Top 10: Best players in UEFA Champions League history

Here you can see some statistics to decide who is/was the best player:




Best scorers:

Number Name Country goals
1 Christiano Ronaldo Portugal 140
2 Lionel Messi Argentina 125
3 Robert Lewandowski Poland 86
3 Karim Benzema France 86
5 Raul Gonzalez Spain 71
6 Puud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 56
7 Thomas Müller Germany 52
8 Thierry Henry France 50
9 Alfredo Di Stefano Spain 49
10 Andrij Schewtschenko Ukraine 48
10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Sweden 48



Assists:

Number Name Country assists
1 Christiano Ronaldo Portugal 42
2 Lionel Messi Argentina 36
3 Angel Di Maria Argentina 35
4 Ryan Giggs Wales 31
5 Xavi Hernandez Spain 30
5 Neymar Brazil 30
7 Andres Iniesta Spain 29
8 Karim Benzema France 28
9 Thomas Müller Germany 27
10 Cesc Fabregas Spain 26
10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Sweden 26
10 Luis Suarez Uruguay 26



Completed games:

Number Name Country games
1 Christiano Ronaldo Portugal 187
2 Iker Casillias Spain 181
3 Xavi Hernandez Spain 157
4 Lionel Messi Argentina 156
5 Ryan Giggs Wales 151
6 Raul Gonzalez Spain 144
7 Karim Benzema France 142
8 Maldini Italy 139
9 Thomas Müller Germany 136
10 Andres Iniesta Spain 132
10 Gianluigi Buffon Italy 132



Played minutes:

Number Name Country minutes
1 Iker Casillias Spain 16267
2 Christiano Ronaldo Portugal 16189
3 Lionel Messi Argentina 12969
4 Raul Gonzalez Spain 12179
5 Gianluigi Buffon Italy 1200
6 Maldini Italy 11932
7 Xavi Hernandez Spain 11851
8 Manuel Neuer Germany 11850
9 Sergio Ramos Spain 11401
10 Roberto Carlos Brazil 11239

Last update: 2022