100 players who wore #6.
| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Caps | Intl goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Javad Nekounam | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Iran | Retired | 155 | 40 |
| 2 |  Andrés Iniesta | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Retired | 131 | 14 |
| 3 |  Roberto Carlos | Defender - Left-Back | Brazil Spain | Retired | 127 | 11 |
| 4 |  Noureddine Naybet | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco | Retired | 115 | 4 |
| 5 |  Miroslav Karhan | Midfield - Central Midfield | Slovakia | Retired | 108 | 14 |
| 6 |  Thomas Helveg | Defender - Right-Back | Denmark | Retired | 108 | 2 |
| 7 |  Branislav Ivanovic | Defender - Right-Back | Serbia | Retired | 105 | 13 |
| 8 |  Joshua Kimmich | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Bayern Munich | 103 | 8 |
| 9 |  Alexandru Epureanu | Defender - Centre-Back | Moldova Russia | Retired | 101 | 8 |
| 10 |  Ragnar Sigurdsson | Defender - Centre-Back | Iceland | Retired | 97 | 5 |
| 11 |  Jacek Bak | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland France | Retired | 96 | 3 |
| 12 |  Ali Adnan | Defender - Centre-Back | Iraq | Al-Najma SC | 95 | 6 |
| 13 |  Zurab Khizanishvili | Defender - Centre-Back | Georgia | Retired | 94 | 1 |
| 14 |  Paul Pogba | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Guinea | AS Monaco | 91 | 11 |
| 15 |  Glenn Whelan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland | Retired | 91 | 2 |
| 16 |  Ricardo Carvalho | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Retired | 89 | 5 |
| 17 |  Julian de Guzmán | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Canada Jamaica | Retired | 89 | 4 |
| 18 |  Dennis Lawrence | Defender - Centre-Back | Trinidad and Tobago | Retired | 88 | 5 |
| 19 |  Ahmed Hegazy | Defender - Centre-Back | Egypt | NEOM SC | 88 | 2 |
| 20 |  Carlos Sánchez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Retired | 88 | 0 |
| 21 |  Taras Stepanenko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Eyüpspor | 87 | 4 |
| 22 |  Steven Cherundolo | Defender - Right-Back | United States Italy | Retired | 87 | 2 |
| 23 |  Lars Jacobsen | Defender - Right-Back | Denmark | Retired | 86 | 1 |
| 24 |  Christian Noboa | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ecuador Russia | Retired | 83 | 4 |
| 25 |  Romain Saïss | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco France | Al-Sadd SC | 83 | 3 |
| 26 |  Hamit Altıntop | Midfield - Right Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 82 | 7 |
| 27 |  Nigel de Jong | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands Suriname | Retired | 81 | 1 |
| 28 |  Chris Baird | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Northern Ireland | Retired | 79 | 0 |
| 29 |  John Terry | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Retired | 78 | 6 |
| 30 |  Dejan Lovren | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | PAOK Thessaloniki | 78 | 5 |
| 31 |  Marek Jankulovski | Defender - Left-Back | Czech Republic North Macedonia | Retired | 77 | 11 |
| 32 |  Sami Khedira | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Tunisia | Retired | 77 | 7 |
| 33 |  Hallur Hansson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Faroe Islands | KÍ Klaksvík | 77 | 5 |
| 34 |  Stefan de Vrij | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Inter Milan | 77 | 4 |
| 35 |  Saeed Ezatolahi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Iran | Shabab Al-Ahli Club | 76 | 1 |
| 36 |  Xiaoting Feng | Defender - Centre-Back | China | Retired | 76 | 1 |
| 37 |  Óscar Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Costa Rica Spain | Deportivo Saprissa | 75 | 4 |
| 38 |  Alexandros Tziolis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Retired | 75 | 2 |
| 39 |  Miguel Trauco | Defender - Left-Back | Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 75 | 0 |
| 40 |  Andreas Christensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | FC Barcelona | 74 | 3 |
| 41 |  Gabriel Heinze | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Retired | 73 | 3 |
| 42 |  Rodrigo Bentancur | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Tottenham Hotspur | 72 | 3 |
| 43 |  Wataru Endo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Liverpool FC | 71 | 4 |
| 44 |  Nemanja Gudelj | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia Netherlands | Sevilla FC | 71 | 1 |
| 45 |  Claude Makélélé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France DR Congo | Retired | 71 | 0 |
| 46 |  Glen Kamara | Midfield - Central Midfield | Finland Sierra Leone | Stade Rennais FC | 70 | 2 |
| 47 |  In-beom Hwang | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 69 | 6 |
| 48 |  Bryan Acosta | Midfield - Central Midfield | Honduras | Nashville SC | 69 | 2 |
| 49 |  Visar Musliu | Defender - Centre-Back | North Macedonia | Sint-Truidense VV | 68 | 2 |
| 50 |  Roy Keane | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ireland | Retired | 67 | 9 |
| 51 |  Ozan Tufan | Midfield - Central Midfield | Türkiye | Trabzonspor | 65 | 9 |
| 52 |  Aleksander Knavs | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovenia | Retired | 65 | 3 |
| 53 |  Harry Maguire | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Manchester United | 64 | 7 |
| 54 |  Tomas Sivok | Defender - Centre-Back | Czech Republic | Retired | 64 | 5 |
| 55 |  Júnior Alonso | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 64 | 3 |
| 56 |  Berat Djimsiti | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Switzerland | Atalanta BC | 64 | 1 |
| 57 |  Denis Zakaria | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Switzerland DR Congo | AS Monaco | 61 | 3 |
| 58 |  Deniss Ivanovs | Defender - Centre-Back | Latvia | Retired | 61 | 2 |
| 59 |  Stefan Ilsanker | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | USV Koppl | 61 | 0 |
| 60 |  Willi Orbán | Defender - Centre-Back | Hungary Germany | RB Leipzig | 60 | 6 |
| 61 |  Jonathan dos Santos | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico Spain | CF América | 58 | 5 |
| 62 |  Koji Nakata | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Retired | 57 | 2 |
| 63 |  Gareth Southgate | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Retired | 57 | 2 |
| 64 |  Ludwig Augustinsson | Defender - Left-Back | Sweden | RSC Anderlecht | 56 | 2 |
| 65 |  George Saville | Midfield - Central Midfield | Northern Ireland England | Luton Town | 56 | 0 |
| 66 |  Antonio Candreva | Attack - Right Winger | Italy | Retired | 54 | 7 |
| 67 |  Joe Rodon | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales | Leeds United | 54 | 1 |
| 68 |  Marco Soares | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cape Verde Portugal | Retired | 53 | 3 |
| 69 |  Håvard Nordtveit | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Retired | 52 | 2 |
| 70 |  Sergey Politevich | Defender - Centre-Back | Belarus | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 52 | 2 |
| 71 |  Ambroise Oyongo | Defender - Left-Back | Cameroon | Paris 13 Atletico | 51 | 2 |
| 72 |  Carlos Carmona | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | Retired | 51 | 1 |
| 73 |  Ryan Nelsen | Defender - Centre-Back | New Zealand | Retired | 50 | 6 |
| 74 |  Kieran Tierney | Defender - Left-Back | Scotland Isle of Man | Celtic FC | 50 | 1 |
| 75 |  José Fonte | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Casa Pia AC | 50 | 1 |
| 76 |  Rommy Boco | Midfield - Right Midfield | Benin France | Retired | 50 | 1 |
| 77 |  Andriy Rusol | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Retired | 49 | 3 |
| 78 |  Tomasz Jodlowiec | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Without Club | 49 | 1 |
| 79 |  Alex Song | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon France | Retired | 49 | 0 |
| 80 |  Yohan Cabaye | Midfield - Central Midfield | France | Retired | 48 | 4 |
| 81 |  Rene Krhin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Slovenia | NK Jarenina | 48 | 2 |
| 82 |  Yves Vanderhaeghe | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Retired | 48 | 2 |
| 83 |  Ákos Elek | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | Retired | 48 | 1 |
| 84 |  Shaun Maloney | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Scotland England | Retired | 47 | 7 |
| 85 |  Dimitrios Kourbelis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Al-Khaleej FC | 47 | 3 |
| 86 |  Iván Helguera | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Retired | 47 | 3 |
| 87 |  Yunus Musah | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States England | Atalanta BC | 47 | 1 |
| 88 |  Johann Obiang | Defender - Left-Back | Gabon France | US Orléans | 47 | 0 |
| 89 |  Chris Durkin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | St. Louis CITY SC | 46 | 4 |
| 90 |  Leon Balogun | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | Aris Limassol | 46 | 1 |
| 91 |  Norbert Gyömbér | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovakia | Al-Kholood Club | 46 | 0 |
| 92 |  Barry Ferguson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Scotland | Retired | 45 | 3 |
| 93 |  John Brooks | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Germany | Hertha BSC | 45 | 3 |
| 94 |  Frantz Bertin | Defender - Centre-Back | Haiti France | Retired | 45 | 1 |
| 95 |  Kamil Zayatte | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea France | Retired | 44 | 4 |
| 96 |  Khassa Camara | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mauritania France | Without Club | 44 | 2 |
| 97 |  Filipe Luís | Defender - Left-Back | Brazil Poland | Retired | 44 | 2 |
| 98 |  Alexander Ring | Midfield - Central Midfield | Finland | HJK Helsinki | 44 | 2 |
| 99 |  Josh Cullen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Burnley FC | 44 | 0 |
| 100 |  Tony Sanneh | Defender - Right-Back | United States | Retired | 43 | 3 |