The Germany national football team played its first international match on 5 April 1908 during the era of the German Empire, losing 5–3 to Switzerland in Basel.^[1][2] The team has been one of the most successful national sides in world football. They won the World Cup in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, as well as the European Championship in 1972, 1980 and 1996.^[3] In total, 951 players have represented the Germany national team. This list covers players with between one and four caps for the national team organised by the German Football Association, including West Germany. The player are listed in alphabetical order of surname. All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 13 October 2020 against Switzerland.

Player

  This colour background and the * symbol indicate that the player is currently active at the club level.

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the player's primary position while playing for the national team.^[4]

Caps and goals

Caps and goals comprise those in the qualifying and final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship, as well as the Summer Olympics (pre-World War II), FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA Nations League and international friendly matches.