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Most Champions League Appearances

Players with most Champions League appearances?

Players with most Champions League appearances? Which players have made the most Champions League appearances? Who holds the record for the most Champions League appearances? If you have then worry not because sillyseason.com has published our list of players with most Champions League appearances? Watch & Bet on Football =>

The Champions League is possible the most prestigious competition in the world. The very first version of the European Cup began in 1948 and as we know. Real Madrid have won the most trophies in it’s history.

But which player has made the most European Cup appearances? Which player has made the most Champions League appearances? 

LIST: Players With Most Champions League Appearances

Most Champions League appearances by a player

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Champions league appearances by player. Who has the most appearances in the Champions League all time? Who played more games in Champions League? Who has the most games played in the Champions League history? Champions League all-time appearances.

Who has the most Champions League appearances? Below is a list of the Players with most Champions League appearances. Which of these players are your favourites and they are football legends.

Players with most Champions League appearances?

Players with most Champions League appearances? Christiano Ronaldo is the player with most Champions League appearances. He has played 183 Champions League matches. Iker Casillas is on second place with 177 games. Lionel Messi is on third place with 156 games. Xavi comes fourth with 151 games.

List of players with most Champions League appearancesList of players with most Champions League appearances

Here is the list of players with most Champions League appearances.

Top 10 players with most Champions League appearances

Players with most Champions League appearances? Lets have a look at the list of top 10 players with most Champions League appearances.

It will be some time before we get to see two players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo again. The duo have set unparalleled records in the Champions League so far and it will only be a fitting end to their careers in the future if they both end up topping the chart in the number of matches as well because that will mean we will get to see that much more of them. Let’s see who are some of the other legends in the elite competition.

The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage of the competition. The table below does include appearances made in the European Champion Clubs’ Cup.

The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage of the competition. Watch & Bet on Football =>

Rank Player Nation Apps Years Club(s) (Apps)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 187 2003–2022 Manchester United (59), Real Madrid (101), Juventus (23)
2 Iker Casillas Spain 181 1999–2019 Real Madrid (150), Porto (27)
3 Lionel Messi Argentina 163 2005– Barcelona (149), Paris Saint-Germain (14)
4 Xavi Spain 157 1998–2015 Barcelona (151)
5 Karim Benzema France 152 2005– Lyon (19), Real Madrid (129)
6 Ryan Giggs Wales 151 1993–2014 Manchester United (141)
7 Thomas Müller Germany 144 2009– Bayern Munich (140)
8 Raúl Spain 144 1995–2011 Real Madrid (130), Schalke 04 (12)
9 Toni Kroos Germany 145 2008– Bayern Munich (42), Real Madrid (93)
10 Pablo Maldini Italy 139 2008– AC Mlan (137)

LIST: Players With Most Champions League Appearances

Players with most UCL appearances > 106

Here is the list of remaining players with the most Champions League appearances.

Rank Player Nation Apps Years Club(s) (Apps)
11 Manuel Neuer Germany 131 2007– Schalke 04 (22),
Bayern Munich (109)
12 Andrés Iniesta Spain 130 2002–2018 Barcelona (130)
13 Sergio Busquets Spain 129 2008– 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– 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)
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 (115)
22 Pepe Portugal 113 2004– Porto (36),
Real Madrid (71),
Beşiktaş (6)
Luka Modrić Croatia 2010– Tottenham Hotspur (8),
Real Madrid (105)
24 Thierry Henry France 112 1997–2012 Monaco (9),
Arsenal (77),
Barcelona (26)
Philipp Lahm Germany 2002–2017 VfB Stuttgart (7),
Bayern Munich (105)
26 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)
Robert Lewandowski Poland 2011– Borussia Dortmund (28),
Bayern Munich (78),
Barcelona (5)
29 Arjen Robben Netherlands 110 2002–2018 PSV Eindhoven (10),
Chelsea (19),
Real Madrid (11),
Bayern Munich (70)
David Alaba Austria 2010– Bayern Munich (91),
Real Madrid (19)
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 David Beckham England 107 1994–2013 Manchester United (77),
Real Madrid (26),
Milan (2),
Paris Saint-Germain (2)

Players With Most UCL appearances < 106

Rank Player Nation Apps Years Club(s) (Apps)
38 Víctor Valdés Spain 106 2002–2014 Barcelona (106)
39 Frank Lampard England 105 2003–2015 Chelsea (102),
Manchester City (3)
40 Cesc Fàbregas Spain 104 2004– Arsenal (55),
Barcelona (26),
Chelsea (23)
41 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– Shakhtar Donetsk (30),
Manchester City (73)
Thiago Silva Brazil 2009– Milan (20),
Paris Saint-Germain (60),
Chelsea (23)
45 Ángel Di María Argentina 102 2007– Benfica (6),
Real Madrid (39),
Paris Saint-Germain (54),
Juventus (3)
Marcelo Brazil 2007–2022 Real Madrid (102)
47 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine 100 1994–2010 Dynamo Kyiv (26),
Milan (59),
Chelsea (15)

That is the list of players with the most Champions League appearances. They are all true legends. A lot of them have also won the competition at least once. Take a look also at our list of top goalscorers in Champions League history. 

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LIST: Players With Most Champions League Appearances

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