List of European players with the most matches and goals at major tournaments
Appearance
A total of 4,755 European football players have played at least one match across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup and 17 final tournaments of the men's UEFA European Championship.[1][2]
Matches | ≥ 50 | 40–50 | 35–39 | 30–34 | 25–29 | 20–24 | 15–19 | 10–14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Total |
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No. of players | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 75 | 139 | 410 | 118 | 168 | 200 | 309 | 354 | 499 | 809 | 773 | 850 | 4,755 |
A total of 2,557 goals have been scored by European players in matches at these tournaments, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. These goals were scored by 1,169 different individuals, of whom 24 have scored ten or more.[3][4]
Goals | ≥ 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nos. of players | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 63 | 115 | 226 | 655 | 1,169 |
Overall top goalscorers
[edit]Bold | Denotes player still active at international level |
[ ] | Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match |
( ) | Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal |
Rank | Player | Team | Total goals | Total matches | Total ratio | Goals (World Cup) | Goals (Euro) | Tournaments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
22 | 52 | 0.42 | 8 | 14 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, (2024) |
2 | Miroslav Klose | ![]() |
19 | 37 | 0.51 | 16 | 3 | 2002, (2004), 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
3 | Gerd Müller | ![]() |
18 | 15 | 1.20 | 14 | 4 | 1970, 1972, 1974 |
4 | Jürgen Klinsmann | ![]() ![]() |
16 | 30 | 0.53 | 11 | 5 | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 |
5 | Harry Kane | ![]() |
15 | 28 | 0.54 | 8 | 7 | (2016), 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
6 | Michel Platini | ![]() |
14 | 19 | 0.74 | 5 | 9 | 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986 |
7 | David Villa | ![]() |
13 | 16 | 0.81 | 9 | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
Just Fontaine | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 2.17 | 13 | 0 | 1958, [1960] | |
Kylian Mbappé | ![]() |
13 | 23 | 0.57 | 12 | 1 | 2018, (2020), 2022, 2024 | |
10 | Rudi Völler | ![]() ![]() |
12 | 23 | 0.52 | 8 | 4 | 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, (1992), 1994 |
Thierry Henry | ![]() |
12 | 28 | 0.43 | 6 | 6 | 1998, 2000, (2002), 2004, 2006, 2008, (2010) | |
12 | Antoine Griezmann | ![]() |
11 | 36 | 0.31 | 4 | 7 | (2014), 2016, 2018, 2020, (2022), (2024) |
Romelu Lukaku | ![]() |
11 | 26 | 0.42 | 5 | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, (2022), (2024) | |
Sándor Kocsis | ![]() |
11 | 5 | 2.20 | 11 | 0 | 1954 | |
15 | Álvaro Morata | ![]() |
10 | 20 | 0.50 | 3 | 7 | 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
Dennis Bergkamp | ![]() |
10 | 25 | 0.40 | 6 | 4 | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, (2000) | |
Gary Lineker | ![]() |
10 | 18 | 0.56 | 10 | 0 | 1986, (1988), 1990, (1992) | |
Grzegorz Lato | ![]() |
10 | 20 | 0.50 | 10 | 0 | 1974, 1978, 1982 | |
Helmut Rahn | ![]() |
10 | 10 | 1.00 | 10 | 0 | 1954, 1958 | |
Ivan Perišić | ![]() |
10 | 30 | 0.33 | 6 | 4 | (2012), 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, (2024) | |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | ![]() |
10 | 26 | 0.38 | 9 | 1 | 1978, 1980, 1982, (1984), 1986 | |
Thomas Müller | ![]() |
10 | 36 | 0.28 | 10 | 0 | 2010, (2012), 2014, (2016), (2018), (2020), (2022), (2024) | |
Xherdan Shaqiri | ![]() |
10 | 23 | 0.43 | 5 | 5 | (2010), 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
Zinedine Zidane | ![]() |
10 | 26 | 0.38 | 5 | 5 | (1996), 1998, 2000, (2002), 2004, 2006 |
Most matches played
[edit]Bold | Denotes player still active at international level |
[ ] | Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match |
Rank | Player | Team | Total matches | Matches (World Cup) | Matches (Euro) | Tournaments |
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1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
52 | 22 | 30 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
2 | Manuel Neuer | ![]() |
39 | 19 | 20 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
3 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | ![]() |
38 | 20 | 18 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
4 | Miroslav Klose | ![]() |
37 | 24 | 13 | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
5 | Lothar Matthäus | ![]() |
36 | 25 | 11 | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000 |
Thomas Müller | ![]() |
36 | 19 | 17 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
Antoine Griezmann | ![]() |
36 | 19 | 17 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
Paolo Maldini | ![]() |
36 | 23 | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 | |
9 | Hugo Lloris | ![]() |
35 | 20 | 15 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 |
Luka Modrić | ![]() |
35 | 19 | 16 | 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
Pepe | ![]() |
35 | 12 | 23 | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
12 | Philipp Lahm | ![]() |
34 | 20 | 14 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
13 | Toni Kroos | ![]() |
33 | 14 | 19 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024 |
Olivier Giroud | ![]() |
33 | 18 | 15 | 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
15 | Lilian Thuram | ![]() |
32 | 16 | 16 | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
Sergio Ramos | ![]() |
32 | 17 | 15 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
17 | Gianluigi Buffon | ![]() |
31 | 14 | 17 | [2002], 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
Sergio Busquets | ![]() |
31 | 17 | 14 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 | |
Iker Casillas | ![]() |
31 | 17 | 14 | [2000], 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, [2016] | |
20 | Jürgen Klinsmann | ![]() ![]() |
30 | 17 | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 |
Ivan Perišić | ![]() |
30 | 17 | 13 | 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
Andrés Iniesta | ![]() |
30 | 14 | 16 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "World Cup - All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "EURO - All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "World Cup - All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "EURO - All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2024.