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

As of 13 December 2023[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 Xavi  Spain 151 1998–2015 Barcelona (151)
6 Thomas Müller  Germany 147 2009– Bayern Munich (147)
7 Toni Kroos  Germany 144 2008– Bayern Munich (41), Real Madrid (103)
8 Sergio Ramos  Spain 142 2005– 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 (141)
11 Manuel Neuer  Germany 134 2007– Schalke 04 (22), Bayern Munich (112)
12 Andrés Iniesta  Spain 130 2002–2018 Barcelona (130)
13 Sergio Busquets  Spain 129 2008–2022 Barcelona (129)
14 Gerard Piqué  Spain 128 2004–2022 Manchester United (4), Barcelona (124)
15 Clarence Seedorf  Netherlands 125 1994–2012 Ajax (11), Real Madrid (25), Milan (89)
16 Paul Scholes  England 124 1994–2013 Manchester United (124)
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 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)
19 Luka Modrić  Croatia 122 2010– Tottenham Hotspur (8), Real Madrid (114)
20 Roberto Carlos  Brazil 120 1997–2007 Real Madrid (107), Fenerbahçe (13)
21 Xabi Alonso  Spain 119 2003–2017 Real Sociedad (8), Liverpool (39), Real Madrid (47), Bayern Munich (25)
22 Pepe  Portugal 118 2004– Porto (41), Real Madrid (71), Beşiktaş (6)
23 David Alaba  Austria 117 2010– Bayern Munich (91), Real Madrid (26)
24 Robert Lewandowski  Poland 116 2011– Borussia Dortmund (28), Bayern Munich (78), Barcelona (10)
25 Carles Puyol  Spain 115 1999–2014 Barcelona (115)
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 Petr Čech  Czech Republic 111 2001–2017 Sparta Prague (12), Chelsea (94), Arsenal (5)
Dani Alves  Brazil 2007–2019 Sevilla (8), Barcelona (80), Juventus (12), Paris Saint-Germain (11)
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 (109)
Gary Neville  England 1993–2010 Manchester United (109)
John Terry  England 2003–2016 Chelsea (109)
34 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)
37 Ángel Di María  Argentina 107 2007– Benfica (11), Real Madrid (39), Paris Saint-Germain (54), Juventus (3)
David Beckham  England 1994–2013 Manchester United (77), Real Madrid (26), Milan (2), Paris Saint-Germain (2)
39 Víctor Valdés  Spain 106 2002–2014 Barcelona (106)
40 Frank Lampard  England 105 2003–2015 Chelsea (102), Manchester City (3)
Thiago Silva  Brazil 2009– Milan (20), Paris Saint-Germain (60), Chelsea (25)
42 Cesc Fàbregas  Spain 104 2004–2018 Arsenal (55), Barcelona (26), Chelsea (23)
43 Oliver Kahn  Germany 103 1994–2007 Bayern Munich (103)
Luís Figo  Portugal 1997–2009 Barcelona (24), Real Madrid (58), Inter Milan (21)
Fernandinho  Brazil 2006–2022 Shakhtar Donetsk (30), Manchester City (73)
46 Marcelo  Brazil 102 2007–2022 Real Madrid (102)
47 Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine 100 1994–2010 Dynamo Kyiv (26), Milan (59), Chelsea (15)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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] (October 22, 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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