The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, four years after England and Scotland played the first ever international football match. They are governed by the Football Association of Wales and compete as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which predominantly encompasses the countries of Europe. , Wales have played 706 international matches since their debut, winning 225, drawing 156 and losing 325. They have played over 100 fixtures against England and Scotland, regularly competing against both in the British Home Championship between 1884 and 1984, winning the competition on twelve occasions. In global and continental competitions, Wales have qualified for two FIFA World Cups in 1958 and 2022, reaching the quarter-finals in the former, and two UEFA European Championships in 2016 and 2020 in their history, reaching the semi-finals in the former.

Wales were the last side from the Home Nations without a player reaching 100 caps. Gareth Bale is Wales most capped player with 111 caps. Chris Gunter became the first player to earn 100 Wales caps, reaching the tally on 27 March 2021 in a friendly against Mexico. Players who reach 50 appearances for Wales are awarded a golden cap. Bale also holds the record for the most goals scored for Wales having scored 41 goals, overtaking Ian Rush's record in March 2018.

Billy Meredith was the first Welsh player to reach 25 caps and went on to accumulate 48 caps in his career and score eleven goals, both Welsh records at the time. His appearance record stood for 42 years until it was beaten by Ivor Allchurch in 1962, who finished his career with 68 caps. Defender Joey Jones set a new record in the 1980s, amassing 72 caps, before his record was overtaken by Peter Nicholas in 1991 by a single cap. On 23 May 1994, Neville Southall played in a 2–1 victory over Estonia to earn his 74th cap and overtake Nicholas, eventually gaining 92 caps before retiring. Gunter surpassed Southall's cap record on 20 November 2018 against Albania, before he himself was overtaken when Bale made his 110th Wales appearance in their 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B match against Iran on 25 November 2022.

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Caps and goals sourced from:

+ Wales national team footballers with at least 25 appearances # Name Position National team career Caps Goals Other roles FW 2006–2022 111 41 = DF 2007–2022 109 0 GK 2007–2023 109 0 * DF 2012–2026 104 3 GK 1982–1997 92 0 = MF 2008–2024 86 21 DF 2008–2019 86 2 MF 1990–2004 85 7 Manager FW 1998–2013 78 19 Manager = MF 2009–2025 77 2 MF 2006–2018 77 4 FW 1986–2001 75 22 = MF 1979–1991 73 2 FW 1980–1996 73 28 = FW 1984–1999 72 16 Manager DF 1975–1986 72 1 * MF 2013–2026 69 17 = FW 1950–1966 68 23 * MF 2018–2026 68 11 * MF 2017–2026 67 0 MF 1974–1984 66 7 Manager = DF 1989–2004 65 3 * DF 2018–2026 65 3 = MF 1991–2007 64 12 Manager FW 2008–2019 64 11 = MF 1984–1996 62 2 * DF 2019–2026 62 2 * DF 2020–2026 61 5 = MF 1987–1997 59 2 MF 1954–1969 59 16 DF 1980–1993 59 0 MF 1969–1981 59 2 Manager = MF 2001–2010 58 6 FW 2002–2012 58 16 DF 1971–1981 58 0 = * DF 2018–2026 57 0 * FW 2019–2026 57 15 = MF 1971–1988 54 10 MF 1991–2003 54 6 = GK 1975–1982 52 0 DF 2005–2014 52 0 MF 1999–2009 52 1 = DF 2004–2016 51 3 FW 1995–2005 51 14 MF 1967–1983 51 1 MF 1977–1986 51 4 = GK 1997–2006 50 0 MF 2009–2018 50 2 MF 1967–1977 50 0 = DF 2002–2014 49 0 * FW 2020–2026 49 7 * GK 2016–2026 49 0 FW 1895–1920 48 11 MF 1979–1988 47 7 = * FW 2017–2026 46 7 FW 2010–2021 46 5 DF 1962–1975 44 4 Manager = MF 2007–2017 43 3 DF 2010–2019 43 1 DF 1954–1965 43 0 MF 2003–2016 42 1 = DF 1986–1997 41 3 GK 1954–1962 41 0 DF 1999–2005 41 0 Manager DF 1947–1957 41 0 = DF 1965–1974 40 0 FW 1969–1980 40 13 Manager = DF 1986–1995 39 0 MF 1985–1997 39 1 DF 1962–1973 39 0 MF 1965–1972 39 3 MF 1995–2004 39 2 = FW 1950–1965 38 15 FW 2009–2016 38 3 FW 1947–1957 38 23 = MF 2019–2023 37 0 GK 1964–1975 37 0 DF 1992–2004 37 2 = DF 1999–2006 36 0 MF 2004–2009 36 1 = DF 2014–2018 35 0 MF 1976–1987 35 6 = FW 1964–1974 34 6 DF 1956–1963 34 0 MF 2001–2009 34 10 DF 2006–2011 34 0 = DF 1949–1956 33 1 MF 2013–2022 33 2 = MF 1947–1954 32 1 Manager DF 1992–2002 32 4 Manager DF 1920–1932 32 2 FW 1957–1968 32 8 = DF 1955–1963 31 6 MF 1983–1988 31 0 * FW 2021–2026 31 2 = MF 1963–1971 30 0 * MF 2023–2026 30 1 FW 1953–1963 30 6 MF 1995–2002 30 3 = FW 1994–2003 29 4 MF 2005–2017 29 0 FW 1964–1974 29 8 MF 1965–1975 29 2 DF 1971–1979 28 0 = FW 1966–1972 27 2 FW 1885–1898 27 8 DF 1900–1911 27 0 DF 1960–1968 26 1 DF 1980–1984 25 1

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