Who are the players with the most Champions League titles have they won throughout their careers? There are few better ways to determine the quality of a footballer than the trophies that he and his teams have won. Being crowned the best club in Europe is one of the highest honors for a footballer and dozens of players have won the European Cup or Champions League trophies three or more times.
The Champions League (and its predecessor, the European Cup) has existed since 1955 and no club has won the competition more times than the Real Madrid, with 13. So it is not surprising that the players of the white team are present in this list of players with the most Champions League titles. AC Milan is the next club that has won the tournament the most times, with seven championships, followed by Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Liverpool, with five each.
Single a player has been crowned the best in Europe more than five times, 10 have won it five or more times and 20 have won it four or more times.
Below is the list of players with the most Champions League titles, including victories in the European Cup. Could it be said that they are the best players in history? Inside debate!
LEGENDS. Players who have won the most titles in their careers.
SCORERS. Top scorers in the Champions League.
Players with the most Champions League titles
62 players tied for 3 Champions League titles (European Cups)
Real Madrid players with three titles: Keylor Navas, Kiko Casilla, Lucas Vázquez, Pepe, Savio, Fernando Hierro, Roberto Carlos, Raúl, Fernando Morientes, Guti, Aitor Karanka, Iker Casillas, Ferenc Puskás, Rogelio Domínguez, Raymond Kopa, Ángel Atienza, Miguel Muñoz, Bercerril Minguela , Ramón Marsal Ribo
FC Barcelona players with three titles: Sergio Busquets, Pedro, Dani Alves, Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol
Barcelona, Inter Milan (3): Samuel Eto’o
Real Madrid and AC Milan (3): Fernando Redondo
AC Milan, Ajax (3): Frank Rijkaard
AC Milan players with three titles: Mauro Tassotti, Filippo Galli, Roberto Donadoni, Franco Baresi
Liverpool players with three titles: Alan Hansen, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Ray Clemence, Terry McDermott, Ray Kennedy, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway
FC Bayern players with three titles: Sepp Maier, Johnny Hansen, Hans-George Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Bernd Durnberger, Franz Roth, Hans-Josef Kapellmann, Gerd Muller, Ulrich Hoeness, Rainer Zoebl, Conny Torstensson
Ajax players with three titles: Heinz Stuy, Wim Suurbier, Barry Hulshoff, Horst Blankenburg, Johan Neeskens, Arnold Muhren, Gerrie Muhren, Arie Haan, Johan Cruyff, Piet Keizer, Sjaak Swart
RIVALRY. Barcelona vs Real Madrid: which team has won the most titles?
17. Mateo Kovacic – 4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
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Mateo Kovacic with Chelsea
Mateo Kovačić has not been a great figure in the teams that have managed to win the continental title with Real Madrid. Finally he reached a final of the Champions League adding minutes with Chelsea and managing to beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in 2021. However, there he is on the list of the players who have won the most Champions League in the history of football.
16. Toni Kroos – 4 (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018)
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Toni Kroos with Real Madrid
Toni Kroos arrived at Real Madrid after winning a Champions League with Bayern Munich. After that triumph, he won another three titles with the Whites, being a fundamental player in achieving them. The trident of Madrid’s midfield (Casemiro, Modric, Kroos) will probably go down in history as one of the best midfielders of all time.
15. Nacho, Casemiro, Raphael Varane, Dani Carvajal, Isco, Luka Modric, Karim Benzema, Marcelo, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos – 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
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Sergio Ramos lifts the last Champions League achieved by Real Madrid
The hard core of Real Madrid players was part of four UCL titles in five years. A very difficult record to match that would only be comparable to the Whites’ own winning streak at the start of the European Cup.
14. Enrique Mateos – 4 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
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Enrique Mateos
The front scored 27 goals in 52 games over eight years, mostly as a substitute with the whites between 1953 and 1961, although he did not accumulate enough matches to win a champion’s medal for the 1956 triumph.
13. Joseíto – 4 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
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Joseíto
Joseíto, Spanish footballer who scored 77 goals in 177 games for Real MadridHe would be higher on this list with five if he had not gone to Levante after the 1959 season. Despite not having been in the last season, he is one of the few players who have won the European Cup 4 times.
12. José Santamaría – 4 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1966)
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The Uruguayan central played with the Uruguayan national teams (20 matches) and Spain (16 matches).
11. Phil Neal – 4 (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984)
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Phil Neal, Liverpool
The Reds won four European Cups, in addition to his magical triumph in the Champions League in 2005 with the comeback against AC Milan. Neal, a winger, was the only man to play for all four Liverpool teams that won the European Cup between 1977 and 1984.
10. Gerard Piqué – 4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2015)
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Gerard Hammered with the Barça
Although Gerard Piqué was not part of the Manchester United squad in 2008, he managed to win two consecutive Champions League with the Red Devils and then in 2009 with Barcelona. Later he would also win the continental title in 2011 and 2015.
Much would have to change things at Can Barça for Piqué to end his career with more ‘orejonas’ under his belt.
9. Lionel Messi – 4 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)
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Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi did not play after the knockout stages of 2006, but he was the leading man in Barça’s last three Champions League titles. La Pulga has guided the best Barça (Sextete) to make club history in the 2008/09 season.
For now, go on one notch below Cristiano Ronaldo as regards the Champions League, although his signing for PSG could change things.
8. Xavi Hernández – 4 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)
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Xavi Hernandez
The midfielder was the captain of the 2015 team, but he did not play during the knockout phase of the 2006 tournament. Without a doubt, we are facing one of the best Spanish players in history and also of the culé club.
7. Clarence Seedorf – 4 (1995, 1998, 2003, 2007)
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Clarence Seedorf
The Dutch midfielder is the only player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs, winning his last two with AC Milan. Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan have been the teams with which the continental champion has been proclaimed, triumphing in different teams and leagues.
6. Andrés Iniesta – 4 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)
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Andres Iniesta Luján
Andrés Iniesta has a perfect 4-0 in the finals in which he has participated. He has won all the finals he has played and is one of the most successful footballers in the entire history of this sport. His goal against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final has marked his career.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo – 5 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
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Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in the final with two different teams, having won the competition with both Manchester United (2008) and Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018). The Portuguese has five Champions League titles in his record and is looking to expand it with United in his second stage as Red Devil.
4. Héctor Rial, Juan Alonso, Juan Santisteban, Marquitos, Rafael Lesmes, José María Zárraga, Alfredo Di Stéfano – 5 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
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Alfredo Di Stefano
They complete the fourth place nine Real Madrid players who helped the meringues to win the first five European Cups. Juan Alonso was the team’s captain in 1958, while José María Zárraga captained the Whites in 1959 and 1960.
3. Alessandro Costacurta – 5 (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007)
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Alessandro Costacurta
Costacurta was suspended in the 1994 final and he was not on the squad in 2007, but was a starter in the other two finals. One of the most successful Italian players in history and undoubtedly a legend at AC Milan.
2. Paolo Maldini – 5 (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007)
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Paolo Maldini raising the Champions League
The resolved Italian defender played 647 games with him AC Milan between 1985 and 2009, including eight European Cup or Champions League finals. He won five, including as captain in 2003 and 2007. If the best center-back in history had to be determined, he would enter a top 3 for the vast majority of fans along with Franz Beckenbauer, Carles Puyol, Franco Baresi and a few others.
1. Paco Gento, the player with the most Champions League (European Cups) – 6 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966)
Paco Gento, the Most awarded player in the history of continental European club football, was the captain of the Whites in 1966 after playing for the club that won the first five European Cups. We are facing a record that it will be very difficult for any player to beat it over the years. Do you think anyone will be able to match or beat Gento’s six Champions League titles?
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