IFFHS EURO STATISTICS 17 - THE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES
Posted on May 11, 2021 | History Statistics Category
Picture : 21 matches already in EURO Final stages for Cristiano Ronaldo. He will certainly extend his leadership in one month !
Player with most games (final stages): Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the number of matches played in the final tournaments of the European Championships (21), ahead of closest to him Bastian Schweinsteiger by 3 matches (picture down).
The Portuguese will clearly push his record to new heights in the summer.
He is also the record holder on number of minutes held on pitch in the games of Euro final tournaments (1793).
The players who are likely to play in the finals of Euro 2020 are highlighted in bold.
| PLAYERS WITH MOST | GAMES | (ONLY FINALS) | ||
| Player | Country | Games | Editions (games) | |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 21 | 2004 (6), 2008 (3), 2012 (5), 2016 (7) |
| 2 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 18 | 2004 (3), 2008 (5), 2012 (5), 2016 (5) |
| 3 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 17 | 2004 (3), 2008 (4), 2012 (6), 2016 (4) |
| 4 | Lilian Thuram | France | 16 | 1996 (5), 2000 (5), 2004 (4), 2008 (2) |
| Edwin van der Sar | Netherlands | 16 | 1996 (4), 2000 (4), 2004 (5), 2008 (3) | |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain | 16 | 2008 (6), 2012 (6), 2016 (4) | |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Spain | 16 | 2008 (6), 2012 (6), 2016 (4) | |
| 8 | David Silva | Spain | 15 | 2008 (5), 2012 (6), 2016 (4) |
| Sergio Ramos | Spain | 15 | 2008 (5), 2012 (6), 2016 (4) | |
| Pepe | Portugal | 15 | 2008 (4), 2012 (5), 2016 (6) | |
| João Moutinho | Portugal | 15 | 2008 (4), 2012 (5), 2016 (6) | |
| Nani | Portugal | 15 | 2008 (3), 2012 (5), 2016 (7) | |
| 13 | Karel Poborský | Czech Republic | 14 | 1996 (6), 2000 (3), 2004 (5) |
| Zinédine Zidane | France | 14 | 1996 (5), 2000 (5), 2004 (4) | |
| Luís Figo | Portugal | 14 | 1996 (4), 2000 (4), 2004 (6) | |
| Nuno Gomes | Portugal | 14 | 2000 (5), 2004 (6), 2008 (3) | |
| Petr Cech | Czech Republic | 14 | 2004 (4), 2008 (3), 2012 (4), 2016 (3) | |
| Philipp Lahm | Germany | 14 | 2004 (3), 2008 (6), 2012 (5) | |
| Iker Casillas | Spain | 14 | 2004 (3), 2008 (5), 2012 (6) | |
| 20 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Germany | 13 | 1988 (4), 1992 (5), 1996 (4) |
| Paolo Maldini | Italy | 13 | 1988 (4), 1996 (3), 2000 (6) | |
| Peter Schmeichel | Denmark | 13 | 1988 (2), 1992 (5), 1996 (3), 2000 (3) | |
| Thomas Häßler | Germany | 13 | 1992 (5), 1996 (6), 2000 (2) | |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | 13 | 1992 (4), 1996 (4), 2000 (5) | |
| Laurent Blanc | France | 13 | 1992 (3), 1996 (5), 2000 (5) | |
| Didier Deschamps | France | 13 | 1992 (3), 1996 (4), 2000 (6) | |
| Phillip Cocu | Netherlands | 13 | 1996 (3), 2000 (5), 2004 (5) | |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Italy | 13 | 1996 (1), 2000 (6), 2004 (3), 2008 (3) | |
| Olof Mellberg | Sweden | 13 | 2000 (3), 2004 (4), 2008 (3), 2012 (3) | |
| Kostas Katsouranis | Greece | 13 | 2004 (6), 2008 (3), 2012 (4) | |
| Andreas Isaksson | Sweden | 13 | 2004 (4), 2008 (3), 2012 (3), 2016 (3) | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Sweden | 13 | 2004 (4), 2008 (3), 2012 (3), 2016 (3) | |
| Fernando Torres | Spain | 13 | 2004 (3), 2008 (5), 2012 (5) | |
| Antonio Cassano | Italy | 13 | 2004 (3), 2008 (4), 2012 (6) | |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | 13 | 2004 (2), 2008 (6), 2012 (5) | |
| Mario Gómez | Germany | 13 | 2008 (4), 2012 (5), 2016 (4) |