Italy national football team records and statistics
This article lists various football records and statistics of the Italy national football team.
Individual records
Appearances
As of 18 November 2019, the players with the most appearances for Italy are:Players in bold are still active.
| # | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 1997–2018 | 176 | 0 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 1997–2010 | 136 | 2 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 1988–2002 | 126 | 7 |
| 4 | Daniele De Rossi | 2004–2017 | 117 | 21 |
| 5 | Andrea Pirlo | 2002–2015 | 116 | 13 |
| 6 | Dino Zoff | 1968–1983 | 112 | 0 |
| 7 | Giorgio Chiellini | 2004– | 103 | 8 |
| 8 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 1999–2010 | 98 | 2 |
| 9 | Leonardo Bonucci | 2010– | 95 | 7 |
| 10 | Giacinto Facchetti | 1963–1977 | 94 | 3 |
; Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup
; Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
; Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
; Most minutes played in FIFA World Cup matches
; Most FIFA World Cups part of the squad
; Most FIFA World Cups played in
; Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship
; Most appearances in UEFA European Championship qualifying
; Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying
; Most minutes played in European Championship matches
; Most UEFA European Championships played in
; Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup
; Most FIFA Confederations Cups played in
; Most appearances at the Central European International Cup
; Most appearances at the Olympics
; Most appearances as a substitute
; Most appearances as a substitute at the FIFA World Cup
; Most appearances as a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
; Most appearances for Italy wearing the number 10 shirt
; Most FIFA World Cup matches won
; Oldest player
; Youngest player
; Youngest outfield player to feature in a match post-World War II
; Youngest unofficial player to feature in a match
; Youngest forward to start in a match
; Youngest unofficial forward to start in a match
; Oldest debutant
; Oldest player to feature at the FIFA World Cup
; Youngest player to feature at the FIFA World Cup
; Oldest player to feature at a FIFA World Cup Final
; Youngest player to feature at a FIFA World Cup Final
; Youngest goalkeeper to feature in a match
; Youngest goalkeeper to start a match
; Most FIFA World Cup titles
; Most Central European International Cup titles
; Only player to win both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship
; Only players to win both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Gold Medal
; Longest career
Goalscorers
As of 15 October 2019, the players with the most goals for Italy are:Players in bold are still active.
| # | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
| 1 | Luigi Riva | 1965–1974 | 35 | 42 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Meazza | 1930–1939 | 33 | 53 | 0.62 |
| 3 | Silvio Piola | 1935–1952 | 30 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Roberto Baggio | 1988–2004 | 27 | 56 | 0.48 |
| 4 | Alessandro Del Piero | 1995–2008 | 27 | 91 | 0.30 |
| 6 | Adolfo Baloncieri | 1920–1930 | 25 | 47 | 0.53 |
| 6 | Filippo Inzaghi | 1997–2007 | 25 | 57 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Alessandro Altobelli | 1980–1988 | 25 | 61 | 0.41 |
| 9 | Christian Vieri | 1997–2005 | 23 | 49 | 0.47 |
| 9 | Francesco Graziani | 1975–1983 | 23 | 64 | 0.36 |
; First goal
; Most goals at the FIFA World Cup
; Most goals at a single FIFA World Cup
; Most goals at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
; Most FIFA World Cups scored in
; Most goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
; First goal in a FIFA World Cup match
; First goal in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match
; Most goals at the UEFA European Championship
; Most goals at a single UEFA European Championship
; Most goals at the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA European Championship qualifying
; Most goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying
; First goal in a UEFA European Championship match
; First goal in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
; Most goals at the FIFA Confederations Cup
; Most goals at a single FIFA Confederations Cup
; First goal in a FIFA Confederations Cup match
; Most goals at the Central European International Cup
; First goal in a Central European International Cup match
; Most goals at the Olympics
; First goal in an Olympic match
; Most goals in Friendlies
; Fastest goal
; Fastest goal at the FIFA World Cup
; Fastest goal by a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
; Oldest goalscorer
; Youngest goalscorer
; Oldest goalscorer in a competitive match
; Youngest goalscorer in a competitive match
; Oldest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup
; Youngest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup
; Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship Final
; Oldest goalscorer at the UEFA European Championship
; Oldest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
; Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
; Youngest player to score a brace
; Youngest player to score a brace in a competitive match
; Youngest player to score a brace in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
; Most goals by a midfielder
; Most goals by a midfielder post-World War II
; Most goals by a defender
; Most goals from a penalty kick
; Most goals from a penalty kick at the FIFA World Cup
; Most goals from a penalty kick at the UEFA European Championship
; Most goals from a penalty kick in a single match
; Most goals in penalty shoot-outs
; Most goals by a substitute
; Most goals by a substitute at the FIFA World Cup
; Most goals by a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
; Most own goals
; Most own goals at the FIFA World Cup
; Italy's 100th goal at the FIFA World Cup finals
Goalkeeping
; Most clean sheets; Fewest goals conceded in a single FIFA World Cup by a starting FIFA World Cup winning goalkeeper
; Most clean sheets in a single FIFA World Cup
; Most clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup
; Most clean sheets at the UEFA European Championship
; Most clean sheets at the FIFA Confederations Cup
; Most clean sheets in the Central European International Cup
; Most clean sheets at the Summer Olympics
; Most clean sheets in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches
; Most clean sheets in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
; Most clean sheets in friendlies
; Longest unbeaten streak
; Longest unbeaten streak at the FIFA World Cup
; Most consecutive clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup
; Longest unbeaten streak at the UEFA European Championship
; Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
; Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
; Fewest goals conceded in a single UEFA European Championship by a starting UEFA European Championship winning goalkeeper
; Most penalty kicks saved
; Most penalty kicks saved at the FIFA World Cup
; Most penalty kicks saved at the UEFA European Championship
; Most penalty kicks saved in UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-outs
Coaching
; Most manager appearances on the Italy bench; Most FIFA World Cups coached in
; Most FIFA World Cup appearances as a manager
; Most FIFA World Cup matches won as a manager
; Most FIFA World Cup titles as a manager
Captains
; First captain; Youngest captain
; Most appearances as captain
;Most appearances as captain as a goalkeeper
;Most appearances as captain at the UEFA European Championship
;Longest serving captain
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.
- 1910 Francesco Calì
- 1911–1913 Giuseppe Milano
- 1914–1915 Virgilio Fossati
- 1920–1925 Renzo De Vecchi
- 1925–1927 Luigi Cevenini
- 1927–1930 Adolfo Baloncieri
- 1931–1933 Umberto Caligaris
- 1934 Gianpiero Combi
- 1935–1936 Luigi Allemandi
- 1937–1939 Giuseppe Meazza
- 1940–1947 Silvio Piola
- 1947–1949 Valentino Mazzola
- 1949–1950 Riccardo Carapellese
- 1951–1952 Carlo Annovazzi
- 1952–1960 Giampiero Boniperti
- 1961–1962 Lorenzo Buffon
- 1962–1963 Cesare Maldini
- 1963–1966 Sandro Salvadore
- 1966–1977 Giacinto Facchetti
- 1977–1983 Dino Zoff
- 1984–1985 Marco Tardelli
- 1985–1986 Gaetano Scirea
- 1986–1987 Antonio Cabrini
- 1988–1991 Giuseppe Bergomi
- 1991–1994 Franco Baresi
- 1994–2002 Paolo Maldini
- 2002–2010 Fabio Cannavaro
- 2010–2018 Gianluigi Buffon
- 2018–present Giorgio Chiellini
Hat-tricks
; Most hat-tricks at a FIFA World Cup
As of 31 May 2017
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
| Player | Competition | Against | Home/Away | Result | Goals | Date |
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Home | 8–0 | 4 | 7 8 1936 | ||
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Home | 9–0 | 4 | 2 8 1948 | ||
| 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 6–0 | 4 | 4 11 1961 | ||
| UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying | Home | 6–0 | 4 | 2 12 1962 | ||
| 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 5–0 | 4 | 31 3 1973 | ||
| 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 6–1 | 4 | 15 10 1977 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 6–2 | 3 | 15 5 1910 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 9–4 | 3 | 18 1 1920 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 9–4 | 3 | 18 1 1920 | ||
| Friendly | Away | 5–1 | 3 | 30 1 1927 | ||
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Home | 11–3 | 3 | 9 6 1928 | ||
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Home | 11–3 | 3 | 9 6 1928 | ||
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Home | 11–3 | 3 | 9 6 1928 | ||
| 1927–30 Central European International Cup | Home | 4–2 | 3 | 3 3 1929 | ||
| Central European International Cup | Away | 5–0 | 3 | 11 5 1930 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 5–0 | 3 | 25 1 1931 | ||
| 1931–32 Central European International Cup | Home | 3–0 | 3 | 14 2 1932 | ||
| 1934 FIFA World Cup | Home | 7–1 | 3 | 27 5 1934 | ||
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Home | 8–0 | 3 | 7 8 1936 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 6–1 | 3 | 15 5 1938 | ||
| Friendly | Away | 3–2 | 3 | 20 7 1939 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 5–2 | 3 | 27 4 1947 | ||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Home | 8–0 | 3 | 16 7 1952 | ||
| Unofficial friendly | Empoli F.C. | Home | 4–1 | 3 | 22 4 1959 | |
| 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 6–1 | 3 | 1 11 1965 | ||
| Unofficial friendly | DBU Copenhagen | Away | 4–0 | 3 | 6 7 1966 | |
| 1968 UEFA Euro qualifying | Home | 5–0 | 3 | 1 11 1967 | ||
| 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 4–1 | 3 | 4 11 1969 | ||
| Unofficial friendly | Home | 10–0 | 3 | 4 4 1975 | ||
| 1982 FIFA World Cup | Home | 3–2 | 3 | 5 7 1982 | ||
| Friendly | Home | 5–0 | 3 | 4 2 1984 | ||
| Unofficial friendly | Home | 4–0 | 3 | 24 5 1986 | ||
| FIGC Centenary | World XI | Home | 6–2 | 3 | 16 12 1998 | |
| UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Home | 4–0 | 3 | 6 9 2003 | ||
| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | Away | 4–1 | 3 | 7 9 2005 | ||
| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | Home | 3–2 | 3 | 14 10 2009 | ||
| Unofficial friendly | Fluminense FC | Away | 5–3 | 3 | 8 6 2014 | |
| Unofficial friendly | Home | 8–0 | 3 | 31 5 2017 |
Discipline
; Most red cards; First goalkeeper to be sent off at a FIFA World Cup
Team records
; Venue most played in; Largest victory
; Largest official victory
; Largest FIFA World Cup victory
; Largest UEFA European Championship victory
; Largest defeat
; Largest FIFA World Cup defeat
; Largest UEFA European Championship defeat
; Most total goals in a single match
; Most goals scored in a single match
; Most goals conceded in a single match
; Most consecutive victories
; Most consecutive away victories
; Most consecutive defeats
; Most consecutive matches without victory
; Most consecutive matches without defeat
; Most consecutive draws
; Most consecutive matches without a draw
; Most consecutive matches with at least one Italian goal scored
; Most consecutive matches with no Italian goals scored
; Most consecutive matches with at least one goal conceded on Italy
; Most consecutive matches with no goals conceded on Italy
; Most victories in a single UEFA European Championship qualifying group
; Most victories in one calendar year
; Most players scoring in a single match
All-time record
- FIFA World Cup
- UEFA European Championship
- FIFA Confederations Cup
- Olympic football tournament
- Central European International Cup