International Eligibility & Player Data
Tag
Football defenders
All international football defenders in the ScoutBase database, ranked by senior caps. Covers every era and confederation.
187 players of 5000 total
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
FRAFRA
Lilian Thuram
DF
01.01.1972 (54)
Retired
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CIVCIV
Kolo Touré
DF
19.03.1981 (45)
Retired
—
PANPAN
Román Torres
DF
20.03.1986 (40)
USA Tacoma Stars [MASL]
2023
BRABRA
Thiago Silva
DF
22.09.1984 (41)
BRA Fluminense
2026
GREGRE
Vasilis Torosidis
DF
10.06.1985 (41)
Retired
—
JAMJAM
Jermaine Taylor
DF
14.01.1985 (41)
Retired
—
ESTEST
Taijo Teniste
DF
31.01.1988 (38)
EST Tartu Welco
2025
KSAKSA
Redha Tukar
DF
29.11.1975 (50)
Retired
—
THATHA
Natee Thongsookkaew
DF
09.12.1966 (59)
Retired
—
AUSAUS
Alex Tobin
DF
03.11.1965 (60)
Retired
—
NGANGA
William Troost-Ekong
DF
01.09.1993 (32)
QAT Al-Ahli
2026
SLVSLV
Bryan Tamacas
DF
21.02.1995 (31)
SLV Hércules
2025
SENSEN
Mamadou Tew
DF
27.11.1959 (†)
Deceased
—
MLIMLI
Adama Tamboura
DF
18.05.1985 (41)
Retired
—
PERPER
Renato Tapia
DF
28.07.1995 (30)
UAE Al-Wasl
2025
ENGENG
John Terry
DF
07.12.1980 (45)
Retired
—
FINFIN
Joona Toivio
DF
10.03.1988 (38)
FIN KTP
2025
JPNJPN
Satoshi Tsunami
DF
14.08.1961 (64)
Retired
—
UZBUZB
Islom Tukhtakhodjaev
DF
30.10.1989 (36)
UZB Andijon
2026
ARGARG
Nicolás Tagliafico
DF
31.08.1992 (33)
FRA Olympique de Lyon
2022
FINFIN
Arto Tolsa
DF
09.08.1945 (†)
Deceased
—
PARPAR
Juan Torales
DF
09.03.1956 (70)
Retired
—
FINFIN
Hannu Tihinen
DF
01.07.1976 (50)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Ogün Temizkanoğlu
DF
06.10.1969 (56)
Retired
—
BOTBOT
Mompati Thuma
DF
05.04.1980 (46)
Retired
—
ETHETH
Aschalew Tamene
DF
22.11.1991 (34)
ETH Defence Force
2023
CYPCYP
Giorgos Theodotou
DF
01.01.1974 (52)
Retired
—
ROUROU
Gabriel Tamaș
DF
09.11.1983 (42)
Retired
—
TUNTUN
Montassar Talbi
DF
26.05.1998 (28)
FRA Lorient
2022
FINFIN
Hannu Turunen
DF
24.06.1956 (70)
Retired
—
MNEMNE
Žarko Tomašević
DF
22.02.1990 (36)
MNE Dečić
2024
TUNTUN
Hatem Trabelsi
DF
25.01.1977 (49)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Marius Trésor
DF
15.01.1950 (76)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Ozan Tufan
DF
23.03.1995 (31)
TUR Trabzonspor
2024
CMRCMR
Stephen Tataw
DF
31.03.1963 (†)
Deceased
—
NEPNEP
Sagar Thapa
DF
19.01.1984 (42)
Retired
—
BFABFA
Edmond Tapsoba
DF
02.02.1999 (27)
GER Bayer Leverkusen
2020
TUNTUN
Tarek Thabet
DF
16.08.1971 (54)
Retired
—
SCOSCO
Kieran Tierney
DF
05.06.1997 (29)
SCO Celtic
2025
FROFRO
Jónas Tór Næs
DF
27.12.1986 (39)
Retired
—
ISRISR
Eitan Tibi
DF
16.11.1987 (38)
ISR Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2021
NEPNEP
Ananta Tamang
DF
17.01.1998 (28)
NEP Church Boys United
2023
HUNHUN
József Tóth
DF
02.12.1951 (†)
Deceased
—
LTULTU
Andrėjus Tereškinas
DF
10.07.1970 (56)
Retired
—
MDAMDA
Ion Testemițanu
DF
27.04.1974 (52)
Retired
—
NAMNAM
Razundara Tjikuzu
DF
12.12.1979 (46)
Retired
—
CIVCIV
Cheick Tioté
DF
21.06.1986 (†)
Deceased
—
CROCRO
Igor Tudor
DF
16.04.1978 (48)
Retired
—
ENGENG
Kieran Trippier
DF
19.09.1990 (35)
ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers
2026
NGANGA
Taye Taiwo
DF
16.04.1985 (41)
Retired
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