This is a progressive list of men's association footballers who have held or co-held the South American record for international caps since 1902.

Criteria The criteria used by national FAs in considering a match as a full international were not historically fixed. Particularly for the early decades, and until more recently for FAs outside UEFA and CONMEBOL, counts of caps were often considered unreliable. RSSSF and IFFHS have spent much effort trying to produce definitive lists of full international matches, and corresponding data on players' international caps and goals. Using this data, the following records can be retrospectively produced. Note that, at the time, these records may not have been recognised.

South American record Player Country Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Notes Jorge Brown 6 1907-08-15 Buenos Aires 2–1 Copa Lipton 7 1908-08-15 Montevideo 2–2 Copa Lipton 8 1908-10-04 Buenos Aires 0–1 Copa Premier Honor Argentino 9 1909-08-15 Buenos Aires 2–1 Copa Lipton 10 1909-09-19 Montevideo 2–2 Copa Newton 11 1909-10-10 Buenos Aires 3–1 Copa Premier Honor Argentino 12 1910-06-05 Buenos Aires 5–1 13 1910-06-12 Buenos Aires 4–1 South America Cup 14 1910-08-15 Buenos Aires 1–3 Juan Domingo Brown 14 1910-11-13 Buenos Aires 1–1 15 1910-11-27 Buenos Aires 2–6 16 1911-08-15 Buenos Aires 0–2 17 1911-09-17 Montevideo 3–2 18 1911-10-08 Montevideo 1–1 19 1911-10-22 Buenos Aires 2–0 20 1911-10-29 Montevideo 0–3 21 1912-08-15 Montevideo 0–2 22 1912-08-25 Montevideo 0–3 23 1912-10-06 Avellaneda 3–3 24 1912-12-01 Montevideo 3–1 25 1913-06-15 Avellaneda 1–1 26 1913-07-09 Avellaneda 2–1 27 1913-08-15 Avellaneda 4–0 28 1913-10-05 Montevideo 0–1 29 1913-10-26 Montevideo 0–1 30 1915-07-18 Montevideo 3–2 31 1915-08-15 Buenos Aires 2–1 32 1915-09-12 Montevideo 0–2 33 1916-07-06 Buenos Aires 6–1 34 1916-07-10 Buenos Aires 1–1 35 1916-08-15 Montevideo 2–1 36 1916-10-01 Avellaneda 7–2 Cayetano Saporiti 36 1916-10-29 Montevideo 3–1 Cayetano Saporiti – International Appearances RSSSF 37 1917-07-18 Montevideo 0–2 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 38 1917-09-02 Montevideo 1–0 Copa Newton 39 1917-09-30 Montevideo 4–0 1917 South American Championship 40 1917-10-07 Montevideo 4–0 1917 South American Championship 41 1917-10-14 Montevideo 1–0 1917 South American Championship 42 1918-07-18 Montevideo 1–1 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 43 1918-07-28 Montevideo 3–1 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 44 1918-08-15 Buenos Aires 0–0 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 45 1918-08-25 Buenos Aires 1–2 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 46 1918-08-25 Montevideo 1–1 Copa Lipton 47 1918-09-29 Buenos Aires 0–2 Copa Newton 48 1919-05-13 Rio de Janeiro 3–2 1919 South American Championship 49 1919-05-25 Rio de Janeiro 2–2 1919 South American Championship 50 1919-05-29 Rio de Janeiro 0–1 1919 South American Championship Ángel Romano 50 1922-10-12 Rio de Janeiro 0–1 1922 South American ChampionshipAngel Romano – International Appearances RSSSF 51 1922-11-12 Montevideo 1–0 Copa Lipton 52 1923-06-24 Buenos Aires 0–0 Copa Lipton 53 1923-07-15 Buenos Aires 2–2 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 54 1923-07-22 Montevideo 2–2 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 55 1923-09-30 Montevideo 2–0 Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo 56 1924-05-26 Colombes 7–0 Summer Olympics 57 1924-05-29 Paris 3–0 Summer Olympics 58 1924-06-01 Colombes 5–1 Summer Olympics 59 1924-06-01 Colombes 2–1 Summer Olympics 60 1924-06-09 Colombes 3–0 Summer Olympics 61 1924-09-21 Montevideo 1–1 62 1924-09-28 Buenos Aires 0–0 63 1924-10-02 Buenos Aires 1–2 1924 South American Championship 64 1924-10-19 Montevideo 5–0 1924 South American Championship 65 1924-10-26 Montevideo 3–1 1924 South American Championship 66 1924-11-02 Montevideo 0–0 1924 South American Championship 67 1926-10-28 Santiago 6–0 1926 South American Championship 68 1926-11-01 Santiago 6–1 1926 South American Championship 69 1927-07-14 Montevideo 0–1 Copa Newton Américo Gallego 69 1982-05-12 Rosario 1–0 Américo Rubén Gallego – International Appearances RSSSF 70 1982-06-13 Barcelona 0–1 1982 FIFA World Cup 71 1982-06-18 Alicante 4–1 1982 FIFA World Cup 72 1982-06-23 Alicante 2–0 1982 FIFA World Cup 73 1982-06-29 Barcelona 1–2 1982 FIFA World Cup Diego Simeone 73 1998-06-30 Saint-Étienne 2–2 1998 FIFA World CupDiego Pablo Simeone – Century of International Appearances RSSSF 74 1998-07-04 Marseille 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup 75 1999-06-09 Chicago 2–2 76 1999-06-13 Washington, D.C. 0–1 77 1999-06-26 Buenos Aires 0–0 78 1999-07-01 Luque 3–1 1999 Copa América 79 1999-07-04 Luque 0–3 1999 Copa América 80 1999-07-07 Luque 2–0 1999 Copa América 81 1999-07-11 Ciudad del Este 1–2 1999 Copa América 82 1999-09-04 Buenos Aires 2–0 83 1999-09-07 Porto Alegre 2–4 84 1999-10-13 Córdoba 2–1 85 1999-11-17 Seville 2–0 86 2000-02-23 London 0–0 87 2000-03-29 Buenos Aires 4–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 88 2000-04-26 Maracaibo 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 89 2000-06-04 Buenos Aires 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 90 2000-06-29 Bogotá 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 91 2000-07-19 Buenos Aires 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 92 2000-07-26 São Paulo 1–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 93 2000-08-16 Buenos Aires 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 94 2000-09-03 Lima 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 95 2000-10-08 Buenos Aires 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 96 2000-12-20 Los Angeles 2–0 97 2001-02-28 Rome 2–1 98 2001-03-28 Buenos Aires 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 99 2001-04-25 La Paz 3–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 100 2001-06-03 Buenos Aires 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 101 2001-08-15 Quito 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 102 2001-09-05 Buenos Aires 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Cafu 102 2002-03-27 Fortaleza 1–0 Marcos Evangelista de Morais "CAFU" – Century of International Appearances RSSSF 103 2002-04-17 Lisbon 1–1 104 2002-05-25 Kuala Lumpur 4–0 105 2002-06-03 Ulsan 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup 106 2002-06-08 Seogwipo 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup 107 2002-06-13 Suwon 5–2 2002 FIFA World Cup 108 2002-06-17 Kobe 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup 109 2002-06-21 Shizuoka 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup 110 2002-06-26 Saitama 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup 111 2002-06-30 Yokohama 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup 112 2002-08-21 Fortaleza 0–1 113 2002-11-20 Seoul 3–2 114 2003-02-12 Guangdong 0–0 115 2003-03-29 Porto 1–2 116 2003-09-06 Barranquilla 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 117 2003-09-10 Manaus 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 118 2003-10-12 Leicester 1–0 119 2003-11-16 Lima 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 120 2003-11-19 Curitiba 3–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 121 2004-02-18 Dublin 0–0 122 2004-04-28 Asunción 0–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 123 2004-04-28 Budapest 4–1 124 2004-05-20 Saint-Denis 0–0 125 2004-06-02 Belo Horizonte 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 126 2004-06-06 Santiago 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 127 2004-10-09 Maracaibo 5–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 128 2004-10-13 Maceió 0–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 129 2004-11-17 Quito 0–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 130 2005-02-09 Hong Kong 7–1 Carlsberg Cup 131 2005-03-27 Goiânia 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 132 2005-03-30 Montevideo 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 133 2005-06-08 Buenos Aires 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 134 2005-08-17 Split 1–1 135 2005-09-04 Brasília 5–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 136 2005-10-12 Belém 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 137 2005-11-12 Abu Dhabi 8–0 138 2006-06-04 Geneva 4–0 139 2006-06-13 Berlin 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup 140 2006-06-18 Munich 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup 141 2006-06-27 Dortmund 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup 142 2006-07-01 Frankfurt 0–1 2006 FIFA World Cup Iván Hurtado 142 2007-08-22 Quito 1–0 Iván Jacinto Hurtado – International Appearances RSSSF 143 2007-09-08 Quito 5–1 144 2007-10-13 Quito 0–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 145 2007-10-17 Rio de Janeiro 0–5 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 146 2007-11-21 Quito 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 147 2008-03-26 Latacunga 3–1 148 2008-05-26 Grenoble 0–2 149 2008-06-15 Buenos Aires 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 150 2008-06-18 Quito 0–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 151 2008-08-20 East Rutherford 1–0 152 2008-09-06 Quito 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 153 2008-09-10 Montevideo 0–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 154 2008-10-12 Quito 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 155 2008-10-15 Puerto la Cruz 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 156 2008-12-17 Muscat 1–0 157 2008-12-19 Muscat 0–2 158 2009-03-29 Quito 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 159 2009-04-01 Quito 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 160 2009-06-10 Quito 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 161 2009-08-12 East Rutherford 0–0 162 2009-09-05 Medellín 0–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 163 2009-09-09 La Paz 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 164 2009-10-10 Quito 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 165 2009-10-14 Santiago 0–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 166 2010-05-07 East Rutherford 0–0 167 2010-05-16 Seoul 0–2 168 2014-10-14 Harrison 5–1 Lionel Messi 168 2022-11-30 Doha 0–2 2022 FIFA World CupLionel Andrés Messi - Century of International Appearances RSSSF 169 2022-12-03 Al Rayyan 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup 170 2022-12-09 Lusail 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup 171 2022-12-13 Lusail 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup 172 2022-12-18 Lusail 3–3 2022 FIFA World Cup 173 2023-03-23 Buenos Aires 2–0 174 2023-03-28 Santiago del Estero 7–0 175 2023-06-15 Beijing 2–0 176 2023-09-07 Buenos Aires 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 177 2023-10-12 Buenos Aires 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 178 2023-10-17 Lima 0–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 179 2023-11-16 Buenos Aires 0–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 180 2023-11-21 Rio de Janeiro 0–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 181 2024-06-09 Chicago 1–0 182 2024-06-14 Landover 4–1 183 2024-06-20 Atlanta 2–0 2024 Copa América 184 2024-06-25 East Rutherford 1–0 2024 Copa América 185 2024-07-04 Houston 1–1 2024 Copa América 186 2024-07-09 East Rutherford 2–0 2024 Copa América 187 2024-07-14 Miami Gardens 1–0 2024 Copa América 188 2024-10-10 Maturín 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 189 2024-10-15 Buenos Aires 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 190 2024-11-15 Asunción 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 191 2024-11-19 Buenos Aires 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 192 2024-06-05 Santiago 0–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 193 2024-06-11 Buenos Aires 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 194 2024-09-04 Buenos Aires 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 195 2024-10-14 Fort Lauderdale 0–6 196 2024-11-14 Luanda 0–2 197 2026-03-27 Buenos Aires 2–1 198 2026-03-31 Buenos Aires 5–0 199 2026-06-09 Auburn 3–0 200 2026-06-16 Kansas City 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup 201 2026-06-22 Arlington 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup 202 2026-06-27 Arlington 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup 203 2026-07-03 Miami Gardens 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup 204 2026-07-07 Atlanta 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup 205 2026-07-11 Kansas City 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup 206 2026-07-15 Atlanta 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup 207 2026-07-19 East Rutherford 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup 208 2026-10-06 Buenos Aires 3–0

See also Progression of association football caps record (world record) List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals RSSSF