IFFHS announces ranking of players with most games in 21st century

Ruslan Sadigov
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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced the ranking of most experienced players in the current century, as it stands after the end of 2022.

Report informs, citing the federation, that Cristiano Ronaldo, on the eve of his new challenge in Asia, leads it with 1145 games, having more than a 100-game advantage over others.

Before the past year, CR7 was yet the only one in the world of football to reach 1000-level games for clubs and countries. In 2022, two new players have crossed the mark, Dani Alves and Lionel Messi.

PLAYERS WITH MOST GAMES
IN 21st CENTURY
Player Country Games Total Total Total
NL NC ICC NT XXI XX Career
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 651 93 205 196 1145 1145
2 Dani Alves Brazil 620 115 172 126 1033 1033
3 Lionel Messi Argentina 559 102 170 172 1003 1003
4 Iker Casillas Spain 585 57 171 161 974 74 1048
5 João Moutinho Portugal 563 107 142 146 958 958
6 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden 603 72 152 121 948 9 957
7 Luka Modrić Croatia 569 69 147 162 947 947
8 Yasuhito Endō Japan 606 117 66 152 941 84 1025
9 Xavi Spain 536 95 174 132 937 80 1017
10 Sergio Ramos Spain 534 70 151 180 935 935
11 Andrés Iniesta Spain 552 98 152 131 933 933
12 Rogério Ceni Brazil 675 71 149 9 904 310 1214
Javier Zanetti Argentina 449 50 128 90 717 383 1100
Gianluigi Buffon Italy 528 36 133 160 857 212 1069
Raúl Spain 454 57 115 62 688 346 1034
Frank Lampard England 507 105 124 105 841 169 1010
Timmy Simons Belgium 571 64 116 94 845 99 944
Oswaldo Sánchez Mexico 512 13 57 88 670 269 939
Zé Roberto Brazil 492 57 121 38 708 228 936
Thierry Henry France 422 39 96 98 655 262 917
Petr Čech Czech Republic 552 75 138 124 889 20 909
Dirk Kuyt Netherlands 553 60 99 104 816 87 903
Pepe Reina Spain 626 48 184 36 894 6 900

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