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Four Italy international footballers: Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps; [1] Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with 35 goals; [2] Together with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio has scored the most goals at the FIFA World Cup (9); [3] Together with Giovanni Ferrari ...
Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps. Most appearances. As of 29 June 2024, the players with the most appearances for Italy are: [2] Players in bold are still active internationally.
List of the 20 oldest players at their last Serie A match. Updated as of 15 December 2024. [7] [8] Players in bold are still active in Serie A. Players in italics are still active outside of Serie A. Marco Ballotta 44 years, 38 days (last game: 11 May 2008, Lazio) Gianluigi Buffon 43 years, 83 days (last game: 12 May 2021, Juventus)
The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy , which is a co-founder and member of UEFA .
In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official international matches for a national football team according to association football's world governing body FIFA.
On 7 October 2000, in a 3–0 win over Romania in Milan in a 2002 World Cup qualifier, Maldini overtook Dino Zoff to become Italy's most capped player of all time with his 113th senior international appearance for Italy. [74] Maldini played in his fourth World Cup, and his second as captain, in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
Most international caps while a Milan player: Paolo Maldini, 126 for Italy; Most international goals while a Milan player: Gianni Rivera, 14 for Italy; First Milan player to appear at a World Cup: Pietro Arcari for Italy at 1934 FIFA World Cup; Most World Cup appearances while a Milan player: Paolo Maldini, 23 for Italy in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002
In 2009, Cannavaro overtook Maldini as the most-capped player in the country's history. He retired from international football on 25 June 2010 following Italy's failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup , having amassed 136 caps and 2 goals for the senior national team. [ 7 ]