First of all, this doesn’t include goalkeepers.

It includes Premier League, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Liga Portugal, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and the domestic cup, super cup (and league cup and relegation Play-offs if existent) of these countries.

Furthermore it includes UEFA CL, EL, ECL, also including the qualification rounds for these competitions + UEFA Super Cup + FIFA Club World Cup.

And it includes all National Team games from May 2014 (friendlies in preparation of the World Cup) until July 2023 (Gold Cup) no matter the competition, so also friendlies. Source: transfermarkt.de

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Minutes Played Player
44,527 Lionel Messi
42,652 Antoine Griezmann
42,546 Robert Lewandowski
41,110 Sergio Busquets
40,081 Harry Kane
39,913 Nicolás Otamendi
39,822 Cristiano Ronaldo
39,423 Leonardo Bonucci
39,271 Toni Kroos
39,265 Mohamed Salah
38,862 Koke
38,783 Granti Xhaka
38,429 Kevin De Bruyne
37,962 Dusan Tadic
37,961 Raheem Sterling
37,566 Casemiro
37,539 Marquinhos
37,480 César Azpilicueta
37,287 Jordi Alba
37,098 Bernardo Silva
36,849 Raphael Varane
36,775 Jan Vertonghen
36,750 Kalidou Koulibaly
36,680 David Alaba
36,551 Heung-min Son
36,352 Sadio Mané
36,326 Romelu Lukaku
36,080 Luka Modric
36,018 Daley Blind
35,974 Francesco Acerbi
35,758 Thiago Silva
35,502 Fabinho
35,275 Thomas Müller
35,266 Dani Parejo
35,079 João Moutinho
35,001 Joshua Kimmich

This took some time as I looked up and noted down the minutes of a lot more players than just these 36, so if you miss a player let me know and I may be able to tell you how many minutes he played in the considered competitions in the last 5 seasons.

    • Torimas@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I find Griezmann more impressive actually. Messi conserves a lot of energy on the pitch, and doesn’t put much defensive effort other than cutting pass lines or sometimes putting pressure here and there.

      Meanwhile, Griezmann is a workhorse that doesn’t stop running.