THE RANKING FOR ONE CLUB PLAYERS IN EC/CL
Picture : Xavi leads always the ranking !
The ranking for EC/CL one-club players
The semifinal 2nd leg vs Real Madrid (1-2) was for Thomas Müller the 151st Champions League appearance for Bayern.
The German attacking midfielder has equaled the record of competition on number of appearances for the same club, that belongs to Xavi (151 for Barcelona).
Apart from them, also Iker Casillas has reached this mark (150 games for Real Madrid).
The ranking below shows the top one-club players, taking in consideration not only the Champions League proper, but also its qualifying stage (CLQ) and European Cup era (EC, 1955-1992).
Active players are highlighted bold. Thomas Müller is the only one of them still playing for the club in consideration.
MOST GAMES | WITH | SAME | CLUB | EC/CL 1955- | ||||
Player | Nation | Games | CL | CLQ | EC | Period | Club | |
1 | Xavi | Spain | 157 | 151 | 6 | 1999–2015 | Barcelona | |
2 | Thomas Müller | Germany | 153 | 151 | 2 | 2009– | Bayern Munich | |
3 | Iker Casillas | Spain | 152 | 150 | 2 | 1999–2015 | Real Madrid | |
4 | Ryan Giggs | Wales | 151 | 145 | 6 | 1993–2014 | Manchester United | |
5 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 149 | 149 | 0 | 2005–2021 | Barcelona | |
6 | Paolo Maldini | Italy | 139 | 116 | 4 | 19 | 1988-2008 | Milan |
7 | Karim Benzema | France | 133 | 133 | 0 | 2009–2023 | Real Madrid | |
8 | Raúl | Spain | 132 | 130 | 2 | 1995–2010 | Real Madrid | |
9 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain | 132 | 130 | 2 | 2002–2018 | Barcelona | |
10 | Paul Scholes | England | 130 | 124 | 6 | 1994-2013 | Manchester United | |
11 | Sergio Ramos | Spain | 129 | 129 | 0 | 2005–2021 | Real Madrid | |
12 | Sergio Busquets | Spain | 129 | 129 | 0 | 2008–2023 | Barcelona | |
13 | Gerard Piqué | Spain | 126 | 124 | 2 | 2004–2022 | Barcelona | |
14 | Carles Puyol | Spain | 120 | 115 | 5 | 1999-2014 | Barcelona |