In football, there are a lot of "iron men" and "labor models", they can always appear on the court steadily, so who are the "iron man" players in the five major leagues in Europe so far this century? Recently, the German authoritative media "Transfer Market Network" took stock of the players of the five major leagues in Europe this century, ranking the number of appearances in various competitions (leagues, cups and national team matches), of which C Ronaldo ranked first, Messi ranked second, and Buffon ranked third. In the top ten, there are retired players such as Lampard and Casey.
As shown in the figure, the player who has played the most in the five major leagues in Europe this century is C Ronaldo, who has played 1066 games in various competitions and is the only player who has played more than a thousand times. And the second place is Messi, he has played 950 times, and C Ronaldo's data is not far behind, considering the age gap between the two, Messi is expected to catch up with or even surpass C Ronaldo. The third is Buffon, who has made a total of 901 appearances, and it has to be said that Buffon's peak period is really long, from the last century to the present is the main force of the team.
In fourth place was Ramos, who made 896 appearances, and Ramos' record continued. Fifth is Renard, the Spanish goalkeeper who made 888 appearances and is still solid. Sixth is Spanish goalkeeper Casey, who has made 883 appearances, but unfortunately He has retired. Seventh is Xavi, who has made 860 appearances and now he is barcelona manager. Eighth is Alves, who has made 848 appearances and is expected to surpass Xavi in the future when he returns to Barca. Ninth is Lampard, who has played 843 games this century, while the tenth is Milner, who has played 838 games.
Of course, it is not so simple to enter the list, first of all, you must have good strength, secondly, you must have a stable performance, and you also need to maintain a high level for a long time, and the most important thing is to be able to effectively avoid injuries, otherwise you will not be able to get so many opportunities to play. And the players on the list have undoubtedly done a great job in these areas. At present, C Ronaldo's 1066 appearances are the record of this century, but I don't know if anyone can break his record in the future? Let's wait and see!