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 39 players have managed to make at least 100 appearances in the competition. The first player to hit the landmark was Raúl, who did so in February 2006 while the most recent member of the "100 club" is Toni Kroos, who played his 100th match in October 2019. The player with the most appearances is Iker Casillas, who has played 177 times in the Champions League.
Five players scored in their 100th appearance: Thierry Henry on 26 November 2008, Zlatan Ibrahimović on 27 November 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo on 2 April 2014, Andrea Pirlo on 4 November 2014, and Toni Kroos on 22 October 2019. Of the players who have made 100 or more appearances in the competition proper, only three have never won the Champions League, with Buffon having made three appearances in the final without winning.
The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage.
Players
Players in bold are still active in Europe.Player | Nation | Appearances | Years | Club | |
1 | Iker Casillas | 177 | Real Madrid Porto | ||
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 169 | 2003– | Manchester United Real Madrid Juventus | |
3 | Xavi | 151 | 1998–2015 | Barcelona | |
4 | Raúl | 142 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid Schalke 04 | |
5 | Ryan Giggs | 141 | 1994–2014 | Manchester United | |
5 | Lionel Messi | 141 | 2005– | Barcelona | |
7 | Andrés Iniesta | 130 | 2002–2018 | Barcelona | |
8 | Clarence Seedorf | 125 | 1994–2012 | Ajax Real Madrid Milan | |
9 | Paul Scholes | 124 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United | |
Sergio Ramos | 2005– | 124 | Real Madrid | - | |
11 | Gianluigi Buffon | 123 | 1997– | Parma Juventus Paris Saint-Germain | |
12 | Roberto Carlos | 120 | 1997–2007 | Real Madrid Fenerbahçe | |
13 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 119 | 2001– | Ajax Juventus Inter Milan Barcelona Milan Manchester United | |
13 | Xabi Alonso | 119 | 2003–2017 | Real Sociedad Liverpool Real Madrid Bayern Munich | |
13 | Karim Benzema | 119 | 2006– | Lyon Real Madrid | |
16 | Carles Puyol | 115 | 1999–2014 | Barcelona | |
17 | Gerard Piqué | 114 | 2004– | Manchester United Barcelona | |
18 | Thierry Henry | 112 | 1997–2012 | Monaco Arsenal Barcelona | |
18 | Philipp Lahm | 112 | 2002–2017 | VfB Stuttgart Bayern Munich | |
18 | Sergio Busquets | 112 | 2008– | Barcelona | |
21 | Petr Čech | 111 | 2001–2017 | Sparta Prague Chelsea Arsenal | |
21 | Dani Alves | 111 | 2007–2019 | Sevilla Barcelona Juventus Paris Saint-Germain | |
21 | Thomas Müller | 111 | 2009– | Bayern Munich | |
24 | Arjen Robben | 110 | 2002–2018 | PSV Eindhoven Chelsea Real Madrid Bayern Munich | |
25 | Paolo Maldini | 109 | 1992–2008 | Milan | |
25 | Gary Neville | 109 | 1993–2010 | Manchester United | |
25 | John Terry | 109 | 2003–2016 | Chelsea | |
28 | Andrea Pirlo | 108 | 1998–2015 | Inter Milan Milan Juventus | |
28 | Ashley Cole | 108 | 2000–2015 | Arsenal Chelsea Roma | |
28 | Patrice Evra | 108 | 2003–2017 | Monaco Manchester United Juventus | |
31 | David Beckham | 107 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United Real Madrid Milan Paris Saint-Germain | |
31 | Manuel Neuer | 107 | 2007– | Schalke 04 Bayern Munich | |
33 | Víctor Valdés | 106 | 2002–2014 | Barcelona | |
34 | Frank Lampard | 105 | 2003–2015 | Chelsea Manchester City | |
35 | Cesc Fàbregas | 104 | 2004– | Arsenal Barcelona Chelsea | |
36 | Oliver Kahn | 103 | 1994–2007 | Bayern Munich | |
36 | Luís Figo | 103 | 1997–2009 | Barcelona Real Madrid Inter Milan | |
38 | Toni Kroos | 102 | 2008– | Bayern Munich Real Madrid | |
39 | Andriy Shevchenko | 100 | 1994–2010 | Dynamo Kyiv Milan Chelsea |