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Football defenders
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Football defenders
All international football defenders in the ScoutBase database, ranked by senior caps. Covers every era and confederation.
250 players of 5000 total
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PAR
Paulo da
Silva
DF
01.02.1980 (46)
Retired
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JAM
Linval
Dixon
DF
14.09.1971 (54)
Retired
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BRA
Dani
Alves
DF
06.05.1983 (43)
Retired
—
IRQ
Adnan
Dirjal
DF
26.01.1990 (36)
Retired
—
FRA
Marcel
Desailly
DF
07.09.1968 (57)
Retired
—
NED
Frank de
Boer
DF
15.05.1970 (56)
Retired
—
PAN
Éric
Davis
DF
31.03.1991 (35)
Plaza Amador
2025
ECU
Ulises de la
Cruz
DF
02.08.1974 (51)
Retired
—
AUT
Aleksandar
Dragović
DF
06.03.1991 (35)
Austria Wien
2024
WAL
Ben
Davies
DF
24.04.1993 (33)
Tottenham Hotspur
2014
BRA
Djalma
Santos
DF
27.02.1929 (†)
Deceased
—
IRQ
Edison
David
DF
05.12.1933 (†)
Deceased
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SYR
Ali
Diab
DF
23.05.1982 (44)
Retired
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GER
Hans-Jürgen
Dörner
DF
25.01.1951 (†)
Deceased
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NIR
Mal
Donaghy
DF
13.09.1957 (68)
Retired
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FRO
Viljormur
Davidsen
DF
19.07.1991 (34)
HB
2023
MEX
Duilio
Davino
DF
21.03.1976 (50)
Retired
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TRI
Aubrey
David
DF
11.10.1990 (35)
Municipal
2024
BFA
Issoufou
Dayo
DF
06.08.1991 (34)
Umm-Salal
2025
TOG
Djené
Dakonam
DF
31.12.1991 (34)
Getafe
2017
NED
Nigel de
Jong
DF
30.11.1984 (41)
Retired
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CRC
Júnior
Díaz
DF
12.09.1983 (42)
Retired
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IRL
Richard
Dunne
DF
21.09.1979 (46)
Retired
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AUS
Alan
Davidson
DF
01.06.1960 (66)
Retired
—
NED
Stefan de
Vrij
DF
05.02.1992 (34)
Panathinaikos
2026
MLT
Luke
Dimech
DF
11.01.1977 (49)
Retired
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BUL
Georgi
Dimitrov
DF
14.01.1959 (†)
Deceased
—
CRC
Óscar
Duarte
DF
03.06.1989 (37)
Deportivo Saprissa
2024
NED
Denzel
Dumfries
DF
18.04.1996 (30)
Real Madrid
2026
SUI
Johan
Djourou
DF
18.01.1987 (39)
Retired
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BRA
Danilo
DF
15.07.1991 (35)
Flamengo
2025
ISR
Eli
Dasa
DF
03.12.1992 (33)
NEC Nijmegen
2025
CRC
Jervis
Drummond
DF
08.09.1976 (49)
Retired
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UZB
Vitaliy
Denisov
DF
23.02.1987 (39)
SKA Rostov-na-Donu
2025
BUL
Ivan
Dimitrov
DF
14.05.1935 (†)
Deceased
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CHN
Wei
Du
DF
09.02.1982 (44)
Retired
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SEN
Lamine
Diatta
DF
02.07.1975 (51)
Retired
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GRE
Nikos
Dabizas
DF
03.08.1973 (52)
Retired
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JAM
Fabian
Davis
DF
30.06.1974 (52)
Retired
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JAM
Claude
Davis
DF
06.03.1979 (47)
Retired
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ATG
George
Dublin
DF
11.02.1977 (49)
Retired
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SCO
Christian
Dailly
DF
23.10.1973 (52)
Retired
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SVK
Karol
Dobiaš
DF
18.12.1947 (78)
Retired
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LVA
Kaspars
Dubra
DF
20.12.1991 (34)
Free Agent
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SLV
Roberto
Domínguez
DF
09.05.1997 (29)
Isidro Metapán
2024
SMR
Alessandro Della
Valle
DF
08.06.1982 (44)
Retired
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TUR
Merih
Demiral
DF
05.03.1998 (28)
Al-Ahli
2023
ALB
Armend
Dallku
DF
16.06.1983 (43)
Retired
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AUS
Mehmet
Duraković
DF
13.10.1965 (60)
Retired
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NIG
Koffi Dan
Kowa
DF
17.09.1989 (36)
Retired
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