Top 10 Footballers With Highest Appearances as Cristiano Ronaldo Reaches 1200 Games Milestone With Al Nassr

Ever since his debut as a teenager, Cristiano Ronaldo has been in a relentless pursuit of new milestones. Now, even at the twilight of his career, the 38-year-old has been claiming new feats on the soccer field. Last night, Ronaldo recorded his 1,200th professional soccer game, playing and scoring in Al Nassr’s 4-1 win against Al Riyadh. Thanks to Ronaldo’s hard work, discipline, and resilience, he is now one of the few soccer stars who have reached the 1,200-game mark. Now, let us look at the players who, like Ronaldo, boast impressive longevity with several games under their credit.

Cristiano Ronaldo is soccer’s top goal scorer of all time. But is he the player with the most appearances after yesterday’s match? Well, Ronaldo is yet to claim that milestone. Let us look at the top 10 soccer players with the most appearances.

Top 10 soccer players with the most caps as Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 1200 matches

Veteran English goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for most appearances with 1,383 matches under his belt. Ronaldo will indeed have to stay for quite a while to surpass the Englishman. However, before surpassing Shilton, Ronaldo must overtake a few other players. Here’s the list of the top 10 players with the most appearances in the game, as per Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

The list only includes the appearances of players for their senior teams. Cristiano Ronaldo’s last Al Nassr match helped him achieve his 1,200th appearance in a senior team. Considering his appearances for both his country and club’s youth teams, Ronaldo has 1,236 matches under his belt. Also, as most of these names have retired from professional soccer, it won’t be surprising to see him top this list.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s appearances for each team he played

In Portugal’s last meeting against Iceland, Cristiano Ronaldo recorded his 205th match for his national team. Meanwhile, last night’s Al Nassr-Al Riyadh match was Cristiano Ronaldo’s 46th for the Saudi club. Before moving to the Middle East, Cristiano Ronaldo took his talents to four clubs in Europe across four different leagues.

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Ronaldo played 31 matches for his first club Sporting CP’s senior team. At Manchester United, during his two different stints, CR7 added 346 matches to his belt. Ronaldo’s storied stint at Real Madrid has seen him play his most with 438 caps. The 2016 UEFA Euro Winner has also played 134 matches for the Italian giants, Juventus. Considering Ronaldo’s performances at this age, he can indeed surpass Peter Shilton and become the most capped player. Only time will tell if we can see CR7’s action that long.

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