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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.
For players with at least five caps, see List of Belgium international footballers (5–20 caps). For players with one to four caps, see List of Belgium international footballers (1–4 caps). For the current men's national team squad, see Belgium national football team#Current squad.
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:
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It includes Belgian footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. 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).
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.
List of footballers with 100 or more caps may refer to: List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps;
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]