List of Portugal international footballers explained

This is a list of players who earned 25 or more caps for the Portugal national football team. For all players who have played for Portugal, see .

As of June 2024, 123 players have reached this milestone for Portugal. The record for the most caps is held by Cristiano Ronaldo, with 212 caps since 2003; he overtook Luís Figo's record of 127 caps in June 2016. The only other players with a century of caps are Fernando Couto, Nani, João Moutinho, Pepe and Rui Patrício; Patrício is also the most capped Portuguese goalkeeper, with 108 international matches played since 2010.

The first player to reach 25 caps was Xico, in his final appearance on 17 June 1951. The most recent player to gain their 25th cap was Diogo Costa, on 26 June 2024.

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches, FIFA Confederations Cup matches and numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. If number of goals are equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics correct as of 5 July 2024.

Key
Named to the national team in the past year
GKGoalkeeper
DFDefender
MFMidfielder
FWForward
BoldStill playing competitive football
Rank!scope="col"
PlayerPositionCapsGoals Date of debutDebut againstDate of
final match
Final match
against
Ref.
1 §FW212130[1]
2MF1467[2]
3Pepe §DF1418[3]
4MF12732[4]
5Nani MF11224[5]
6DF1108[6]
7 §GK1080[7]
8DF9611[8]
9MF9426[9]
10 §MF9312[10]
11DF895[11]
12PauletaFW8847[12]
13SimãoMF8522[13]
14FW8123[14]
15MF8010[15]
MF805[16]
GK800[17]
18FW7929[18]
RicardoGK790[19]
20MF7610[20]
21DecoMF755[21]
22 §MF742[22]
23FW7127[23]
§MF7123[24]
25João PintoDF701[25]
26NenéFW6622[26]
TiagoMF663[27]
28 §DF654[28]
29EusébioFW6441[29]
DF646[30]
31GK630[31]
32DF620[32]
33Rúben Dias §DF603[33]
34MiguelDF591[34]
35João Cancelo §DF5810[35]
36FW5719[36]
MF578[37]
PetitMF574[38]
39MF5612[39]
João MárioMF563[40]
MF563[41]
42OceanoMF548[42]
DF542[43]
44FW5319[44]
CostinhaMF532[45]
46ManicheMF527[46]
DF525[47]
48DF513[48]
§MF510[49]
MF510[50]
51DF502[51]
DF501[52]
53FW4811 Goiás[53]
54MF463[54]
55José AugustoMF459[55]
FW459[56]
Rui JorgeDF451[57]
58MF444[58]
DimasDF440[59]
60FW4315[60]
61 §FW4214[61]
Carlos ManuelMF428[62]
63 §FW418[63]
MF416[64]
65HilárioDF400[65]
DF400[66]
DF400[67]
68VirgílioDF390[68]
69DannyMF384[69]
EuricoDF383[70]
71MF364[71]
MF364[72]
João AlvesMF363[73]
EduardoGK360[74]
José CarlosDF360[75]
76FW356[76]
FW355[77]
DF353[78]
DF351[79]
DF351[80]
DF350[81]
§DF350[82]
83DomingosFW349[83]
CapuchoMF342[84]
Cédric SoaresDF341[85]
86FW3314[86]
FW335[87]
ToniMF331[88]
DF331[89]
90FW327[90]
Renato Sanches §MF323[91]
QuimGK320[92]
93FW3110[93]
FW317 Goiás[94]
§FW314[95]
BetoDF312[96]
§MF312[97]
98MF302[98]
99EliseuMF291[99]
MF291[100]
DamasGK290[101]
MF290[102]
103HernâniMF285[103]
MF281[104]
105MatateuMF2713[105]
MF274[106]
MF274[107]
MF272[108]
DF271[109]
MF271[110]
DF270[111]
§GK270[112]
§DF270[113]
114FW268[114]
MF265[115]
MF261[116]
117FW2511[117]
VieirinhaDF251[118]
DF250[119]
MF250[120]
DF250[121]
MF250[122]
FW250[123]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cristiano Rohit Bohara. European Football. 1 July 2014.
  2. Web site: João Moutinho. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Pepe. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Luís Figo. European Football. 1 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Nani. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Fernando Couto. European Football. 1 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Rui Patrício. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  8. Web site: Bruno Alves. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  9. Web site: Rui Costa. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  10. Web site: Bernardo Silva. European Football. 7 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Ricardo Carvalho. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  12. Web site: Pauleta. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  13. Web site: Simão Sabrosa. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  14. Web site: João Vieira Pinto. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  15. Web site: Ricardo Quaresma. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  16. Web site: William Carvalho. European Football. 10 July 2016.
  17. Web site: Vítor Baía. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  18. Web site: Nuno Gomes. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  19. Web site: Ricardo. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  20. Web site: Raul Meireles. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  21. Web site: Deco. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  22. Web site: Danilo Pereira. European Football. 11 October 2017.
  23. Web site: Hélder Postiga. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  24. Web site: Bruno Fernandes. European Football. 18 November 2020.
  25. Web site: João Pinto. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  26. Web site: Nené. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  27. Web site: Tiago Mendes. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  28. Web site: Raphaël Guerreiro. European Football. 15 June 2018.
  29. Web site: Eusébio. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  30. Web site: Humberto Coelho. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  31. Web site: Bento. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  32. Web site: Paulo Ferreira. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  33. Web site: Rúben Dias. European Football. 24 March 2021.
  34. Web site: Miguel. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  35. Web site: João Cancelo. European Football. 27 March 2021.
  36. Web site: Hugo Almeida. European Football. 2 July 2014.
  37. Web site: Mário Coluna. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  38. Web site: Petit. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  39. Web site: Sérgio Conceição. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  40. Web site: João Mário. European Football. 8 June 2017.
  41. Web site: Miguel Veloso. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  42. Web site: Oceano. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  43. Web site: Fernando Meira. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  44. Web site: André Silva. European Football. 25 June 2018.
  45. Web site: Costinha. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  46. Web site: Maniche. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  47. Web site: Fábio Coentrão. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  48. Web site: Jorge Andrade. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  49. Web site: Rúben Neves. European Football. 12 October 2021.
  50. Web site: Paulo Sousa. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  51. Web site: Jorge Costa. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  52. Web site: José Fonte. European Football. 28 June 2017.
  53. Web site: Fernando Gomes. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  54. Web site: António Simões. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  55. Web site: José Augusto de Almeida. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  56. Web site: Ricardo Sá Pinto. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  57. Web site: Rui Jorge. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  58. Web site: Paneira. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  59. Web site: Dimas Teixeira. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  60. Web site: Jordão. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  61. Web site: Diogo Jota. European Football. 6 April 2023.
  62. Web site: Carlos Manuel. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  63. Web site: João Félix. European Football. 6 April 2023.
  64. Web site: Futre Paulo. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  65. Web site: Hilário Conceição. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  66. Web site: João Pereira. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  67. Web site: António Veloso. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  68. Web site: Virgílio. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  69. Web site: Danny. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  70. Web site: Eurico Gomes. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  71. Web site: Rui Barros. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  72. Web site: Jaime Graça. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  73. Web site: Alves. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  74. Web site: Eduardo. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  75. Web site: José Carlos. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  76. Web site: José Travassos. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  77. Web site: Éder. European Football. 2 June 2016.
  78. Web site: Hélder. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  79. Web site: Artur Correia. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  80. Web site: Carlos Secretário. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  81. Web site: Paulo Bento. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  82. Web site: Nélson Semedo. European Football. 17 June 2023.
  83. Web site: Domingos. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  84. Web site: Capucho. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  85. Web site: Cédric Soares. European Football. 11 October 2017.
  86. Web site: José Augusto Torres. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  87. Web site: Jorge Cadete. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  88. Web site: Toni. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  89. Web site: Nuno Valente. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  90. Web site: Gonçalo Guedes. European Football. 4 September 2021.
  91. Web site: Renato Sanches. European Football. 5 June 2021.
  92. Web site: Quim. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  93. Web site: Rui Águas. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  94. Web site: Manuel Fernandes (footballer born 1951). European Football. 3 July 2014.
  95. Web site: Rafael Leão. European Football. 8 June 2024.
  96. Web site: Beto. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  97. Web site: João Palhinha. European Football. 8 June 2024.
  98. Web site: Paulinho Santos. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  99. Web site: Eliseu. European Football. 2 July 2017.
  100. Web site: Hugo Viana. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  101. Web site: Damas. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  102. Web site: André Gomes. European Football. 2 July 2017.
  103. Web site: Hernâni. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  104. Web site: Luís Boa Morte. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  105. Web site: Matateu. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  106. Web site: Peres. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  107. Web site: Silvestre Varela. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  108. Web site: Chalana. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  109. Web site: Pietra. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  110. Web site: António Sousa. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  111. Web site: Bosingwa. European Football. 14 November 2014.
  112. Web site: Diogo Costa. European Football. 26 June 2024.
  113. Web site: Nuno Mendes. European Football. 26 June 2024.
  114. Web site: Vasques. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  115. Web site: António Folha. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  116. Web site: Adrien Silva. European Football. 25 June 2018.
  117. Web site: José Águas. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  118. Web site: Vieirinha. European Football. 24 June 2016.
  119. Web site: Marco Caneira. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  120. Web site: Xico. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  121. Web site: Inácio. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  122. Web site: Jaime Pacheco. European Football. 3 July 2014.
  123. Web site: Rafa Silva. European Football. 4 September 2021.