In the UEFA European Championship, the following male football players have been named in the national team in at least four finals tournaments.
Team | Player [n 1] | In squad [n 2] | Played [n 3] | Tournaments [n 4] |
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Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | 6 | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Croatia | Luka Modrić | 5 | 5 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Portugal | Pepe | 5 | 5 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Spain | Iker Casillas | 5 | 3 | (2000), 2004, 2008, 2012, (2016) |
Portugal | Rui Patrício | 5 | 3 | (2008), 2012, 2016, 2020, (2024) |
Italy | Gianluigi Buffon | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Czech Republic | Petr Čech | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Italy | Giorgio Chiellini | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Italy | Alessandro Del Piero | 4 | 4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
France | Olivier Giroud | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Sweden | Andreas Isaksson | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Sweden | Kim Källström | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Germany | Toni Kroos | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Sweden | Sebastian Larsson | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Poland | Robert Lewandowski | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Germany | Lothar Matthäus | 4 | 4 | 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000 |
Sweden | Olof Mellberg | 4 | 4 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 |
Portugal | João Moutinho | 4 | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Germany | Thomas Müller | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Germany | Manuel Neuer | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Croatia | Ivan Perišić | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Czech Republic | Jaroslav Plašil | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Germany | Lukas Podolski | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Czech Republic | Tomáš Rosický | 4 | 4 | 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016 |
Netherlands | Edwin van der Sar | 4 | 4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Denmark | Peter Schmeichel | 4 | 4 | 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 |
Germany | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Croatia | Darijo Srna | 4 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Poland | Wojciech Szczęsny | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
France | Lilian Thuram | 4 | 4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
Ukraine | Andriy Yarmolenko | 4 | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Netherlands | Aron Winter | 4 | 3 | (1988), 1992, 1996, 2000 |
Croatia | Domagoj Vida | 4 | 3 | 2012, 2016, 2020, (2024) |
Russia | Igor Akinfeev | 4 | 2 | (2004), 2008, (2012), 2016 |
Sweden | Andreas Granqvist | 4 | 2 | (2008), 2012, 2016, (2020) |
France | Steve Mandanda | 4 | 0 | (2008), (2012), (2016), (2020) |
The following players have played at least fifteen matches, which requires appearances in a minimum of three European Championship tournaments.
Team | Player [o 1] | Matches [o 2] | Tournaments |
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Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | 30 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Portugal | Pepe | 23 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Germany | Manuel Neuer | 20 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Germany | Toni Kroos | 19 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Portugal | João Moutinho | 19 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Italy | Leonardo Bonucci | 18 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
England | Harry Kane | 18 | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Germany | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 18 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Italy | Gianluigi Buffon | 17 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Italy | Giorgio Chiellini | 17 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
France | Antoine Griezmann | 17 | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Spain | Álvaro Morata | 17 | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Germany | Thomas Müller | 17 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Spain | Jordi Alba | 16 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Spain | Cesc Fàbregas | 16 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Spain | Andrés Iniesta | 16 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Croatia | Luka Modrić | 16 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Portugal | Rui Patrício | 16 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Netherlands | Edwin van der Sar | 16 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
France | Lilian Thuram | 16 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
England | Kyle Walker | 16 | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
France | Olivier Giroud | 15 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
France | Hugo Lloris | 15 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
Portugal | Nani | 15 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Spain | Sergio Ramos | 15 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Spain | David Silva | 15 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
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