| Place | Player | Matches | Goals | Penalties | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lothar Matthaus | 150 | 23 | 6 | 1980-06-14 | 2000-06-20 |
| 2 | Miroslav Klose | 137 | 71 | 0 | 2001-03-24 | 2014-07-13 |
| 3 | Toni Kroos | 114 | 17 | 3 | 2010-03-03 | 2024-07-05 |
| 4 | Philipp Lahm | 113 | 5 | 0 | 2004-02-18 | 2014-07-13 |
| 5 | Jurgen Klinsmann | 108 | 47 | 3 | 1987-12-12 | 1998-07-04 |
| 5 | Joshua Kimmich | 108 | 10 | 2 | 2016-05-29 | 2026-03-30 |
| 7 | Jurgen Kohler | 105 | 2 | 0 | 1986-09-24 | 1998-07-04 |
| 8 | Per Mertesacker | 104 | 4 | 0 | 2004-10-09 | 2014-07-13 |
| 9 | Franz Beckenbauer | 103 | 14 | 0 | 1965-09-26 | 1977-02-23 |
| 10 | Thomas Hassler | 101 | 11 | 0 | 1988-08-31 | 2000-06-20 |
| 11 | Michael Ballack | 98 | 42 | 10 | 1999-04-28 | 2010-03-03 |
| 12 | Sepp Maier | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1966-05-04 | 1979-05-26 |
| 13 | Oliver Kahn | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1995-06-23 | 2006-07-08 |
| 13 | Andreas Brehme | 86 | 8 | 1 | 1984-02-15 | 1994-07-10 |
| 15 | Andreas Moller | 85 | 29 | 0 | 1988-09-21 | 1999-02-09 |
| 16 | Arne Friedrich | 82 | 1 | 0 | 2002-08-21 | 2011-06-03 |
| 16 | Ilkay Gundogan | 82 | 19 | 7 | 2011-10-11 | 2024-07-05 |
| 16 | Antonio Rudiger | 82 | 3 | 0 | 2014-05-13 | 2026-03-30 |
| 19 | Karlheinz Forster | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1978-04-05 | 1986-06-29 |
| 20 | Torsten Frings | 79 | 10 | 4 | 2001-02-27 | 2009-02-11 |
| 21 | Mats Hummels | 78 | 5 | 0 | 2010-05-13 | 2023-11-21 |
| 21 | Mario Gomez | 78 | 31 | 1 | 2007-02-07 | 2018-06-27 |
| 23 | Sami Khedira | 77 | 7 | 0 | 2009-09-05 | 2018-06-27 |
| 24 | Jerome Boateng | 76 | 1 | 0 | 2009-10-10 | 2018-10-13 |
| 24 | Guido Buchwald | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1984-05-22 | 1994-07-10 |
| 26 | Leroy Sane | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2015-11-13 | 2026-03-30 |
| 27 | Pierre Littbarski | 73 | 18 | 0 | 1981-10-14 | 1990-07-08 |
| 28 | Hans-Peter Briegel | 72 | 4 | 0 | 1979-10-17 | 1986-06-29 |
| 29 | Paul Janes | 71 | 7 | 2 | 1932-10-30 | 1942-11-22 |
| 30 | Oliver Bierhoff | 70 | 37 | 2 | 1996-02-21 | 2002-06-30 |
| 31 | Manfred Kaltz | 69 | 8 | 3 | 1975-09-03 | 1983-02-23 |
| 31 | Leon Goretzka | 69 | 15 | 0 | 2014-05-13 | 2026-03-30 |
| 33 | Thomas Helmer | 68 | 5 | 0 | 1990-10-10 | 1998-06-29 |
| 34 | Horst-Dieter Hottges | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1965-03-13 | 1974-06-22 |
| 34 | Mario Gotze | 66 | 17 | 0 | 2010-11-17 | 2023-03-25 |
| 36 | Ernst Lehner | 65 | 31 | 2 | 1933-11-19 | 1942-11-01 |
| 37 | Thomas Berthold | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1985-01-29 | 1994-12-18 |
| 38 | Jens Lehmann | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1998-02-18 | 2008-06-29 |
| 39 | Andreas Kopke | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1990-05-30 | 1998-07-04 |
| 39 | Dietmar Hamann | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1997-11-15 | 2005-08-17 |
| 39 | Serge Gnabry | 59 | 26 | 0 | 2016-11-11 | 2026-03-30 |
| 42 | Julian Draxler | 58 | 7 | 1 | 2012-05-26 | 2022-03-29 |
| 43 | Kai Havertz | 57 | 21 | 4 | 2018-09-09 | 2026-03-30 |
| 44 | Klaus Allofs | 56 | 17 | 0 | 1978-10-11 | 1988-03-31 |
| 45 | Jens Jeremies | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1997-11-15 | 2004-06-23 |
| 46 | Bodo Illgner | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1987-09-23 | 1994-07-10 |
| 47 | Rainer Bonhof | 53 | 9 | 4 | 1972-05-26 | 1981-01-07 |
| 47 | Bernard Dietz | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1974-12-22 | 1981-05-19 |
| 49 | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 52 | 6 | 0 | 2004-10-09 | 2010-08-11 |
| 49 | Kevin Kuranyi | 52 | 19 | 0 | 2003-03-29 | 2008-09-06 |