100 players who wore #23.
| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Caps | Intl goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shay Given | Goalkeeper | Ireland | Retired | 134 | 0 |
| 2 |  Xherdan Shaqiri | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Switzerland Kosovo | FC Basel 1893 | 125 | 32 |
| 3 |  Salomón Rondón | Attack - Centre-Forward | Venezuela | Real Oviedo | 121 | 48 |
| 4 |  Jesús Gallardo | Defender - Left-Back | Mexico | Deportivo Toluca | 109 | 2 |
| 5 |  Felipe Baloy | Defender - Centre-Back | Panama Mexico | Retired | 103 | 4 |
| 6 |  Rais M'Bolhi | Goalkeeper | Algeria France | ES Mostaganem | 96 | 0 |
| 7 |  Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark France | Olympique Marseille | 88 | 11 |
| 8 |  Ari Freyr Skúlason | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Iceland | Retired | 83 | 0 |
| 9 |  Mario Gómez | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany Spain | Retired | 78 | 31 |
| 10 |  Carlos Tevez | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina | Retired | 76 | 13 |
| 11 |  Timofey Kalachev | Midfield - Right Midfield | Belarus Russia | Retired | 76 | 10 |
| 12 |  Maicon | Defender - Right-Back | Brazil | Retired | 76 | 7 |
| 13 |  Carlos Kameni | Goalkeeper | Cameroon France | Without Club | 74 | 0 |
| 14 |  Davinson Sánchez | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Galatasaray | 73 | 3 |
| 15 |  Hélder Postiga | Attack - Centre-Forward | Portugal | Retired | 71 | 27 |
| 16 |  Marius Stankevicius | Defender - Centre-Back | Lithuania | Retired | 66 | 5 |
| 17 |  Kellyn Acosta | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Chicago Fire FC | 58 | 2 |
| 18 |  Moisés Caicedo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | Chelsea FC | 56 | 3 |
| 19 |  Michy Batshuayi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium DR Congo | Eintracht Frankfurt | 55 | 27 |
| 20 |  Emiliano Martínez | Goalkeeper | Argentina Spain | Aston Villa | 54 | 0 |
| 21 |  Tom Rogic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Australia Serbia | Retired | 53 | 10 |
| 22 |  Unai Simón | Goalkeeper | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 52 | 0 |
| 23 |  Ilija Nestorovski | Attack - Centre-Forward | North Macedonia | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 51 | 10 |
| 24 |  Daler Kuzyaev | Midfield - Central Midfield | Russia | Without Club | 51 | 3 |
| 25 |  André Onana | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | Trabzonspor | 50 | 0 |
| 26 |  Darren Randolph | Goalkeeper | Ireland United States | Retired | 50 | 0 |
| 27 |  Pedro Aquino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 49 | 3 |
| 28 |  Emre Can | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Türkiye | Borussia Dortmund | 48 | 2 |
| 29 |  Sejad Salihovic | Midfield - Central Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | Retired | 47 | 4 |
| 30 |  Josh Parker | Attack - Centre-Forward | Antigua and Barbuda England | Oxford City | 44 | 6 |
| 31 |  Vahan Bichakhchyan | Attack - Right Winger | Armenia | Legia Warszawa | 44 | 5 |
| 32 |  Selim Benachour | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tunisia France | Retired | 44 | 2 |
| 33 |  Danijel Subasic | Goalkeeper | Croatia | Retired | 44 | 0 |
| 34 |  Nemanja Nikolics | Attack - Centre-Forward | Hungary Serbia | Retired | 43 | 8 |
| 35 |  Nelson Cuevas | Attack - Right Winger | Paraguay | Retired | 43 | 6 |
| 36 |  Mile Sterjovski | Midfield - Left Midfield | Australia | Retired | 42 | 8 |
| 37 |  Aras Özbiliz | Attack - Right Winger | Armenia Netherlands | Retired | 41 | 6 |
| 38 |  Kenny McLean | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland | Norwich City | 41 | 2 |
| 39 |  Marco Materazzi | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Retired | 41 | 2 |
| 40 |  Jens Hofer | Defender - Centre-Back | Liechtenstein Switzerland | SC Düdingen | 39 | 0 |
| 41 |  Dušan Vlahović | Attack - Centre-Forward | Serbia | Juventus FC | 38 | 15 |
| 42 |  Donovan Léon | Goalkeeper | French Guiana France | AJ Auxerre | 37 | 0 |
| 43 |  Pavel Nekhaychik | Attack - Left Winger | Belarus | Retired | 36 | 3 |
| 44 |  Ali Ahamada | Goalkeeper | Comoros France | Without Club | 36 | 0 |
| 45 |  Pepe Reina | Goalkeeper | Spain | Retired | 36 | 0 |
| 46 |  Vasilios Lakis | Midfield - Right Midfield | Greece | Retired | 35 | 3 |
| 47 |  Leston Paul | Midfield - Central Midfield | Trinidad and Tobago | Without Club | 35 | 0 |
| 48 |  Liam Millar | Attack - Left Winger | Canada England | Hull City | 34 | 1 |
| 49 |  Mohamed Soumaïla | Defender - Left-Back | Niger | RC Champigneulles | 34 | 0 |
| 50 |  Uğurcan Çakır | Goalkeeper | Türkiye | Galatasaray | 33 | 0 |
| 51 |  Michael McGovern | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | Retired | 33 | 0 |
| 52 |  Levan Mchedlidze | Attack - Centre-Forward | Georgia | Retired | 32 | 2 |
| 53 |  Tae-hwan Kim | Defender - Right-Back | Korea, South | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 31 | 0 |
| 54 |  Vitinha | Midfield - Central Midfield | Portugal | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | 0 |
| 55 |  Craig Goodwin | Attack - Left Winger | Australia | Adelaide United | 30 | 7 |
| 56 |  Leart Paçarada | Defender - Left-Back | Kosovo Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 30 | 1 |
| 57 |  Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfield - Left Midfield | Italy | Retired | 29 | 4 |
| 58 |  Ederson | Goalkeeper | Brazil Portugal | Fenerbahce | 29 | 0 |
| 59 |  David Mulligan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | New Zealand England | Retired | 28 | 3 |
| 60 |  Shane Malcolm | Attack - Right Winger | Guam United States | Without Club | 27 | 4 |
| 61 |  Tammy Abraham | Attack - Centre-Forward | England Nigeria | Besiktas JK | 26 | 9 |
| 62 |  Abdoulay Diaby | Attack - Right Winger | Mali France | Al-Batin FC | 26 | 7 |
| 63 |  Roman Konecny | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovakia | Retired | 26 | 1 |
| 64 |  Adrien Silva | Midfield - Central Midfield | Portugal France | United FC (UAE) | 26 | 1 |
| 65 |  Melvin Adrien | Goalkeeper | Madagascar France | Thonon Évian Grand Genève FC | 26 | 0 |
| 66 |  Fábio Vieira | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | Hamburger SV | 25 | 14 |
| 67 |  Miler Bolaños | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ecuador | Guayaquil City FC | 25 | 8 |
| 68 |  Daniele Dessena | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Retired | 25 | 6 |
| 69 |  Florin Andone | Attack - Centre-Forward | Romania Spain | CD Atlético Baleares | 25 | 2 |
| 70 |  Bernard Berisha | Attack - Left Winger | Kosovo Albania | FC Dinamo City | 25 | 1 |
| 71 |  Joël Kiassumbua | Goalkeeper | DR Congo Switzerland | SC YF Juventus Zürich | 25 | 0 |
| 72 |  Clayton Lewis | Midfield - Central Midfield | New Zealand | Without Club | 24 | 1 |
| 73 |  Bilal El Khannouss | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Morocco Belgium | VfB Stuttgart | 24 | 1 |
| 74 |  Germain Sanou | Goalkeeper | Burkina Faso France | Paris 13 Atletico | 23 | 0 |
| 75 |  Jusuf Gazibegovic | Defender - Right-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1.FC Köln | 23 | 0 |
| 76 |  Mohamed Badamosi | Attack - Centre-Forward | The Gambia | CFR Cluj | 22 | 4 |
| 77 |  Franck Grandel | Goalkeeper | Guadeloupe France | Retired | 22 | 0 |
| 78 |  Deian Sorescu | Attack - Right Winger | Romania | Gaziantep FK | 21 | 0 |
| 79 |  Noni Madueke | Attack - Right Winger | England Nigeria | Arsenal FC | 20 | 7 |
| 80 |  Ricardo Horta | Attack - Right Winger | Portugal | SC Braga | 20 | 4 |
| 81 |  Ari Leifsson | Defender - Centre-Back | Iceland | Kolding IF | 20 | 1 |
| 82 |  Sayfallah Ltaief | Attack - Left Winger | Tunisia Switzerland | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 1 |
| 83 |  Gaetano Berardi | Defender - Right-Back | Switzerland Italy | Retired | 20 | 0 |
| 84 |  Parfait Mandanda | Goalkeeper | DR Congo France | SM Caen B | 20 | 0 |
| 85 |  Dmitriy Poloz | Attack - Left Winger | Russia | Retired | 19 | 3 |
| 86 |  Kevin Csoboth | Attack - Left Winger | Hungary | Genclerbirligi Ankara | 19 | 1 |
| 87 |  Benjamin Henrichs | Defender - Right-Back | Germany Ghana | RB Leipzig | 19 | 0 |
| 88 |  Vanja Milinković-Savić | Goalkeeper | Serbia Spain | SSC Napoli | 19 | 0 |
| 89 |  Boaz Myhill | Goalkeeper | Wales United States | Retired | 19 | 0 |
| 90 |  Stefano Maiorana | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Fiorentina Primavera | 18 | 5 |
| 91 |  Abdulqadir Ilyas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Qatar Nigeria | Al-Markhiya SC | 18 | 4 |
| 92 |  Paul Bernardoni | Goalkeeper | France | Amiens SC | 18 | 0 |
| 93 |  Kristoffer Nordfeldt | Goalkeeper | Sweden | AIK | 18 | 0 |
| 94 |  Peter Whittingham | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | --- | 17 | 3 |
| 95 |  Alessandro Diamanti | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | Retired | 17 | 1 |
| 96 |  Jin-hyeon Kim | Goalkeeper | Korea, South | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 0 |
| 97 |  Mike Azira | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uganda United States | Retired | 16 | 0 |
| 98 |  Ji-su Park | Defender - Centre-Back | Korea, South | Wuhan Three Towns | 16 | 0 |
| 99 |  Nikola Sipcic | Defender - Centre-Back | Montenegro Serbia | Asteras Aktor | 16 | 0 |
| 100 |  Patrick Sequeira | Goalkeeper | Costa Rica Spain | Casa Pia AC | 16 | 0 |