players with 1000 or more official matches behind

Who are they players with more than 1000 matches? Rogerio Ceni he is a record man par excellence. Theirs is the record 112 goals which makes him the highest scoring goalkeeper in history. Ceni played 1272 matches which makes him the third player with the most official matches played behind others 2 janitors. Englishmen Shilton (1401) Y Bastock (1284).

A really striking and outstanding case considering that FIFA only recognizes a few players above the barrier 1000 official meetings. Peter Shilton led a full and porters and British players list next to point out one thing: goalkeepers are the most long-lived and in the British Isles the race holds more. Messi which is still active, entered the list of 1000 official matches against Australia in Qatar 2022.

Others of the footballers who go from 1000 matches and still active, son Gigi Buffon and Andres Iniesta. For lovers of statistics, Here is the list of men who exceeded 1000 official meetings according to FIFA.

Players with more than 1000 official matches

1º	Peter Shilton	BY	1401	1	32	1965-97	348 Leicester City, 121 Stoke City, 272 Nottingham Forest, 242 Southampton, 211 Derby County, 43 Plymouth, 2 Bolton, 10 Leyton Orient, 125 England, 13 England, 9 England
2º	Paul Bastock	BY	1284	−	33	1988-18	13 Cambridge United F. C, 1 Bath City F.C, 1 Cheltenham Town F. C, 28 Fisher Athletic, 27 Kettering Town, 5 Aylesbury United, 678 Boston United FC, 1 Dagenham & Redbridge, 315 St Albans City, 25 Rushden & Diamonds, 42 Worksop Town, 13 Royston Town, 39 St Neots Town, 30 Dunstable Town, 25 Stamford, 5 Corby Town, 33 Wisbech Town, 1 Grantham Town, 1 Pinchbeck United, 1 King’s Lynn Town
3º	Rogerio Ceni	BY	12672​	132	25	1990-2015	12 Sinop, 1238 Sao Paulo, 17 Brazil
4º	fabio	BY	1210	−	24	1997-	23 Bandeirante Union, 16 Atlético Paranaense, 150 Vasco da Gama, 977 cruise, 39 Fluminense, 5 Brazil, 6 Brazil
5º	Roberto Carlos	DEF	1197	147	24	1991-2015	90 União São João, 35 Atlético Mineiro, 162 Palmeiras, 34 International, 527 Real Madrid, 104 Fenerbahce, 61 Corinthians, 28 F. K. Anzhi, 3 Delhi Dynamos F. C, 125 Brazil, 23 Brazil, 5 Brazil
6º	Tommy Hutchison	WITH	1174	81	30	1964-94	84 Alloa Athletic, 198 Blackpool, 355 Coventry City, 25 Seattle Sounders, 60 Manchester City, 22 Bulova SA, 114 Burnley, 222 Swansea City, 76 Merthyr Tydfil, 17 Scotland, 1 Scotland
7º	Ray Clemence	BY	1170	−	21	1966-87	50 Scunthorpe United, 716 Liverpool, 2 St. George’s, 337 Tottenham Hotspur, 61 England, 4 England
8º	Cristiano Ronaldo	OF THE	1153	821	20	2001-	2 Sporting Lisbon B, 31 Sporting Lisbon, 329 Manchester United, 434 Real Madrid, 134 Juventus, 189 Portugal, 3 Portugal 10 Portugal, 5 Portugal, 7 Portugal, 9 Portugal
9º	Gianluigi Buffon	BY	11493​	–	28	1993-	245 Parma, 679 Juventus, 25 Paris Saint Germain, 176 Italy, 4 Italy, 11 Italy, 3 Italy, 3 Italy, 3 Italy
10º	Xavi Hernandez	WITH	1148	141	22	1997-2019	61 Barcelona B, 779 Barcelona, 117 Al-Sadd SC, 133 Spain, 6 Spain, 26 Spain, 6 Spain, 10 Spain, 10 Spain
11º	Iker Casillas	BY	1125	−	23	1996-2019	4 Real Madrid B, 725 Real Madrid, 156 Porto, 167 Spain, 5 Spain, 2 Spain, 4 Spain, 10 Spain, 19 Spain, 1 Spain
12º	Javier Zanetti	DEF	1115	31	22	1992-2014	33 workshops, 66 Banfield, 858 International,4​145 Argentina, 13 Argentina
13º	Pat Jennings	BY	1102	1	25	1961-86	52 Watford,5​596 Tottenham,6​327 Arsenal,7​119 North Ireland,8​1 North Ireland9​, 7 North Ireland
14º	Tony Ford	WITH	108310​	126	26	1975-2001	491 Grimsby, 9 Sunderland, 135 Stoke, 128 West Bromwich Albion, 7 Bradford, 91 Scunthorpe, 116 Mansfield, 104 Rochdale, 2 England
15º	Djalma Santos	DEF	1066	38	23	1948-71	434 Portuguese, 502 Palmeiras,11​32 Atlético Paranaense, 98 Brazil12​
16º	Raúl González	OF THE	1064	465	21	1994-2015	9 Real Madrid C, 1 Real Madrid B, 741 Real Madrid,13​98 Schalke 04, 61 Al Sadd, 32 New York Cosmos, 102 Spain, 4 Spain, 9 Spain, 5 Spain, 2 Spain
17º	Alan Ball	WITH	1053	222	24	1960-84	7 Ashton United, 164 Blackpool, 251 Everton,14​217 Arsenal,15​4 Hellenic, 234 Southampton, 33 Philadelphia Fury,16​31 Whitecaps,16​3 Floreat Athena, 12 Eastern, 17 Bristol, 72 England, 8 England
18º	Rivaldo	OF THE	1051	448	26	1989-2015	48 paulista, 40 Santa Cruz, 69 Mogi Mirim, 46 Corinthians, 105 Palmeiras, 46 Deportivo La Coruna, 235 Barcelona, 40 Milan, 10 cruise, 100 Olympiakos, 44 AEK, 82 Creator, 46 Sao Paulo, 21 Kabuscorp, 19 Sao Caetano, 79 Brazil, 8 Brazil, 13 Brazil
19º	David Seaman	BY	104917​	−	23	1981-2004	109 Peterborough United, 84 Birmingham City, 175 Queens Park Rangers, 564 Arsenal,18​ 26 Manchester City, 75 England, 10 England, 6 England B
20º	Glenn Ferguson	OF THE	1047	563	24	1987-2011	72 Ards, 367 Glenavon, 519 Linfield, 82 Lisburn Distillery, 5 North Ireland,2 Northern Ireland B
21º	Frank Lampard	WITH	1046	312	22	1995-2017	11 Swansea City, 187 West Ham United,19​648 Chelsea,20​ 38 Manchester City,21​31 New York City, 106 England,22​1 England B
22º	Paolo Maldini	DEF	1041	45	25	1984-2009	902 Milan, 126 Italy, 1 Italy, 12 Italy
23º	Ryan Giggs	WITH	103623​	182	24	1990-2014	963 Manchester United,24​64 Gales,25​4 UK, 1 Gales, 3 Gales, 1 England
24º	Dani Alves	DEF	1034	74	20	2001-	58 Bahia, 232 Sevilla, 405 Barcelona, 33 Juventus, 73 Paris Saint Germain, 2 Pumas UNAM, 93 Sao Paulo, 125 Brazil, 7 Brazil, 6 Brazil
25º	Lionel Messi	OF THE	1026	785	18	2003-	10 Barcelona C, 23 Barcelona B, 776 Barcelona, 34 Paris Saint Germain, 162 Argentina, 5 Argentina, 16 Argentina
26º	Graham Alexander	DEF	1025	131	22	1991-2012	202 Scunthorpe United, 183 Luton Town, 178 Burnley, 421 Preston North End, 40 Scotland, 1 Scotland B
27º	Noel Bailie	DEF	1024	11	22	1989-2011	1013 Linfield,26​1 North Ireland,9​2 North Ireland,27​1 North Ireland,28​7 North Ireland28​
28º	Andoni Zubizarreta	BY	1024	−	18	1980-98	4 Deportivo Alavés SAD, 7 Bilbao Athletic, 239 Athletic Club,29​410 Barcelona,30​184 Valencia,31​126 Spain, 24 Spain, 17 Spain, 1 Spain, 12 Spain
29º	David James	BY	102332​	−	29	1985-2014	98 Watford, 277 Liverpool, 85 Aston Villa, 102 West Ham United, 100 Manchester City, 158 Portsmouth, 84 Bristol City, 19 Bournemouth, 23 ÍBV, 12 Kerala Blasters FC, 53 England, 2 England B, 10 England
30º	Timmy Simons	DEF	1022	95	24	1994-2018	88 KTH Diest, 74 Lommel, 218 PSV, 110 1. FC Nürnberg, 438 Club Brugge, 94 Belgium
31º	Clarence Seedorf	WITH	1017	159	22	1992-2014	90 Ajax,33​34 Sampdoria, 159 Real Madrid,34​92 International,35​432 Milan,36​81 Botafogo, 87 Netherlands,37​1 Netherlands,38​21 Netherlands,39​18 Netherlands,40​1 Netherlands41​
32º	Ian Callaghan	WITH	1015	69	22	1960-82	870 Liverpool, 20 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 91 Swansea City, 9 Canberra United, 2 Cork United, 15 Crewe Alexandra, 4 England, 4 England
33º	Andres Iniesta	WITH	1009	109	21	2000-	54 Barcelona B, 673 Barcelona, 106 Vissel Kobe, 131 Spain, 18 Spain, 7 Spain, 7 Spain, 4 Spain, 7 Spain, 2 Spain
34º	Romario	OF THE	1000	773	24	1985-2009	349 Vasco da Gama, 149 PSV Eindhoven, 65 Barcelona, 221 Flamengo, 12 Valencia, 75 Fluminense, 3 Al-Sadd SC, 26 Miami FC, 4 Adelaide United, 1 America FC, 73 Brazil, 11 Brazil, 11 Brazil

Leo Messi enters the list

The Argentinian star managed to reach the 1000 matches in the World Cup in Qatar in the match against Australia where in addition, the 10', celebrated by scoring. The Argentinian, still active, has to go far beyond 1000 matches.