List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
Since the rebranding of the European Champion Clubs' Cup to UEFA Champions League in 1992 at the start of the 1992–93 season, a total of 43 players have managed to make at least 100 appearances in the competition.[1] The first player to hit the landmark was Raúl, who did so in February 2006,[2] while the most recent member of the "100 club" is Luka Modrić, who played his 100th match in December 2021.[3] The player with the most appearances is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has played 182 matches in the Champions League.[4]
Six players scored in their 100th appearance: Thierry Henry (for Barcelona against Sporting CP) on 26 November 2008, Zlatan Ibrahimović (for Paris Saint-Germain against Olympiacos) on 27 November 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo (for Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund) on 2 April 2014, Andrea Pirlo (for Juventus against Olympiacos) on 4 November 2014, Toni Kroos (for Real Madrid against Galatasaray) on 22 October 2019, and Robert Lewandowski (for Bayern Munich against Benfica) on 2 November 2021.[5] Of the players who have made 100 or more appearances in the competition proper, only three have never won the Champions League (Gianluigi Buffon, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Cesc Fàbregas), with Buffon (as well as former Juventus teammate Paolo Montero) having reached three finals without winning.[6]
Players[]
Players that are still active in Europe are highlighted in boldface.
The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage of the competition.
Rank | Player | Nation | Apps | Years | Club(s) (Apps) |
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1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 182 | 2003– | Manchester United (58) Real Madrid (101) Juventus (23) |
2 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 177 | 1999–2019 | Real Madrid (150) Porto (27) |
3 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 155 | 2005– | Barcelona (149) Paris Saint-Germain (6) |
4 | Xavi | Spain | 151 | 1998–2015 | Barcelona |
5 | Raúl | Spain | 142 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid (130) Schalke 04 (12) |
6 | Ryan Giggs | Wales | 141 | 1993–2014 | Manchester United |
7 | Karim Benzema | France | 136 | 2005– | Lyon (19) Real Madrid (117) |
8 | Thomas Müller | Germany | 131 | 2009– | Bayern Munich |
9 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain | 130 | 2002–2018 | Barcelona |
10 | Sergio Ramos | Spain | 129 | 2005– | Real Madrid |
11 | Clarence Seedorf | Netherlands | 125 | 1994–2012 | Ajax (11) Real Madrid (25) Milan (89) |
Manuel Neuer | Germany | 2007– | Schalke 04 (22) Bayern Munich (103) | ||
Sergio Busquets | Spain | 2008– | Barcelona | ||
14 | Paul Scholes | England | 124 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United |
Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | 1997– | Parma (6) Juventus (113) Paris Saint-Germain (5) | ||
Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 2001– | Ajax (19) Juventus (19) Inter Milan (22) Barcelona (10) Milan (20) Paris Saint-Germain (33) Manchester United (1) | ||
Gerard Piqué | Spain | 2004– | Manchester United (4) Barcelona (120) | ||
18 | Toni Kroos | Germany | 121 | 2008– | Bayern Munich (42) Real Madrid (79) |
19 | Roberto Carlos | Brazil | 120 | 1997–2007 | Real Madrid (107) Fenerbahçe (13) |
20 | Xabi Alonso | Spain | 119 | 2003–2017 | Real Sociedad (8) Liverpool (39) Real Madrid (47) Bayern Munich (25) |
21 | Carles Puyol | Spain | 115 | 1999–2014 | Barcelona |
22 | Thierry Henry | France | 112 | 1997–2012 | Monaco (9) Arsenal (77) Barcelona (26) |
Philipp Lahm | Germany | 2002–2017 | VfB Stuttgart (7) Bayern Munich (105) | ||
24 | Petr Čech | Czech Republic | 111 | 2001–2017 | Sparta Prague (12) Chelsea (94) Arsenal (5) |
Dani Alves | Brazil | 2007– | Sevilla (8) Barcelona (80) Juventus (12) Paris Saint-Germain (11) | ||
26 | Arjen Robben | Netherlands | 110 | 2002–2018 | PSV Eindhoven (10) Chelsea (19) Real Madrid (11) Bayern Munich (70) |
27 | Paolo Maldini | Italy | 109 | 1992–2008 | Milan |
Gary Neville | England | 1993–2010 | Manchester United | ||
John Terry | England | 2003–2016 | Chelsea | ||
Pepe | Portugal | 2004– | Porto (32) Real Madrid (71) Beşiktaş (6) | ||
31 | Andrea Pirlo | Italy | 108 | 1998–2015 | Inter Milan (5) Milan (78) Juventus (25) |
Ashley Cole | England | 2000–2015 | Arsenal (45) Chelsea (60) Roma (3) | ||
Patrice Evra | France | 2003–2017 | Monaco (21) Manchester United (65) Juventus (22) | ||
34 | David Beckham | England | 107 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United (77) Real Madrid (26) Milan (2) Paris Saint-Germain (2) |
35 | Víctor Valdés | Spain | 106 | 2002–2014 | Barcelona |
36 | Frank Lampard | England | 105 | 2003–2015 | Chelsea (102) Manchester City (3) |
37 | Cesc Fàbregas | Spain | 104 | 2004– | Arsenal (55) Barcelona (26) Chelsea (23) |
38 | Oliver Kahn | Germany | 103 | 1994–2007 | Bayern Munich |
Luís Figo | Portugal | 1997–2009 | Barcelona (24) Real Madrid (58) Inter Milan (21) | ||
Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 2011– | Borussia Dortmund (28) Bayern Munich (75) | ||
41 | Marcelo | Brazil | 101 | 2007– | Real Madrid |
Luka Modrić | Croatia | 2010– | Tottenham Hotspur (8) Real Madrid (93) | ||
43 | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | 100 | 1994–2010 | Dynamo Kyiv (26) Milan (59) Chelsea (15) |
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ "Defeat mars Raúl record". UEFA.com. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Modrić claims Man-of-the-Match award on 100th Champions League appearance". Real Madrid CF. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo sets new Champions League appearance record". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ @ChampionsLeague (22 October 2019). "Players to score on their 100th #UCL appearance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Who has played most games without winning the Champions League?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Champions League – All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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