(Reuters) – The following are the top 10 most-capped players in men’s soccer, after Cristiano Ronaldo set a record by making his 197th appearance for Portugal in a European Championship qualifier victory over Liechtenstein:
RANK PLAYER COUNTRY APPEARANCES DEBUT YEAR
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 197 2003
2 Bader Al-Mutawa Kuwait 196 2003
3 Soh Chin Ann Malaysia 195 1969
4 Ahmed Hassan Egypt 184 1995
5 Ahmed Mubarak Oman 183 2003
6 Sergio Ramos Spain 180 2005
7 Andres Guardado Mexico 179 2005
8 Mohamed Al-Deayea Saudi Arabia 178 1993
9 Claudio Suarez Mexico 177 1992
10 Gianluigi Buffon Italy 176 1997
(Compiled by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams and Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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