Barcelona star beaten to record for most matches played in 2024 by Liverpool attacker | OneFootball

A leading member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona was pipped to the title of player with the most official matches played for club and country in 2024.

The Blaugrana star in question? Jules Koundé.

Stopper Koundé for his part took to the pitch on a whopping 70 occasions over the course of the recently-completed calendar year.

And only one player in the professional game managed a higher tally, in Liverpool star Cody Gakpo.

Dutchman Gakpo notched 71 appearances in 2024, enough to secure for himself the title, from a fitness standpoint at least, of football’s most reliable player.

Elsewhere in the top-5, as cited by transfermarkt, are a pair of La Liga midfielders, in Atlético Madrid standout Rodrigo De Paul and Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde, both of whom managed 68 outings.

And so too did another Liverpool frontman, namely Colombian international Luis Díaz:

Conor Laird – GSFN