In the UEFA European Championship, the following male players have been named in the national team in at least four finals tournaments.
Most tournaments[edit]
Team | Player[n 1] | In squad[n 2] | Played[n 3] | Tournaments[n 4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 | 5 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Spain | Iker Casillas | 5 | 3 | (2000), 2004, 2008, 2012, (2016) |
Italy | Gianluigi Buffon | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Czech Republic | Petr Čech | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Italy | Giorgio Chiellini | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Italy | Alessandro Del Piero | 4 | 4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Sweden | Andreas Isaksson | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Sweden | Kim Källström | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Sweden | Sebastian Larsson | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Germany | Lothar Matthäus | 4 | 4 | 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000 |
Sweden | Olof Mellberg | 4 | 4 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 |
Croatia | Luka Modrić | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Portugal | João Moutinho | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Portugal | Pepe | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Czech Republic | Jaroslav Plašil | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Germany | Lukas Podolski | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Czech Republic | Tomáš Rosický | 4 | 4 | 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016 |
Denmark | Peter Schmeichel | 4 | 4 | 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 |
Germany | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Croatia | Darijo Srna | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
France | Lilian Thuram | 4 | 4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Netherlands | Edwin van der Sar | 4 | 4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Portugal | Rui Patrício | 4 | 3 | (2008), 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Netherlands | Aron Winter | 4 | 3 | (1988), 1992, 1996, 2000 |
Russia | Igor Akinfeev | 4 | 2 | (2004), 2008, (2012), 2016 |
Sweden | Andreas Granqvist | 4 | 2 | (2008), 2012, 2016, (2020) |
France | Steve Mandanda | 4 | 0 | (2008), (2012), (2016), (2020) |
- ^ Name in bold indicates a player still active at international level.
- ^ Number of finals tournaments in which the player was part of the squad.
- ^ Number of finals tournaments in which the player played in at least one match.
- ^ Years in brackets indicate that the player was part of the squad but did not play in any matches.
Most matches[edit]
The following players have played at least fifteen matches, which requires appearances in a minimum of three European Championship tournaments.
Team | Player[o 1] | Matches[o 2] | Tournaments |
---|---|---|---|
Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | 25 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Portugal | João Moutinho | 19 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Portugal | Pepe | 19 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Italy | Leonardo Bonucci | 18 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Germany | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 18 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Italy | Gianluigi Buffon | 17 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Italy | Giorgio Chiellini | 17 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Spain | Jordi Alba | 16 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Spain | Cesc Fàbregas | 16 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Spain | Andrés Iniesta | 16 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Portugal | Rui Patrício | 16 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
France | Lilian Thuram | 16 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Netherlands | Edwin van der Sar | 16 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
France | Hugo Lloris | 15 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Germany | Thomas Müller | 15 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Portugal | Nani | 15 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Germany | Manuel Neuer | 15 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Spain | Sergio Ramos | 15 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Spain | David Silva | 15 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
References[edit]
- ^ "EURO records: most appearances, top scorers, key stats". UEFA.com. 6 January 2020.
- ^ "EURO top scorers and appearance records". UEFA.com. 28 January 2019.
- ^ "EURO records: most appearances, top scorers, key stats". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Players - Most matches". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Every country's all-time top EURO appearance-maker". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.