The Brazil national football team represents the country of Brazil in international association football. It is fielded by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body of football in Brazil, and competes as a member of CONMEBOL, which encompasses the countries of South America. As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players, only players with 20 or more official caps are included.
Eight players – Cafu, Thiago Silva, Roberto Carlos, Dani Alves, Lúcio, Cláudio Taffarel, Neymar and Robinho – have won 100 or more caps for Brazil. Some of the legends of Brazil are Pelé, Ronaldo Nazário, Neymar Jr. and many more.
* | Still active for the national team |
Caps | Appearances |
Pos. | Position |
---|---|
GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
As of 2 July 2024
Player | Pos. | Caps | Goals | First cap | Last cap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cafu [ citation needed ] | DF | 142 | 5 | 1990 | 2006 |
Neymar*[ citation needed ] | FW | 128 | 79 | 2010 | 2023 |
Roberto Carlos [ citation needed ] | DF | 125 | 11 | 1992 | 2006 |
Dani Alves [ citation needed ] | DF | 126 | 8 | 2006 | 2022 |
Thiago Silva *[ citation needed ] | DF | 113 | 7 | 2008 | 2022 |
Lúcio [ citation needed ] | DF | 105 | 4 | 2000 | 2011 |
Cláudio Taffarel | GK | 101 | 0 | 1988 | 1998 |
Robinho [ citation needed ] | FW | 100 | 28 | 2003 | 2017 |
Ronaldo [ citation needed ] | FW | 98 | 62 | 1994 | 2011 |
Djalma Santos | DF | 98 | 3 | 1952 | 1968 |
Ronaldinho [1] | FW | 97 | 33 | 1999 | 2013 |
Gilmar | GK | 94 | 0 | 1953 | 1969 |
Gilberto Silva [ citation needed ] | MF | 89 | 3 | 2001 | 2010 |
Dida [ citation needed ] | GK | 93 | 0 | 1995 | 2006 |
Pelé | FW | 92 | 77 | 1957 | 1971 |
Rivellino | MF | 92 | 26 | 1965 | 1978 |
Kaká [ citation needed ] | MF | 92 | 29 | 2002 | 2016 |
Dunga | MF | 91 | 6 | 1987 | 1998 |
Marquinhos*[ citation needed ] | DF | 87 | 7 | 2013 | 2024 |
Júlio César [ citation needed ] | GK | 87 | 0 | 2004 | 2014 |
Zé Roberto [ citation needed ] | MF | 84 | 6 | 1995 | 2006 |
Aldair | DF | 81 | 3 | 1989 | 2000 |
Jairzinho | MF | 81 | 33 | 1964 | 1982 |
Émerson Leão | GK | 80 | 0 | 1969 | 1986 |
Juan [ citation needed ] | DF | 79 | 7 | 2001 | 2010 |
Bebeto | FW | 77 | 39 | 1985 | 1998 |
Maicon [ citation needed ] | DF | 76 | 7 | 2003 | 2014 |
Casemiro*[ citation needed ] | MF | 75 | 7 | 2011 | 2023 |
Nílton Santos | DF | 75 | 3 | 1949 | 1962 |
Rivaldo | MF | 74 | 35 | 1993 | 2003 |
Emerson [ citation needed ] | MF | 73 | 6 | 1997 | 2006 |
Branco | DF | 72 | 9 | 1985 | 1995 |
Zico [2] | MF | 71 | 48 | 1976 | 1986 |
Romário | FW | 71 | 55 | 1987 | 2005 |
Gérson | MF | 70 | 14 | 1961 | 1972 |
Willian [ citation needed ] | MF | 70 | 9 | 2011 | 2019 |
Júnior | DF | 69 | 6 | 1979 | 1992 |
Didi | MF | 68 | 20 | 1952 | 1962 |
Philippe Coutinho [ citation needed ] | MF | 68 | 21 | 2010 | 2022 |
Alisson *[ citation needed ] | GK | 69 | 0 | 2015 | 2024 |
Jorginho | DF | 64 | 3 | 1987 | 1995 |
Gabriel Jesus*[ citation needed ] | FW | 64 | 19 | 2016 | 2023 |
Denílson | FW | 61 | 9 | 1996 | 2003 |
Careca | FW | 60 | 29 | 1982 | 1993 |
Sócrates | MF | 60 | 22 | 1979 | 1986 |
Danilo*[ citation needed ] | DF | 59 | 1 | 2011 | 2024 |
Oscar | DF | 59 | 2 | 1978 | 1986 |
Marcelo [ citation needed ] | DF | 59 | 6 | 2006 | 2018 |
Caju | MF | 58 | 8 | 1967 | 1977 |
Mauro Silva | MF | 58 | 2 | 1991 | 2001 |
Miranda [ citation needed ] | DF | 58 | 3 | 2009 | 2019 |
Toninho Cerezo | MF | 57 | 5 | 1977 | 1985 |
David Luiz [ citation needed ] | DF | 57 | 3 | 2010 | 2017 |
Müller | FW | 56 | 12 | 1986 | 1998 |
Paulinho [ citation needed ] | MF | 56 | 13 | 2011 | 2018 |
Zinho | MF | 55 | 7 | 1989 | 1997 |
Leonardo | MF | 55 | 7 | 1990 | 2001 |
Roberto Firmino*[ citation needed ] | FW | 55 | 17 | 2014 | 2021 |
Tostão | FW | 54 | 32 | 1966 | 1972 |
Carlos Alberto | DF | 53 | 8 | 1964 | 1977 |
Zizinho | MF | 53 | 30 | 1942 | 1957 |
Fernandinho [ citation needed ] | MF | 53 | 2 | 2011 | 2019 |
Hilderaldo Bellini | DF | 51 | 0 | 1957 | 1966 |
Piazza | MF | 51 | 0 | 1967 | 1976 |
Éder | MF | 51 | 8 | 1979 | 1986 |
Ramires [ citation needed ] | MF | 51 | 4 | 2009 | 2014 |
Elano [ citation needed ] | MF | 50 | 9 | 2004 | 2011 |
Garrincha | MF | 50 | 12 | 1955 | 1966 |
Juninho Paulista | MF | 50 | 5 | 1995 | 2003 |
Raí | MF | 49 | 15 | 1987 | 1998 |
Lucas Paquetá*[ citation needed ] | MF | 49 | 11 | 2018 | 2024 |
Hulk [ citation needed ] | FW | 49 | 11 | 2009 | 2021 |
Adriano [ citation needed ] | FW | 48 | 27 | 2000 | 2010 |
Richarlison*<[ citation needed ] | FW | 48 | 20 | 2018 | 2023 |
Roque Júnior | DF | 48 | 2 | 1999 | 2005 |
Alex | MF | 48 | 12 | 1998 | 2005 |
Oscar | MF | 48 | 12 | 2011 | 2015 |
César Sampaio | MF | 47 | 6 | 1990 | 2000 |
Júlio Baptista [ citation needed ] | FW | 47 | 5 | 2001 | 2010 |
Zé Maria | DF | 47 | 0 | 1968 | 1978 |
Zito [3] | MF | 46 | 3 | 1955 | 1964 |
Brito | DF | 46 | 0 | 1964 | 1972 |
Flávio Conceição | MF | 45 | 4 | 1995 | 2000 |
Edinho | DF | 45 | 3 | 1977 | 1986 |
Valdo | MF | 45 | 4 | 1987 | 1993 |
Ricardo Gomes | DF | 45 | 4 | 1984 | 1994 |
Luís Fabiano [ citation needed ] | FW | 45 | 28 | 2003 | 2013 |
Luisão [ citation needed ] | DF | 44 | 3 | 2001 | 2011 |
Filipe Luís | DF | 44 | 2 | 2009 | 2019 |
Edu [4] | MF | 41 | 8 | 1966 | 1976 |
Renato Gaúcho [5] | FW | 41 | 5 | 1983 | 1993 |
Luiz Gustavo [ citation needed ] | MF | 41 | 2 | 2011 | 2016 |
Amaral [6] | DF | 40 | 0 | 1975 | 1980 |
Márcio Santos | DF | 40 | 5 | 1990 | 1997 |
Juninho Pernambucano [ citation needed ] | MF | 40 | 6 | 1999 | 2006 |
Alex Sandro*[ citation needed ] | DF | 40 | 2 | 2011 | 2022 |
Ademir | FW | 39 | 32 | 1945 | 1953 |
Jair | MF | 39 | 22 | 1940 | 1956 |
Vampeta | MF | 39 | 2 | 1998 | 2002 |
Edmílson [ citation needed ] | DF | 39 | 1 | 2000 | 2007 |
Fred [ citation needed ] | FW | 39 | 18 | 2005 | 2014 |
Félix [7] | GK | 38 | 0 | 1965 | 1972 |
Batista [8] | MF | 38 | 0 | 1978 | 1983 |
Clodoaldo | MF | 38 | 1 | 1969 | 1974 |
Ricardo Rocha | DF | 38 | 0 | 1987 | 1994 |
Rildo | DF | 38 | 1 | 1963 | 1969 |
Roberto Dinamite | FW | 38 | 20 | 1975 | 1984 |
Carlos [9] | GK | 37 | 0 | 1980 | 1993 |
Edmundo [10] | FW | 37 | 10 | 1992 | 2000 |
Antônio Carlos | DF | 37 | 3 | 1991 | 2001 |
Alemão | MF | 36 | 6 | 1983 | 1990 |
Paulo Isidoro | MF | 36 | 3 | 1977 | 1983 |
Zózimo | DF | 35 | 1 | 1955 | 1962 |
Lucas Moura *[ citation needed ] | MF | 35 | 4 | 2011 | 2018 |
Gilberto [ citation needed ] | DF | 35 | 1 | 2003 | 2010 |
Mazinho | MF | 35 | 0 | 1989 | 1994 |
Elias [ citation needed ] | MF | 35 | 0 | 2010 | 2016 |
Pepe | FW | 34 | 16 | 1956 | 1963 |
Luizinho | DF | 34 | 2 | 1980 | 1983 |
Paulo Silas | MF | 34 | 1 | 1986 | 1992 |
Diego [ citation needed ] | MF | 34 | 4 | 2003 | 2017 |
Mário Zagallo | FW | 33 | 5 | 1958 | 1964 |
Éder Militão*[ citation needed ] | DF | 33 | 2 | 2018 | 2024 |
Luís Pereira | DF | 33 | 0 | 1973 | 1977 |
Renato Augusto | MF | 33 | 6 | 2011 | 2018 |
Vinícius Júnior*[ citation needed ] | FW | 32 | 5 | 2019 | 2024 |
Carlos Mozer | DF | 32 | 0 | 1983 | 1994 |
Kléberson [ citation needed ] | MF | 32 | 2 | 2002 | 2010 |
Fred*[ citation needed ] | MF | 32 | 0 | 2014 | 2022 |
Baltazar | FW | 31 | 17 | 1950 | 1954 |
Tita | FW | 31 | 6 | 1979 | 1984 |
André Cruz | DF | 31 | 1 | 1988 | 1998 |
Douglas Costa [ citation needed ] | FW | 31 | 3 | 2014 | 2018 |
Orlando Peçanha | DF | 30 | 0 | 1958 | 1966 |
Rui | DF | 30 | 2 | 1944 | 1950 |
Domingos da Guia | DF | 30 | 0 | 1931 | 1946 |
Paulo César Carpegiani | MF | 30 | 13 | 1973 | 1978 |
Marco Antônio [11] | DF | 30 | 0 | 1970 | 1979 |
Gilberto Alves | FW | 29 | 6 | 1976 | 1978 |
Fabinho*[ citation needed ] | MF | 29 | 0 | 2015 | 2022 |
Marcos | GK | 29 | 0 | 1999 | 2005 |
Joel Camargo | DF | 28 | 0 | 1964 | 1970 |
Paulo Roberto Falcão | MF | 28 | 6 | 1976 | 1986 |
Marinho Chagas | DF | 28 | 4 | 1973 | 1977 |
Mauro Ramos | DF | 28 | 0 | 1949 | 1965 |
Josué [ citation needed ] | MF | 28 | 1 | 2007 | 2010 |
Waldir Peres [12] | GK | 27 | 0 | 1975 | 1982 |
Renato | MF | 27 | 0 | 2003 | 2005 |
Alexandre Pato [ citation needed ] | FW | 27 | 10 | 2008 | 2013 |
Hernanes [ citation needed ] | MF | 27 | 2 | 2008 | 2014 |
Raphinha* | FW | 26 | 7 | 2021 | 2024 |
Dirceu [13] | MF | 26 | 4 | 1973 | 1986 |
Rodrygo* | FW | 25 | 6 | 2019 | 2024 |
Ederson* | GK | 25 | 0 | 2017 | 2024 |
Zé Maria | DF | 25 | 0 | 1996 | 2001 |
Júnior Baiano | DF | 25 | 2 | 1997 | 2002 |
Danilo Alvim | DF | 25 | 2 | 1945 | 1953 |
Everton*[ citation needed ] | FW | 25 | 3 | 2018 | 2021 |
Gonçalves | DF | 24 | 1 | 1995 | 1998 |
Nilmar [14] | FW | 24 | 9 | 2003 | 2011 |
Everaldo | DF | 24 | 0 | 1967 | 1972 |
Mineiro | MF | 24 | 0 | 2001 | 2008 |
André Santos | DF | 24 | 0 | 2009 | 2013 |
Julinho Botelho | FW | 24 | 11 | 1952 | 1960 |
Tesourinha | FW | 23 | 10 | 1944 | 1950 |
Ricardinho | MF | 23 | 1 | 2000 | 2006 |
Roberto Dias | DF | 23 | 1 | 1963 | 1968 |
Felipe Melo [15] | MF | 22 | 2 | 2009 | 2010 |
Jefferson [16] | GK | 22 | 0 | 2011 | 2015 |
Arthur*[ citation needed ] | MF | 22 | 1 | 2018 | 2022 |
Éverton Ribeiro [ citation needed ] | MF | 22 | 3 | 2014 | 2022 |
Sávio | FW | 21 | 4 | 1994 | 2000 |
Kléber [17] | DF | 21 | 1 | 2002 | 2009 |
Leivinha | FW | 21 | 7 | 1972 | 1974 |
Jô [18] | FW | 20 | 5 | 2007 | 2014 |
Norival | DF | 20 | 1 | 1940 | 1946 |
Zezé Procópio | MF | 20 | 0 | 1938 | 1946 |
Vágner Love | FW | 20 | 4 | 2004 | 2007 |
Amoroso | FW | 19 | 9 | 1995 | 2003 |
Afonsinho | MF | 19 | 1 | 1936 | 1942 |
Arthur Friedenreich | FW | 17 | 8 | 1914 | 1930 |
Rogério Ceni | GK | 17 | 0 | 1997 | 2006 |
Nilo | FW | 14 | 10 | 1923 | 1931 |
Neco | FW | 14 | 9 | 1917 | 1925 |
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