Most football (soccer) matches played
- Who
- Fábio
- What
- 1,417 total number
- Where
- Brazil
- When
- 07 December 2025
The most football (soccer) matches played is 1,417 and was achieved by Fábio (Brazil, b.Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel) playing for União Bandeirante, Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro and Fluminense (all Brazil) between 1997 and 2025.
The veteran goalkeeper overtook ex-England international Peter Shilton’s record of 1,390 games on 20 August 2025, a last-16 tie against America de Cali in the Copa Sudamericana. Fábio played every minute of the 2025 Brazilian league season to extend his total to 1,417 by the close of 2025.