Elite List of UEFA Champions League Centurions Grows

How many players have reached 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League?

In a historic day, Atlético de Madrid duo Antoine Griezmann and Koke have joined the exclusive club of players who have made 100 or more appearances in the UEFA Champions League. The pair achieved the feat in a dominant 6-0 victory over Sparta Praha in November 2024, with both players coming off the bench to make their respective century appearances.

Griezmann, who has played for Real Sociedad, Barcelona, and Atlético in the Champions League, marked the occasion in style, scoring a goal to celebrate his achievement. Koke, on the other hand, made his 100th appearance for a single club, becoming just the 14th player in Champions League history to reach such a landmark for one team.

A total of fifty players have accumulated 100 or more appearances in the UEFA Champions League. This list is full of icons, starting with Paolo Maldini from Milan's legendary 1990s side and continuing through to the unstoppable Barcelona team of Xavi Hernández, Lionel Messi, and Andrés Iniesta under Josep Guardiola. It also includes stars from Manchester United’s golden generation, including Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, and David Beckham. Other giants of the UEFA Champions League include Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Thierry Henry, Thomas Müller, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Luka Modrić.

1. 183 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United 59, Real Madrid 101, Juventus 23)

2. 177 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid 150, Porto 27)

3. 163 Lionel Messi (Barcelona 149, Paris Saint-Germain 14)

4. 155 Thomas Müller (Bayern)

5. 152 Karim Benzema (Lyon 19, Real Madrid 133)

6. 151 Toni Kroos (Bayern 41, Real Madrid 110)

7. 151 Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)

8. 145 Manuel Neuer (Schalke 22, Bayern 123)

9. 142 Raúl González (Real Madrid 130, Schalke 12)

10. 142 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid 129, Paris Saint-Germain 8, Sevilla 5)

11. 141 Ryan Giggs (Man United)

12. 133 Luka Modrić (Tottenham 8, Real Madrid 125)

13. 130 Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)

14. 129 Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)

15. 128 Gerard Piqué (Man United 4, Barcelona 124)

16. 125 Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund 28, Bayern 78, Barcelona 19)

17. 125 Clarence Seedorf (Ajax 11, Real Madrid 25, Milan 89)

18. 124 Gianluigi Buffon (Parma 6, Juventus 113, Paris Saint-Germain 5)

19. 124 Paul Scholes (Man United)

20. 124 Zlatan Ibrahimović (Ajax 19, Juventus 19, Inter 22, Barcelona 10, Milan 20, PSG 33, Man United 1)

21. 120 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid 107, Fenerbahçe 13)

22. 120 Pepe (Real Madrid 71, Beşiktaş 6, Porto 43)

23. 119 Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad 8, Liverpool 39, Real Madrid 47, Bayern 25)

24. 117 David Alaba (Bayern 91, Real Madrid 26)

25. 115 Carles Puyol (Barcelona)

26. 112 Ángel Di María (Benfica 16, Real Madrid 39, Paris Saint-Germain 54, Juventus 3)

27. 112 Thierry Henry (Monaco 9, Barcelona 26, Arsenal 77)

28. 112 Philipp Lahm (Stuttgart 7, Bayern 105)

29. 111 Dani Alves (Sevilla 8, Barcelona 80, Juventus 12, Paris Saint-Germain 11)

30. 111 Petr Čech (Sparta Praha 12, Chelsea 94, Arsenal 5)

31. 110 Arjen Robben (PSV Eindhoven 10, Chelsea 19, Real Madrid 11, Bayern 70)

32. 109 Paolo Maldini (Milan)

33. 109 Gary Neville (Man United)

34. 109 John Terry (Chelsea)

35. 108 Ashley Cole (Arsenal 45, Chelsea 60, Roma 3)

36. 108 Patrice Evra (Monaco 21, Man United 65, Juventus 22)

37. 108 Andrea Pirlo (Inter 5, Milan 78, Juventus 25)

38. 107 David Beckham (Man United 77, Real Madrid 26, Milan 2, PSG 2)

39. 106 Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)

40. 105 Frank Lampard (Chelsea 102, Manchester City 3)

41. 105 Thiago Silva (Milan 20, Paris Saint-Germain 60, Chelsea 25)

42. 104 Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal 55, Barcelona 26, Chelsea 23)

43. 103 Luís Figo (Barcelona 24, Real Madrid 58, Inter 21)

44. 103 Oliver Kahn (Bayern)

45. 103 Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk 30, Man City 73)

46. 102 İlkay Gündoğan (Borussia Dortmund 20, Man City 71, Barcelona 10)

47. 102 Marcelo (Real Madrid)

48. 100 Andriy Shevchenko (Milan 59, Chelsea 15, Dynamo Kyiv 26)

49. 100 Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad 6, Atlético de Madrid 78, Barcelona 16)

50. 100 Koke (Atlético de Madrid)

Who was the first player to make 100 Champions League appearances?

First centurion

Raúl González was the first player to reach 100 Champions League appearances on February 21, 2006. The 28-year-old came on as a substitute during Real Madrid's 1-0 home loss to Arsenal.

Centurions who have never won a winner's medal.

There are just six players in UEFA Champions League history who have made 100 or more appearances in the competition yet have never had the chance to lift the coveted trophy. Despite their impressive career longevity and consistent performances at the highest level, these players have fallen short of securing the ultimate club football prize.

1. 124 Zlatan Ibrahimović

2. 124 Gianluigi Buffon

3. 104 Cesc Fàbregas

4. 103 Fernandinho

5. 100 Antoine Griezmann

6. 100 Koke

How many players have found the back of the net on their 100th Champions League appearance?

Griezmann is among seven players who have scored on their 100th Champions League appearance, with Robert Lewandowski standing out as the only one to net multiple goals, having scored a hat-trick for Bayern against Benfica in 2021.

• Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid 6-0 Sparta Praha, 26/11/2024)

• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern 5-2 Benfica, 02/11/2021)

• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid 1-0 Galatasaray, 22/10/2019)

• Andrea Pirlo (Juventus 3-2 Olympiacos, 04/11/2014)

• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid 3-0 Dortmund, 02/04/2014)

• Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Olympiacos, 27/11/2013)

• Thierry Henry (Barcelona 5-2 Sporting CP, 26/11/2008)

How many players have reached 100 Champions League appearances for a single club?

Twenty-eight players have made over 100 Champions League appearances for one club, including eight for Real Madrid and seven for Barcelona. Thomas Müller's Matchday 1 appearance in 2024/25 was his 152nd for Bayern, taking him clear of Xavi Hernández's longstanding record for Barça.

155 – Thomas Müller (Bayern)

151 – Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)

150 – Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)

149 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

141 – Ryan Giggs (Man United)

133 – Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

130 – Raúl González (Real Madrid)

130 – Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)

129 – Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)

129 – Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

125 – Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)

124 – Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)

124 – Paul Scholes (Man United)

123 – Manuel Neuer (Bayern)

115 – Carles Puyol (Barcelona)

113 – Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

110 – Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

109 – Paolo Maldini (Milan)

109 – Gary Neville (Man United)

109 – John Terry (Chelsea)

107 – Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)

106 – Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)

105 – Philipp Lahm (Bayern)

103 – Oliver Kahn (Bayern)

102 – Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

102 – Marcelo (Real Madrid)

101 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

100 – Koke (Atlético de Madrid)