This page details Wales national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Wales's match record by opponent and decade.
| Rank | Player | Wales career | Caps | Goals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Bale (list) | 2006–2022 | 111 | 41 | 0.37 |
| 2 | Ian Rush (list) | 1980–1996 | 73 | 28 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Trevor Ford | 1947–1957 | 38 | 23 | 0.61 |
| = | Ivor Allchurch | 1951–1966 | 68 | 23 | 0.34 |
| 5 | Dean Saunders | 1986–2001 | 75 | 22 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Aaron Ramsey | 2008– | 86 | 21 | 0.24 |
| 7 | Craig Bellamy | 1998–2013 | 78 | 19 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Robert Earnshaw | 2002–2012 | 58 | 16 | 0.28 |
| = | Cliff Jones | 1954–1969 | 59 | 16 | 0.27 |
| = | Mark Hughes | 1984–1999 | 72 | 16 | 0.22 |
| 11 | John Charles | 1950–1965 | 38 | 15 | 0.39 |
Scotland Scotland 
England 
France , 25 May 1933
Belgium England 
Slovakia 
Ireland Ireland 
Northern Ireland 
Malta Ireland England England , 15 October 1949
Hungary Hungary , 8 June 1958 Slovakia Slovakia , 11 June 2016| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | W% | D% | L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
 Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
 Armenia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 25 |
 Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Austria | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 36.36 | 18.18 | 45.45 |
 Azerbaijan | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 0 |
 Belarus | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 85.71 | 14.29 | 0 |
| Belgium | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 29.41 | 29.41 | 41.18 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
 Brazil | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 80 |
 Bulgaria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 10 | 40 |
 Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
 Croatia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 50 |
 Cyprus | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 71.43 | 0 | 28.57 |
 Czech Republic | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16.67 | 66.67 | 16.67 |
| Czechoslovakia | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 50 |
 Denmark | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36.36 | 0 | 63.64 |
 East Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 75 |
| England | 104 | 14 | 21 | 69 | 91 | 253 | 13.46 | 20.19 | 66.35 |
 Estonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 0 |
 Faroe Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Finland | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 41.18 | 29.41 | 29.41 |
| France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
 Georgia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
 Germany | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
 Gibraltar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
 Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Hungary | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 16.67 | 33.33 |
 Iceland | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 66.67 | 22.22 | 11.11 |
 Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Ireland | 62 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 139 | 102 | 46.77 | 19.35 | 33.87 |
 Israel | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
 Italy | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 80 |
 Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Liechtenstein | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Luxembourg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Mexico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
 Moldova | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 25 |
 Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
 Netherlands | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 45.71 | 34.29 | 20 |
 Norway | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 27.27 | 36.36 | 45.45 |
 Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 Poland | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9.09 | 27.27 | 63.64 |
 Portugal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 75 |
 Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Republic of Ireland | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 42.11 | 26.32 | 31.58 |
 Rest of the United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
 Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
 Russia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
 San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 107 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 124 | 243 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 57.01 |
 Serbia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 33.33 | 66.67 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 20 | 33.33 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
 Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
 Spain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16.67 | 33.33 | 50 |
 Sweden | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 14.29 | 85.71 |
 Switzerland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 12.5 | 62.5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Turkey | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 36.36 | 36.36 | 27.27 |
 Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
 Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
 United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 | 33.33 |
 Yugoslavia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 42.86 | 57.14 |
| West Germany | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 42.86 | 57.14 |
| Totals | 718 | 229 | 164 | 325 | 891 | 1150 | 31.89 | 22.84 | 45.26 |
P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Up to date as of 19 November 2024
| Decade | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | D% | L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 1880s | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 28.57 | 10.71 | 60.71 |
| 1890s | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 112 | −69 | 10 | 16.67 | 73.33 |
| 1900s | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 26.67 | 26.67 | 46.67 |
| 1910s | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| 1920s | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 28.13 | 31.25 | 40.63 |
| 1930s | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 43.33 | 16.67 | 40 |
| 1940s | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 33.33 | 0 | 66.67 |
| 1950s | 49 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 66 | 91 | −25 | 28.57 | 28.57 | 42.86 |
| 1960s | 54 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 74 | 108 | −34 | 22.22 | 16.67 | 61.11 |
| 1970s | 65 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 30.77 | 27.69 | 41.54 |
| 1980s | 68 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 80 | 72 | 8 | 35.29 | 27.94 | 36.76 |
| 1990s | 67 | 24 | 10 | 33 | 79 | 109 | −30 | 35.82 | 14.93 | 49.25 |
| 2000s | 89 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 101 | 97 | 4 | 35.96 | 25.84 | 38.2 |
| 2010s | 85 | 34 | 16 | 35 | 95 | 96 | −1 | 40 | 18.82 | 41.18 |
| 2020s | 56 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 37.5 | 35.71 | 26.79 |
| Overall | 718 | 230 | 163 | 325 | 889 | 1149 | −258 | 32.03 | 22.7 | 45.26 |
P – Played, W – Won, D – Drawn, L – Lost, GF – Goals For, GA – Goals Against, GD – Goal Difference
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Up to date as of 19 November 2024
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