Argentina national football team statistics and records: appearances

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Most Argentina appearances

Who has made the most appearances for Argentina?

Both starting and substitute appearances are included.

Player Caps First Latest
Lionel Messi 180 17 Aug 2005 21 Nov 2023
Javier Mascherano 147 16 Jul 2003 30 Jun 2018
Javier Zanetti 143 16 Nov 1994 16 Jul 2011
Angel Di María 138 06 Sep 2008 26 Mar 2024
Roberto Ayala 114 16 Nov 1994 15 Jul 2007
Nicolás Otamendi 111 20 May 2009 26 Mar 2024
Diego Simeone 103 14 Jul 1988 07 Jun 2002
Sergio Agüero 101 03 Sep 2006 03 Jul 2021
Oscar Ruggeri 97 12 May 1983 03 Jul 1994
Sergio Romero 96 09 Sep 2009 16 Oct 2018
Diego Maradona 91 27 Feb 1977 25 Jun 1994
Ariel Ortega 86 15 Dec 1993 05 May 2010
Gabriel Batistuta 77 27 Jun 1991 12 Jun 2002
Carlos Tevez 76 30 Mar 2004 13 Oct 2015
Juan Pablo Sorin 75 14 Feb 1995 30 Jun 2006
Gonzalo Higuaín 75 10 Oct 2009 26 Jun 2018
Juan Sebastian Veron 72 01 Sep 1996 27 Jun 2010
Gabriel Heinze 72 30 Apr 2003 17 Nov 2010
Americo Gallego 71 03 Aug 1975 29 Jun 1982
Daniel Passarella 70 20 Mar 1976 04 May 1986
Éver Banega 64 04 Jun 2008 30 Jun 2018
Hernan Crespo 64 14 Feb 1995 02 Jul 2007
Alberto Tarantini 63 22 Apr 1974 02 Jul 1982
Marcos Rojo 62 09 Feb 2011 09 Oct 2019
Rodrigo De Paul 62 11 Oct 2018 26 Mar 2024
Fernando Gago 61 07 Feb 2007 05 Oct 2017
Leandro Paredes 60 13 Jun 2017 26 Mar 2024
Jorge Olguin 60 20 Mar 1976 02 Jul 1982
Roberto Sensini 59 16 Dec 1987 03 Sep 2000
Ubaldo Fillol 58 03 Jul 1974 30 Jun 1985
Lucas Biglia 58 09 Feb 2011 16 Jun 2018
Pablo Zabaleta 58 17 Aug 2005 10 Nov 2016
Jorge Burruchaga 57 12 May 1983 08 Jul 1990
Nicolás Tagliafico 57 09 Jun 2017 26 Mar 2024
Walter Samuel 57 04 Feb 1999 11 Aug 2010
Marcos Acuña 56 15 Nov 2016 21 Nov 2023
Lautaro Martínez 56 27 Mar 2018 26 Mar 2024
Kily González 56 08 Nov 1995 12 Oct 2005
Rene Houseman 55 17 May 1973 25 Jun 1979
Maxi Rodriguez 54 09 Oct 2004 09 Jul 2014
Ricardo Giusti 52 12 May 1983 03 Jul 1990
Esteban Cambiasso 52 20 Dec 2000 06 Jul 2011
Claudio Lopez 52 24 Apr 1996 20 Aug 2003
Pablo Aimar 52 09 Jun 1999 10 Oct 2009
Román Riquelme 51 16 Nov 1997 11 Oct 2008
Ezequiel Lavezzi 51 19 Apr 2007 21 Jun 2016
Martín Demichelis 51 12 Nov 2005 11 Oct 2016
Ossie Ardiles 51 20 Jun 1975 02 Jul 1982
Claudio Caniggia 51 06 Dec 1986 27 Mar 2002
Giovani Lo Celso 50 11 Nov 2017 26 Mar 2024
Roberto Abbondanzieri 49 06 Jun 2004 06 Sep 2008
Nicolás Burdisso 49 31 Jan 2003 15 Nov 2011
Miguel Angel Brindisi 48 12 Jun 1969 12 Oct 1974
Lucho Gonzalez 45 31 Jan 2003 06 Sep 2011
Leopoldo Luque 45 03 Aug 1975 04 Jan 1981
Sergio Goycochea 45 06 Dec 1986 04 Jun 1994
Jose Salomon 44 18 Feb 1940 10 Feb 1946
Oreste Omar Corbatta 43 28 Feb 1956 28 Mar 1962
Mario Kempes 43 23 Sep 1973 02 Jul 1982
Marcelo Gallardo 43 16 Nov 1994 30 Apr 2003
Gabriel Milito 42 20 Dec 2000 16 Jul 2011
Antonio Roma 42 10 Oct 1956 02 Feb 1967
José Chamot 41 31 Oct 1993 12 Jun 2002
José Valencia 41 20 Jun 1975 29 Jun 1982
Juan Domingo Brown 41 09 Jul 1906 01 Oct 1916
Federico Vairo 41 03 Mar 1955 15 Jun 1958
Matias Almeyda 40 24 Apr 1996 18 Nov 2003
Javier Saviola 40 16 Aug 2000 13 Oct 2007
Fabian Armando Basualdo 40 06 Dec 1986 08 Aug 1993
Pedro Bleo Fournol 'Calomino' 40 15 Sep 1912 25 May 1924
Germán Pezzella 40 11 Nov 2017 26 Mar 2024
Sergio Batista 40 14 Nov 1985 03 Jul 1990
Americo Tesorieri 40 11 May 1919 25 Dec 1925
Oscar Garre 39 23 Jun 1983 14 Jul 1988
Fabricio Coloccini 39 30 Apr 2003 10 Sep 2013
Oscar Más 39 14 Jul 1965 09 Jul 1972
Nelson Vivas 39 16 Nov 1994 09 Sep 2003
Roberto Perfumo 39 11 Jun 1966 26 Jun 1974
Rafael Albrecht 38 17 May 1961 31 Aug 1969
Rodolfo Fischer 38 22 Aug 1967 06 Jul 1972
Paulo Dybala 38 13 Oct 2015 28 Mar 2023
Juan Francisco Lombardo 37 07 Dec 1952 09 Dec 1959
Nahuel Molina 37 03 Jun 2021 26 Mar 2024
Luis Galvan 37 20 Jun 1975 02 Jul 1982
Emiliano Martínez 37 03 Jun 2021 22 Mar 2024
Juan Hector Guidi 36 28 Feb 1956 24 Jun 1961
José Luis Brown 36 10 Aug 1983 12 Jul 1989
Nery Pumpido 36 15 Jul 1983 13 Jun 1990
Pedro Rodolfo Dellacha 35 17 May 1953 15 Jun 1958
German Burgos 35 31 May 1995 27 Mar 2002
Angel Labruna 35 07 Jul 1945 15 Jun 1958
Abel Balbo 35 09 Mar 1989 04 Jul 1998
Antonio Rattin 35 18 Nov 1959 27 Jul 1969
Jose Manuel Moreno 34 09 Aug 1936 29 Mar 1950
Gustavo Lopez 33 23 Dec 1994 12 Feb 2003
Juan Barbas 33 25 Apr 1979 17 Nov 1985
Antonio Sastre 33 14 Dec 1933 04 Mar 1941
Ruben Marino Navarro 32 08 Mar 1960 29 Oct 1963
Ezequiel Garay 32 22 Aug 2007 08 Oct 2015
Federico Fernández 32 21 Apr 2011 11 Oct 2014