700 FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO

• Aug 29, 2024
• History Statistics

Cristiano Ronaldo: 700 league games!

We recently congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo on reaching 800 domestic games. And now we honor him on the occasion of his new milestone: 700 games in the national leagues. 
This round number is made up of his performances in five leagues: Portugal (25), England (236), Spain (292), Italy (98), Saudi Arabia (49).
The landmark for CR7 was the match of the 2nd round of the Saudi Arabian League, in which Al Nassr defeated Al Fayha 4-1.
We take this opportunity to publish an updated historical ranking of players who have played 700 or more matches in domestic leagues around the world, including national, regional and other significant leagues (in all cases, only the top divisions are taken into account). 
The total number of such players in the history of football is 22 at the moment. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the two currently active, along with the recod holder Brazilian goalkeeper Fábio (962) from Fluminense.

	PLAYERS	WITH	MOST		LEAGUE           GAMES
	Player	Nationality	Career	Games	Leagues
1	Fábio	Brazil	2000-	962	Brazil 692, Carioca 60, Mineiro 210
2	Rogério Ceni	Brazil	1993-2015	882	Brazil 575, Mato-Grossense 12, Paulista 295
3	Peter Shilton	England	1966-1997	848	England 848
4	Émerson Leão	Brazil	1968-1987	810	Brazil 315, Paulista 106, Carioca 255, Gaucho 104,
					Pernambucano 30
5	Miguel Calero	Colombia	1987-2011	779	Colombia 384, Mexico 395
6	Joselito Vaca	Bolivia	1999-2022	772	Bolivia 656, USA (MLS) 99, Colombia 17
7	Hugo Gatti	Argentina	1962-1988	765	Argentina 765
8	Roberto Dinamite	Brazil	1971-1992	765	Brazil 328, Carioca 429, Spain 8
9	Oscar Pérez	Mexico	1993-2019	741	Mexico 741
10	Gabriel Berdugo	Colombia	1968-1984	733	Colombia 733
11	Oswaldo Sánchez	Mexico	1993-2014	725	Mexico 725
12	Alexis Garcia	Colombia	1980-1998	723	Colombia 723
13	Alan Ball Jr.	England	1962-1983	720	England 632, South Africa 4, USA (NASL) 72, Hongkong 12
14	Roberto Carlos	Brazil	1991-2015	717	Brazil 79, Paulista 145, Italy 30, Spain 370, Turkey 65,
					Russia 25, India 3
15	John Hollins	England	1963-1984	715	England 714, Republic of Ireland 1
16	Ray Clemence	England	1965-1988	712	England 710, Australia 2
17	Pat Jennings	Northern Ireland	1963-1986	709	England 709
18	Álex Aguinaga	Ecuador	1984-2005	708	Ecuador 218, Mexico 490
19	Arturo Segovia	Colombia	1963-1979	706	Colombia 706
20	Romário	Brazil	1985-2007	703	Brazil 252, Carioca 253, Spain 57, Netherlands 109, Qatar 3,
					USA (USL) 25, Australia 4
21	Benjamín Galindo	Mexico	1979-2001	700	Mexico 700
22	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	2002-	700	Portugal 25, England 236, Spain 292, Italy 98, Saudi Arabia 49