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Famous #16s

Footballers who wore the number 16 shirt for their national team, ranked by caps.

100 players who wore #16.

#PlayerPositionCitizenshipClubCapsIntl goals
1Maxi PereiraDefender - Right-BackUruguayRetired1253
2Basem FathiDefender - Left-BackJordan PalestineRetired1181
3Daniele De RossiMidfield - Defensive MidfieldItalyRetired11721
4Boualem KhoukhiDefender - Centre-BackQatar AlgeriaAl-Sadd SC11620
5Philipp LahmDefender - Right-BackGermanyRetired1135
6Sung-yueng KiMidfield - Defensive MidfieldKorea, SouthPohang Steelers11010
7Jonatan JohanssonAttack - Centre-ForwardFinland SwedenRetired10722
8Héctor HerreraMidfield - Defensive MidfieldMexico PortugalDeportivo Toluca10510
9Antonio ValenciaDefender - Right-BackEcuadorRetired9911
10Fabien BarthezGoalkeeperFranceRetired870
11Cristian GamboaDefender - Right-BackCosta RicaRetired793
12Joe LedleyMidfield - Central MidfieldWalesRetired774
13Aziz BehichDefender - Left-BackAustralia TürkiyeMelbourne City FC772
14Andriy VorobeyAttack - Centre-ForwardUkraineRetired689
15Joonas TammDefender - Centre-BackEstoniaSepsi OSK Sf. Gheorghe674
16Gelson FernandesMidfield - Defensive MidfieldSwitzerland Cape VerdeRetired672
17Nordin AmrabatAttack - Right WingerMorocco NetherlandsWydad Casablanca647
18Teemu TainioMidfield - Defensive MidfieldFinlandRetired646
19Leandro BarreiroMidfield - Central MidfieldLuxembourg PortugalSL Benfica632
20Ui-jo HwangAttack - Centre-ForwardKorea, SouthAlanyaspor6219
21Sotiris KyrgiakosDefender - Centre-BackGreeceRetired614
22Maksim ShatskikhAttack - Centre-ForwardUzbekistan UkraineRetired6033
23Sokol CikalleshiAttack - Centre-ForwardAlbaniaWithout Club5913
24RodriMidfield - Defensive MidfieldSpainManchester City594
25Kossi AgassaGoalkeeperTogo FranceRetired590
26Oliver NorwoodMidfield - Central MidfieldNorthern Ireland EnglandStockport County570
27LeonardoMidfield - Attacking MidfieldBrazil ItalyRetired567
28Jefferson LermaMidfield - Defensive MidfieldColombiaCrystal Palace563
29Mauro CamoranesiMidfield - Right MidfieldItaly ArgentinaRetired554
30Jens JeremiesMidfield - Defensive MidfieldGermanyRetired551
31Pablo AimarMidfield - Attacking MidfieldArgentina SpainRetired538
32Josh WolffAttack - Right WingerUnited StatesRetired529
33Dávid HanckoDefender - Centre-BackSlovakiaAtlético de Madrid526
34Carl ValeriMidfield - Central MidfieldAustralia ItalyRetired521
35Vitaliy MykolenkoDefender - Left-BackUkraineEverton FC481
36Thorgan HazardMidfield - Attacking MidfieldBelgiumRSC Anderlecht479
37Kevin StrootmanMidfield - Central MidfieldNetherlandsRetired463
38Lucho GonzálezMidfield - Central MidfieldArgentinaRetired457
39Andrés MendozaAttack - Centre-ForwardPeru BelgiumRetired447
40Reza GhoochannejhadAttack - Centre-ForwardIran NetherlandsRetired4317
41Bryan CristanteMidfield - Defensive MidfieldItaly CanadaAS Roma432
42Silvio SpannMidfield - Defensive MidfieldTrinidad and TobagoRetired432
43Nikola KalinićAttack - Centre-ForwardCroatiaRetired4215
44Scott McKennaDefender - Centre-BackScotlandGNK Dinamo Zagreb421
45Braíma InjaiMidfield - Defensive MidfieldGuinea-Bissau PortugalRetired410
46Moatasem Al-MusratiMidfield - Defensive MidfieldLibya PortugalHellas Verona402
47Wilder CartagenaMidfield - Defensive MidfieldPeruOrlando City SC400
48Paul ScharnerMidfield - Defensive MidfieldAustriaRetired400
49Arseniy BatagovDefender - Centre-BackUkraineTrabzonspor393
50Edouard MendyGoalkeeperSenegal Guinea-BissauAl-Ahli SFC390
51Artjoms RudnevsAttack - Centre-ForwardLatvia RussiaRetired382
52Amir Al-AmmariMidfield - Defensive MidfieldIraq SwedenCracovia382
53Mario MéndezMidfield - Right MidfieldMexicoRetired381
54Aleksandr FamiltsevDefender - Centre-BackKazakhstan RussiaRetired371
55Ólafur Ingi SkúlasonMidfield - Defensive MidfieldIcelandRetired361
56Trent Alexander-ArnoldDefender - Right-BackEnglandReal Madrid344
57Mike MaignanGoalkeeperFrance French GuianaAC Milan340
58Michael CarrickMidfield - Defensive MidfieldEnglandRetired340
59Kemoko CamaraGoalkeeperGuinea BelgiumRetired340
60Sead HaksabanovicAttack - Left WingerMontenegro SwedenMalmö FF331
61Renato SanchesMidfield - Central MidfieldPortugal Sao Tome and PrincipePanathinaikos FC323
62Rúnar Már SigurjónssonMidfield - Central MidfieldIcelandÍA Akranes322
63David ZdrilicAttack - Centre-ForwardAustralia CroatiaRetired3121
64Mathías OliveraDefender - Left-BackUruguay SpainSSC Napoli312
65Davide FrattesiMidfield - Central MidfieldItalyInter Milan308
66Dániel GazdagMidfield - Attacking MidfieldHungaryColumbus Crew304
67Paul WereAttack - Left WingerKenyaAE Lefkimmis303
68Arda TuranAttack - Left WingerTürkiyeRetired303
69Stephan AndersenGoalkeeperDenmarkRetired300
70Kristiyan MalinovMidfield - Defensive MidfieldBulgariaWithout Club300
71Diego LainezAttack - Right WingerMexico SpainTigres UANL293
72Michaël MariaMidfield - Central MidfieldCuracao NetherlandsVV De Valk292
73Sebastian RudyMidfield - Defensive MidfieldGermanyRetired291
74Marcus PedersenDefender - Right-BackNorwayTorino FC290
75Ádám PintérDefender - Centre-BackHungaryRetired290
76Adam SaldañaMidfield - Defensive MidfieldUnited States MexicoLos Angeles FC281
77Marcos SennaMidfield - Defensive MidfieldSpain BrazilRetired281
78Maxime CrépeauGoalkeeperCanadaPortland Timbers270
79Barry BannanMidfield - Central MidfieldScotlandSheffield Wednesday270
80Elkin SotoMidfield - Central MidfieldColombiaRetired266
81Nizar KhalfanMidfieldTanzaniaRetired265
82Victor StinaMidfield - Attacking MidfieldMoldova RomaniaFC Zimbru Chisinau263
83Tin JedvajDefender - Centre-BackCroatiaPanathinaikos FC262
84Moreto CassamáMidfield - Central MidfieldGuinea-Bissau PortugalWithout Club260
85Neil DannsMidfield - Central MidfieldGuyana EnglandRetired2511
86Óscar CortésAttack - Left WingerColombiaSporting Gijón2511
87Duncan OughtonDefenderNew ZealandRetired252
88Mladen KascelanMidfield - Defensive MidfieldMontenegroRetired250
89Ljubomir FejsaMidfield - Defensive MidfieldSerbiaRetired250
90Malcolm BarcolaGoalkeeperTogo FranceIttihad Tanger250
91Rufat DadashovAttack - Centre-ForwardAzerbaijan GermanyBFC Dynamo245
92Oleksiy KhoblenkoAttack - Centre-ForwardUkraineChornomorets Odesa245
93Óliver TorresMidfield - Central MidfieldSpainCF Monterrey243
94Jean MenesesAttack - Left WingerChileClube de Regatas Vasco da Gama243
95Jeremy SarmientoAttack - Left WingerEcuador EnglandUS Cremonese242
96Anel AhmedhodzicDefender - Centre-BackBosnia-Herzegovina SwedenFeyenoord Rotterdam241
97Stijn SchaarsMidfield - Defensive MidfieldNetherlandsRetired240
98PêpêMidfield - Central MidfieldPortugalPafos FC233
99Máté PátkaiMidfield - Central MidfieldHungaryRetired232
100Phillipp MweneDefender - Left-BackAustria Kenya1.FSV Mainz 05230