Cesar Azpilicueta has reached the considerable landmark of 500 Chelsea appearances, a feat only achieved by five before him. Here we break down that record statistically, outlining the skipper's achievements during more than a decade of service to the Blues...
Appearances stats
500 games
461 starts
38 sub appearances off the bench
44,272 minutes played
Attacking Azpilicueta
17 goals
56 assists
5 from 7 penalty shoot-out goals
Trophies won with Chelsea
Premier League 2015 and 2017
FA Cup 2018
League Cup 2015
UEFA Champions League 2021
UEFA Europa League 2013 and 2019
UEFA Super Cup 2021
FIFA Club World Cup 2021
Other Chelsea honours
Selected in UEFA’s Champions League 2020/21 squad of the season
Selected in UEFA’s Europa League 2018/19 squad of the season
Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year 2014
Runners-up medals - FA Cup 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022, League Cup 2019 and 2022, FIFA Club World Cup 2012, UEFA Super Cup 2013 and 2019, FA Community Shield 2015, 2017 and 2018
Azpi the captain
1st game as captain: Tottenham (Wembley) FA Cup, 22 April 2017, won 4-2
50th game as captain: Sheffield Wednesday (h) FA Cup 27 January 2019, won 3-0
100th game as captain: Brighton and Hove Albion (a) 1 January 2020, drew 1-1
200th game as captain: Manchester United (a) 28 April 2022, drew 1-1
Chelsea milestones
Chelsea debut: Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) League Cup, 25 September 2012, won 6-0
100th appearance: Arsenal (h) Premier League 5 October 2014, won 2-1
200th appearance: Sunderland (a) 14 December 2016, won 1-0
300th appearance: Manchester City (h) 8 December 2018, won 2-0
400th appearance: Manchester City (h) 3 January 2021, lost 1-3
International Azpilicueta
Caps won with Chelsea: Spain 40 caps, 1 goal
Major international tournaments at Chelsea: 2014 World Cup (2 games), Euro 2016 (0+1 game), 2018 World Cup (0 games), Euro 2020 (4 games, 1 goal), 2022 World Cup (2 games)