| 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 | Thomas Muller | 131 | 45 | 2 | 2010-03-03 | 2024-07-05 |
| 4 | Lukas Podolski | 130 | 49 | 3 | 2004-06-06 | 2017-03-22 |
| 5 | Manuel Neuer | 124 | 0 | 0 | 2009-06-02 | 2024-07-05 |
| 6 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 121 | 24 | 5 | 2004-06-06 | 2016-08-31 |
| 7 | Toni Kroos | 114 | 17 | 3 | 2010-03-03 | 2024-07-05 |
| 8 | Philipp Lahm | 113 | 5 | 0 | 2004-02-18 | 2014-07-13 |
| 9 | Jurgen Klinsmann | 108 | 47 | 3 | 1987-12-12 | 1998-07-04 |
| 10 | Joshua Kimmich | 106 | 10 | 2 | 2016-05-29 | 2025-11-17 |
| 11 | Jurgen Kohler | 105 | 2 | 0 | 1986-09-24 | 1998-07-04 |
| 12 | Per Mertesacker | 104 | 4 | 0 | 2004-10-09 | 2014-07-13 |
| 13 | Franz Beckenbauer | 103 | 14 | 0 | 1965-09-26 | 1977-02-23 |
| 14 | Thomas Hassler | 101 | 11 | 0 | 1988-08-31 | 2000-06-20 |
| 15 | Michael Ballack | 98 | 42 | 10 | 1999-04-28 | 2010-03-03 |
| 16 | Berti Vogts | 96 | 1 | 0 | 1967-05-03 | 1978-06-21 |
| 17 | Sepp Maier | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1966-05-04 | 1979-05-26 |
| 17 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 95 | 45 | 3 | 1976-10-06 | 1986-06-29 |
| 19 | Mesut Ozil | 92 | 23 | 5 | 2009-02-11 | 2018-06-27 |
| 20 | Rudi Voller | 90 | 47 | 1 | 1982-11-17 | 1994-07-10 |
| 21 | Oliver Kahn | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1995-06-23 | 2006-07-08 |
| 21 | Andreas Brehme | 86 | 8 | 1 | 1984-02-15 | 1994-07-10 |
| 23 | Andreas Moller | 85 | 29 | 0 | 1988-09-21 | 1999-02-09 |
| 24 | Arne Friedrich | 82 | 1 | 0 | 2002-08-21 | 2011-06-03 |
| 24 | Ilkay Gundogan | 82 | 19 | 7 | 2011-10-11 | 2024-07-05 |
| 26 | Bernd Schneider | 81 | 4 | 1 | 1999-07-28 | 2008-02-06 |
| 26 | Wolfgang Overath | 81 | 17 | 0 | 1963-09-28 | 1974-07-07 |
| 26 | Karlheinz Forster | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1978-04-05 | 1986-06-29 |
| 26 | Antonio Rudiger | 81 | 3 | 0 | 2014-05-13 | 2025-09-07 |
| 30 | Torsten Frings | 79 | 10 | 4 | 2001-02-27 | 2009-02-11 |
| 31 | Mats Hummels | 78 | 5 | 0 | 2010-05-13 | 2023-11-21 |
| 31 | Mario Gomez | 78 | 31 | 1 | 2007-02-07 | 2018-06-27 |
| 33 | Sami Khedira | 77 | 7 | 0 | 2009-09-05 | 2018-06-27 |
| 34 | Jerome Boateng | 76 | 1 | 0 | 2009-10-10 | 2018-10-13 |
| 34 | Toni Schumacher | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1979-05-26 | 1986-10-15 |
| 34 | Guido Buchwald | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1984-05-22 | 1994-07-10 |
| 37 | Pierre Littbarski | 73 | 18 | 0 | 1981-10-14 | 1990-07-08 |
| 38 | Christian Ziege | 72 | 9 | 0 | 1993-06-10 | 2004-05-27 |
| 38 | Uwe Seeler | 72 | 43 | 0 | 1954-10-16 | 1970-09-09 |
| 38 | Hans-Peter Briegel | 72 | 4 | 0 | 1979-10-17 | 1986-06-29 |
| 38 | Leroy Sane | 72 | 16 | 0 | 2015-11-13 | 2025-11-17 |
| 42 | Paul Janes | 71 | 7 | 2 | 1932-10-30 | 1942-11-22 |
| 43 | Oliver Bierhoff | 70 | 37 | 2 | 1996-02-21 | 2002-06-30 |
| 44 | Oliver Neuville | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1998-09-02 | 2008-06-16 |
| 44 | Stefan Reuter | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1987-04-18 | 1998-06-15 |
| 44 | Manfred Kaltz | 69 | 8 | 3 | 1975-09-03 | 1983-02-23 |
| 47 | Thomas Helmer | 68 | 5 | 0 | 1990-10-10 | 1998-06-29 |
| 48 | Leon Goretzka | 67 | 15 | 0 | 2014-05-13 | 2025-11-17 |
| 49 | Christian Worns | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1992-04-22 | 2005-09-03 |
| 49 | Willi Schulz | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1959-12-20 | 1970-06-17 |