List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances

In association football, 51 players have played at least 1,000 official matches at all age levels.

Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official.

War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches,[1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list.

[3] Regarding amateur football, in March 2022, Robert Carmona from Uruguay was reported as having played around 2,200 official matches.

"History Statistics: Club 1000+ Games: Updated Ranking".