Marcelo BalboA
First Cap: Jan. 10, 1988 (1-0 L at Guatemala) – Friendly
100th Cap: July 8, 1995 (2-1 W vs. Chile) – Copa America ‘95
The first U.S. player to hit 100 caps, Balboa is commonly known to have hit the century mark in the MNT’s 3-2 Nike U.S. Cup win against Nigeria on June 11, 1995. However, after revisions were made to cap totals that included Olympic matches, Balboa lost three appearances, meaning his 100th cap actually came a month later when the MNT defeated Chile 2-1 to open Copa America ’95.
Even with the revision, the three-time World Cup veteran, who ended his international career with 127 appearances, was still the first to the century mark.
