This is a list of the top 100 positioned players by number of appearances in Serie A, Italy's top flight football league, during its history starting from the 1929–30 season. This list does not include goals scored during 1944 Campionato Alta Italia and the 1945–46 Serie A-B, held in both rounds.
List Players whose names are in bold are still active and currently play in Serie A. Italics show players still active but playing professional football outside Serie A.
Note: Appearances in play-off matches are not considered.
Rank Nation Player Appearances Goals Seasons played Years activeClub(s)1 Gianluigi Buffon657−241995−2006 2019–2021168 Parma489 Juventus2 Paolo Maldini64729251984−2009647 Milan3 Francesco Totti619250251992–2017619 Roma4Javier Zanetti61512191995−2014615 Internazionale5 Gianluca Pagliuca592−191987−2005 2006−2007198 Sampdoria165 Internazionale206 Bologna23 Ascoli6 Dino Zoff570−201961−1962 1963−1965 1966−19834 Udinese93 Mantova143 Napoli330 Juventus7Samir Handanović566–182004−2006 2008–2023182 Udinese3 Treviso1 Lazio8 Pietro Vierchowod56238201980−200030 Como28 Fiorentina30 Roma358 Sampdoria21 Juventus16 Milan79 Piacenza9Fabio Quagliarella556182201999−2000 2001–2002 2005–202355 Torino33 Ascoli277 Sampdoria73 Udinese34 Napoli84 Juventus10 Roberto Mancini541156191981−200030 Bologna424 Sampdoria87 Lazio11 Silvio Piola537274211929–1943 1946–1947 1948–1954127 Pro Vercelli227 Lazio28 Juventus155 Novara12 Enrico Albertosi532−211958−1980185 Fiorentina177 Cagliari170 Milan13 Gianni Rivera527128211958−197926 Alessandria501 Milan14 Giuseppe Bergomi51923191980−1999519 Internazionale15Alberto Gilardino514188181999–201717 Piacenza39 Hellas Verona96 Parma94 Milan132 Fiorentina50 Genoa36 Bologna33 Palermo14 Empoli3 Pescara16Andrea Consigli510−152008−2010 2011–2024153 Atalanta357 Sassuolo17Antonio Candreva502851620082009–20243 Udinese19 Livorno16 Juventus31 Parma18 Cesena151 Lazio124 Internazionale71 Sampdoria69 Salernitana18 Ciro Ferrara50027211984−2005247 Napoli253 Juventus19 Giovanni Galli496−181977−1995259 Fiorentina98 Milan98 Napoli31 Torino10 Parma20 Tarcisio Burgnich4946191958−19768 Udinese13 Juventus31 Palermo358 Internazionale84 Napoli21Goran Pandev493101182003−2014 2015–202220 Ancona159 Lazio46 Internazionale92 Napoli176 GenoaAndrea Pirlo58191994–1995 1997−201540 Brescia22 Internazionale28 Reggina284 Milan119 Juventus23 Giuseppe Favalli4867201989−1990 1991−201059 Cremonese298 Lazio49 Internazionale80 Milan24 Giancarlo De Sisti47850191960−1979222 Roma256 Fiorentina Alessandro Del Piero188181993−2006 2007−2012478 Juventus Angelo Peruzzi−201987−200716 Roma29 Hellas Verona208 Juventus33 Internazionale192 Lazio27 Giacinto Facchetti47559181960−1978475 Internazionale28 Franco Baresi47012181977−1997470 Milan29 Pietro Ferraris469123181929−195086 Pro Vercelli83 Napoli139 Internazionale104 Torino57 Novara30 Sergio Cervato46645161948−1964316 Fiorentina62 Juventus88 SPAL31Lorenzo De Silvestri46228202006–47 Lazio74 Fiorentina109 Sampdoria112 Torino120 Bologna32 Franco Causio46066181967−1986305 Juventus22 Palermo83 Udinese24 Internazionale26 Lecce33 José Altafini459216181958−1976205 Milan180 Napoli74 JuventusDaniele De Rossi43172002–2019459 RomaSergio Pellissier112172002−2007 2008–2019459 Chievo36 Alessandro Costacurta4583201987−2007458 Milan37 Roberto Baggio452205191985−200494 Fiorentina141 Juventus51 Milan30 Bologna41 Internazionale95 Brescia38Dario Dainelli44611182000–201814 Lecce13 Hellas Verona60 Brescia141 Fiorentina57 Genoa161 ChievoSébastien Frey−151998−201335 Internazionale30 Hellas Verona132 Parma175 Fiorentina74 Genoa40Antonio Di Natale445209142002−201660 Empoli385 Udinese41Giampiero Boniperti443178151946−1961443 Juventus42 Mario Corso43678161958−1974413 Internazionale23 Genoa43Leonardo Bonucci431321520062009–20231 Internazionale38 Bari357 Juventus35 Milan44Giorgio Chiellini43027172004–2006 2007–202237 Fiorentina393 Juventus45 Giacomo Mari42624141946−1960113 Atalanta133 Juventus70 Sampdoria110 Padova46 Francesco Janich425−161956−197238 Atalanta93 Lazio294 Bologna47 Amedeo Amadei423174161936−1956182 Roma70 Internazionale171 NapoliFrancesco Acerbi24152011−202624 Chievo6 Milan157 Sassuolo135 LazioPiotr Zieliński50142012–19 Udinese63 Empoli281 Napoli60 Internazionale50Paolo Cannavaro42212181999–2006 2007–201892 Parma24 Hellas Verona197 Napoli109 Sassuolo Luca Marchegiani422−161988−2005113 Torino243 Lazio66 Chievo52Fabio Cannavaro42114151992−2006 2009−201058 Napoli212 Parma50 Internazionale101 Juventus53Morgan De Sanctis419−171997−2007 2009−20163 Juventus194 Udinese147 Napoli75 Roma54 Sandro Mazzola417116171960−1977417 InternazionaleAlessandro Nesta8191993−2012193 Lazio224 Milan56Juan Cuadrado41443172009−202620 Udinese33 Lecce85 Fiorentina224 Juventus10 Internazionale23 Atalanta19 Pisa57Francesco Antonioli416−151991−1993 1994−1995 1996−2006 2008−2009 2010−201213 Milan30 Reggiana100 Bologna102 Roma104 Sampdoria67 Cesena58Cesare Maldini4123151952−196732 Triestina347 Milan33 Torino59Massimo Gobbi41112152004−201971 Cagliari81 Fiorentina171 Parma88 Chievo60Marek Hamšík409100132004−2005 2007–20191 Brescia408 NapoliLido Vieri−171958−1976269 Torino140 Internazionale62Sergio Santarini4066161967−198314 Internazionale344 Roma48 Catanzaro63Matteo Brighi40525172000−2016 2018–201911 Juventus55 Bologna22 Parma29 Brescia89 Chievo108 Roma11 Atalanta39 Torino31 Sassuolo10 EmpoliGiorgio Ferrini39151960−1975405 TorinoDiego Fuser65171986−200349 Torino35 Milan32 Fiorentina188 Lazio86 Parma15 RomaGiuseppe Savoldi168151965−198257 Atalanta230 Bologna118 Napoli67Mauro Tassotti4048171978−199741 Lazio363 Milan68Sandro Salvadore40316161958−197472 Milan331 JuventusLucidio Sentimenti4151938−195953 Modena129 Juventus170 Lazio48 Vicenza3 TorinoLuciano Castellini−151970−1985201 Torino202 NapoliRomano Fogli13161955−197149 Torino285 Bologna43 Milan26 Catania72Simone Perrotta40243151998−20135 Juventus56 Bari95 Chievo246 Roma73 Gino Armano401106131946−195957 Alessandria255 Internazionale89 Torino Carlo Reguzzoni155151929−194842 Pro Patria359 BolognaPaolo Pulici142171967−1985335 Torino26 Udinese40 Fiorentina76Antonio Cassano400113161999−2006 2007−201748 Bari118 Roma120 Sampdoria33 Milan28 Internazionale53 ParmaTeobaldo Depetrini9181930−195166 Pro Vercelli304 Juventus30 TorinoKurt Hamrin190151956−197123 Juventus30 Padova289 Fiorentina36 Milan22 Napoli79Gaetano Scirea39724151972−198820 Atalanta377 JuventusGuido Vincenzi1151953−1969109 Internazionale288 Sampdoria81Clarence Seedorf39658141995−1996 2000−201232 Sampdoria64 Internazionale300 Milan82Fabrizio Ferron394−161988−2003217 Atalanta95 Sampdoria4 Internazionale64 Hellas Verona14 ComoBruno Pesaola62131950−196490 Roma64 Novara240 Napoli Christian Panucci34161991−1997 1999–2000 2001–201031 Genoa89 Milan26 Internazionale229 Roma19 Parma85Mario Bergamaschi3936141950–196496 Como132 Milan165 SampdoriaGiuseppe Sabadini17181965−198590 Sampdoria161 Milan111 Catanzaro16 Catania15 Ascoli87Massimo Ambrosini39230191995–2014344 Milan27 Vicenza21 FiorentinaAlessandro Gamberini8171995–201478 Bologna194 Fiorentina25 Napoli10 Genoa85 ChievoGiuseppe Baresi10151977–1992392 Internazionale90Carlo Annovazzi39165121946–1958252 Milan139 AtalantaGiacomo Bulgarelli43171958–1975391 BolognaLuigi Di Biagio59151988–20071 Lazio87 Foggia114 Roma117 Internazionale65 Brescia7 Ascoli93Simone Vergassola39028141996–1999 2001–201348 Sampdoria61 Torino281 Siena94Giampiero Pinzi38921171999–2016305 Udinese84 Chievo95Gaudenzio Bernasconi3881131952–196554 Atalanta334 SampdoriaGiuseppe Furino9161968–198427 Palermo361 Juventus97Giuseppe Bruscolotti3879161972–1988387 NapoliFrancesco Morini–151963–1979131 Sampdoria256 JuventusStefano Tacconi–151980–199590 Avellino254 Juventus43 Genoa100Ivano Blason38619151946–1962125 Triestina85 Internazionale176 PadovaGiacomo Losi3151954–1969386 RomaAlessandro Lucarelli20131998−2000 2001–2002 2004–2008 2009–201570 Piacenza27 Livorno67 Reggina29 Genoa193 Parma
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