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? Watch & Bet on Football Live =>
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?
Most Champions League appearances by a player
Who has the most Champions League appearances? Below is a list of the players who have made the 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 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 Live =>
| Rank | Player | Nation | Apps | Years | Club(s) (Apps) |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 183 | 2003–2022 | Manchester United (59), Real Madrid (101), Juventus (23) |
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| 2 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 177 | 1999–2019 | Real Madrid (150), Porto (27) |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 163 | 2005– | Barcelona (149), Paris Saint-Germain (14) |
| 4 | Xavi | Spain | 151 | 1998–2015 | Barcelona (151) |
| 5 | Karim Benzema | France | 148 | 2005– | Lyon (19), Real Madrid (129) |
| 6 | Raúl | Spain | 142 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid (130), Schalke 04 (12) |
| 7 | Ryan Giggs | Wales | 141 | 1993–2014 | Manchester United (141) |
| 8 | Thomas Müller | Germany | 140 | 2009– | Bayern Munich (140) |
| 9 | Sergio Ramos | Spain | 137 | 2005– | Real Madrid (129), Paris Saint-Germain (8) |
| 10 | Toni Kroos | Germany | 135 | 2008– | Bayern Munich (42), Real Madrid (93) |
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) |
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| 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) |
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| Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 2001– | Ajax (19), Juventus (19), Inter Milan (22), Barcelona (10), Milan (20), Paris Saint-Germain (33), Manchester United (1) |
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| 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) |
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| 24 | Thierry Henry | France | 112 | 1997–2012 | Monaco (9), Arsenal (77), Barcelona (26) |
| Philipp Lahm | Germany | 2002–2017 | VfB Stuttgart (7), Bayern Munich (105) |
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| 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) |
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| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 2011– | Borussia Dortmund (28), Bayern Munich (78), Barcelona (5) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Patrice Evra | France | 2003–2017 | Monaco (21), Manchester United (65), Juventus (22) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Fernandinho | Brazil | 2006– | Shakhtar Donetsk (30), Manchester City (73) |
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| Thiago Silva | Brazil | 2009– | Milan (20), Paris Saint-Germain (60), Chelsea (23) |
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| 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.
England players with most Champions League appearances
Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are the England players with most Champions League appearances. They have played 141 and 124 matches for Manchester United. Watch & Bet on Football Live =>
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