Longest international football (soccer) career (male)
Who
Ildefonso Lima Solà
What
24:109 year(s):day(s)
Where
Andorra ()
When

The longest international football (soccer) career - male is 24 years 109 days, achieved by Ildefonso Lima Solà (Andorra), playing for the Andorra national football team, as of 9 October 2021.


Ildefonso Lima Solà, who captains Andorra, made his debut on 22 June 1997, in what was only the country's second ever official fixture. He marked his debut with a goal, in a game which Andorra lost 1–4 against Estonia.

Lima Solà was the second Andorran to reach 100 international caps and at the time of achieving the record has 133 caps to his name.

His club career has seen him play in Andorra, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.