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List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances

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Cristiano Ronaldo made 183 UEFA Champions League appearances, the most in the competition.

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 47 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 Thiago Silva, who played his 100th match in October 2022.[1] Cristiano Ronaldo has made the most appearances in the Champions League, playing 183 matches.[3]

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.[4]

Of the players who have reached this landmark, only four have never won the Champions League (Gianluigi Buffon, Ibrahimović, Cesc Fàbregas and Fernandinho), with Buffon (as well as former Juventus teammate Paolo Montero) having reached three finals without winning.[5]

Players

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As of 1 June 2024[1][6]

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)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 183 2003–2022 Manchester United (59), Real Madrid (101), Juventus (23)
2 Iker Casillas  Spain 177 1999–2019 Real Madrid (150), Porto (27)
3 Lionel Messi  Argentina 163 2005–2023 Barcelona (149), Paris Saint-Germain (14)
4 Karim Benzema  France 152 2005–2023 Lyon (19), Real Madrid (133)
5 Toni Kroos  Germany 151 2008–2024 Bayern Munich (41), Real Madrid (110)
Thomas Müller  Germany 2009– Bayern Munich
Xavi  Spain 1998–2015 Barcelona
8 Sergio Ramos  Spain 142 2005–2023 Real Madrid (129), Paris Saint-Germain (8), Sevilla (5)
Raúl  Spain 1995–2011 Real Madrid (130), Schalke 04 (12)
10 Ryan Giggs  Wales 141 1993–2014 Manchester United
11 Manuel Neuer  Germany 140 2007– Schalke 04 (22), Bayern Munich (118)
12 Andrés Iniesta  Spain 130 2002–2018 Barcelona
13 Sergio Busquets  Spain 129 2008–2022 Barcelona
14 Luka Modrić  Croatia 128 2010– Tottenham Hotspur (8), Real Madrid (120)
Gerard Piqué  Spain 2004–2022 Manchester United (4), Barcelona (124)
16 Clarence Seedorf  Netherlands 125 1994–2012 Ajax (11), Real Madrid (25), Milan (89)
17 Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 124 1997–2020 Parma (6), Juventus (113), Paris Saint-Germain (5)
Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden 2001–2021 Ajax (19), Juventus (19), Inter Milan (22), Barcelona (10), Milan (20), Paris Saint-Germain (33), Manchester United (1)
Paul Scholes  England 1994–2013 Manchester United
20 Roberto Carlos  Brazil 120 1997–2007 Real Madrid (107), Fenerbahçe (13)
Robert Lewandowski  Poland 2011– Borussia Dortmund (28), Bayern Munich (78), Barcelona (14)
Pepe  Portugal 2004–2024 Porto (43), Real Madrid (71), Beşiktaş (6)
23 Xabi Alonso  Spain 119 2003–2017 Real Sociedad (8), Liverpool (39), Real Madrid (47), Bayern Munich (25)
24 David Alaba  Austria 117 2010– Bayern Munich (91), Real Madrid (26)
25 Carles Puyol  Spain 115 1999–2014 Barcelona
26 Thierry Henry  France 112 1997–2012 Monaco (9), Arsenal (77), Barcelona (26)
Philipp Lahm  Germany 2002–2017 VfB Stuttgart (7), Bayern Munich (105)
28 Dani Alves  Brazil 111 2007–2019 Sevilla (8), Barcelona (80), Juventus (12), Paris Saint-Germain (11)
Petr Čech  Czech Republic 2001–2017 Sparta Prague (12), Chelsea (94), Arsenal (5)
30 Arjen Robben  Netherlands 110 2002–2018 PSV Eindhoven (10), Chelsea (19), Real Madrid (11), Bayern Munich (70)
31 Paolo Maldini  Italy 109 1992–2008 Milan
Gary Neville  England 1993–2010 Manchester United
John Terry  England 2003–2016 Chelsea
34 Ashley Cole  England 108 2000–2015 Arsenal (45), Chelsea (60), Roma (3)
Patrice Evra  France 2003–2017 Monaco (21), Manchester United (65), Juventus (22)
Andrea Pirlo  Italy 1998–2015 Inter Milan (5), Milan (78), Juventus (25)
37 David Beckham  England 107 1994–2013 Manchester United (77), Real Madrid (26), Milan (2), Paris Saint-Germain (2)
Ángel Di María  Argentina 2007–2023 Benfica (11), Real Madrid (39), Paris Saint-Germain (54), Juventus (3)
39 Víctor Valdés  Spain 106 2002–2014 Barcelona
40 Frank Lampard  England 105 2003–2015 Chelsea (102), Manchester City (3)
Thiago Silva  Brazil 2009–2023 Milan (20), Paris Saint-Germain (60), Chelsea (25)
42 Cesc Fàbregas  Spain 104 2004–2018 Arsenal (55), Barcelona (26), Chelsea (23)
43 Fernandinho  Brazil 103 2006–2022 Shakhtar Donetsk (30), Manchester City (73)
Luís Figo  Portugal 1997–2009 Barcelona (24), Real Madrid (58), Inter Milan (21)
Oliver Kahn  Germany 1994–2007 Bayern Munich
46 Marcelo  Brazil 102 2007–2022 Real Madrid
47 Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine 100 1994–2010 Dynamo Kyiv (26), Milan (59), Chelsea (15)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Who has played 100 Champions League games?". UEFA.com. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Defeat mars Raúl record". UEFA.com. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo sets new Champions League appearance record". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ UEFA Champions League [@ChampionsLeague] (22 October 2019). "Players to score on their 100th #UCL appearance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Who has played most games without winning the Champions League?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Champions League – All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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