International Eligibility & Player Data
Tag
Football defenders
All international football defenders in the ScoutBase database, ranked by senior caps. Covers every era and confederation.
494 players of 5000 total
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
CHICHI
Gary Medel
DF
03.08.1987 (38)
CHI Universidad Católica
2025
GERGER
Lothar Matthäus
DF
21.03.1961 (65)
Retired
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MEXMEX
Rafael Márquez
DF
13.02.1979 (47)
Retired
—
MEXMEX
Héctor Moreno
DF
17.01.1988 (38)
Retired
—
KSAKSA
Ahmad Madani
DF
06.01.1970 (56)
Retired
—
CRCCRC
Luis Marín
DF
10.08.1974 (51)
Retired
—
CUBCUB
Yénier Márquez
DF
03.01.1979 (47)
Retired
—
ITAITA
Paolo Maldini
DF
26.06.1968 (58)
Retired
—
ALGALG
Aïssa Mandi
DF
22.10.1991 (34)
FRA Lille OSC
2024
OMAOMA
Hassan Mudhafar
DF
26.06.1980 (46)
Retired
—
SWESWE
Olof Mellberg
DF
03.09.1977 (48)
Retired
—
CODCOD
Chancel Mbemba
DF
30.11.1991 (34)
FRA Lille OSC
2025
BRABRA
Marquinhos
DF
14.05.1994 (32)
FRA Paris Saint-Germain
2013
ENGENG
Bobby Moore
DF
12.04.1941 (†)
Deceased
—
KUWKUW
Jamal Mubarak
DF
21.03.1974 (52)
Retired
—
QATQAT
Bilal Mohammed
DF
02.06.1986 (40)
Retired
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ZAMZAM
Joseph Musonda
DF
30.05.1977 (49)
Retired
—
RSARSA
Aaron Mokoena
DF
25.11.1980 (45)
Retired
—
GERGER
Per Mertesacker
DF
29.09.1984 (41)
Retired
—
MWIMWI
Peter Mponda
DF
04.09.1981 (44)
Retired
—
ESTEST
Karol Mets
DF
16.05.1993 (33)
GER St. Pauli
2023
PANPAN
Amir Murillo
DF
11.02.1996 (30)
TUR Beşiktaş
2026
TUNTUN
Ali Maâloul
DF
01.01.1990 (36)
TUN CS Sfaxien
2025
TUNTUN
Yassine Meriah
DF
02.07.1993 (33)
TUN Espérance Tunis
2022
PANPAN
Adolfo Machado
DF
14.02.1985 (41)
PAN Alianza
2024
TOGTOG
Abdoul-Gafar Mamah
DF
20.11.1984 (41)
Retired
—
ZIMZIM
Norman Mapeza
DF
12.04.1972 (54)
Retired
—
QATQAT
Ibrahim Majid
DF
12.05.1990 (36)
QAT Qatar SC
2022
SUISUI
Patrick Müller
DF
17.12.1976 (49)
Retired
—
GHAGHA
John Mensah
DF
29.11.1982 (43)
Retired
—
TUNTUN
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi
DF
28.12.1966 (59)
Retired
—
BLRBLR
Alyaksandr Martynovich
DF
26.08.1987 (38)
KAZ Kairat
2024
NEDNED
Joris Mathijsen
DF
05.04.1980 (46)
Retired
—
BELBEL
Thomas Meunier
DF
12.09.1991 (34)
Free Agent
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IRLIRL
Paul McGrath
DF
04.12.1959 (66)
Retired
—
MLTMLT
Zach Muscat
DF
22.08.1993 (32)
POR Chaves
2025
UKRUKR
Mykola Matviyenko
DF
02.05.1996 (30)
UKR Shakhtar Donetsk
2015
CODCOD
Issama Mpeko
DF
30.04.1989 (37)
COD Saint-Éloi Lupopo
2024
TANTAN
Himid Mao
DF
15.11.1992 (33)
EGY Tala'ea El Gaish
2023
AUSAUS
Mark Milligan
DF
04.08.1985 (40)
Retired
—
NIRNIR
Gareth McAuley
DF
05.12.1979 (46)
Retired
—
EGYEGY
Sayed Moawad
DF
25.05.1979 (47)
Retired
—
IRNIRN
Milad Mohammadi
DF
29.09.1993 (32)
IRN Persepolis
2024
MOZMOZ
Miró
DF
30.04.1982 (44)
Retired
—
BHRBHR
Mohamed Marhoon
DF
12.02.1998 (28)
KUW Kuwait SC
2022
ALGALG
Mahieddine Meftah
DF
25.09.1968 (57)
Retired
—
ANDAND
Cristian Martínez
DF
16.10.1989 (36)
AND Atlètic Amèrica
2023
GUYGUY
Walter Moore
DF
01.09.1984 (41)
Retired
—
MOZMOZ
Mexer
DF
08.09.1987 (38)
TUR Ankara Keçiörengücü
2025
BRABRA
Maicon
DF
26.07.1981 (44)
Retired
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