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Xavi (middle) with Barcelona teammates Carles Puyol (left) and Lionel Messi (right) in December 2011. On 2 January 2011, in a league match against Levante, Xavi made his 549th appearance for the club in all competitions, matching the record held by Migueli. Xavi later became the player with the most appearances for Barcelona of all time. [44]
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for the most competitive appearances. In association football, 51 players have played at least 1,000 official matches at all age levels. 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.
The first player to hit the landmark was Raúl, who did so in February 2006, [2] while the most recent member of the "100 club" is Marquinhos, who played his 100th match on 11 February 2025. [1] Cristiano Ronaldo has made the most appearances in the Champions League, playing 183 matches.
On 8 May, in the return leg, he featured in his 151st game, matching Xavi's record of most matches for one club in the competition. [178] On the final matchday of the season, he equaled Sepp Maier's record of most Bundesliga appearances for Bayern with 473 matches. [179] He finished the season by scoring 7 goals in 41 matches in all competitions.
Lionel Messi has the most ever appearances in the FIFPRO World 11 with 17 overall, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 15. [2] [3] In 2014, FIFPRO launched a women's football committee. [4] In February 2016, the FIFPRO Women's World 11 was launched. [5]
He scored the only goal in the semi-final with Germany, a powerful header from a corner taken by Barcelona teammate Xavi, which sent the national team through to their first World Cup final. [48] In the final , he featured for the full 120 minutes as the side defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in extra time . [ 49 ]
Xavi (Catalan pronunciation:) is a Catalan given name, usually used as a nickname for Xavier. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: Football
Andoni Zubizarreta (left) and Joaquín (right) hold the record for most appearances in La Liga history with 622 games. This article outlines all footballers who have made at least 400 appearances in La Liga .