Ronaldo was acknowledged by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as the player who has played the most matches in the 21st century (beginning in 2001 and continuing to the present day).
The ranking of players who have participated in the most matches in the 21st century has just been revealed by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). It is impossible for any other teammate to exceed Cristiano Ronaldo’s accomplishment of playing 1,204 matches, which earned him the top spot in the rankings.
Every year, Ronaldo participates in an average of 52 matches, and he has maintained this level of performance for the past 23 years in a row. When it comes to the history of football, it is impossible to find a name that has endured longer than the hero who was born in 1985.
Ronaldo has the potential to completely overtake Rogerio Ceni (1,225 matches) and become the player with the most appearances in the history of world football. This is regardless of the fact that Ronaldo is in good physical shape at the age of 38.
The fans anticipate that Ronaldo will finish his career with two records: the record for the most goals scored by a player and the record for the most appearances made by a player in the history of the sport. As of right now, Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals scored in the history of world football, with 873 goals scored since he began his professional career.
The Brazilian goalie Fabio, who is now playing for Fluminense Club, is located behind Ronaldo. The past two decades have seen him compete in a total of 1,156 matches. In third place is Dani Alves, who has competed in 1,056 matches. If the Brazilian had not been involved in a rape incident and had been forced to serve time in jail, he would have been able to significantly increase his accomplishments instead.
With a total of 1,047 matches played in competitive competitions from January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2023, Lionel Messi is currently ranked in fourth place.
There is another Portuguese player, Joao Moutinho, who is a fellow countryman of Ronaldo and is included in the top 10 players who played the most matches of the century. This seasoned midfielder has played for a number of well-known teams, including Sporting, Wolves, Monaco, and Porto, before retiring from the sport. In spite of the fact that he is 37 years old at the moment, he continues to provide consistently positive contributions to Braga.
Earlier, Ronaldo was recognized by the International Federation of Football and Sports History (IFFHS) as the player who scored the most goals in the calendar year 2023. He finished with 54 goals, which was two more than Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe combined. However, this organization decided to remove him from the top squad in order to make room for Kane, Haaland, and Mbappe in other places.
In the 21st century, the following is a ranking of the top 10 players who have played the most matches.
– 1204 Cristiano Ronaldo, who is from Portugal
1156 Years of Fábio (Brazil)
1056 Dani Alves, a Brazilian athlete
Argentina’s Lionel Messi scored 1047 points.
1010 points for Luka Modric of Croatia and 997 points for Joao Moutinho of Portugal
974 Iker Casillas, a Spanish national
974 Sergio Ramos, a Spanish national
Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 953 points.
– 949 Andrés Iniesta, a Spanish player