IFFHS STATISTICS - THE OUTFIELD PLAYER WITH MOST LEAGUE GAMES IN FOOTBALL HISTORY


Picture : Joselito Vaca, the Recordman !


Joselito Vaca: outfield player with most league games in football history!

On 7 August, the 40-year old Bolivian midfielder Joselito Vaca (full name José Carlos Vaca Velasco) has played his 766th game in the national top divisions. 
Thus, he became the new world record holder among the outfield players, beating the legendary Brazilian striker Roberto Dinamite who has played 765 top division games between 1971 and 1992.
There were two players in the football history which have played more league games but they both were goalkeepers:  Rogério Ceni (873) and Peter Shilton (848).
Joselito Vaca, now a Blooming player, started his career in 1999 with Oriente Petrolero. He sealed the new world record in the game against Real Tomayapo (1-0). Then he has played next game on 11 August (vs Atlético Palmaflor, 1-2), moving his record to 767 games.
The vast majority of his games, he held in the native Bolivian league (651). Also, he had an experience in USA (MLS, 99) and Colombia (17). His season-wise statistic data is in the table below.


JOSELITOVACA TOP DIVISIONGAMES 
    
SeasonClubLeagueGames
1999Oriente PetroleroBolivia32
2000Oriente PetroleroBolivia46
2001DallasUSA23
2002DallasUSA27
2003DallasUSA26
2004New York Red BullsUSA23
2005BloomingBolivia42
2006BloomingBolivia40
2007BloomingBolivia42
2008BloomingBolivia37
2009Oriente PetroleroBolivia44
2010Oriente PetroleroBolivia45
2011Oriente PetroleroBolivia21
2011-12Oriente PetroleroBolivia15
2012Deportivo PastoColombia 17
2013Blooming Bolivia18
2013-14Blooming Bolivia31
2014-15Blooming Bolivia39
2015-16Blooming Bolivia41
2016Blooming Bolivia14
2017Blooming Bolivia38
2018Blooming Bolivia39
2019Blooming Bolivia27
2020Blooming Bolivia16
2021Blooming Bolivia18
2022Blooming Bolivia6
    
Total  767