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Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player. This is a list of players who earned 25 or more caps for the Portugal national football team. For all players who have played for Portugal, see Category:Portugal men's international footballers. As of November 2024, 125 players have reached this milestone for Portugal.
Portugal have played against teams from every confederation. Their first international match was played on 18 December 1921 in Madrid against Spain , losing 3–1. [ 13 ] The team they have faced the most often is also Spain, with a total of 40 matches played.
Vítor Gonçalves captained Portugal in their first international on home soil, on 17 December 1922 against the same opposition. The current individual with the most caps, as captain of the Portugal team is Cristiano Ronaldo .
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.
The head coach of the team is Roberto Martínez, [4] and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals. Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 World Cup, which saw a team featuring Ballon d'Or winner Eusébio finish in third place.
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Thirteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied for national l
A list of current and former players who have played for the senior Portugal 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:Portuguese men's footballers
Nani made his first appearance for the senior Portuguese team on 1 September 2006, and marked his debut with a goal in Portugal's 4–2 friendly defeat to Denmark. [9] Nani was omitted from Portugal's 1–1 draw with Armenia , but was recalled for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Poland and Serbia in September. [ 142 ]