Football defenders
All international football defenders in the ScoutBase database, ranked by senior caps. Covers every era and confederation.
278 players of 20000 total
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
MI
Mauricio Isla
DF
12.06.1988 (38)
CHIChile
Free Agent
SI
Sergei Ignashevich
DF
14.07.1979 (47)
RUSRussia
Retired
MI
Masami Ihara
DF
18.09.1967 (59)
JPNJapan
Retired
AI
Ahmad Ibrahim
DF
25.02.1992 (34)
IRQIraq
IRQ Erbil
2022
BI
Branislav Ivanović
DF
22.02.1984 (42)
SRBSerbia
Retired
AI
Anzur Ismailov
DF
21.04.1985 (41)
UZBUzbekistan
UZB Lokomotiv Tashkent
2024
TI
Trifon Ivanov
DF
27.07.1965 (†)
BULBulgaria
Deceased
DI
Dhurgham Ismail
DF
23.05.1994 (32)
IRQIraq
IRQ Al-Zawra'a
2025
DI
Denis Iguma
DF
10.02.1994 (32)
UGAUganda
UGA KCCA
2020
FI
Faisal Ibrahim
DF
22.09.1976 (50)
JORJordan
Retired
WI
Walid Ismail
DF
11.11.1984 (42)
LBNLebanon
Retired
HI
Hamid Ismail
DF
12.09.1987 (39)
QATQatar
QAT Al-Gharafa
2024
BI
Branko Ilič
DF
06.02.1983 (43)
SVNSlovenia
Retired
DI
Deniss Ivanovs
DF
11.01.1984 (42)
LVALatvia
Retired
II
Isaac Isinde
DF
16.04.1991 (35)
UGAUganda
UGA Busoga United
2023
MI
Milan Ivanović
DF
21.12.1960 (66)
AUSAustralia
Retired
AI
Aleksandrs Isakovs
DF
16.09.1973 (53)
LVALatvia
Retired
DI
Denis Irwin
DF
31.10.1965 (61)
IRLIreland
Retired
NI
Nikolay Iliev
DF
31.03.1964 (62)
BULBulgaria
Retired
SI
Sverrir Ingi Ingason
DF
05.08.1993 (33)
ISLIceland
GRE Panathinaikos
2024
NI
Nicholas Ioannou
DF
10.11.1995 (31)
CYPCyprus
CYP Pafos
2026
BI
Benedict Iroha
DF
29.11.1969 (57)
NGANigeria
Retired
GI
Gino Iorgulescu
DF
15.05.1956 (70)
ROURomania
Retired
RI
Rinus Israël
DF
19.03.1942 (†)
NEDNetherlands
Deceased
PI
Pierre Issa
DF
11.09.1975 (51)
RSASouth Africa
Retired
SI
Samuel Inkoom
DF
22.08.1989 (37)
GHAGhana
Retired
KI
Kiril Ivkov
DF
21.06.1946 (†)
BULBulgaria
Deceased
SI
Samar Ishaq
DF
01.01.1986 (40)
PAKPakistan
Retired
II
Ivan Ivanov
DF
25.02.1988 (38)
BULBulgaria
Retired
EI
Emmanuel Imanishimwe
DF
02.02.1995 (31)
RWARwanda
CYP AEL Limassol
2024
MI
Milutin Ivković
DF
03.03.1906 (†)
SRBSerbia
Deceased
BI
Bilel Ifa
DF
09.03.1990 (36)
TUNTunisia
IRQ Erbil
2024
AI
Ardian Ismajli
DF
30.09.1996 (30)
ALBAlbania
ITA Torino
2025
KI
Ko Itakura
DF
27.01.1997 (29)
JPNJapan
NED Ajax
2025
II
Islom Inomov
DF
30.05.1984 (42)
UZBUzbekistan
Retired
FI
Farkhadbek Irismetov
DF
10.08.1981 (45)
KAZKazakhstan
Retired
YI
Yuriy Istomin
DF
03.07.1944 (†)
UKRUkraine
Deceased
HI
Hérita Ilunga
DF
25.02.1982 (44)
CODDR Congo
Retired
MI
Mohammed Ariful Islam
DF
20.12.1987 (39)
BANBangladesh
Retired
RI
Rachmat Irianto
DF
20.06.1999 (27)
IDNIndonesia
IDN Persib Bandung
2022
ÍI
Ívar Ingimarsson
DF
20.08.1977 (49)
ISLIceland
Retired
AI
Adrian Iencsi
DF
15.03.1975 (51)
ROURomania
Retired
II
Ioakim Ioakim
DF
16.09.1975 (51)
CYPCyprus
Retired
RI
Robert Ivanov
DF
19.09.1994 (32)
FINFinland
GRE Asteras Tripolis
2025
KI
Kálmán Ihász
DF
06.03.1941 (†)
HUNHungary
Deceased
YI
Yura Indera Putera
DF
25.03.1996 (30)
BRUBrunei
BRU DPMM
2015
RI
Robert Iarusci
DF
08.11.1954 (72)
CANCanada
Retired
HI
Hassane Imourane
DF
08.04.2003 (23)
BENBenin
SUI Grasshopper
2025
I
Ivonaldo
DF
05.05.1993 (33)
STPSão Tomé and Príncipe
STP Sporting Praia Cruz
2021
OI
Odil Irgashev
DF
10.02.1977 (49)
TJKTajikistan
Retired
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