Football defenders
All international football defenders in the ScoutBase database, ranked by senior caps. Covers every era and confederation.
631 players of 20000 total
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
JN
Javad Nekounam
DF
12.12.1980 (46)
IRNIran
Retired
YN
Yuto Nagatomo
DF
12.09.1986 (40)
JPNJapan
JPN FC Tokyo
2021
MN
Musaed Neda
DF
08.07.1983 (43)
KUWKuwait
Retired
RN
Roland Nilsson
DF
27.11.1963 (63)
SWESweden
Retired
NN
Noureddine Naybet
DF
10.02.1970 (56)
MARMorocco
Retired
BN
Björn Nordqvist
DF
06.10.1942 (84)
SWESweden
Retired
YN
Yuji Nakazawa
DF
25.02.1978 (48)
JPNJapan
Retired
EN
Erasto Nyoni
DF
07.05.1988 (38)
TANTanzania
TAN Namungo
2023
SN
Saleh Nu'eimeh
DF
1957 (69)
KSASaudi Arabia
Retired
LN
Lucas Neill
DF
09.03.1978 (48)
AUSAustralia
Retired
GN
Gary Neville
DF
15.02.1975 (51)
ENGEngland
Retired
CN
Chukiat Noosarung
DF
25.06.1971 (55)
THAThailand
Retired
AN
Akhtam Nazarov
DF
29.09.1992 (34)
TJKTajikistan
TJK Istiklol
2023
NN
Nicolas Nkoulou
DF
27.03.1990 (36)
CMRCameroon
TUR Amedspor
2024
AN
Alessandro Nesta
DF
19.03.1976 (50)
ITAItaly
Retired
N
Nílton Santos
DF
16.05.1925 (†)
BRABrazil
Deceased
JN
Jimmy Nicholl
DF
28.12.1956 (70)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Retired
KN
Karim Nizigiyimana
DF
21.06.1989 (37)
BDIBurundi
RWA Kiyovu Sports
2023
NN
Nikolče Noveski
DF
28.04.1979 (47)
MKDNorth Macedonia
Retired
MN
Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
DF
23.11.1990 (36)
CMRCameroon
CHN Chongqing Tonglianglong
2026
PN
Phil Neville
DF
21.01.1977 (49)
ENGEngland
Retired
TN
Terry Neill
DF
08.05.1942 (†)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Deceased
KN
Koji Nakata
DF
09.07.1979 (47)
JPNJapan
Retired
PN
Plamen Nikolov
DF
24.06.1957 (69)
BULBulgaria
Retired
YN
Yuriy Nikiforov
DF
16.09.1970 (56)
RUSRussia
Retired
DN
Daré Nibombé
DF
16.06.1980 (46)
TOGTogo
Retired
HN
Håvard Nordtveit
DF
21.06.1990 (36)
NORNorway
Retired
IN
Ivan Nielsen
DF
09.10.1956 (70)
DENDenmark
Retired
CN
Chris Nicholl
DF
12.10.1946 (80)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Retired
PN
Phil Neal
DF
20.02.1951 (75)
ENGEngland
Retired
BN
Bilal Najjarine
DF
08.02.1981 (45)
LBNLebanon
Retired
RN
Ryan Nelsen
DF
18.10.1977 (49)
NZLNew Zealand
Retired
JN
Jens Nowotny
DF
11.01.1974 (52)
GERGermany
Retired
N
Nélson Semedo
DF
16.11.1993 (33)
PORPortugal
TUR Fenerbahçe
2025
PN
Pierre Njanka
DF
15.03.1975 (51)
CMRCameroon
Retired
FN
Frédéric Nsabiyumva
DF
26.04.1995 (31)
BDIBurundi
SWE Västerås SK
2022
GN
Gary Naysmith
DF
16.11.1978 (48)
SCOScotland
Retired
SN
Sonni Nattestad
DF
05.08.1994 (32)
FROFaroe Islands
FRO B36
2022
AN
Arthur Numan
DF
14.12.1969 (57)
NEDNetherlands
Retired
DN
David Nyathi
DF
22.03.1969 (57)
RSASouth Africa
Retired
AN
Abdallah Nasib
DF
25.02.1994 (32)
JORJordan
IRQ Al-Zawra'a
2025 (Loan)
PN
Parfait Ndong
DF
23.07.1971 (55)
GABGabon
Retired
BN
Bakary N'Diaye
DF
26.11.1998 (28)
MTNMauritania
IRQ Diyala
2024
SN
Song-Chol Nam
DF
07.05.1982 (44)
PRKNorth Korea
Retired
SN
Saad Natiq
DF
19.03.1994 (32)
IRQIraq
IRQ Duhok
2025
HN
Harry Nyirenda
DF
25.08.1990 (36)
MWIMalawi
MWI Mzuzu City Hammers
2020
AN
Aleksey Nikolayev
DF
05.09.1979 (47)
UZBUzbekistan
Retired
JN
Jade North
DF
07.01.1982 (44)
AUSAustralia
AUS Brisbane Strikers
2023
FN
Francis N'Ganga
DF
16.06.1985 (41)
CGOCongo
Retired
GN
Giorgi Navalovski
DF
28.06.1986 (40)
GEOGeorgia
Retired
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