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The principal role of the centre-back, [10] [11] (or central defender [12]) (historically called a centre-half [13] [14]) is to block the opponent's players from scoring, and safely clearing the ball from the defensive half's penalty area. As their name suggests, they play in a central position.
Players whose original country ceased to exist and who then played for a successor state, prominent examples being those who had played for the Soviet Union (and/or Commonwealth of Independent States), East Germany, Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s, or who played for one national team prior to a region becoming independent and then also played for that new state, for example the ...
Only seasons with appearances in the senior first team are counted. Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs appeared in 963 matches over 24 seasons. Giggs is also one of only two players (alongside James Milner ) to play in 22 successive Premier League seasons, and the only player to score in 21 successive Premier League seasons.
This includes the appearances and goals of current and former players in the Premier League and English Football League. Peter Shilton has made the most appearances, and is the only player to have played in over one thousand games. Chris O'Grady made appearances for 17 different clubs, while 49 players made their appearances for only one team.
The following is a list of soccer players who have made at least 300 domestic league appearances in Australian league soccer. This includes the appearances and goals of players in the A-League Men and National Soccer League. Alex Tobin has made the most appearances, and is the only player to have played in over 500 games.
This is a list of foreign players in the USL Championship (formally USL Pro or the United Soccer League), which commenced play in 2011. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria: Have played at least one USL regular season game.
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.
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]