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In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official international matches for a national football team according to association football's world governing body FIFA.
As over 600 players have featured in the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, [1] only players with more than 20 official caps are included. Despite the first Belgium international game taking place on 1 May 1904, the first player to reach 25 caps for his country was Armand Swartenbroeks, who played his 25th match ...
Jan Vertonghen holds the record for most Belgium international appearances. Jan Ceulemans, nicknamed Caje and Strong Jan, was formerly Belgium's record captain. The following are the top ten most capped players; players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone:
The interest has led to a bevy of international athletes seeking opportunities to play in the NFL, which has 1,824 active U.S. players. The NFL talent pool includes Europe and Africa.
Jan Vertonghen is Belgium's most capped player with 157 appearances. As of 9 September 2024, the RBFA lists 725 players who appeared on the men's senior national team. [50] With 157 caps according to the RBFA, Jan Vertonghen has the most appearances for Belgium. [a] [191] Eden Hazard started the most matches as captain (59). [216]
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for the most competitive appearances. In association football, 52 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.
Some players avoid injury and maintain their high skill level. The following list has the top 250 players who have the most regular season game appearances. All have played at least a dozen seasons in the league. One player, George Blanda [3] played in 4 decades from the 1940s to the 1970s. Blanda played 26 seasons and was 48 years old when he ...
This category contains past and present players of the senior Belgium national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Belgian footballers .