudi Arabia] 138* (2006-2018)
Robert Lewandowski [Poland] 138* (2008-2022)
Hussein O.A. Sulimani [Saudi Arabia] 138* (1996-2018)
82.Walter Centeno [Costa Rica] 137 (1995-2009)
Miroslav Klose [Germany] 137 (2001-2014)
Jari Litmanen [Finland] 137 (1989-2010)
Jaime Penedo [Panama] 137* (2003-2018)
Hussein Saeed Mohammed [Iraq] 137 (1976-1990)
Rigobert Song [Cameroon] 137 (1993-2010)
Luis Suárez [Uruguay] 137* (2007-2022)
Arturo Vidal [Chile] 137* (2007-2022)
90.Fabio Cannavaro [Italy] 136 (1997-2010)
Edinson Cavani [Uruguay] 136* (2008-2022)
Cha Bum-Kun [South Korea] 136 (1972-1986)
Marek Hamsik [Slovakia] 136* (2007-2022)
Hong Myung-Bo [South Korea] 136 (1990-2002)
Mauricio Isla [Chile] 136* (2007-2022)
Waleed Ali H. Jumah [Kuwait] 136* (2002-2014)
Ismael Matar [UA Emirates] 136* (2003-2021)
98.Mohd Khairul Amri [Singapore] 135* (2004-2019)
Ahmed Fathi [Egypt] 135* (2002-2021)
Francisco Ochoa [Mexico] 135* (2005-2022)
Noel Valladares [Honduras] 135* (2000-2016)
102.Bashar Abdullah [Kuwait] 134 (1996-2018)
Jeff Agoos [USA] 134 (1988-2003)
Óscar Boniek García [Honduras] 134* (2005-2021)
Shay Given [Ireland] 134* (1996-2016)
Taiseer Al-Jassam [Saudi Arabia] 134* (2004-2018)
Ildefons Lima [Andorra] 134* (1997-2022)
Dorinel Munteanu [Romania] 134 (1991-2007)
Andres Oper [Estonia] 134* (1995-2014)
Wesley Sneijder [Netherlands] 134 (2003-2018)
Kiatisuk Senamuang [Thailand] 134 (1993-2007)
Dario Srna [Croatia] 134* (2002-2016)
113.Jack Chamangwana [Malawi] 133 (1975-1985)
Abdelkarim Fadlalla [Qatar] 133* (2010-2022)
Andreas Isaksson [Sweden] 133* (2002-2016)
Saud Kariri [Saudi Arabia] 133* (2001-2015)
Sebastian Larsson [Sweden] 133* (2008-2021)
Néstor Muslera [Uruguay] 133* (2009-2021)
"Pepe" [Portugal] 133* (2007-2022)
Carlos Humberto Ruiz [Guatemala] 133* (1998-2016)
"Xavi" [Spain] 133* (2000-2014)
122.Ibrahim Hassan [Egypt] 132 (1988-2002)
Sarkis Hovsepyan [Armenia] 132 (1992-2012)
Peter Jehle [Liechtenstein] 132* (1998-2018)
125.Ismail H. Abdullatif [Bahrain] 131* (2005-2021)
Sunil Chhetri [India] 131* (2005-2022)
Andrés Iniesta [Spain] 131* (2006-2018)
Kim Källström [Sweden] 131* (2001-2016)
Lee Woon-Jae [South Korea] 131 (1994-2010)
Héctor Moreno [Mexico] 131* (2007-2022)
131.Jorge Campos [Mexico] 130 (1991-2003)
Amer Deeb [Jordan] 130 (2002-2014)
Lukas Podolski [Germany] 130* (2004-2017)
Edwin van der Sar [Netherlands] 130 (1995-2008)
Axel Witsel [Belgium] 130* (2008-2022)
136.Juan Arango Saez [Venezuela] 129* (1999-2015)
Ángel Di María [Argentina] 129* (2008-2022)
Zainal Abidin Hassan [Malaysia] 129 (1980-1997)
Ragnar Klavan [Estonia] 129* (2003-2022)
Alberto Quintero [Panama] 129* (2007-2022)
Peter Schmeichel [Denmark] 129 (1987-2001)
Lawrence Waya [Malawi] 129 (1982-1996)
143.Server Djeparov [Uzbekistan] 128* (2002-2017)
Hassan Al-Ghilani [Oman] 128 (2003-2015)
Ian Goodison [Jamaica] 128 (1996-2009)
Luis Antonio Marin [Costa Rica] 128* (1993-2009)
Roberto Palacios [Peru] 128 (1992-2012)
148.Toby Alderweireld [Belgium] 127* (2009-2022)
Marcelo Balboa [USA] 127 (1988-2000)
Linval Dixon [Jamaica] 127 (1993-2003)
Luis Figo [Portugal] 127 (1991-2006)
Amad Ali S. Al-Hosni [Oman] 127 (2003-2015)
Sergei Ignashevich [Russia] 127* (2002-2018)
Ali Mohammed Karimi [Iran] 127* (1998-2012)
Lee Young-Pyo [South Korea] 127* (1999-2011)
David Ospina [Colombia] 127* (2007-2022)
157.Daniel Alves [Brazil] 126* (2006-2022)
DaMarcus Beasley [USA] 126* (2001-2017)
Edin Dzeko [Bosnia-Herzegov.] 126* (2007-2022)
Mesaed Nada Al-Enezi [Kuwait] 126* (2002-2015)
Eden Hazard [Belgium] 126* (2008-2022)
Enar Jääger [Estonia] 126* (2002-2017)
Paolo Maldini [Italy] 126* (1988-2002)
Yenier Márquez [Cuba] 126* (2000-2015)
Dennis Rommedahl [Denmark] 126* (2000-2013)
Harry Waya [Malawi] 126 (1977-1987)
Maya Yoshida [Japan] 126* (2010-2022)
Andoni Zubizarreta [Spain] 126 (1985-1998)
169.Mario Frick [Liechtenstein] 125* (1993-2015)
Aníbal Godoy [Panama] 125* (2010-2022)
Sayed Mahmood Jalal [Bahrain] 125 (1998-2010)
Maximiliano Pereira [Uruguay] 125* (2005-2018)
Roberto Carlos [Brazil] 125 (1992-2006)
Peter Shilton [England] 125 (1970-1990)
David Silva [Spain] 125* (2006-2018)
176.Petr Cech [Czech Republic] 124* (2002-2016)
Gheorghe Hagi [Romania] 124 (1983-2000)
Ehsan Hajsafy [Iran] 124* (2008-2022)
Kim Ho-Kon [South Korea] 124 (1971-1979)
Husain Ali B. Mohamed [Bahrain] 124 (2001-2016)
"Neymar" [Brazil] 124* (2010-2022)
Carlos Salcido [Mexico] 124* (2004-2014)
183.Armando Cooper [Panama] 123* (2006-2022)
Thierry Henry [France] 123 (1997-2010)
Blas Pérez [Panama] 123* (2001-2018)
Ivan Perisic [Croatia] 123* (2011-2022)
Hany Ramzy [Egypt] 123 (1988-2003)
Sebastián Soria [Qatar] 123* (2006-2017)
Didier Zokora [Ivory Coast] 123* (2000-2014)
190.Walter Ayovi [Ecuador] 122* (2001-2017)
Alaa Al-Azzawi [Iraq] 122* (2007-2021)
Joel Campbell [Costa Rica] 122* (2011-2022)
Chandran Mutveeran [Malaysia] 122 (1965-1974)
Teerasil Dangda [Thailand] 122* (2007-2023)
Masami Ihara [Japan] 122 (1988-1999)
Simon Kjaer [Denmark] 122* (2009-2022)
Odelin Molina [Cuba] 122* (1996-2013)
Kennedy Mweene [Zambia] 122* (2004-2021)
Goran Pandev [Macedonia] 122* (2001-2021)
Tomás Rincón [Venezuela] 122* (2008-2022)
Yoo Sang-Chul [South Korea] 122 (1994-2005)
202.Mohamed Abdeljawad [Saudi Arabia] 121 (1981-1994)
Tim Howard [USA] 121* (2002-2017)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Sweden] 121* (2001-2022)
Aide Iskandar [Singapore] 121* (1995-2007)
Thomas Müller [Germany] 121* (2010-2022)
Ahmed Radhi [Iraq] 121 (1982-1997)
Ramón Ramírez [Mexico] 121* (1991-2000)
Bastian Schweinsteiger [Germany] 121* (2004-2016)
210.Gilbert Agius [Malta] 120 (1993-2009)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco [Mexico] 120* (1995-2014)
Leonardo Bonucci [Italy] 120* (2010-2022)
David Carabott [Malta] 120 (1987-2005)
Christian Eriksen [Denmark] 120* (2010-2022)
Olivier Giroud [France] 120* (2011-2022)
Hariss Harun [Singapore] 120* (2007-2023)
Mart Poom [Estonia] 120 (1992-2009)
Rüstü Reçber [Turkey] 120 (1994-2012)
Khater Subait Al-Junaibi [UA Emirates] 120* (1999-2011)
Wayne Rooney [England] 120* (2003-2018)
Román Torres [Panama] 120* (2005-2019)
Kolo Touré [Ivory Coast] 120* (2000-2015)
Justo Villar [Paraguay] 120* (1999-2018)
Theodore Whitmore [Jamaica] 120 (1993-2004)
Theodoros Zagorakis [Greece] 120 (1994-2007)
226.Pat Jennings [Northern Ireland] 119 (1964-1986)
Shinji Okazaki [Japan] 119* (2008-2019)
Santokh Singh [Malaysia] 119 (1973-1984)
229.Karim Boudiaf [Qatar] 118* (2013-2022)
Samuel Eto'o Fils [Cameroon] 118* (1997-2014)
Angus Eve [Trinidad/Tobago] 118 (1994-2005)
Geremi Fotso Njitap [Cameroon] 118* (1996-2010)
Heinz Hermann [Switzerland] 118 (1978-1991)
Timur Kapadze [Uzbekistan] 118* (2002-2015)
Talal Yousef Mohammed [Bahrain] 118 (1996-2009)
John O'Shea [Ireland] 118* (2001-2018)
Karel Poborský [Czech Republic] 118 (1994-2006)
Ri Myong-Guk [North Korea] 118* (2007-2019)
Odai Yusuf Al-Saifi [Jordan] 118* (2007-2021)
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub [Saudi Arabia] 118* (2000-2018)
Marcio Vieira [Andorra] 118* (2005-2022)
Yoshimar Yotún [Peru] 118* (2011-2022)
243.Majed Abdullah [Saudi Arabia] 117 (1978-1994)
Giorgio Chiellini [Italy] 117* (2004-2022)
Daniele De Rossi [Italy] 117* (2004-2017)
Antoine Griezmann [France] 117* (2014-2022)
Olof Mellberg [Sweden] 117* (2000-2012)
Manuel Neuer [Germany] 117* (2009-2022)
Kinna Phiri [Malawi] 117 (1973-1981)
Andrejs Rubins [Latvia] 117* (1998-2011)
251.Husain Ali Ahmed [Bahrain] 116 (1998-2013)
José Martín Cáceres [Uruguay] 116* (2007-2022)
Marcel Desailly [France] 116 (1993-2004)
Ismail Al-Hammadi [UA Emirates] 116* (2007-2019)
Abdul Rahem Jumaa [UA Emirates] 116 (1998-2009)
Konstantinos Katsouranis [Greece] 116* (2003-2015)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi [Japan] 116 (1997-2008)
Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf [Iraq] 116* (2010-2022)
Nawaf Al-Khaldi [Kuwait] 116* (2000-2014)
Ahmed Jamil Madani [Saudi Arabia] 116 (1986-1998)
Saad Al-Mukhaini [Oman] 116* (2006-2019)
Roland Nilsson [Sweden] 116 (1986-2000)
Andrea Pirlo [Italy] 116 (2002-2015)
264.Jozy Altidore [USA] 115* (2007-2019)
Roberto Fabián Ayala [Argentina] 115 (1994-2007)
David Beckham [England] 115 (1996-2009)
David Chabala [Zambia] 115 (1983-1993)
Abdallah Deeb [Jordan] 115 (2007-2016)
Gonzala Jara [Chile] 115* (2006-2019)
Stern John [Trinidad/Tobago] 115 (1995-2011)
Dmitri Kruglov [Estonia] 115* (2004-2019)
Noureddine Naybet [Morocco] 115 (1990-2006)
Björn Nordqvist [Sweden] 115 (1963-1978)
Peter Pekarik [Slovakia] 115* (2006-2022)
Gheorghe Popescu [Romania] 115 (1988-2003)
José Manuel Rey [Venezuela] 115* (1997-2011)
Shunmugham Subramani [Singapore] 115 (1996-2007)
Kristen Viikmäe [Estonia] 115 (1997-2013)
279.Wesan Rizik Abdulmajid [Qatar] 114 (2001-2014)
Steven Gerrard [England] 114* (2000-2014)
Wael Goma'a [Egypt] 114* (2001-2013)
Makoto Hasebe [Japan] 114* (2006-2018)
Jalal Hosseini [Iran] 114* (2007-2018)
Bilal Mohammed [Qatar] 114 (2003-2014)
Khaled Al-Muwallid [Saudi Arabia] 114 (1988-1998)
Didier Ovono [Gabon] 114* (2003-2019)
Raio Piiroja [Estonia] 114* (1998-2015)
Stipe Pletikosa [Croatia] 114* (1999-2014)
Xabi Alonso [Spain] 114* (2003-2014)
290.Nashat Akram [Iraq] 113* (2001-2013)
André Ayew [Ghana] 113* (2007-2022)
Birkir Bjarnason [Iceland] 113* (2010-2022)
Cho Young-Jeung [South Korea] 113 (1975-1986)
Juan Cuadrado [Colombia] 113* (2010-2022)
Sayed Dhiya Saeed [Bahrain] 113* (2011-2023)
Ahmed Al-Dosari [Saudi Arabia] 113 (1997-2006)
Rolando Fonseca [Costa Rica] 113* (1992-2011)
Philipp Lahm [Germany] 113 (2004-2014)
Juris Laizans [Latvia] 113* (1998-2013)
Abdulla Al-Marzooqi [Bahrain] 113* (2001-2013)
Viktor Onopko [Russia/C.I.S.] 113 (1992-2004)
Razvan Rat [Romania] 113* (2002-2016)
Ali Hussein Rehema [Iraq] 113* (2005-2016)
Indra Sahdan bin Daud [Singapore] 113* (1997-2013)
Martin Stocklasa [Liechtenstein] 113* (1996-2014)
Thiago Silva [Brazil] 113* (2008-2022)
307.Jarah Al-Ataiqi [Kuwait] 112* (2001-2013)
Zuhair Bakhit Bilal [UA Emirates] 112 (1988-2002)
Oleg Blokhin [Soviet Union] 112 (1972-1988)
Franz Burgmeier [Liechtenstein] 112* (2001-2018)
Gilbert Chirwa [Malawi] 112 (1981-1993)
Frank de Boer [Netherlands] 112 (1990-2004)
Diego Forlán [Uruguay] 112* (2002-2014)
Alain Geiger [Switzerland] 112 (1980-1996)
Aaron Hughes [Northern Ireland] 112* (1998-2018)
Abdul Salam Jumaa [UA Emirates] 112 (1997-2010)
Ahmed Abdul El-Kass [Egypt] 112 (1987-1997)
Li Weifeng [China] 112 (1998-2011)
Édison Méndez [Ecuador] 112* (2000-2014)
Hawar Mulla Mohammed [Iraq] 112* (2001-2013)
"Nani" [Portugal] 112* (2006-2017)
Yasser Al-Qahtani [Saudi Arabia] 112* (2002-2013)
Claudio Reyna [USA] 112 (1994-2006)
Álvaro Saborío [Costa Rica] 112* (2002-2021)
Roque Santa Cruz [Paraguay] 112* (1999-2016)
Abdel Zaher El-Saqua [Egypt] 112* (1997-2010)
Xherdan Shaqiri [Switzerland] 112* (2010-2022)
Hakan Sükür [Turkey] 112 (1992-2007)
Jon Dahl Tomasson [Denmark] 112 (1997-2010)
Andriy Yarmolenko [Ukraine] 112* (2009-2022)
Dino Zoff [Italy] 112 (1968-1983)
332.Igor Akinfeev [Russia] 111* (2004-2018)
Hatem Moh. Yusuf Aqel [Jordan] 111 (1998-2014)
Gareth Bale [Wales] 111 (2006-2022)
Carmel Busuttil [Malta] 111 (1982-2001)
Godfrey Chitalu [Zambia] 111 (1968-1980)
Ricardo Gardner [Jamaica] 111 (1997-2012)
Emilio Izaguirre [Honduras] 111* (2007-2020)
Abdul Kadir [Indonesia] 111 (1967-1979)
Mahdi Karim Ajeel [Iraq] 111* (2001-2018)
Rashad Sadygov [Azerbaijan] 111* (2001-2017)
Andriy Shevchenko [Ukraine] 111 (1995-2012)
Carlos Valderrama [Colombia] 111 (1985-1998)
Granit Xhaka [Switzerland] 111* (2011-2022)
345.Hatem Abdullah [Qatar] 110* (2009-2022)
François Amégasse [Gabon] 110 (1984-2000)
Jonathan Billie [Malawi] 110 (1978-1987)
Carlos Bocanegra [USA] 110* (2001-2012)
Paul Caligiuri [USA] 110 (1984-1997)
Fernando Couto [Portugal] 110 (1990-2004)
Cesc Fabregas [Spain] 110* (2006-2016)
Carlos Gamarra [Paraguay] 110 (1993-2006)
Alberto García Aspe [Mexico] 110 (1988-2002)
Ki Sung-Yueng [South Korea] 110* (2008-2019)
Kevin Kilbane [Ireland] 110* (1997-2011)
Mehdi Mahdavikia [Iran] 110 (1996-2009)
Imran Mohamed [Maldives] 110* (2000-2016)
Yuji Nakazawa [Japan] 110 (1999-2010)
Keylor Navas [Costa Rica] 110* (2008-2022)
Haruna Niyonzima [Rwanda] 110* (2006-2022)
John Arne Riise [Norway] 110* (2000-2013)
Cristian Rodríguez [Uruguay] 110* (2003-2018)
Mauricio Solis Mora [Costa Rica] 110 (1993-2006)
Fernando Torres [Spain] 110* (2003-2014)
Totchtawan Sripan [Thailand] 110 (1993-2009)
Rabei Yassin [Egypt] 110 (1982-1991)
367.Alex Aguinaga [Ecuador] 109 (1987-2004)
Niclas Alexandersson [Sweden] 109 (1993-2008)
Jean Beausejour [Chile] 109* (2004-2020)
Balazs Dzsudzsak [Hungary] 109* (2007-2022)
Gao Lin [China] 109* (2005-2019)
Chris Gunter [Wales] 109* (2007-2022)
Asamoah Gyan [Ghana] 109* (2003-2019)
Wael Sul. Al-Habashi [Kuwait] 109 (1986-1998)
Javier Hernández [Mexico] 109* (2009-2019)
Ali Mabkhout [UA Emirates] 109* (2009-2022)
Dries Mertens [Belgium] 109* (2011-2022)
Maher Al-Sayed [Syria] 109 (1998-2013)
Mark Schwarzer [Australia] 109* (1993-2013)
Nohair Al-Shammari [Kuwait] 109 (1996-2009)
Rafael van der Vaart [Netherlands] 109 (2001-2013)
382.Luis Advíncula [Peru] 108* (2010-2022)
Odil Ahmedov [Uzbekistan] 108* (2007-2021)
Muhammad Baharuddin [Singapore] 108* (2010-2022)
Warren Barrett [Jamaica] 108 (1990-2000)
Jakub Blaszczykowski [Poland] 108* (2006-2019)
Tim Cahill [Australia] 108* (2004-2018)
Rashed Al-Dosari [Bahrain] 108 (1998-2008)
Nyoni Erasto [Tanzania] 108* (2006-2021)
Thomas Helveg [Denmark] 108 (1994-2007)
Wayne Hennessey [Wales] 108* (2007-2022)
Gabor Kiraly [Hungary] 108* (1998-2016)
Jürgen Klinsmann [(West) Germany] 108 (1987-1998)
Stefan Lichtsteiner [Switzerland] 108* (2006-2019)
Bobby Moore [England] 108 (1962-1973)
Mohammed Al-Musalami [Oman] 108* (2010-2023)
Joseph Musonda [Zambia] 108* (2002-2014)
Miralem Pjanic [Bosnia-Herzegov.] 108* (2008-2022)
Teemu Pukki [Finland] 108* (2009-2022)
Francisco Rodríguez [Mexico] 108* (2004-2015)
Son Heung-Min [South Korea] 108* (2011-2022)
Luis Tejada [Panama] 108* (2001-2018)
Phil Younghusband [Philippines] 108* (2006-2019)
Zheng Zhi [China] 108* (2002-2019)
Zinedine Zidane [France] 108 (1994-2006)
406.Ashley Cole [England] 107 (2001-2014)
Giovani dos Santos [Mexico] 107* (2007-2018)
Paolo Guerrero [Peru] 107* (2004-2021)
Miroslav Karhan [Slovakia] 107 (1995-2011)
Joel Lindpere [Estonia] 107* (1999-2016)
Aaron Mokoena [South Africa] 107 (1999-2010)
Mohsen Mosabeh Faraj [UA Emirates] 107 (1985-1999)
Jamal Abdulrahman Mubarak [Kuwait] 107 (1994-2006)
Park Sung-Hwa [South Korea] 107 (1975-1984)
Ahmed Shobair [Egypt] 107 (1984-1996)
Patrick Vieira [France] 107 (1997-2009)
Andy Williams [Jamaica] 107 (1997-2008)
418.Walid Abbas [UA Emirates] 106* (2008-2023)
Marko Arnautovic [Austria] 106* (2008-2022)
Imants Bleidelis [Latvia] 106 (1995-2007)
Bobby Charlton [England] 106 (1958-1970)
Aleksandr Dmitrijev [Estonia] 106* (2004-2018)
Fan Zhiyi [China] 106 (1992-2002)
Hao Haidong [China] 106 (1992-2004)
Boualem Khoukhi [Qatar] 106* (2013-2022)
Toni Kroos [Germany] 106* (2010-2021)
Frank Lampard [England] 106 (1999-2014)
Henrik Larsson [Sweden] 106 (1993-2009)
Ahmed Musa [Nigeria] 106* (2010-2022)
Ivan Rakitic [Croatia] 106* (2007-2019)
Guillermo Ramirez [Guatemala] 106 (1997-2012)
Diego Pablo Simeone [Argentina] 106 (1988-2002)
Oscar Sonejee [Andorra] 106* (1997-2015)
Giovanni van Bronckhorst [Netherlands] 106 (1996-2010)
Eduardo Vargas [Chile] 106* (2009-2022)
Eric Wynalda [USA] 106 (1990-2000)
437.Sayed Mohamed Adnan [Bahrain] 105 (2004-2016)
Héctor Chumpitaz [Peru] 105 (1965-1981)
Khamis Al-Dossari [Saudi Arabia] 105 (1994-2004)
Didier Drogba [Ivory Coast] 105* (2002-2014)
Sami Hyypiä [Finland] 105 (1992-2010)
Brunislav Ivanovic [Serbia] 105* (2005-2018)
Radhi Jaidi [Tunisia] 105 (1996-2009)
Jonatan Johansson [Finland] 105 (1996-2010)
Kim Tae-Yeong [South Korea] 105 (1992-2004)
Jürgen Kohler [(West) Germany] 105 (1986-1998)
Lee Dong-Gook [South Korea] 105* (1998-2017)
"Lúcio" [Brazil] 105* (2000-2011)
Ignatiy Nesterov [Uzbekistan] 105* (2002-2019)
Stilian Petrov [Bulgaria] 105 (1998-2011)
Marc Pujol [Andorra] 105* (2000-2022)
Tomas Rosicky [Czech Republic] 105* (2000-2016)
Rui Patrício [Portugal] 105* (2010-2022)
Josep Simunic [Croatia] 105* (2001-2013)
Yousef Al-Sulaiman [Kuwait] 105* (2009-2022)
Gabriel Torres [Panama] 105* (2005-2022)
Godfrey Walusimbi [Uganda] 105* (2009-2019)
Billy Wright [England] 105 (1946-1959)
Mihails Zemlinskis [Latvia] 105 (1992-2005)
Yury Zhirkov [Russia] 105* (2005-2021)
461.Faouzi Mubarak Aaish [Bahrain] 104 (2004-2016)
Marvin Andrews [Trinidad/Tobago] 104 (1996-2009)
Fahad Al-Ansari [Kuwait] 104* (2009-2022)
Anas Bani Yaseen [Jordan] 104* (2008-2022)
Gustavo Cabrera [Guatemala] 104* (2000-2012)
Hamza Al-Dardur [Jordan] 104* (2011-2022)
Falah Hassan [Iraq] 104 (1970-1986)
Héctor Herrera [Mexico] 104* (2012-2022)
Ah. Khalil Al-Junaibi [UA Emirates] 104* (2008-2019)
Joseph Kamwendo [Malawi] 104* (2003-2017)
Rúnar Kristinsson [Iceland] 104 (1987-2004)
Dirk Kuijt [Netherlands] 104* (2004-2014)
Michael Laudrup [Denmark] 104 (1982-1998)
Romelu Lukaku [Belgium] 104* (2010-2022)
Per Mertesacker [Germany] 104* (2004-2014)
Ivica Olic [Croatia] 104* (2002-2015)
Richardo Rodríguez [Switzerland] 104* (2011-2022)
Nader El-Sayed [Egypt] 104 (1992-2005)
Martin Skrtel [Slovakia] 104* (2004-2019)
Thorbjørn Svenssen [Norway] 104 (1947-1962)
Maris Verpakovskis [Latvia] 104* (1999-2014)
Sergei Zenjov [Estonia] 104* (2008-2023)
483.Andrei Agius [Malta] 103* (2006-2022)
Felipe Baloy [Panama] 103* (2001-2018)
Franz Beckenbauer [West Germany] 103 (1965-1977)
Stéphane Chapuisat [Switzerland] 103 (1989-2004)
Choi Soon-Ho [South Korea] 103 (1980-1991)
Vedran Corluka [Croatia] 103* (2006-2018)
Didier Deschamps [France] 103 (1989-2000)
Kamil Glik [Poland] 103* (2010-2022)
Andreas Herzog [Austria] 103 (1988-2003)
Hwang Seon-Hong [South Korea] 103 (1988-2002)
Mohammed Al-Jahani [Saudi Arabia] 103 (1994-2002)
Rainford Kalaba [Zambia] 103* (2005-2018)
Christopher Katongo [Zambia] 103* (2003-2016)
Emad Mohammed [Iraq] 103* (2001-2012)
Ahmed Al-Mukhaini [Oman] 103 (2003-2013)
Felix Nyirongo [Malawi] 103 (1986-1997)
Yiannakis Okkas [Cyprus] 103* (1997-2011)
Jaroslav Plasil [Czech Republic] 103* (2004-2016)
Birkir Saevarsson [Iceland] 103* (2007-2021)
Abdulwahab Al-Safi [Bahrain] 103* (2009-2019)
Dejan Stankovic [Serbia] 103 (1998-2013)
Hassan Bin Abd. Sunny [Singapore] 103* (2004-2023)
Indrek Zelinski [Estonia] 103* (1994-2010)
506.Ladislau Bölöni [Romania] 102 (1975-1988)
Durrant Brown [Jamaica] 102 (1992-1998)
Alex Chola [Zambia] 102 (1975-1985)
Kenny Dalglish [Scotland] 102 (1971-1986)
Hani Al-Dhabit [Oman] 102 (1997-2014)
Jefferson Farfán [Peru] 102* (2003-2021)
Radamel Falcao García [Colombia] 102* (2007-2022)
Atiba Hutchinson [Canada] 102* (2003-2022)
Anzur Ismailov [Uzbekistan] 102* (2007-2019)
Martin Jørgensen [Denmark] 102* (1998-2011)
Charles Kaboré [Burkina Faso] 102* (2006-2021)
Seydou Keïta [Mali] 102* (1998-2015)
Kasey Keller [USA] 102 (1990-2007)
Bülent Korkmaz [Turkey] 102 (1990-2005)
Alexandr Kulchiy [Belarus] 102 (1996-2012)
Emmanuel Kundé [Cameroon] 102 (1979-1992)
Ibrahim Majid [Qatar] 102* (2007-2017)
Borislav Mikhailov [Bulgaria] 102 (1983-1998)
Savo Milosevic [Yugoslavia/S.-M.] 102 (1994-2008)
Peter Mponda [Malawi] 102 (1998-2011)
Morten Olsen [Denmark] 102 (1970-1989)
Mohamed Omar [UA Emirates] 102 (1996-2009)
Gerard Piqué [Spain] 102* (2009-2018)
Andriy Pyatov [Ukraine] 102* (2007-2022)
Hosni Abd. Rabbou [Egypt] 102* (2004-2014)
Ronald Raldes [Bolivia] 102* (2001-2018)
Raúl [Spain] 102 (1996-2006)
Fahad Awadh Shaheen [Kuwait] 102* (2005-2015)
Steve Staunton [Ireland] 102 (1988-2002)
Joachim Streich [East Germany] 102 (1969-1984)
Michael Umaña [Costa Rica] 102* (2004-2017)
Robin van Persie [Netherlands] 102 (2005-2017)
Mario Yepes [Colombia] 102* (1999-2014)
Michal Zewlawkow [Poland] 102 (1999-2011)
540.Sergio Agüero [Argentina] 101* (2006-2021)
Fandi Ahmad [Singapore] 101 (1979-1997)
Ismail Al-Ajmi [Oman] 101 (2003-2013)
Leonel de Jesús Alvarez [Colombia] 101 (1985-1997)
Bashar Bani Yaseen [Jordan] 101 (1999-2012)
Emre Belözoglu [Turkey] 101* (2000-2019)
Yossi Benayoun [Israel] 101* (1998-2017)
Vasiliy Berezutskiy [Russia] 101* (2003-2016)
József Bozsik [Hungary] 101 (1947-1962)
Joe Brincat [Malta] 101 (1988-2004)
Bostjan Cesar [Slovenia] 101* (2003-2018)
Phillip Cocu [Netherlands] 101 (1996-2006)
Ulises de la Cruz [Ecuador] 101* (1995-2010)
Vincent Enyeama [Nigeria] 101* (2002-2015)
Thomas Häßler [(West) Germany] 101 (1988-2000)
Guram Kashia [Georgia] 101* (2009-2022)
Levan Kobiashvili [Georgia] 101 (1996-2011)
Saulius Mikoliunas [Lithuania] 101* (2004-2022)
Mahboub Mubarak [Kuwait] 101 (1976-1990)
Mario Mutsch [Luxembourg] 101* (2005-2019)
Carlos Alberto Pavón [Honduras] 101 (1993-2010)
Cristian Riveros [Paraguay] 101* (2005-2018)
Qasem Al-Sheikh [Jordan] 101 (1997-2010)
Thomas Sørensen [Denmark] 101* (1999-2012)
Jorge Soto [Peru] 101 (1992-2005)
Earnie Stewart [USA] 101 (1990-2004)
Claudio Taffarel [Brazil] 101 (1988-1998)
Elijah Tana [Zambia] 101 (1995-2009)
Jermaine Taylor [Jamaica] 101* (2004-2017)
Andranik Teymourian [Iran] 101* (2005-2016)
Vassilis Torosidis [Greece] 101* (2007-2019)
Yaya Touré [Ivory Coast] 101* (2004-2015)
Harold Wallace [Costa Rica] 101 (1995-2009)
Joseph Yobo [Nigeria] 101* (2001-2014)
574.Mohamed Aboutraika [Egypt] 100* (2001-2013)
Robert Acuña [Paraguay] 100* (1993-2011)
Angelos Basinas [Greece] 100* (1999-2009)
Lakhdar Belloumi [Algeria] 100 (1978-1989)
Henning Berg [Norway] 100 (1992-2004)
Roderick Briffa [Malta] 100* (2003-2018)
Denis Ramón Caniza [Paraguay] 100* (1996-2010)
Luis Enrique Capurro [Ecuador] 100 (1985-2003)
Thibaut Courtois [Belgium] 100* (2011-2022)
Daniel da Mota [Luxembourg] 100* (2007-2021)
Hans-Jürgen Dörner [East Germany] 100 (1969-1985)
Aleksandar Dragovic [Austria] 100* (2009-2022)
Damien Duff [Ireland] 100* (1998-2012)
Alexandru Epureanu [Moldova] 100* (2006-2021)
Jonny Evans [Northern Ireland] 100* (2006-2022)
Aron Gunnarsson [Iceland] 100* (2008-2022)
Ari Hjelm [Finland] 100 (1983-1996)
Raúl Jiménez [Mexico] 100* (2013-2022)
Bojan Jokic [Slovenia] 100* (2006-2019)
Jaba Kankava [Georgia] 100* (2004-2021)
Kim Young-Gwon [South Korea] 100* (2010-2022)
Ulf Kirsten [(East) Germany] 100 (1985-2000)
Grzegorz Lato [Poland] 100 (1971-1984)
Tony Meola [USA] 100 (1988-2006)
Joe-Max Moore [USA] 100 (1992-2002)
Mohd Nazri Bin Nasir [Singapore] 100 (1990-2004)
Mrisho Ngasa [Tanzania] 100* (2006-2015) [i]
Nicolás Otamendi [Argentina] 100* (2009-2022)
Park Ji-Sung [South Korea] 100* (2000-2011)
Piyapong Pue-on [Thailand] 100 (1981-1997)
Carles Puyol [Spain] 100* (2000-2013)
Donovan Ricketts [Jamaica] 100* (1999-2013)
"Robinho" [Brazil] 100* (2003-2017)
Ruslan Rotan [Ukraine] 100* (2003-2018)
Goce Sedloski [Macedonia] 100 (1996-2010)
Dario Simic [Croatia] 100 (1996-2008)
Igors N. Stepanovs [Latvia] 100 (1995-2011)
Datsakorn Thonglao [Thailand] 100 (2003-2017)
Siaka Tiéné [Ivory Coast] 100* (2000-2015)
Arda Turan [Turkey] 100* (2006-2017)
Andris Vanins [Latvia] 100* (2000-2019)
Domagoj Vida [Croatia] 100* (2010-2022)
Players whose country is italicized are national record holders.
Players marked with * are still active.
Note:
[ i] Ngasa also played one match for Zanzibar, which is not a member of FIFA.
Daley Blind [Netherlands] 99* (2013-2022)
Saleh M. Al-Neimah [Saudi Arabia] 99 (1978-1989)
Oswaldo Sánchez [Mexico] 99 (1996-2011)
Densill Theobald [Trinidad/Tobago] 99* (2002-2013)
Antonio Valencia [Ecuador] 99* (2004-2019)
David Alaba [Austria] 98* (2009-2022)
Michael Ballack [Germany] 98 (1999-2010)
Henri Camara [Senegal] 98 (1999-2008)
Djalma dos Santos [Brazil] 98 (1952-1968)
Max-Alain Gradel [Ivory Coast] 98* (2011-2022)
Keisuke Honda [Japan] 98* (2008-2018)
Oleh Husyev [Ukraine] 98* (2003-2016)
Kim Nam-Il [South Korea] 98* (2000-2013)
Joonas Kolkka [Finland] 98 (1994-2010)
Grzegorz Krychowiak [Poland] 98* (2008-2022)
Hassan Maatouk [Lebanon] 98* (2006-2022)
Derby Makinka [Zambia] 98 (1985-1993)
Marcelo Martins Moreno[Bolivia] 98* (2007-2022)
Shunsuke Nakamura [Japan] 98* (2000-2010)
A.Zafuan Abdul Radzak [Malaysia] 98* (2007-2022)
Ronaldo [Brazil] 98 (1994-2011)
Nour Sabri [Iraq] 98* (2002-2018)
Jeff Strasser [Luxembourg] 98 (1993-2010)
David Villa [Spain] 98* (2005-2017)
James Younghusband [Philippines] 98* (2006-2019)
Gianluca Zambrotta [Italy] 98* (1999-2010)
Akram Afif [Qatar] 97* (2015-2022)
Charles Aránguiz [Chile] 97* (2009-2022)
Ali Ashfaq [Maldives] 97* (2003-2022)
Karim Benzema [France] 97* (2007-2022)
Laurent Blanc [France] 97 (1989-2000)
Kevin De Bruyne [Belgium] 97* (2010-2022)
Kazimierz Deyna [Poland] 97 (1969-1978)
"Dominguês" [Mozambique] 97* (2004-2022)
Ali Dyab [Syria] 97 (2004-2013)
Carlos Edwards [Trinidad/Tobago] 97* (1999-2017)
Zoltan Gera [Hungary] 97* (2002-2017)
Aleksandr Geynrikh [Uzbekistan] 97* (2002-2017)
Mohamed Al-Hayam [Bahrain] 97* (2010-2023)
Iswadi Idris [Indonesia] 97 (1968-1980)
Juan Jayo [Peru] 97 (1994-2008)
Shinji Kagawa [Japan] 97* (2008-2019)
Bixente Lizarazu [France] 97 (1992-2004)
Chokri El-Ouaer [Tunisia] 97 (1990-2002)
Wilson Palacios [Honduras] 97* (2003-2014)
"Ronaldinho" [Brazil] 97 (1999-2013)
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri [Argentina] 97 (1983-1994)
Mahamadou Sidibé [Mali] 97 (1995-2010)
Ragnar Sigurdsson [Iceland] 97* (2007-2020)
Taijo Teniste [Eetonia] 97* (2007-2023)
Erik Thorstvedt [Norway] 97 (1982-1996)
Kelvin Yondani [Tanzania] 97* (2008-2021)
Bruno Alves [Portugal] 96* (2007-2018)
Patrik Andersson [Sweden] 96 (1991-2002)
Karim Ansarifard [Iran] 96* (2009-2022)
Efstratos Apostolakis [Greece] 96 (1986-1998)
Khaled Badra [Tunisia] 96 (1995-2006)
Jacek Bak [Poland] 96* (1993-2008)
Hristo Bonev [Bulgaria] 96 (1967-1979)
Jan Ceulemans [Belgium] 96 (1977-1991)
Dusit Chalermsan [Thailand] 96 (1994-2004)
Salomon Kalou [Ivory Coast] 96* (2007-2017)
Jacek Krzynowek [Poland] 96* (1998-2009)
Alexi Lalas [USA] 96 (1990-1998)
Raïs M'Bolhi [Algeria] 96* (2010-2022)
James McClean [Ireland] 96* (2012-2022)
Talal Yousef Mohammed [Bahrain] 96 (1998-2009)
Lucas Neill [Australia] 96* (1996-2013)
Moh. Noor Al-Hawsawi [Saudi Arabia] 96 (1999-2011)
Arjen Robben [Netherlands] 96 (2003-2017)
Sergio Romero [Argentina] 96* (2009-2018)
Fredy Thompson [Guatemala] 96* (2001-2015)
Hans-Hubert Vogts [West Germany] 96 (1967-1978)
Namat Abdullah [Malaysia] 95 (1968-1975)
Almoez Ali Abdulla [Qatar] 95* (2013-2022)
Tal Ben Haim [Israel] 95* (2002-2017)
Fródi Benjaminsen [Faroe Islands] 95* (1999-2017)
John Buttigieg [Malta] 95 (1984-2000)
Brett Emerton [Australia] 95* (1998-2012)
Kaïes Ghodhbane [Tunisia] 95 (1995-2006)
David Healy [Northern Ireland] 95 (2000-2013)
Roland Juhasz [Hungary] 95* (2004-2016)
Eiji Kawashima [Japan] 95* (2008-2022)
Juraj Kucka [Slovakia] 95* (2008-2022)
Diego Lugano [Uruguay] 95* (2003-2014)
Josef Maier [West Germany] 95 (1966-1979)
Bruno Ecuélé Manga [Gabon] 95* (2006-2022)
Brian McBride [USA] 95 (1993-2006)
Henrik Mkhitaryan [Armenia] 95* (2007-2021)
Fahad Al-Mosaibeth [Saudi Arabia] 95 (1980-1989)
Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali [Oman] 95* (2011-2021)
Mohammed Al-Noobi [Oman] 95 (1998-2011)
Dan Petrescu [Romania] 95 (1989-2000)
Toni Polster [Austria] 95 (1982-2000)
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge [West Germany] 95 (1976-1986)
Nolberto Solano [Peru] 95 (1994-2009)
Bassala Touré [Mali] 95 (1992-2008)
Je-Vaughn Watson [Jamaica] 95* (2008-2022)
Khaled Ben Yahia [Tunisia] 95 (1979-1993)
Players whose country is italicized are national record holders.
Players marked with * are still active.
FIFA decided in 1999 that while all Olympic matches from 1908-1952 (bar those involving Great Britain or countries with a professional league who sent amateur squads, e.g. Austria in 1936) are full internationals, all matches since the sixties are not at all recognised, while for the intermediate part additional analysis will be made. Ten years later, no such analysis appears to have been forthcoming. Most Eastern European and Scandinavian FAs (to whom the issue is most relevant) have ignored the ruling, and the relevant countries have the totals as recognised by the responsible FAs included in the list. Japan recognised most of its Olympic matches as official in 2015.
FIFA and Continental Representations
In January 2001, FIFA deleted all matches against FIFA XI's or continental representations. However, most FAs (including those of Brazil, England, France and Italy) did not follow this ruling and keep the relevant matches in their records.
The above list therefore ignores this FIFA ruling.
Note: record holders with 95+ caps can be found above.
Lorik Cana [Albania] 93*
Nicky Vitolio Salapu [American Samoa] 22
Flávio Amado [Angola] 91
Peter Byers [Antigua/Barbuda] 91*
Deon MacCauley [Belize] 62*
Stéphane Sességnon [Benin] 84*
Joel Mogorosi [Botswana] 92*
Abdul K. Nizigiyimana [Burundi] 63*
"Babanco" [Cape Verde Isl.] 62*
Foxi Kéthévoama [Central Afr. Rep.] 49*
Jonas Bahamboula [Congo-Brazzaville] 56
Delvin Ndinga [Congo-Brazzaville] 56*
Djo Mpeko Issama [Congo-Kinshasa] 81*
Darwin Ceren [El Salvador] 89
Iván Zarandona [Equatorial Guinea] 41*
Roy Krishna [Fiji] 48*
Liam Walker [Gibraltar] 67*
Cassim Langaigne [Grenada] 72
Jean-Luc Lambourde [Guadeloupe] 65*
Jason Cunliffe [Guam] 64*
Pascal Feindouno [Guinea] 85
Yapp Hung-fai [Hongkong] 82*
Samat Smakov [Kazakhstan] 76*
Musa Otieno [Kenya] 90
Amir Rrahmani [Kosovo] 49*
Mirlan Murzayev [Kyrgyzstan] 55*
Joe Nagbe [Liberia] 77
Paulin Voavy [Madagascar] 67*
Ismaël Diakité [Mauritania] 67*
Henri Speville [Mauritius] 72
Fatos Beciraj [Montenegro] 86*
Myo Hlaing Win [Myanmar] 63
Raju Kaji Shakya [Nepal] 91
Ivan Vicelich [New Zealand] 88*
Josué Quijano [Nicaragua] 81*
Abdul Al-Bahdari [Palestine] 81*
Hector Ramos [Puerto Rico] 36*
Darren Hamlet [Saint Vincent/Gr.] 64*
Matteo Vitaioli [San Marino] 80*
Mohannad El-Tahir [Sudan] 84
Chen Po-liang [Taiwan] 80*
Abdoul-Gafar Mamah [Togo] 93
Kilifi Uele [Tonga] 26
Philip Shearer [Turks and Caicos] 14*
Richard Iwai [Vanuatu] 34
Lê Công Vinh [Vietnam] 83*
Peter Ndlovu [Zimbabwe] 81
Players marked with * are still active.
NB: the list below is up to date as of Jan 31, 2023.
(N.B. for more detailed data on players with 40+ goals see the alphabetic index.)
1.Cristiano Ronaldo [Portugal] 118*(196) (2003-2022)
2.Ali Daei [Iran] 108 (148) (1993-2006) [3]
3.Lionel Messi [Argentina] 98*(172) (2005-2022)
4.Moh. Mokhtar Dahari [Malaysia] 89 (142) (1972-1985)
5.Sunil Chhetri [India] 84*(131) (2005-2022)
Ferenc Puskás [Hungary/Spain] 84 ( 89) (1945-1956) [1]
7.Ali Mabkhout [UA Emirates] 81*(109) (2009-2022)
8.Godfrey Chitalu [Zambia] 79 (111) (1968-1980)
9.Robert Lewandowski [Poland] 78*(138) (2008-2022)
Hussein Saeed Mohammed [Iraq] 78 (137) (1976-1990)
11."Neymar" [Brazil] 77*(124) (2010-2022)
"Pelé" [Brazil] 77 ( 92) (1957-1971) [9]
13.Bashar Abdullah [Kuwait] 75 (134) (1996-2018)
Kunishige Kamamoto [Japan] 75 ( 76) (1964-1977) [8]
Sándor Kocsis [Hungary] 75 ( 68) (1948-1956)
-.Vivian John Woodward [England/England Am] 75 ( 53) (1903-1914) [2]
16.Majed Abdullah [Saudi Arabia] 72 (117) (1978-1994)
17.Miroslav Klose [Germany] 71 (137) (2001-2014)
Kinna Phiri [Malawi] 71 (117) (1973-1981)
Kiatisuk Senamuang [Thailand] 71 (134) (1993-2007)
20.Stern John [Trinidad/Tobago] 70 (115) (1995-2011)
Abdul Kadir [Indonesia] 70 (101) (1967-1979)
Piyapong Pue-on [Thailand] 70 (100) (1981-1997)
23.Hossam Hassan [Egypt] 68 (176) (1985-2006)
Robbie Keane [Ireland] 68*(146) (1998-2016)
Romelu Lukaku [Belgium] 68*(104) (2010-2022)
Gerd Müller [West Germany] 68 ( 62) (1966-1974)
Carlos Humberto Ruiz [Guatemala] 68*(133) (1998-2016)
Luis Suárez [Uruguay] 68*(137) (2007-2022)
29.Didier Drogba [Ivory Coast] 65*(105) (2002-2014)
30.Edin Dzeko [Bosnia-Herzegovina] 64*(126) (2007-2022)
31.Jassem Al-Houwaidi [Kuwait] 63 ( 83) (1992-2002)
32.Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Sweden] 62*(120) (2001-2021)
Ahmed Radhi [Iraq] 62 (121) (1982-1997)
Ronaldo [Brazil] 62 ( 98) (1994-2011)
35.Teerasil Dangda [Thailand] 61*(122) (2007-2023)
Abdul Ghani Minhat [Malaya/Malaysia] 61 ( 71) (1956-1966)
37.Imre Schlosser [Hungary] 59 ( 68) (1906-1927)
David Villa [Spain] 59*( 98) (2005-2017)
39.Ali Ashfaq [Maldives] 58*( 97) (2003-2022)
Edinson Cavani [Uruguay] 58*(136) (2008-2022)
Cha Bum-Kun [South Korea] 58 (136) (1972-1986)
42.Clint Dempsey [USA] 57*(141) (2004-2017)
Landon Donovan [USA] 57 (157) (2000-2014)
Younis Mahmoud [Iraq] 57*(148) (2002-2016)
Carlos Alberto Pavón [Honduras] 57 (101) (1993-2010)
46.Gabriel Batistuta [Argentina] 56 ( 78) (1991-2002)
Samuel Eto'o Fils [Cameroon] 56*(118) (1997-2014)
48.Fandi Ahmad [Singapore] 55 (101) (1979-1997)
Iswadi Idris [Indonesia] 55 ( 97) (1968-1980)
Jan Koller [Czech Republic] 55 ( 91) (1999-2009)
Kazuyoshi Miura [Japan] 55 ( 89) (1990-2000)
Bader Ahmed Al-Mutawa [Kuwait] 55*(196) (2003-2022)
Romário [Brazil] 55 ( 70) (1987-2005)
Joachim Streich [East Germany] 55 (102) (1969-1984)
55.Olivier Giroud [France] 53*(120) (2011-2022)
Harry Kane [England] 53*( 80) (2015-2022)
Wayne Rooney [England] 53*(120) (2003-2018)
58.Javier Hernández [Mexico] 52*(109) (2009-2019)
Aleksandar Mitrovic [Serbia] 52*( 79) (2013-2022)
Poul "Tist" Nielsen [Denmark] 52 ( 38) (1910-1925)
Adnan Kh. Al-Talyani [UA Emirates] 52 (161) (1984-1997)
Jon Dahl Tomasson [Denmark] 52 (112) (1997-2010)
Phil Younghusband [Philippines] 52*(108) (2006-2019)
64.Asamoah Gyan [Ghana] 51*(108) (2003-2019)
Thierry Henry [France] 51 (123) (1997-2010)
Lê Công Vinh [Vietnam] 51*( 83) (2004-2016)
Hakan Sükür [Turkey] 51 (112) (1992-2007)
Lájos Tichy [Hungary] 51 ( 72) (1955-1971) [12]
69.Karim Bagheri [Iran] 50 ( 87) (1993-2010)
Tim Cahill [Australia] 50*(108) (2004-2018)
Zainal Abidin Hassan [Malaysia] 50 (129) (1980-1997)
Hwang Seon-Hong [South Korea] 50 (103) (1993-2002)
Shinji Okazaki [Japan] 50*(119) (2008-2019)
Alexis Sánchez [Chile] 50*(152) (2006-2022)
Robin van Persie [Netherlands] 50 (102) (2005-2017)
76.Bobby Charlton [England] 49 (106) (1958-1970) [9]
Lukas Podolski [Germany] 49*(130) (2004-2017)
Sven Rydell [Sweden] 49 ( 43) (1923-1932)
Mohamed Salah [Egypt] 49*( 87) (2011-2022)
Abdoulaye Traoré [Ivory Coast] 49 ( 90) (1984-1996)
81.Dimitar Berbatov [Bulgaria] 48*( 78) (1999-2010)
Hristo Bonev [Bulgaria] 48 ( 96) (1967-1979) [14]
Ah. Khalil Al-Junaibi [UA Emirates] 48*(104) (2008-2019)
Gary Lineker [England] 48 ( 80) (1984-1991)
Wlodzimierz Lubanski [Poland] 48 ( 75) (1963-1980) [5, 8]
Andriy Shevchenko [Ukraine] 48 (111) (1995-2012)
Yousef Al-Sulaiman [Kuwait] 48*(105) (2009-2022)
Zico [Brazil] 48 ( 71) (1976-1986)
89.Rolando Fonseca [Costa Rica] 47*(113) (1992-2011)
Jürgen Klinsmann [(West) Germany] 47 (108) (1987-1998)
Pauleta [Portugal] 47 ( 88) (1997-2006)
Rudi Völler [(West) Germany] 47 ( 90) (1982-1994)
93.Ismail H. Abdullatif [Bahrain] 46*(131) (2005-2021)
Jared Borgetti [Mexico] 46*( 89) (1997-2008)
Sami Al-Jaber [Saudi Arabia] 46 (156) (1992-2006)
Davor Suker [Croatia/Yugoslavia] 46 ( 71) (1990-2002) [4]
97.Isa Abu Bakar [Malaysia] 45 ( 69) (1974-1981)
Edward Acquah [Ghana] 45 ( 41) (1956-1964)
Grzegorz Lato [Poland] 45 (100) (1971-1984) [5, 8]
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge [West Germany] 45 ( 95) (1976-1986)
Paulo César Wanchope [Costa Rica] 45*( 73) (1996-2008)
Andriy Yarmolenko [Ukraine] 45*(112) (2009-2022)
103.Peter Byers [Antigua/Barbuda] 44*( 91) (2004-2021)
Jimmy Greaves [England] 44 ( 57) (1959-1967) [9]
Pauli Jørgensen [Denmark] 44 ( 47) (1925-1939)
Thomas Müller [Germany] 44*(121) (2010-2022)
Toni Polster [Austria] 44 ( 95) (1982-2000)
Raúl [Spain] 44 (102) (1996-2006)
109.Alex Chola [Zambia] 43 (102) (1975-1985)
Memphis Depay [Netherlands] 43*( 86) (2013-2022)
Hani Al-Dhabit [Oman] 43 (102) (1997-2014)
Roger Miller "Milla" [Cameroon] 43 ( 77) (1973-1994)
Gunnar Nordahl [Sweden] 43 ( 33) (1942-1948)
Uwe Seeler [West Germany] 43 ( 72) (1954-1970)
Luis Tejada [Panama] 43*(108) (2001-2018)
116.Sergio Agüero [Argentina] 42*(101) (2006-2021)
Jozy Altidore [USA] 42*(115) (2007-2019)
Michael Ballack [Germany] 42 ( 98) (1999-2010)
Oleg Blokhin [Soviet Union] 42 (112) (1972-1988)
Alexander Frei [Switzerland] 42 ( 84) (2001-2011)
Antoine Griezmann [France] 42*(117) (2014-2022)
Klaas Jan Huntelaar [Netherlands] 42*( 76) (2006-2015)
Ole Madsen [Denmark] 42 ( 51) (1958-1969)
Mansour Meftah [Qatar] 42 ( 81) (1976-1993)
Michael Mifsud [Malta] 42*(142) (2000-2020)
Blas Pérez [Panama] 42*(123) (2001-2018)
Yasser Al-Qahtani [Saudi Arabia] 42*(112) (2002-2013)
Györgi Sárosi [Hungary] 42 ( 62) (1931-1943) [13]
Hassan El-Shazly [Egypt] 42 ( 62) (1961-1974)
130.Almoez Ali Abdulla [Qatar] 41*( 95) (2013-2022)
Sardar Azmoun [Iran] 41*( 68) (2014-2022)
Gareth Bale [Wales] 41 (111) (2006-2022)
Milan Baros [Czech Republic] 41*( 93) (2001-2012)
Kazimierz Deyna [Poland] 41 ( 97) (1969-1978) [5, 8]
Obeid Al-Dossary [Saudi Arabia] 41 ( 94) (1994-2002)
Eusébio [Portugal] 41 ( 64) (1961-1973)
Mubarak Mustafa Fazli [Qatar] 41 ( 85) (1992-2004)
Michel Platini [France] 41 ( 72) (1976-1987)
Islam Slimani [Algeria] 41*( 91) (2012-2022)
140.Mohammed Ali Al-Biski [Libya] 40*( 44) (1961-1970)
Chan Siu-ki [Hongkong] 40*( 70) (2000-2017)
Patrick Kluivert [Netherlands] 40 ( 79) (1994-2004)
Michael Owen [England] 40 ( 89) (1998-2008)
Park Lee-Chun [South Korea] 40 ( 86) (1969-1974)
Eduardo Vargas [Chile] 40*(106) (2009-2022)
146.Shaharuddin Abdullah [Malaysia] 39 ( 70) (1967-1974)
Fabrice Maieco 'Akwá' [Angola] 39*( 78) (1995-2006)
"Bebeto" [Brazil] 39 ( 73) (1985-1998)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco [Mexico] 39*(120) (1995-2014)
"El-Dhizui" [Egypt] 39 ( 46) (1948-1960)
Raúl Díaz Arce [El Salvador] 39 ( 72) (1991-2000)
Christian Eriksen [Denmark] 39*(120) (2010-2022)
Paolo Guerrero [Peru] 39*(107) (2004-2021)
Hao Haidong [China] 39 (106) (1992-2004)
Nándor Hidegkuti [Hungary] 39 ( 69) (1945-1958)
Kalusha Bwalya [Zambia] 39 (87) (1983-2004)
Ernest Pol [Poland] 39 ( 46) (1956-1965) [5]
Sebastián Soria [Qatar] 39*(123) (2006-2017)
159.Mohamed Aboutraika [Egypt] 38*(100) (2001-2013)
Stjepan Bobek [Yugoslavia] 38 ( 63) (1946-1956)
Preben Elkjær-Larsen [Denmark] 38 ( 69) (1977-1988)
Amad Ali S. Al-Hosni [Oman] 38*(127) (2003-2015)
Ali Mohammed Karimi [Iran] 38*(127) (1998-2012)
Javad Nekounam [Iran] 38*(149) (2000-2015)
Andres Oper [Estonia] 38*(134) (1995-2014)
Bambang Pamungkas [Indonesia] 38*( 87) (1999-2018)
Goran Pandev [Macedonia] 38*(122) (2001-2021)
José Salomon Rondón [Venezuela] 38*( 92) (2008-2022)
Fernando Torres [Spain] 38*(110) (2003-2014)
Enner Valencia [Ecuador] 38*( 77) (2012-2022)
171.Karim Benzema [France] 37*( 97) (2007-2022)
Dennis Bergkamp [Netherlands] 37 ( 79) (1990-2000)
Olivier Bierhoff [(West) Germany] 37 ( 70) (1996-2002)
Ricky Charles [Grenada] 37 ( 71) (1995-2011)
Milan Galic [Yugoslavia] 37 ( 51) (1959-1965)
Hassan Al-Haydos [Qatar] 37*(171) (2008-2022)
Keisuke Honda [Japan] 37*( 98) (2008-2018)
Henrik Larsson [Sweden] 37 (106) (1993-2009)
Michael Laudrup [Denmark] 37 (104) (1982-1998)
Savo Milosevic [Yugoslavia/S.-M.] 37*(102) (1994-2008)
Peter Ndlovu [Zimbabwe] 37 ( 81) (1990-2007)
Teemu Pukki [Finland] 37*(108) (2009-2022)
Arjen Robben [Netherlands] 37 ( 96) (2003-2017)
Marcelo Salas [Chile] 37 ( 70) (1994-2007)
Emmanuel Sanon [Haiti] 37 ( 65) (1970-1981)
Soetjipto Soentoro [Indonesia] 37 ( 61) (1965-1970)
Hristo Stoichkov [Bulgaria] 37 ( 83) (1987-1999) [11]
Rashidi Yekini [Nigeria] 37 ( 62) (1984-1998)
189.Ferenc Bene [Hungary] 36 ( 76) (1962-1979)
J. Yacoub Al-Besara [Kuwait] 36 ( 49) (1972-1982)
Faisel Al-Dekheel [Kuwait] 36 ( 67) (1974-1986)
Angus Eve [Trinidad/Tobago] 36 (118) (1994-2005)
Ahmed Faras [Morocco] 36 ( 94) (1966-1979)
Diego Forlán [Uruguay] 36*(112) (2002-2014)
Radamel Falcao García [Colombia] 36*(102) (2007-2022)
David Healy [Northern Ireland] 36 ( 95) (2000-2013)
Issam Jemaa [Tunisia] 36*( 84) (2005-2014)
Firas Al-Khatib [Syria] 36*( 72) (2001-2019)
Blagoje Marjanovic [Yugoslavia] 36 ( 57) (1926-1938)
Ismael Matar [UA Emirates] 36*(136) (2003-2021)
Kylian Mbappé [France] 36*( 66) (2017-2022)
Myo Hlaing Win [Myanmar] 36 ( 63) (1992-2005)
Kwasi Owusu [Ghana] 36 ( 52) (1967-1977)
Álvaro Saborío [Costa Rica] 36*(112) (2002-2021)
Abdelhafid Tasfaout [Algeria] 36 ( 80) (1990-2002)
206.Vincent Aboubakar [Cameroon] 35*( 94) (2010-2022)
Hernán Crespo [Argentina] 35 ( 64) (1995-2007)
Gheorghe Hagi [Romania] 35 (124) (1983-2000)
Carlos Hermosillo [Mexico] 35 ( 90) (1984-1997)
Luis Hernández [Mexico] 35 ( 85) (1995-2002)
Ali Adnan Kadhim [Iraq] 35 ( 82) (1970-1980)
Kim Jae-Han [South Korea] 35 ( 57) (1972-1979)
Adrian Mutu [Romania] 35 ( 77) (2000-2013)
Ruud van Nistelrooij [Netherlands] 35 ( 70) (1998-2011)
William Ouma [Kenya] 35 ( 66) (1965-1977)
Kevin Parsemain [Martinique] 35*( 55) (2008-2019)
Juan Carlos Plata [Guatemala] 35*( 87) (1996-2010)
Antonin Puc [Czechoslovakia/B&M] 35 ( 61) (1926-1939)
Luigi Riva [Italy] 35 ( 42) (1965-1974)
Rivaldo [Brazil] 35 ( 74) (1993-2003)
Luton Shelton [Jamaica] 35*( 75) (2004-2013)
David Silva [Spain] 35*(125) (2006-2018)
Son Heung-Min [South Korea] 35*(108) (2011-2022)
Wilmer Velásquez [Honduras] 35 ( 48) (1994-2007)
Faas Wilkes [Netherlands] 35 ( 38) (1946-1961)
Zlatko Zahovic [Slovenia] 35 ( 80) (1992-2004)
227.Max Abegglen [Switzerland] 34 ( 68) (1922-1937)
Marko Arnautovic [Austria] 34*(106) (2008-2022)
Iuliu Bodola [Romania/Hungary] 34 ( 61) (1931-1948) [7]
Moumouni Dagano [Burkina Faso] 34 ( 83) (1998-2013)
Flávio Amado [Angola] 34 ( 91) (2001-2012)
Ulf Kirsten [(East) Germany] 34 (100) (1985-2000) [6]
Johann Krankl [Austria] 34 ( 69) (1973-1985)
Diego Maradona [Argentina] 34 ( 91) (1977-1994)
Commins Menapi [Solomon Islands] 34 ( 37) (2000-2007)
Mohd Noh Alam Shah [Singapore] 34 ( 82) (2001-2010)
Milton Núñez [Honduras] 34 ( 86) (1994-2008)
Dennis Oliech [Kenya] 34 ( 76) (2002-2015)
Maksim Shatskikh [Uzbekistan] 34*( 61) (1999-2014)
David Trezeguet [France] 34 ( 71) (1998-2008)
Kubilay Türkyilmaz [Switzerland] 34 ( 62) (1988-2001)
Ernest Wilimowski [Poland/Germany] 34 ( 30) (1934-1942) [10]
Eric Wynalda [USA] 34 (106) (1990-2000)
Ivan Zamorano [Chile] 34 ( 69) (1987-2001)
245.Husain Ali Ahmed [Bahrain] 33*(116) (1998-2013)
Johan Cruijff [Netherlands] 33 ( 48) (1966-1977)
Hamza Al-Dardur [Jordan] 33*(104) (2011-2022)
Ahmed Hassan [Egypt] 33*(184) (1996-2012)
Eden Hazard [Belgium] 33*(126) (2008-2022)
"Jairzinho" [Brazil] 33 ( 81) (1963-1982) [9]
Jørgen Juve [Norway] 33 ( 45) (1928-1937)
Diallo Ibrahim Kandia [Guinea] 33 ( 56) (1960-1973)
Kurniawan Dwi Julianto[Indonesia] 33 ( 60) (1995-2005)
Lee Dong-Gook [South Korea] 33*(105) (1998-2017)
Abe Lenstra [Netherlands] 33 ( 47) (1940-1959)
Elijah Lidonde [Kenya] 33 ( 26) (1950-1961)
Mario Mandzukic [Croatia] 33*( 89) (2007-2018)
Sadio Mané [Senegal] 33*( 90) (2012-2022)
Patrick Mboma [Cameroon] 33 ( 55) (1995-2004)
Giuseppe Meazza [Italy] 33 ( 53) (1930-1939)
Ivan Perisic [Croatia] 33*(123) (2011-2022)
"Ronaldinho" [Brazil] 33*( 97) (1999-2013)
Dollah Salleh [Malaya] 33 ( 81) (1985-1996)
Shandel Samuel [Saint Vincent/Gr.] 33*( 63) (2001-2016)
Eldor Shomurodov [Uzbekistan] 33*( 61) (2015-2022)
Arturo Vidal [Chile] 33*(137) (2007-2022)
Fritz Walter [(West) Germany] 33 ( 61) (1940-1958)
Chris Wood [New Zealand] 33*( 70) (2008-2022)
Eran Zahavi [Israel] 33*( 70) (2010-2021)
270.Emmanuel Adebayor [Togo] 32*( 88) (2000-2019)
Ademir Marques [Brazil] 32 ( 39) (1945-1953)
Mohd Khairul Amri [Singapore] 32*(135) (2004-2019)
Carlo Costly [Honduras] 32*( 78) (2007-2017)
Mohamed Al-Enazi [Qatar/UA Emirates] 32 ( 59) (1996-2009)
Luis Figo [Portugal] 32 (127) (1991-2006)
Klaus Fischer [West Germany] 32 ( 45) (1977-1982)
Gunnar Gren [Sweden] 32 ( 57) (1940-1958)
Gonzalo Higuaín [Argentina] 32*( 75) (2009-2018)
Michalis Konstandinou [Cyprus] 32*( 84) (1997-2012)
Roy Krishna [Fiji] 32*( 48) (2007-2022)
Jari Litmanen [Finland] 32 (137) (1989-2010)
Talal Al-Meshal [Saudi Arabia] 32 ( 60) (1998-2006)
Rajko Mitic [Yugoslavia] 32 ( 59) (1946-1957)
Henrik Mkhitaryan [Armenia] 32*( 95) (2007-2021)
Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali [Oman] 32*( 95) (2011-2021)
Milivoje Novakovic [Slovenia] 32*( 80) (2006-2017)
Tibor Nyilasi [Hungary] 32 ( 70) (1975-1985)
Rajaa Rafe [Syria] 32*( 84) (2002-2015)
Roque Santa Cruz [Paraguay] 32*(112) (1999-2016)
Andrzej Szarmach [Poland] 32 ( 61) (1973-1982)
"Tostão" [Brazil] 32 ( 54) (1966-1972) [9]
I.M. Vijayan [India] 32 ( 71) (1989-2004)
Gyula Zsengellér [Hungary] 32 ( 39) (1936-1947)
294.Florián Albert [Hungary] 31 ( 75) (1959-1974)
Kennet Andersson [Sweden] 31 ( 83) (1990-2000)
Enrique Borja [Mexico] 31 ( 65) (1966-1975)
Sarayuth Chaikamdee [Thailand] 31*( 49) (2003-2011)
Agustín Delgado [Ecuador] 31 ( 72) (1994-2011)
Aleksandr Geynrikh [Uzbekistan] 31*( 97) (2002-2017)
Mario Gómez [Germany] 31*( 78) (2007-2018)
Stevan Jovetic [Montenegro] 31*( 65) (2007-2022)
Shinji Kagawa [Japan] 31*( 97) (2008-2019)
Mirdzhalal Kasymov [Uzbekistan] 31 ( 67) (1992-2005)
Ernst Lehner [Germany] 31 ( 65) (1936-1942)
Benni McCarthy [South Africa] 31*( 79) (1997-2010)
Zdénék Nehoda [Czechoslovakia] 31 ( 90) (1971-1987)
Héctor Scarone [Uruguay] 31 ( 52) (1917-1930)
Wesley Sneijder [Netherlands] 31 (134) (2003-2018)
Burak Yilmaz [Turkey] 31*( 77) (2006-2022)
Zinedine Zidane [France] 31 (108) (1994-2006)
Kainun Waskito [Indonesia] 31 ( 80) (1967-1977)
312.Pierre-E. Aubameyang [Gabon] 30*( 72) (2009-2022)
Fawzi Bashir [Oman] 30 (151) (2000-2013)
Nicklas Bendtner [Denmark] 30*( 81) (2006-2018)
Manuel José Bucuane [Mozambique] 30 ( 94) (1992-2010)
Choi Soon-Ho [South Korea] 30 (103) (1980-1991)
Kenny Dalglish [Scotland] 30 (102) (1972-1987)
Artem Dzyuba [Russia] 30*( 55) (2011-2021)
Pascal Feindouno [Guinea] 30 ( 85) (1998-2012)
Tom Finney [England] 30 ( 76) (1946-1958)
Just Fontaine [France] 30 ( 21) (1953-1960)
Aleksandr Kerzhakov [Russia] 30*( 91) (2002-2016)
Denis Law [Scotland] 30 ( 55) (1959-1974)
Nathaniel Lofthouse [England] 30 ( 33) (1950-1958)
Hasan A.-F. Mahmoud [Jordan] 30*( 88) (2004-2015)
Brian McBride [USA] 30 ( 95) (1993-2006)
Marcelo Martins Moreno[Bolivia] 30*( 98) (2007-2022)
Álvaro Morata [Spain] 30*( 61) (2014-2022)
Jean-Pierre Papin [France] 30 ( 54) (1986-1995)
Silvio Piola [Italy] 30 ( 34) (1935-1952)
Indra Sahdan bin Daud [Singapore] 30*(113) (1997-2013)
Alan Shearer [England] 30 ( 63) (1991-2000)
Mehdi Taremi [Iran] 30*( 64) (2015-2022)
Paul Van Himst [Belgium] 30 ( 81) (1960-1974)
Bernard Voorhoof [Belgium] 30 ( 61) (1928-1940)
Luis Alves "Zague" [Mexico] 30 ( 84) (1988-2001)
Amr Zaki [Egypt] 30*( 63) (2004-2013)
"Zizinho" [Brazil] 30 ( 53) (1942-1957)
Players whose country is italicized are national record holders.
Players marked with * are still active.
Notes:
[ 1] Puskás scored all his 84 international goals in his 85 appearances
for Hungary; in his 4 internationals for Spain he did not score. Note
that Puskás had a match vs Lebanon played in 1956 recognised as official
by the Hungarian FA in May 2002 (!). Puskás scored 1 goal in that match.
[ 2] Woodward scored 29 goals in 23 matches for the official England team
between 1903 and 1911 and 46 goals in 30 matches for the England
Amateur side between 1906 and 1914; all matches for the Amateur side
were considered full internationals for their respective opponents.
[ 3] Includes Daei's cap but not his goal on October 27, 2003, against
North Korea; the match was abandoned and later awarded 3-0 to Iran;
Daei "lost" another goal (and cap) when a match against Ecuador was
downgraded more than two decades after it was played.
[ 4] Suker scored 45 goals in 69 matches for Croatia and 1 goal in 2
matches for (former) Yugoslavia.
[ 5] Previous official Polish records included unofficial matches. Earlier
records included: Lubanski 50 goals in 81 matches, Lato 45 in 104,
Deyna 45 in 102, Pol 40 in 49 and Szarmach 36 in 64 (now 25 in 55).
[ 6] Ulf Kirsten scored 14 goals in 49 matches for East Germany and 20
goals in 51 matches for Germany.
[ 7] Iuliu Bodola scored 30 goals in 48 matches for Romania and 4 goals
in 13 matches for Hungary.
[ 8] several players had Olympic matches (and possibly goals) deleted
from their records - or not.
[ 9] several players had matches (and possibly goals) against FIFA or
continental representations deducted - or not, see below.
[10] Ernest Wilimowski scored 21 goals in 22 matches for Poland and 13
goals in 8 matches for Germany.
[11] This total includes 1 goal in 1 match against an East Germany
olympic team in a match which the Bulgarian FA insists is official.
[12] Note that Tichy had a match vs Lebanon played in 1956 recognised
as official by the Hungarian FA in May 2002 (!). He scored two goals
in that match.
[13] Note that Sarosi had a match vs Portugal played in 1933 recognised
as official by the Hungarian FA in May 2002 (!). He did not score in
that match.
[14] This includes goals from Olympic and other matches recognised by
the Bulgarian FA (but not by FIFA) as official.
FIFA decided in 1999 that while all Olympic matches from 1908-1952 (bar those involving Great Britain or countries with a professional league who sent amateur squads, e.g. Austria in 1936) are full internationals, all matches since the sixties are not at all recognised, while for the intermediate part additional analysis will be made. Ten years later, no such analysis appears to have been forthcoming. Most Eastern European and Scandinavian FAs (to whom the issue is most relevant) have ignored the ruling, and the relevant countries have the totals as recognised by the responsible FAs included in the list. Japan recognised most of its Olympic matches as official in 2015.
FIFA and Continental Representations
In January 2001, FIFA deleted all matches against FIFA XI's or continental representations. However, most FAs (including those of Brazil, England, France and Italy) did not follow this ruling and keep the relevant matches in their records.
The above list therefore ignores this FIFA ruling.
Note: record holders with 30+ goals can be found above.
Balal Arezou [Afghanistan] 9*
Erion Bogdani [Albania] 18*( 74)
Ildefons Lima [Andorra] 11*(134)
Richard O'Connor [Anguilla] 5*
Gurban Gurbanov [Azerbaijan] 14 ( 68)
Lesly St. Fleur [Bahamas] 10*( 19)
Maxym Romashchenko [Belarus] 20 ( 64)
Deon MacCauley [Belize] 28*( 62)
Shaun Goater [Bermuda] 20 ( 22)
Stéphane Sességnon [Benin] 24*( 84)
Chencho Gyeltshen [Bhutan] 10*
Jerome Ramatlhakwane [Botswana] 24*( 61)
Abdul Razak Fiston [Burundi] 19*( 49)
Cyle Larin [Canada] 25*( 57)
Héldon Ramos "Nhuck" [Cape Verde] 15*( 52)
Foxi Kéthévoama [Central Afr. Rep.] 8*( 49)
Hilaire Momi [Central Afr. Rep.] 8*( 28)
Youssef M'Changama [Comoros] 2*
Ahmad Seif [Comoros] 2*
Thievy Bifouma [Congo-Brazzaville] 15*( 36)
Dieumerci Mbokani [Congo-Kinshasa] 22*( 49)
Lester Moré [Cuba] 29*( 69)
Mahdi H. Mahabeh [Djibouti] 6*
Kurlson Benjamin [Dominica] 14*
Jonathan Faña [Dominican Republic] 18*
Rufino Gama [East Timor] 7*
Emilio Nsue [Equatorial Guinea] 13*( 34)
Klæmint Olsen [Faroe Islands] 10*( 53)
Rógvi Jacobsen [Faroe Islands] 10 ( 53)
Gary Pigrée [French Guyana] 16*
Roy Chipolina [Gibraltar] 5*( 64)
Liam Walker [Gibraltar] 5*( 67)
Shota Arveladze [Georgia] 26*( 60)
Nikolaos Anastopoulos [Greece] 29 ( 73)
Jason Cunliffe [Guam] 25*( 64)
Nigel Codrington [Guyana] 17*
Eiður Sm. Gudjohnsen [Iceland] 26*( 88)
Kolbein Sigthorsson [Iceland] 26*( 64)
Ruslan Baltiyev [Kazakhstan] 13 ( 73)
Vedad Muriqi [Kosovo] 23*( 44)
Mirlan Murzayev [Kyrgyzstan] 16*( 53)
Visay Phaphouvanin [Laos] 18*
Maris Verpakovskis [Latvia] 29*(104)
Hassan Maatouk [Lebanon] 21*( 98)
George Weah [Liberia] 18 ( 75)
Mario Frick [Liechtenstein] 16*(125)
Tomas Danilevicius [Lithuania] 19*( 70)
Léon Mart [Luxembourg] 16 ( 24)
Chan Kin Seng [Macao] 17*
Paulin Voavy [Madagascar] 15*( 67)
Seydou Keïta [Mali] 25*(102)
"Bessam" Ahmed [Mauritania] 12*( 66)
Daniel Imbert [Mauritius] 17 ( 53)
Serghei Clescenco [Moldova] 11 ( 69)
Lumbengarav Donorov [Mongolia] 8*
Nyam-Osor Naranbold [Mongolia] 8*
Rudolph Bester [Namibia] 13*
Bertrand Kai [New Caledonia] 16*( 20)
Juan Ramón Barrera [Nicaragua] 22*( 74)
Jong Il-Gwan [North Korea] 25*( 74)
Joe Wang Miller [Northern Marianas] 4*
Fahed Attal [Palestine] 16 (36)
Hector Ramos [Puerto Rico] 18*( 36)
Olivier Kerekezi [Rwanda] 21*
Andy Selva [San Marino] 8*( 73)
Philip Zialor [Seychelles] 10*
Marek Hamsik [Slovakia] 26*(135)
K.N.J. Weerarathne. [Sri Lanka] 29*
Nasr El-Din Abbas [Sudan] 27 ( 52)
Chen Po-liang [Taiwan] 25*( 80)
Numonjon Khakimov [Tajikistan] 16*
Mrisho Ngasa [Tanzania] 25 (100)
Charyar Mukhadov [Turkmenistan] 13
Gavin Glinton [Turks and Caicos] 4*( 10)
Richard Iwai [Vanuatu] 20 ( 34)
Ali Al-Nono [Yemen] 28*
Players marked with * are still active.
With thanks to Matthias Arnhold (MatthiasArnhold@aol.com), John Beuker, Frank Ballesteros, Yaniv Bleicher (yanivbl@hotmail.com), Søren Elbech (elbech@hotmail.com), Fernando Espinoza Añazco (nanoespinoza@hotmail.com), László Földesi (foldesilaszlo@freemail.hu), Thomas Gladkikh (thomasgladkikh@gmail.com), Bruno Grassi (b.grassi@tin.it), Dick Holstein (dick@viplanet.nl), Robert Jones, Andrei Libin (andrei@openmail.irex.ru), Dave Litterer (spectrum@sover.net), Misha Miladinovich (mmiladinovich@sprint.ca), Husain Mohamed (husainmohamedkw@hotmail.com), Neil Morrison (nfm24@cam.ac.uk), Gwidon Naskrent (naskrent@skrzynka.pl), Milad Niqui (mniqui@cs.kun.nl), Chuka Onwumechili (agodi2_mechili@yahoo.com), Jarek Owsianski (jarek-o@go2.pl), Majeed Panahi (pamajeed@batelco.com.bh), Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin (fernandopasso2004@yahoo.com), José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com), Ricardo Pontes, Macario Reyes, Ralph Rönsch (rroensch@debis.com), Phil Schoen (philsoc@bellsouth.net), Bernd Timmermann (bernd@dsfs.de) and Eric Villante (e_vill14@yahoo.com) for various informations and corrections.
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