List of Bundesliga players explained

These are lists of Bundesliga players who have made the most appearances in this league, which is the top level of the German football league system and started in 1963.

Players with most Bundesliga appearances

Position (Pos): GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender, MF = Midfielder, FW = Forward
First / Last: year of first / last Bundesliga appearance
Seasons (S): number of Bundesliga seasons in which the player made at least one appearance

Players are sorted by number of appearances, then by year of first appearance. Current Bundesliga players and their current clubs are shown in bold.

Rank		Goals	First	Last		Club(s)
1	602	45	1972	1991	19
2	581	76	1971	1991	19
3	557	0	1987	2008	20
4	552	14	1965	1988	22
5	546	43	1976	1996	18
6	535	268	1968	1988	19
7	534	0	1978	1995	17
8	520	63	1966	1983	17
9	518	38	1972	1988	16
10	512	0	1978	1997	17
11	502	25	1985	2004	18
12	501	0	2006	2024	18
13	495	77	1970	1986	16
14	493	45	1972	1989	17
15	490	197	1999	2020	20
16	485	113	1971	1986	15
17	478	1	1970	1988	17
18	473	0	1965	1979	14
18	473	149	2008	2024	16
20	471	1	1984	2002	17
21	469	28	1989	2008	17
22	464	0	1973	1996	17
22	464	121	1979	2000	17
24	463	131	1981	1998	17
25	461	0	2010	2024	15
26	457	25	1971	1988	16
27	456	0	1966	1982	16
28	453	48	1969	1985	16
28	453	0	1987	2005	17
30	449	179	1983	1999	15
31	447	213	1969	1990	17
32	443	82	1984	2002	18
33	442	33	2007	2024	18
34	441	109	1965	1980	15
34	441	49	1968	1984	16
36	440	42	1972	1987	15
37	436	37	1983	1999	15
38	433	0	1968	1986	16
39	430	46	2005	2021	16
40	429	110	1986	2004	17
41	427	365	1965	1979	14
42	426	141	1968	1983	16
42	426	1	1995	2011	15
44	424	44	1965	1982	14
44	424	177	1975	1993	15
46	422	72	1965	1981	14
47	421	38	2005	2022	17
48	420	55	1964	1978	14
	420	160	1967	1981	14
	420	30	1977	1992	13
51	419	55	1964	1978	14
	419	33	1965	1979	14
	419	23	1968	1983	14
54	417	54	1976	1996	16
55	416	21	1966	1979	14
55	416	67	1981	1997	17
57	412	54	1970	1985	14
58	410	125	1965	1981	14
58	410	50	1986	2003	15
60	409	83	1963	1977	14
61	408	0	1971	1987	15
62	406	116	1978	1993	14
63	405	13	1965	1978	14
63	405	23	1974	1989	15
65	404	52	1977	1991	14
66	403	46	1969	1985	16
66	403	144	2003	2018	15
68	402	49	1997	2011	15
69	401	0	1983	1999	15
69	401	51	1984	1998	15
71	400	61	1963	1978	15
71	400	68	1984	2003	15
73	398	0	1968	1982	15
73	398	28	1984	2002	15
75	396	126	1989	2004	15
76	394	2	1991	2010	14
77	392	98	1990	2007	18
78	391	74	1965	1978	13
	391	42	1979	1993	14
	391	156	2009	2024	15
81	390	0	1983	2004	16
	390	41	1985	1999	15
	390	7	1986	2001	16
84	388	19	1982	1995	15
85	387	123	1976	1996	15
	387	26	1977	1991	14
	387	26	1997	2012	14
88	385	37	1981	1996	16
88	385	14	2003	2017	14
90	384	7	2008	2024	17
90	384	312	2010	2022	12
92	381	166	1964	1977	14
93	380	119	1972	1985	13
94	379	16	1971	1984	13
	379	10	1987	2000	13
	379	101	1989	2002	13
97	378	148	1978	1992	14
97	378	100	1980	1997	15
99	376	85	2008	2023	15
100	375	38	1972	1985	13
101	374	31	1974	1986	12
102	373	9	1980	1998	18
103	372	51	2009	2023	14
104	370	71	1987	2003	14
104	370	20	1989	2002	13
106	369	220	1965	1978	13
107	367	40	1990	2003	14
108	366	51	1966	1978	12
108	366	63	1975	1990	15
110	363	17	1985	1997	12
110	363	24	1991	2009	16
112	361	26	1970	1984	13
112	361	79	1971	1986	12
114	359	36	1990	2005	14
115	358	86	1966	1980	14
	358	18	1985	1999	15
	358	23	2003	2016	14
	358	46	2005	2018	13
	358	17	2008	2023	15
120	356	21	1963	1977	14
120	356	47	1982	1995	12
122	355	0	2000	2018	18
123	352	21	1971	1984	13
124	351	33	1970	1984	12
	351	7	1976	1989	12
	351	40	1985	1997	13
	351	32	1998	2014	13
	351	67	2003	2017	12
	351	47	2010	2024	15
130	350	181	1990	2003	13
131	349	27	1979	1990	12
131	349	26	1985	1998	14
133	348	157	1983	1996	12
133	348	20	2012	2024	13
135	347	41	2011	2024	13
136	346	2	1986	1999	11
137	345	0	1971	1985	12
138	344	127	2006	2020	14
139	343	81	1966	1979	14
139	343	20	2001	2014	13
141	342	95	1968	1979	11
141	342	45	2002	2015	13
143	341	29	1970	1983	13
143	341	15	1992	2005	13
145	339	55	1982	1998	16
146	338	36	1968	1981	13
	338	129	1980	1991	11
	338	32	1983	2000	14
149	336	9	1966	1977	12
	336	34	1981	1994	13
	336	38	1998	2011	12
152	335	0	1991	2004	12
152	335	3	2009	2024	13
154	334	28	1983	1998	12
	334	11	1992	2006	15
	334	91	1997	2010	12
157	333	44	1972	1986	12
	333	49	1977	1992	11
	333	22	1996	2007	13
160	332	16	1979	1991	12
	332	22	1983	2000	13
	332	12	2005	2019	13
	332	19	2007	2021	14
164	331	106	1981	1992	11
164	331	7	2003	2017	13
166	330	19	1987	2002	15
166	330	95	1996	2008	12
168	328	18	1980	1994	13
	328	103	1987	2000	12
	328	170	2004	2019	13
171	327	47	1972	1986	14
172	326	0	1986	1996	12
173	325	46	1971	1983	11
173	325	46	1978	1991	13
175	324	39	1992	2007	12
175	324	65	2014	2024	11
177	323	52	1966	1977	11
177	323	50	1999	2013	13
179	322	72	1966	1978	12
179	322	12	1998	2011	13
181	321	20	1983	1996	13
	321	60	1987	2000	14
	321	52	1996	2012	13
184	320	2	1964	1975	11
	320	38	1969	1980	11
	320	38	1971	1985	12
	320	83	1975	1989	12
188	318	96	1973	1985	10
	318	107	1980	1993	13
	318	5	1984	1996	12
	318	17	1999	2012	12
	318	26	2005	2015	10
193	317	30	1971	1986	14
	317	97	1982	1996	14
	317	11	2012	2024	11
196	316	77	1973	1987	12
197	314	26	1964	1975	11
	314	18	1967	1978	11
	314	24	2000	2015	15
	314	5	2007	2021	14
201	313	18	1972	1983	12
202	312	12	1984	1998	14
203	311	57	1970	1983	11
203	311	23	1994	2007	14
205	310	15	1974	1985	12
205	310	162	1974	1984	10
207	309	14	1972	1982	10
	309	62	1975	1988	13
	309	42	1978	1990	13
	309	80	1983	1993	12
	309	23	1984	2000	14
212	308	83	1966	1979	12
	308	16	1978	1992	12
	308	98	1978	1989	11
	308	1	1979	1992	12
216	307	12	1964	1976	12
	307	121	2000	2011	12
	307	88	2001	2014	13
	307	97	2007	2022	12
220	306	46	1976	1986	10
	306	12	1998	2009	11
	306	16	2011	2024	13
223	305	19	1966	1977	11
	305	61	1969	1981	12
	305	41	1984	1995	11
226	304	57	2004	2018	14
	304	24	2006	2019	14
	304	3	2010	2022	12
228	303	177	1973	1986	11
	303	75	1974	1986	11
	303	25	1977	1987	10
	303	94	1982	1994	12
	303	17	1984	2000	16
	303	14	1985	1997	12
	303	20	1989	2001	12
236	302	6	2002	2013	12
236	302	6	2003	2020	12
238	301	4	1969	1979	12
	301	50	1981	1998	11
	301	18	1987	1999	11
	301	49	1994	2007	14
	301	15	1996	2006	10
	301	0	1999	2014	14
244	300	68	1969	1980	11
	300	91	1975	1990	11
	300	64	1980	1992	13
	300	91	1983	1994	11
	300	5	1990	2004	15
	300	62	1994	2007	13	<	--
	299	0	2011	2024	11
	294	0	2015	2024	9
	293	63	2009	2024	13	-->

Most Bundesliga appearances by club

First / Last: year of the first / last Bundesliga appearance for the club
Seasons (S): number of Bundesliga seasons in which the player made at least one appearance for the club

Current Bundesliga clubs and players are shown in bold.

Rank	Club	width=150	Player		width=50		First	Last
1	Eintracht Frankfurt			602	1972	1991	19
2	Hamburger SV			581	1971	1991	19
3	VfL Bochum			518	1972	1988	16
4	Schalke 04			477	1965	1988	19
5	Bayern Munich			473	1965 2008	1979 2024	14 16
6	Borussia Dortmund			463	1981	1998	17
7	Werder Bremen			444	1973	1988	15
8	Fortuna Düsseldorf			440	1972	1987	15
9	1. FC Köln			422	1973	1987	14
10	Borussia Mönchengladbach			419	1965	1979	14
10	Eintracht Braunschweig			419	1968	1983	14
12	MSV Duisburg			405	1964	1978	14
13	Bayer Leverkusen			401	1983	1999	15
14	1. FC Kaiserslautern			374	1974	1986	12
15	VfL Wolfsburg			347	2011	2024	13
16	VfB Stuttgart			338	1980	1991	11
17	1899 Hoffenheim			330	2014	2024	10
18	1. FC Nürnberg			328	1980	1994	13
19	SC Freiburg			317	2012	2024	11
20	Hannover 96			302	2002	2013	12
21	Hertha BSC			286	1997	2010	13
22	Karlsruher SC			278	1987	1998	12
23	FC Augsburg			274	2011	2020	9
24	Mainz 05			266	2012	2023	11
25	Bayer Uerdingen			254	1975	1989	9
26	1860 Munich			238	1996	2004	9
27	RB Leipzig			216	2016	2024	8
28	Waldhof Mannheim			215	1983	1990	7
29	FC St. Pauli			177	1988	2002	6
30	Rot-Weiss Essen			172	1966	1976	6
31	Arminia Bielefeld			170	2002	2009	6
32	Hansa Rostock			165	1995	2003	8
33	Union Berlin			139	2019	2024	5
34	Kickers Offenbach			133	1972	1976	4
35	Energie Cottbus			129	2002	2009	5
36	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen			126	1969	1973	4
37	Wattenscheid 09			125	1990	1994	4
38	Dynamo Dresden			118	1991	1995	4

List of Bundesliga players explained

Players with most Bundesliga appearances

Most Bundesliga appearances by club

See also