List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances

Since the UEFA Champions League's formation at the start of the 1992–93 season, a total of 36 players have managed to make at least 100 appearances in the competition.[1] The first player to hit the landmark was Raúl[2] and the current record holder is Iker Casillas, who has played 169 times.[3]

The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage.[1]

Players

As of 3 October 2018[1][4]

Casillas
Iker Casillas has made the most appearances in the competition.
Raul
On 22 February 2006, Raúl made his 100th Champions League appearance, the first player to do so.
Player Nation Appearances Years Clubs
1 Iker Casillas  Spain 169 1999– Real Madrid
Porto
2 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 154 2003– Manchester United
Real Madrid
Juventus
3 Xavi  Spain 151 1998–2015 Barcelona
4 Raúl  Spain 142 1995–2011 Real Madrid
Schalke 04
5 Ryan Giggs  Wales 141 1993–2014 Manchester United
6 Andrés Iniesta  Spain 130 2002–2018 Barcelona
7 Lionel Messi  Argentina 127 2005– Barcelona
8 Clarence Seedorf  Netherlands 125 1994–2012 Ajax
Real Madrid
Milan
9 Paul Scholes  England 124 1994–2013 Manchester United
10 Roberto Carlos  Brazil 120 1997–2007 Real Madrid
Fenerbahçe
Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden 2001–2018 Ajax
Juventus
Internazionale
Barcelona
Milan
Paris Saint-Germain
Manchester United
12 Xabi Alonso  Spain 119 2003–2017 Real Sociedad
Liverpool
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
13 Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 117 1997– Parma
Juventus
14 Carles Puyol  Spain 115 1999–2014 Barcelona
Sergio Ramos  Spain 2005– Real Madrid
16 Thierry Henry  France 112 1997–2012 Monaco
Arsenal
Barcelona
Philipp Lahm  Germany 2002–2017 VfB Stuttgart
Bayern Munich
18 Petr Čech  Czech Republic 111 2001– Sparta Prague
Chelsea
Arsenal
19 Paolo Maldini  Italy 109 1988–2008 Milan
Gary Neville  England 1993–2010 Manchester United
John Terry  England 2003–2016 Chelsea
22 Andrea Pirlo  Italy 108 1998–2015 Internazionale
Milan
Juventus
Ashley Cole  England 2000–2015 Arsenal
Chelsea
Roma
Patrice Evra  France 2003–2017 Monaco
Manchester United
Juventus
Dani Alves  Brazil 2007– Sevilla
Barcelona
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain
Arjen Robben  Netherlands 2002– PSV Eindhoven
Chelsea
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
27 David Beckham  England 107 1994–2013 Manchester United
Real Madrid
Milan
Paris Saint-Germain
28 Víctor Valdés  Spain 106 2002–2014 Barcelona
Karim Benzema  France 2006– Lyon
Real Madrid
30 Frank Lampard  England 105 2003–2015 Chelsea
Manchester City
31 Cesc Fàbregas  Spain 104 2004– Arsenal
Barcelona
Chelsea
32 Oliver Kahn  Germany 103 1994–2007 Bayern Munich
Luís Figo  Portugal 1997–2009 Barcelona
Real Madrid
Internazionale
34 Thomas Müller  Germany 101 2009– Bayern Munich
35 Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine 100 1994–2010 Dynamo Kyiv
Milan
Chelsea
Gerard Piqué  Spain 2004– Manchester United
Barcelona

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Who has played 100 Champions League games?". UEFA.com. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Defeat mars Raúl record". UEFA.com. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. Fleming, Connor (6 March 2018). "Did We Just Witness Iker Casillas's Final UEFA Champions League Match?". The 18. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2018/19" (pdf). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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