Jordan Ayew joined Leicester from Crystal Palace in the summer. He is one of the current players at the club with more than 100 caps for his nation. He has represented Ghana at full international level 111 times. He is their captain and still very much part of the plans for the AFCON and possibly World Cup action, if qualified.
Peter Shilton is a player who have represented Leicester and also played more than 100 times at international level. He reached the tally of 125. He played a number of them in three World Cup’s, 1982, 1986 and 1990. During his early years he had strong competition from two other great England goalkeepers, Gordon Banks and Ray Clemence. None of them reached the 100 tally mark.
Ahmed Musa had a brief spell at Leicester. He never became a settled player. He appeared in 21 league games and scored 2 goals. The Nigerian international has been in action for his country 110 times. He is one of the most recognized players in Nigeria.
Another player with a massive amount of games for his country is Max Gradel. Gradel is currently playing his football in Turkey, and still going at the age of 37. He has been capped 113 times for his nation Ivory Coast.
Goalkeepers tends to have longer careers. Peter Shilton is mentioned. Kasper Schmeichel, Kasey Keller, and Mark Schwarzer are also former shotstoppers with tall numbers. They spent part of their careers at Leicester and all reached caps tallies above 100. Schmeichel is still running and his tally of Denmark caps is 113. Keller stopped on 102 for USA. Schwarzer played 109 times for Australia.
#OnThisDay in 1959 @England's Billy Wright became the first ever player to earn 100 caps pic.twitter.com/gmsrVR2zCi
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) April 11, 2017
Looking at the list another legendary player comes to mind, Billy Wright. Wright played 105 times for England. He also had the experience of World Cup action, being involved in 1950, 1954 and 1958. He never played at league level with Leicester. But during the World War II years, he represented Leicester on several occasions.
Central defender Jonny Evans has now retired from international football. He represented Northern Ireland 109 times before calling it quit, having played 18 years for his country. Evans had some very good years at Leicester. He helped them to two top five finishes in the Premier League. He also contributed to winning the FA Cup and reaching the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League.
Not to forget Harry Kane, who spent a few months on loan at Leicester. Kane is on 105 caps and of course one of the top legends of English football. He is still having an international career as his tallies most certainly will increase in the next years.
Islam Slimani, another player with a troubled time at Leicester, has taken his tally of caps to 101. He has scored 46 goals in his games, which is a very respectful count. Riyad Mahrez has also passed the number of 100, being on the similar amount as Slimani, both representing Algeria.
Crotian international Andrej Kramaric has reached 104 caps for Croatia. He has also represented his country in a World Cup final, back in 2018, defeat to France.
Theo Zagorakis completed 120 caps for Greece. He is also a Euro winner, captaining his nation. His time at Leicester was one with mixed emotions. He played for Leicester from 1998 to 2000, making 50 league appearances, scoring 3 goals.
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