List of European players with the most matches and goals at major tournaments
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A total of 4755 European football players have played at least one match at the men's 22 final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and 17 final tournaments of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. of players | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 75 | 139 | 410 | 118 | 168 | 200 | 309 | 354 | 499 | 809 | 773 | 850 | 4755 |
A total of 2557 goals have been scored by European players in games at the men's 22 final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and 17 final tournaments of the UEFA European Championship, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. 1169 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup or Euro tournaments, 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 | 1169 |
Overall top goalscorers
| Player | 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 |  Portugal
|
22 | 52 | 0.42 | 8 | 14 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, (2024) |
| 2 | Miroslav Klose |  Germany
|
19 | 37 | 0.51 | 16 | 3 | 2002, (2004), 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | West Germany
|
18 | 15 | 1.20 | 14 | 4 | 1970, 1972, 1974 |
| 4 | Jürgen Klinsmann | West Germany Germany
|
16 | 30 | 0.53 | 11 | 5 | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 |
| 5 | Harry Kane |  England
|
15 | 28 | 0.54 | 8 | 7 | (2016), 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| 6 | Michel Platini |  France
|
14 | 19 | 0.74 | 5 | 9 | 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986 |
| 7 | David Villa |  Spain
|
13 | 16 | 0.81 | 9 | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
| Just Fontaine | France
|
13 | 6 | 2.17 | 13 | 0 | 1958, [1960] | |
| Kylian Mbappé | France
|
13 | 23 | 0.57 | 12 | 1 | 2018, (2020), 2022, 2024 | |
| 10 | Rudi Völler | West Germany Germany
|
12 | 23 | 0.52 | 8 | 4 | 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, (1992), 1994 |
| Thierry Henry | France
|
12 | 28 | 0.43 | 6 | 6 | 1998, 2000, (2002), 2004, 2006, 2008, (2010) | |
| 12 | Antoine Griezmann | France
|
11 | 36 | 0.31 | 4 | 7 | (2014), 2016, 2018, 2020, (2022), (2024) |
| Romelu Lukaku |  Belgium
|
11 | 26 | 0.42 | 5 | 6 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, (2022), (2024) | |
| Sándor Kocsis |  Hungary
|
11 | 5 | 2.20 | 11 | 0 | 1954 | |
| 15 | Álvaro Morata | Spain
|
10 | 20 | 0.50 | 3 | 7 | 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Dennis Bergkamp |  Netherlands
|
10 | 25 | 0.40 | 6 | 4 | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, (2000) | |
| Gary Lineker | England
|
10 | 18 | 0.56 | 10 | 0 | 1986, (1988), 1990, (1992) | |
| Grzegorz Lato |  Poland
|
10 | 20 | 0.50 | 10 | 0 | 1974, 1978, 1982 | |
| Helmut Rahn | West Germany
|
10 | 10 | 1.00 | 10 | 0 | 1954, 1958 | |
| Ivan Perišić |  Croatia
|
10 | 30 | 0.33 | 6 | 4 | (2012), 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, (2024) | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany
|
10 | 26 | 0.38 | 9 | 1 | 1978, 1980, 1982, (1984), 1986 | |
| Thomas Müller | Germany
|
10 | 36 | 0.28 | 10 | 0 | 2010, (2012), 2014, (2016), (2018), (2020), (2022), (2024) | |
| Xherdan Shaqiri |  Switzerland
|
10 | 23 | 0.43 | 5 | 5 | (2010), 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| Zinédine Zidane | France
|
10 | 26 | 0.38 | 5 | 5 | (1996), 1998, 2000, (2002), 2004, 2006 |
Most matches
| Player | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal
|
52 | 22 | 30 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| 2 | Manuel Neuer | Germany
|
39 | 19 | 20 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| 3 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany
|
38 | 20 | 18 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| 4 | Miroslav Klose | Germany
|
37 | 24 | 13 | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| 5 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany
|
36 | 25 | 11 | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000 |
| Thomas Müller | Germany
|
36 | 19 | 17 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| Antoine Griezmann | France
|
36 | 19 | 17 | 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| Paolo Maldini |  Italy
|
36 | 23 | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 | |
| 9 | Hugo Lloris | France
|
35 | 20 | 15 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| Luka Modrić | Croatia
|
35 | 19 | 16 | 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| Pepe | Portugal
|
35 | 12 | 23 | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| 12 | Philipp Lahm | Germany
|
34 | 20 | 14 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| 13 | Toni Kroos | Germany
|
33 | 14 | 19 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024 |
| Olivier Giroud | France
|
33 | 18 | 15 | 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| 15 | Lilian Thuram | France
|
32 | 16 | 16 | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| Sergio Ramos | Spain
|
32 | 17 | 15 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
| 17 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy
|
31 | 14 | 17 | [2002], 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| Sergio Busquets | Spain
|
31 | 17 | 14 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 | |
| Iker Casillas | Spain
|
31 | 17 | 14 | [2000], 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, [2016] | |
| 20 | Jürgen Klinsmann | West Germany Germany
|
30 | 17 | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 |
| Ivan Perišić | Croatia
|
30 | 17 | 13 | 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain
|
30 | 14 | 16 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
References
- ^ a b c "World Cup - All-time appearances". worldfootball.net. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b c "EURO - All-time appearances". worldfootball.net. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b "World Cup - All-time Topscorers". worldfootball.net. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b "EURO - All-time Topscorers". worldfootball.net. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.