List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
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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 45 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 David Alaba, who played his 100th match in April 2022.[1] The player with the most appearances is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has played 183 matches in the Champions League.[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 made 100 or more appearances in the competition proper, only four have never won the Champions League (Gianluigi Buffon, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cesc Fàbregas and Fernandinho), with Buffon (as well as former Juventus teammate Paolo Montero) having reached three finals without winning.[5]
Players
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.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Who has played 100 Champions League games?". UEFA.com. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Defeat mars Raúl record". UEFA.com. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo sets new Champions League appearance record". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ @ChampionsLeague (22 October 2019). "Players to score on their 100th #UCL appearance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Who has played most games without winning the Champions League?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Champions League – All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.