“Atletico player Koke joined this list from the last round”, — write: sport.ua
Coke became the 14th player from the top 5 European championships to reach the mark of 700 matches played for one club in all competitions.
As we previously reported, this happened in the Spanish La Liga match against Getafe.
The record holder for the number of matches for one team is Ryan Giggs, who has 963 matches for Manchester United.
In second place is Paolo Maldini (901 games for Milan). The third is another defender of Inter, Javier Zanetti (858).
Players of the top 5 European championships with the most matches played for one club in all tournaments:
- 963 – Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
- 901 – Paolo Maldini (Milan)
- 858 – Javier Zanetti (Inter)
- 785 – Francesco Totti (Roma)
- 754 – Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter)
- 754 – Jean-Luc Ettori (Monaco)
- 746 – Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
- 737 – Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
- 731 – Karl-Heinz Kerbel (Eintracht)
- 716 – Franco Baresi (Milan)
- 716 – Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
- 710 – Manuel Sanchis (Real)
- 709 – Sepp Maier (Bavaria)
- 700 – Koke (Atletico)
— Transfermarkt.es (@TMes_news) November 24, 2025