Torsten Frings
Midfielder · Toronto FC
- born
- 1976
- apps
- 588
- goals
- 76
- caps
- 85

Frank Rost
Goalkeeper · Red Bull New York
- born
- 1973
- apps
- 569
- goals
- 1
- caps
- 4
16Nelson Valdez
Forward · Cerro Porteño
- born
- 1983
- apps
- 566
- goals
- 134
- caps
- 81
Dieter Eilts
Midfielder · Germany men's
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 553
- goals
- 43
- caps
- 31
Dieter Burdenski
Goalkeeper · SV Werder Bremen II
- born
- 1950
- apps
- 537
- goals
- 1
- caps
- 19

Max Kruse
Forward · SC Paderborn 07
- born
- 1988
- apps
- 502
- goals
- 143
- caps
- 38

Simon Rolfes
Midfielder · Bayer 04 Leverkusen II
- born
- 1982
- apps
- 473
- goals
- 65
- caps
- 40
20activeMartin Harnik
Central midfielder · TuS Dassendorf
- age
- 39
- apps
- 470
- goals
- 144
- caps
- 89

Markus Krösche
Midfielder · SC Paderborn 07
- born
- 1980
- apps
- 467
- goals
- 21
- caps
- 1
Marco Bode
Central midfielder · Germany men's
- born
- 1969
- apps
- 465
- goals
- 131
- caps
- 44
Christoph Dabrowski
Midfielder · VfL Bochum II
- born
- 1978
- apps
- 453
- goals
- 37
- caps
- 10
Frank Ordenewitz
Forward · VSK Osterholz-Scharmbeck
- born
- 1965
- apps
- 450
- goals
- 179
- caps
- 3
Olaf Rose
Forward · VfL Lüneburg
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 445
- goals
- 78
- caps
- –
Arie van Lent
Forward · Rot-Weiss Essen
- born
- 1970
- apps
- 436
- goals
- 199
- caps
- –

Manuel Friedrich
Centre-back · Mumbai City FC
- born
- 1979
- apps
- 433
- goals
- 43
- caps
- 9
91activeKevin Behrens
Forward · FC Lugano
- age
- 35
- apps
- 420
- goals
- 134
- caps
- 1
10activeNiclas Füllkrug
Forward · SV Werder Bremen
- age
- 33
- apps
- 410
- goals
- 143
- caps
- 41
8Florian Bruns
Midfielder · SV Werder Bremen II
- born
- 1979
- apps
- 408
- goals
- 61
- caps
- 13
Rafael Kazior
Forward · SV Werder Bremen II
- born
- 1983
- apps
- 401
- goals
- 95
- caps
- –
Andree Wiedener
Defender · Eintracht Frankfurt
- born
- 1970
- apps
- 395
- goals
- 16
- caps
- –
Frank Löning
Forward · Rot-Weiss Essen
- born
- 1981
- apps
- 387
- goals
- 138
- caps
- –

Lars Unger
Midfielder · Brinkumer SV
- born
- 1972
- apps
- 380
- goals
- 19
- caps
- 11
27activeFlorian Grillitsch
Midfielder · Frosinone Calcio
- age
- 31
- apps
- 375
- goals
- 31
- caps
- 80
Mario Neunaber
Centre-back · Rot-Weiss Essen
- born
- 1982
- apps
- 374
- goals
- 20
- caps
- –
Ivica Banović
Midfielder · Hallescher FC
- born
- 1980
- apps
- 373
- goals
- 39
- caps
- 2
9activeDavie Selke
Forward · İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
- age
- 31
- apps
- 369
- goals
- 114
- caps
- 44
Uwe Harttgen
Midfielder · FC Oberneuland
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 359
- goals
- 117
- caps
- –

Tim Borowski
Central midfielder · SV Werder Bremen
- born
- 1980
- apps
- 352
- goals
- 46
- caps
- 48
9Markus Rosenberg
Forward · Malmö FF
- born
- 1982
- apps
- 346
- goals
- 92
- caps
- 42

Thomas Schaaf
Defender · Germany
- born
- 1961
- apps
- 342
- goals
- 14
- caps
- 2
15Lukas Schmitz
Midfielder · VVV-Venlo
- born
- 1988
- apps
- 338
- goals
- 24
- caps
- –
Sören Seidel
Midfielder · 1. FC Kleve
- born
- 1972
- apps
- 337
- goals
- 130
- caps
- –
Florian Mohr
Defender · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- born
- 1984
- apps
- 335
- goals
- 23
- caps
- –
Enrico Kern
Forward · FC Erzgebirge Aue
- born
- 1979
- apps
- 332
- goals
- 100
- caps
- 13

Alexander Nouri
Midfielder · VfB Oldenburg
- born
- 1979
- apps
- 319
- goals
- 34
- caps
- –
Daniel Brückner
Midfielder · FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
- born
- 1981
- apps
- 317
- goals
- 30
- caps
- –
Marinus Bester
Forward · Hamburger SV II
- born
- 1969
- apps
- 314
- goals
- 170
- caps
- –
Dominic Peitz
Midfielder · Karlsruher SC
- born
- 1984
- apps
- 312
- goals
- 29
- caps
- –
13activeMiloš Veljković
Defender · FK Crvena zvezda
- age
- 31
- apps
- 310
- goals
- 10
- caps
- 73
Björn Schierenbeck
Defender · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- born
- 1974
- apps
- 308
- goals
- 40
- caps
- –
Ahmet Kuru
Forward · Orduspor
- born
- 1982
- apps
- 305
- goals
- 99
- caps
- –
Razundara Tjikuzu
Midfielder · United Africa Tigers
- born
- 1979
- apps
- 303
- goals
- 27
- caps
- 47
Christian Brand
Midfielder · SC Kriens
- born
- 1972
- apps
- 300
- goals
- 58
- caps
- –
14activeAaron Hunt
Central midfielder · Hamburger SV
- age
- 40
- apps
- 299
- goals
- 67
- caps
- 30
Ruud ter Heide
Forward · PEC Zwolle
- born
- 1982
- apps
- 297
- goals
- 129
- caps
- –
Gunnar Sauer
Midfielder · Germany
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 295
- goals
- 20
- caps
- 4

Stefan Brasas
Goalkeeper · SpVgg Unterhaching
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 282
- goals
- 1
- caps
- –
Pascal Borel
Goalkeeper · RB Leipzig
- born
- 1978
- apps
- 274
- goals
- 0
- caps
- 2