Fábio matches all-time appearance record in football history | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Fábio reached a major milestone when he took the field for Fluminense's match against Fortaleza this Saturday (16).

The 44-year-old veteran reached 1,390 matches played in his career, equaling former English goalkeeper Peter Shilton as the record holder for most games in football history.

The number achieved by Fábio was reported by ge, based on research conducted by Fluminense.

The survey shows that he has 976 games for Cruzeiro, 150 for Vasco, and 30 for União Bandeirante, in addition to 234 for Tricolor, including this Saturday's match.

Peter Shilton's 1,390 matches were recorded by the Guinness World Records and by the IFFHS, the institute that keeps historical football statistics.

See below the ranking of the five players with the most matches played in football history:

Fábio / Peter Shilton: 1,390

Cristiano Ronaldo: 1,283

Rogério Ceni: 1,265

Frantisek Planicka: 1,187

In addition to his record number of appearances, Fábio also boasts an impressive résumé of titles won.

For Cruzeiro, the club he represented the most in his career, his main trophies were two Brazilian Championships and two Copa do Brasil titles.

At Fluminense, where he has played since the beginning of 2022, he has won the Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana.

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