The amount of games or rather matches that a football player has played determines his or her appearances in the game.
In other terms, in football, appearances (abbreviated as apps for short) refers to the total number of games in which a player has appeared.
Many football players have made multiple appearances in football games, with some of them being ranked among the highest apps in the game’s history.
Though the majority of these players have retired, they will be remembered for the numerous matches they played in during their football careers.
As a result, in keeping with the theme of this post, we’ll take a look at some of the best football players with the most applications in the game.
13. David James is (Former English Football Player)
Matches Played for Clubs: 956
Matches for the National Team: 53
Total Career Apps: 1009
Years: 1989 to 2014,
12. Frank Lampard (Former English Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 915
Matches Played For National Team: 106
Total Career Apps: 1,021
Years: 1995-2017
11. Ryan Giggs (Welsh Former Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 963
Matches Played For National Team: 64
Total Career Apps: 1,027
Years: 1990-2013
10. Paolo Maldini (Italian Former Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 902
Matches Played For National Team: 126
Total Career Apps: 1,028
Years: 1985-2009
9. David Seaman (Former English Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 957
Matches Played For National Team: 75
Total Career Apps: 1,032
Years: 1982-2004
8. Raul (Former Spanish Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 932
Matches Played For National Team: 102
Total Career Apps: 1,034
Years: 1994-2015
7. Xavi (Former Spanish Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 945
Matches Played For National Team: 133
Total Career Apps: 1,078
Years: 1998-2019
6. Javier Zanetti (Former Argentine Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 957
Matches Played For National Team: 143
Total Career Apps: 1,100
Years: 1992-2014
5. Roberto Carlos (Former Brazilian Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 978
Matches Played For National Team: 125
Total Career Apps: 1,103
Years: 1991-2015
4. G. Buffon (Italian Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 956
Matches Played For National Team: 176
Total Career Apps: 1,132
Years: 1995- present
Current Team: Parma
3. C. Ronaldo (Portuguese Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 931
Matches Played For National Team: 220
Total Career Apps: 1,151
Years: 2002- present
2. R. Ceni (Brazilian Former Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 1257
Matches Played For National Team: 16
Total Career Apps: 1,273
Years: 1990-2015
1. Peter Shilton (English Former Football Player)
Matches Played For Clubs: 1,249
Matches Played For National Team: 125
Total Career Apps: 1,374
Years: 1966-1997
