List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances

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 40 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 Pepe, who played his 100th match in October 2020.[3] The player with the most appearances is Iker Casillas, who has played 177 times in the Champions League.[4]

Iker Casillas has made the most appearances in the competition.
On 22 February 2006, Raúl made his 100th Champions League appearance, the first player to do so.

Five players scored in their 100th appearance: Thierry Henry (Barcelona vs. Sporting CP) on 26 November 2008, Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain vs. Olympiacos) on 27 November 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund) on 2 April 2014, Andrea Pirlo (Juventus vs. Olympiacos) on 4 November 2014, and Toni Kroos (Real Madrid vs. Galatasaray) on 22 October 2019.[5] Of the players who have made 100 or more appearances in the competition proper, only three have never won the Champions League (Gianluigi Buffon, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Cesc Fàbregas), with Buffon (and former Juventus teammates Paolo Montero and Alessio Tacchinardi) having made three appearances in the final without winning.[6]

Players
As of 9 December 2020[1][7]

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.

Rank Player Nation Apps Years Club(s) (Apps)
1 Iker Casillas  Spain 177 1999–2019 Real Madrid (150)
Porto (27)
2 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 174 2003– Manchester United (52)
Real Madrid (101)
Juventus (21)
3 Xavi  Spain 151 1998–2015 Barcelona
4 Lionel Messi  Argentina 147 2005– Barcelona
5 Raúl  Spain 142 1995–2011 Real Madrid (130)
Schalke 04 (12)
6 Ryan Giggs  Wales 141 1994–2014 Manchester United
7 Andrés Iniesta  Spain 130 2002–2018 Barcelona
8 Sergio Ramos  Spain 127 2005– Real Madrid
9 Clarence Seedorf  Netherlands 125 1994–2012 Ajax (11)
Real Madrid (25)
Milan (89)
Karim Benzema  France 2006– Lyon (19)
Real Madrid (106)

See also

References
  1. "Who has played 100 Champions League games?". UEFA.com. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Defeat mars Raúl record". UEFA.com. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. "Porto beats Olympiakos 2-0 to reach 100 wins". Associated Press. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Fleming, Connor (6 March 2018). "Did We Just Witness Iker Casillas's Final UEFA Champions League Match?". The 18. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. @ChampionsLeague (22 October 2019). "Players to score on their 100th #UCL appearance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Who has played most games without winning the Champions League?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "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.
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