Appearances

All-time top player appearances

Iker Casillas has made the most appearances in the competition.Tính đến 7 May 2019[27]

This table does not include appearances made in the qualification stage.

	Player	Nation	Apps	Năms	Club(s)
1	Iker Casillas	Tây Ban Nha	177	1999–	Real Madrid (150), Porto (27)
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Bồ Đào Nha	162	2003–	Manchester United (52), Real Madrid (101), Juventus (9)
3	Xavi	Tây Ban Nha	151	1998–2015	Barcelona
4	Ryan Giggs	Wales	145[lower-alpha 1]	1993–2014	Manchester United
5	Raúl	Tây Ban Nha	142	1995–2011	Real Madrid (130), Schalke 04 (12)
6	Paolo Maldini	Italy	135[lower-alpha 2]	1988–2008	Milan
Lionel Messi	Argentina	2005–	Barcelona
8	Andrés Iniesta	Tây Ban Nha	130	2002–2018	Barcelona
9	Clarence Seedorf	Hà Lan	125	1994–2012	Ajax (11), Real Madrid (25), Milan (89)
10	Paul Scholes	England	124	1994–2013	Manchester United

Notes

Other records

• On 22 February 2006, Raúl made his 100th Champions League appearance, the first player to do so, all with Real Madrid.
• Iker Casillas has featured in 20 consecutive Champions League campaigns from 1999–2000 to 2018–19, playing for Real Madrid và Porto.[28] On 11 December, Casillas, in a 3–2 away win over Galatasaray, became the first player to reach the knock-out stage 19 times.[29]

Goalscoring

All-time top scorers

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top goalscorer in the competition.Tính đến 7 May 2019[30]

This table does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.

	Player	Country	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Năms	Club(s)
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Bồ Đào Nha	126	162	0.78	2003–	Manchester United (15), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (6)
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	112	135	0.83	2005–	Barcelona
3	Raúl	Tây Ban Nha	71	142	0.5	1995–2011	Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5)
4	Karim Benzema	Pháp	60	112	0.54	2006–	Lyon (12), Real Madrid (48)
5	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Hà Lan	56	73	0.77	1998–2009	PSV Eindhoven (8), Manchester United (35), Real Madrid (13)
6	Robert Lewandowski	Ba Lan	53	80	0.66	2011–	Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (36)
7	Thierry Henry	Pháp	50	112	0.45	1997–2010	Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (8)
8	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Argentina	49	58	0.84	1955–1964	Real Madrid
9	Andriy Shevchenko	Ukraina	48	100	0.48	1994–2012	Dynamo Kyiv (29), Milan (15), Chelsea (4)
Zlatan Ibrahimović	Thụy Điển	120	0.4	2001–2017	Ajax (6), Juventus (3), Internazionale (6), Barcelona (4), Milan (9), Paris Saint-Germain (20)

Top scorers by seasons

Gerd Müller was the first player to become top scorer in four Champions League seasons.

• Cristiano Ronaldo has been the top scorer for six consecutive seasons and seven seasons overall: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 và 2017–18.
• Real Madrid has produced the top scorer in 12 seasons:
  • Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1957–58
  • Ferenc Puskás in 1959–60 và 1963–64
  • Míchel in 1987–88
  • Raúl in 1999–2000 và 2000–01
  • Cristiano Ronaldo in 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 và 2017–18
• Portuguese players have achieved 13 top-scorer titles:
  • José Águas in 1960–61
  • José Torres in 1964–65
  • Eusébio in 1964–65, 1965–66, and 1967–68
  • Rui Águas in 1987–88
  • Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 và 2017–18
• José (1960–61) and Rui Águas (1987–88) are the only father–son duo to finish as top scorers; each achieved this while playing for Benfica.
• Jupp Heynckes is the only player to have been top scorer in this competition as well as in the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup/Europa League:
  • 1975–76 top scorer with Borussia Mönchengladbach, and 1972–73 UEFA Cup, 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup, and 1974–75 UEFA Cup top scorer also with Borussia Mönchengladbach
• The following top scorer has also been top scorer in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Hristo Stoichkov (1993–94 with Barcelona) in the 1988–89 season with CSKA Sofia
• The following top scorers have also been top scorers in the UEFA Cup/Europa League:
  • Allan Simonsen (1977–78 with Borussia Mönchengladbach) in the 1978–79 season with Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Dieter Hoeneß (1981–82 with Bayern Munich) in the 1979–80 season with Bayern Munich
  • Torbjörn Nilsson (1984–85 with Göteborg) in the 1981–82 season with Göteborg
• Gerd Müller is the only player to have been top scorer in this competition as well as in the World Cup and the European Championship:
  • 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, and 1976–77 top scorer with Bayern Munich, 1970 FIFA World Cup và UEFA Euro 1972 top scorer with West Germany
• The following top scorers have also won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot:
  • Just Fontaine (1958–59) at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
  • Flórián Albert (1965–66) at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
  • Eusébio (1964–65, 1965–66, and 1967–68) at the 1966 FIFA World Cup
  • Paolo Rossi (1982–83) at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
  • Hristo Stoichkov (1993–94) at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
• The following top scorers have also been top scorers in the UEFA European Championship:
  • Michel Platini (1984–85) at the UEFA Euro 1984
  • Marco van Basten (1988–89) at the UEFA Euro 1988
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 và 2017–18) at the UEFA Euro 2012

Most goals in a single season

Tính đến 7 May 2019[31]

Rank	Player	Season	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	2013–14	17
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	2015–16	16
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	2017–18	15
4	José Altafini	1962–63	14
Lionel Messi	2011–12
6	Ferenc Puskás	1959–60	12
Gerd Müller	1972–73
Ruud van Nistelrooy	2002–03
Lionel Messi	2010–11
Mario Gómez	2011–12
Cristiano Ronaldo	2012–13
Cristiano Ronaldo	2016–17
Lionel Messi	2018–19

Hat-tricks

• The European Cup's first hat-trick was scored by Péter Palotás of MTK Hungária against Anderlecht on 7 September 1955, in the second match ever played in the competition.[32]
• Only three players managed to score a hat-trick in a final: Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1960, Ferenc Puskás in 1960 (4 goals) and in 1962, and Pierino Prati in 1969. Puskás is the only player to score a hat-trick in a final and lose it (1962).
• The first hat-trick of the Champions League era was scored by PSV Eindhoven's Juul Ellerman against FK Žalgiris on 16 September 1992.
• Only Cristiano Ronaldo has scored three hat-tricks in a single Champions League season (3+4+3 goals), in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. Four players have scored two hat-tricks in a single Champions League season: Lionel Messi (3+5 goals and 3+3 goals) in the 2011–12 và 2016–17 seasons, Mario Gómez (3+4 goals) in the 2011–12 season, Luiz Adriano, who scored hat-tricks in two consecutive games of group stage (5+3 goals) in the 2014–15 season, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored hat-tricks in two consecutive games of the knockout stage (3+3 goals) in the 2016–17 season.
• The fastest-ever Champions League hat-trick was scored by Bafétimbi Gomis, who scored three goals in seven minutes for Lyon against Dinamo Zagreb in the 2011–12 season.
• Raúl is the youngest scorer of a Champions League hat-trick, by scoring three goals for Real Madrid against Ferencváros, aged 18 years and 114 days, on 18 October 1995.[33]
• Wayne Rooney is the youngest debut scorer of a Champions League hat-trick, aged 18 years and 340 days, when he scored for Manchester United against Fenerbahçe on 28 September 2004.[34]
• Cristiano Ronaldo is the oldest scorer of a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League, who was 34 years and 35 days old when he scored for Juventus three times against Atlético Madrid on 12 March 2019.
• Seven players have scored a hat-trick on their debut in the Champions League:
  • Marco van Basten (Milan), Faustino Asprilla (Newcastle United), Yakubu (Maccabi Haifa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese), Grafite (Wolfsburg), and Yacine Brahimi (Porto)
• Lionel Messi và Cristiano Ronaldo have both scored a record of 8 hat-tricks in the Champions League.

Four goals in a match

Ferenc Puskás scored four goals against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1959–60 final.Ruud van Nistelrooy scored four goals against Sparta Prague in 2004–05.Robert Lewandowski scored four goals for Borussia Dortmund against Real Madrid in the semi-finals in 2013.

The following players have scored four goals in one European Cup/UEFA Champions League match. Only Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, Lionel Messi và Robert Lewandowski managed to do this from the quarter-final stage onwards and Ferenc Puskás is the only footballer to score four goals in a final (1960).

• European Cup era:
  • Miloš Milutinović (Partizan), 5–2 against Sporting CP, first round of 1955–56
  • Dennis Viollet (Manchester United), 10–0 against Anderlecht, preliminary round of 1956–57
  • Ivan Petkov Kolev (CSKA Sofia), 8–1 against Dinamo București, first round of 1956–57
  • Jovan Cokić (Red Star Belgrade), 9–1 against Stade Dudelange, preliminary round of 1957–58
  • Bora Kostić (Red Star Belgrade), 9–1 against Stade Dudelange, preliminary round of 1957–58
  • Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid), 8–0 against Sevilla, quarter-final of 1957–58, and 7–1 against Wiener Sport-Club, quarter-final of 1958–59
  • Just Fontaine (Reims), 4–1 away against Ards, first round of 1958–59
  • Josef Hamerl (Wiener Sport-Club), 7–0 against Juventus, first round of 1958–59
  • Sándor Kocsis (Barcelona), 5–2 away against Wolverhampton Wanderers, quarter-final of 1959–60
  • Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid), 7–3 against Eintracht Frankfurt, final of 1959–60, and 5–0 against Feyenoord, preliminary round of 1965–66
  • Lucien Cossou (Monaco), 7–2 against AEK Athens, preliminary round of 1963–64
  • Vladimir Kovačević (Partizan), 6–2 against Jeunesse Esch, first round of 1963–64
  • José Torres (Benfica), 5–1 away against Aris, preliminary round of 1964–65
  • Eusébio (Benfica), 10–0 against Stade Dudelange, preliminary round of 1965–66
  • Friedhelm Konietzka (1860 Munich), 8–0 against Omonia, first round of 1966–67
  • Denis Law (Manchester United), 7–1 against Waterford United, first round of 1968–69
  • Zoran Antonijević (Red Star Belgrade), 4–2 away against Linfield, first round of 1969–70
  • Ruud Geels (Feyenoord), 12–2 away against KR Reykjavík, first round of 1969–70
  • Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos), 5–0 against Jeunesse Esch, first round of 1970–71
  • João Lourenço (Sporting CP), 5–0 against Floriana, first round of 1970–71
  • Kurt Müller, (Grasshoppers), 8–0 against Reipas Lahti, first round of 1971–72
  • Dudu Georgescu (Dinamo București), 11–0 against Crusaders, first round of 1973–74
  • Radu Nunweiller (Dinamo București), 11–0 against Crusaders, first round of 1973–74
  • Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach), 6–1 away against Wacker Innsbruck, first round of 1975–76
  • René van de Kerkhof (PSV Eindhoven), 6–0 against Dundalk, first round of 1976–77
  • Willy van der Kuijlen (PSV Eindhoven), 6–1 against Fenerbahçe, first round of 1978–79
  • Sotiris Kaiafas (Omonia), 6–1 against Red Boys Differdange, first round 1979–80
  • Ton Blanker (Ajax), 8–1 against HJK Helsinki, first round of 1979–80
  • Fernando Gomes (Porto), 9–0 against Rabat Ajax, first round of 1986–87
  • Marco van Basten (Milan), 5–2 against Vitosha, first round of 1988–89
  • Rabah Madjer (Porto), 8–1 away against Portadown, first round of 1990–91
  • Hugo Sánchez (Real Madrid), 9–1 against Swarovski Tirol, second round of 1990–91
  • Alan Smith (Arsenal), 6–1 against Austria Wien, first round of 1991–92
  • Sergei Yuran (Benfica), 6–0 away against Ħamrun Spartans, first round of 1991–92
• Champions League era, preliminary rounds:
  • Serhiy Rebrov (Dynamo Kyiv), 8–0 against Barry Town, first qualifying round 1998–99
  • Pena (Porto), 8–0 against Barry Town United, second qualifying round of 2001–02
  • Tomasz Frankowski (Wisła Kraków), 8–2 away against WIT Georgia, second qualifying round of 2004–05
  • Semih Şentürk (Fenerbahçe), 5–0 away against MTK Hungária, second qualifying round of 2008–09
• Champions League era:
  • Marco van Basten (Milan), 4–0 against IFK Göteborg, group stage of 1992–93
  • Simone Inzaghi (Lazio), 5–1 against Marseille, second group stage of 1999–2000
  • Dado Pršo (Monaco), 8–3 against Deportivo La Coruña, group stage of 2003–04
  • Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 4–1 against Sparta Prague, group stage of 2004–05
  • Andriy Shevchenko (Milan), 4–0 away against Fenerbahçe, group stage of 2005–06
  • Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 4–1 against Arsenal, quarter-final of 2009–10
  • Bafétimbi Gomis (Lyon), 7–1 against Dinamo Zagreb, group stage of 2011–12
  • Mario Gómez (Bayern Munich), 7–0 against Basel, round of 16 of 2011–12
  • Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund), 4–1 against Real Madrid, semi-final of 2012–13
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain), 5–0 against Anderlecht, group stage of 2013–14
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 8–0 against Malmö FF, group stage of 2015–16

Five goals in a match

Luiz Adriano scored five goals in Shakhtar Donetsk's 7–0 win against BATE Borisov, including a record four goals in the first-half, in 2014–15.

The following players have managed to score five goals in one European Cup/UEFA Champions League match:

• European Cup era:
  • Ove Olsson (Gothenburg), 6–1 against Linfield, preliminary round, 1959–60
  • Bent Løfqvist (Boldklubben 1913), 9–2 against Spora, preliminary round, 1961–62
  • José Altafini (Milan), 8–0 against Union Luxembourg, preliminary round, 1962–63
  • Ray Crawford (Ipswich), 10–0 against Floriana, preliminary round, 1962–63
  • Nikola Kotkov (Lokomotiv Sofia), 8–3 against Malmö FF, preliminary round, 1964–65
  • Flórián Albert (Ferencváros), 9–1 against Keflavík, preliminary round, 1965–66
  • Paul van Himst (Anderlecht), 10–1 away against Haka, first round, 1966–67
  • Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich), 9–0 against Omonia, second round, 1972–73
  • Claudio Sulser (Grasshoppers), 8–0 against Valletta, first round, 1978–79
  • Søren Lerby (Ajax), 10–0 against Omonia, second round, 1979–80
• Champions League era, preliminary rounds:
  • Mihails Miholaps (Skonto), 8–0 against Jeunesse Esch, first qualifying round 1999–2000
  • David Lafata (Sparta Prague), 7–0 against Levadia Tallinn, second qualifying round 2014–15
• Champions League era:
  • Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 7–1 against Bayer Leverkusen, round of 16, 2011–12
  • Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk), 7–0 against BATE Borisov, group stage, 2014–15

Oldest and youngest

• Manfred Burgsmüller of Werder Bremen is the oldest (38 years, 293 days) player to score in the European Cup and Champions League, when he scored against Dynamo Berlin on 11 October 1988.
• Peter Ofori-Quaye of Olympiacos is the youngest (17 years, 194 days) player to score in the Champions League, when he scored against Rosenborg on 1 October 1997.
• Paolo Maldini of Milan is the oldest (36 years, 333 days) player to score in a Champions League final, doing so in 2005.
• Patrick Kluivert of Ajax is the youngest (18 years, 327 days) player to score in a Champions League final, doing so in 1995.
• Francesco Totti of Roma is the oldest (38 years, 59 days) player to score in the Champions League, when he scored against CSKA Moscow on 25 November 2014.

Other goalscoring records

Roy Makaay scored the fastest ever Champions League goal.

• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 126 goals in the competition (61 GS, 23 R16, 25 QF, 13 SF, 4 F) (84 RF, 18 LF, 24 H).[35][36]
• Lionel Messi holds the record for most goals in the group stage with 66.
• Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most goals in the knockout phase with 65.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 goals in the knockout phase in one season in 2016–17.
• Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player ever to score 100 goals in the competition on 18 April 2017.[37] On 18 February 2018, he became the first player to score 100 goals with one club, Real Madrid.[38]
• Cristiano Ronaldo scored in all six group stage matches in 2017–18; a total of 9 goals, the first person to do so.[39]
• Cristiano Ronaldo (2015–16) holds the record for most goals in the group stage in a single season in the UEFA Champions league with 11 goals scored.[40]
• Cristiano Ronaldo scored at least 10 goals in seven consecutive seasons (2011–12 to 2017–18).
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 11 consecutive UEFA Champions League appearances, the 2017 final and the first 10 matches of 2017–18, with a total of 17 goals.[41]
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 12 consecutive away UEFA Champions League appearances, started from the 2012–13 round of 16-second leg, until the 2014–15 round of 16 first leg, with a total of 17 goals.
• Three players hold the record of scoring in bảy consecutive home UEFA Champions League appearances:
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (13 goals): starting from the 2016–17 quarter-final second leg, semi-final first leg and the first 5 matches of 2017–18.
  • Robert Lewandowski (10 goals): starting from the 2014–15 round of 16-second leg, quarter-final second leg, semi-final second leg and the first 4 matches of 2015–16.
  • Thierry Henry (9 goals): starting from the 2000–01 second group stage, quarter-final first leg and the first 5 matches of 2001–02.
• Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most home goals with 66.
• Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most away goals with 56.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a brace or more in 35 matches.[36]
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a record of 12 direct free kicks (2 for Manchester United and 10 for Real Madrid).[42]
• The fastest ever Champions League goal was scored by Bayern Munich's Roy Makaay in 10.12 seconds against Real Madrid on 7 March 2007.[43]
• The fastest Champions League group stage goal was scored by Valencia's Jonas in 10.96 seconds against Bayer Leverkusen on 1 November 2011.[44]
• The fastest goal in a final was scored by Milan's Paolo Maldini after 53 seconds in the 2005 final, which Milan lost to Liverpool.
• Alfredo Di Stéfano has scored in most finals with five, one goal in each final from 1956 to 1959 and three goals in 1960.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most goals in finals in the UEFA Champions league era, with 4 goals in 5 finals; one goal each in 2008 và 2014, and two in 2017.
• Ferenc Puskás và Alfredo Di Stéfano have scored seven final goals. Puskás scored four in 1960 and three in 1962, while Di Stéfano scored seven goals in five finals.
• Three players scored for two teams in the final:[45]
  • Velibor Vasović for Partizan in 1966 và Ajax in 1969.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United in 2008 và Real Madrid in 2014 và 2017; he is the only player to score for two different winning teams.
  • Mario Mandžukić for Bayern Munich in 2013 và Juventus in 2017.
• Three goalkeepers have scored in the Champions League:
  • Hans-Jörg Butt has done so three times with three clubs, all with penalties, and all against Juventus:
    • For Hamburg in a 4–4 home draw on 13 September 2000 in a group stage match
    • For Leverkusen in a 3–1 home win on 12 March 2002 in a second group stage match
    • The equaliser for Bayern Munich on 8 December 2009 in a group stage match in Turin, which Bayern had to win to qualify for the next stage, and went on to win 4–1.
  • Sinan Bolat is the only goalkeeper to score a goal in open play: his stoppage time (90+5') equaliser for Standard Liège against AZ on 9 December 2009, securing the third place in Group H, led his team to the Europa League.
  • Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv) scored a penalty on 29 September 2010, playing against Lyon.
• Zlatan Ibrahimović is the only player to have scored for six teams in the Champions League:
  • Ajax (6 goals in 19 games; 2002–03 to 2003–04)
  • Juventus (3 goals in 19 games; 2004–05 to 2005–06)
  • Inter Milan (6 goals in 22 games; 2006–07 to 2008–09)
  • Barcelona (4 goals in 10 games; 2009–10)
  • Milan (9 goals in 14 games; 2010–11 to 2011–12)
  • Paris Saint-Germain (20 goals in 33 games; 2012–13 to 2015–16)
• Three players scored in 14 consecutive Champions League seasons:
  • Raúl scored from 1997–98 to 2010–11, for Real Madrid và Schalke 04.
  • Lionel Messi scored from 2005–06 to 2018–19, for Barcelona.
  • Karim Benzema scored from 2005–06 to 2018–19, for Lyon và Real Madrid.
• Ryan Giggs is the only player to score in 16 Champions League seasons:
  • Giggs scored in 1994–95, 1996–97 to 2006–07 và 2008–09 to 2011–12, all for Manchester United.
• Cristiano Ronaldo (against Juventus: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018) is the only player to have scored 10 goals against a single opponent.
• Three players from the same team scored at least ten goals in the same season:
  • Liverpool in 2017–18: Roberto Firmino (10), Sadio Mané (10) and Mohamed Salah (10).
• Two players from the same team scored at least ten goals in the same season:
  • Barcelona in 2014–15: Lionel Messi (10) and Neymar (10).

Other records

First goal

• On 4 September 1955, João Baptista Martins scored the first goal of the European Cup with Sporting CP after 14 minutes in a 3–3 draw against Partizan.
• On 25 November 1992, Daniel Amokachi scored the first goal of the UEFA Champions League with Club Brugge against CSKA Moscow.

Most wins

Paolo Maldini, winner of two European Cups and three Champions League titles with Milan appeared in eight finals.Clarence Seedorf was the first player to win the tournament with three teams.

• Francisco Gento is the only player to win the tournament six times, all during his time at Real Madrid: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 và 1966.
• Three players have won the tournament five times:
  • Alfredo Di Stéfano in consecutive years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 và 1960, all with Real Madrid
  • Paolo Maldini in 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 và 2007, all with Milan
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has won the tournament five times in the Champions League era, once at Manchester United (2008) and four times at Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017 và 2018).
• Iker Casillas (101)[46] and Cristiano Ronaldo (101)[47] have won more than 100 matches in their Champions League career, the most by any player.
• Two players have appeared in eight finals:
  • Francisco Gento in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964 và 1966, all with Real Madrid
  • Paolo Maldini in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005 và 2007, all with Milan
• Only one player has won the tournament with three teams:
  • Clarence Seedorf with Ajax in 1995, with Real Madrid in 1998 and with Milan in 2003 và 2007
• Only four players have won the Champions League in two consecutive seasons with two teams:
  • Marcel Desailly – Marseille 1993 và Milan 1994
  • Paulo Sousa – Juventus 1996 và Borussia Dortmund 1997
  • Gerard Piqué – Manchester United 2008 và Barcelona 2009
  • Samuel Eto'o – Barcelona 2009 và Inter Milan 2010 – the only player to have won the treble in two consecutive seasons with two teams
• Three father-son duos have won the competition for the same club:
  • Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1966) and Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1998 và 2000), both for Real Madrid
  • Cesare Maldini (1963) and Paolo Maldini (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 và 2007), both for Milan
  • Carles Busquets (1992) and Sergio Busquets (2009, 2011, and 2015) both for Barcelona
• Only eleven players have won both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup in the same year:[48]
  • 1974: Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeneß và Jupp Kapellmann (Bayern Munich và West Germany)
  • 1998: Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid và France)
  • 2002: Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid và Brazil)
  • 2014: Sami Khedira (Real Madrid và Germany)
  • 2018: Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid và France)
• Only eleven players have won both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship in the same year:[49]
  • 1964: Luis Suárez (Inter Milan và Spain)
  • 1988: Hans van Breukelen, Ronald Koeman, Berry van Aerle, Gerald Vanenburg và Wim Kieft (PSV Eindhoven và Netherlands)
  • 2000: Christian Karembeu và Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid và France)
  • 2012: Fernando Torres và Juan Mata (Chelsea và Spain)
  • 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo và Pepe (Real Madrid và Portugal)
• Thirteen players have been runner-up of the UEFA Champions League and either FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship in the same year:
  • 1958: Nils Liedholm (Milan và Sweden)
  • 1982: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge và Paul Breitner (Bayern Munich và West Germany)
  • 2002: Michael Ballack, Carsten Ramelow, Bernd Schneider, Oliver Neuville và Hans-Jörg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen và Germany)
  • 2006: Thierry Henry (Arsenal và France)
  • 2008: Michael Ballack (2) (Chelsea và Germany)
  • 2010: Arjen Robben và Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich và Netherlands)
  • 2016: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid và France)
  • 2018: Dejan Lovren (Liverpool và Croatia)
• Only nine players have won both the UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores:[50]
  • Juan Pablo Sorín: (1995–96) with Juventus, and (1996) with River Plate
  • Dida: (1997) with Cruzeiro, and (2002–03 và 2006–07) with Milan
  • Cafu: (1992 và 1993) with São Paulo, and (2006–07) with Milan
  • Roque Júnior: (1999) with Palmeiras, and (2002–03) with Milan
  • Carlos Tevez: (2003) with Boca Juniors, and (2007–08) with Manchester United
  • Walter Samuel: (2000) with Boca Juniors, and (2009–10) with Inter Milan
  • Ronaldinho: (2005–06) with Barcelona, and (2013) with Atlético Mineiro
  • Neymar: (2011) with Santos, and (2014–15) with Barcelona
  • Danilo: (2011) with Santos, and (2015–16 và 2016–17) with Real Madrid

Oldest and youngest

• The oldest player to win the tournament is Alessandro Costacurta, who was 41 years and 29 days when Milan won against Liverpool on 23 May 2007.
• The youngest player to win the tournament is António Simões, who was 18 years and 139 days when Benfica won against Real Madrid on 2 May 1962.
  • Despite not playing the final match, Gary Mills is considered the youngest player to win the competition with Nottingham Forest on 30 May 1979 at age 17 years and 201 days, on the virtue of having made one appearance in the competition that season.[51]
• The oldest player to play in the tournament is Lazio's Marco Ballotta, against Real Madrid on 11 December 2007, aged 43 years and 253 days.[52]
• The youngest player to play in the tournament is Anderlecht's Celestine Babayaro, against Steaua București on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days. He was sent off in the 37th minute.[53]
• The oldest player to play in a final is Dino Zoff, who was 41 years and 86 days when Juventus lost to Hamburg in 1983.

Penalties

• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 16 penalties out of 19 taken.[54]
• Iker Casillas has the most penalty kicks (non-shootout) saved with 7 out of 23.
• The oldest goalkeeper to ever save a penalty in the tournament is Maribor's Jasmin Handanović, against Liverpool on 1 November 2017, aged 39 years and 274 days.[55]
• The youngest goalkeeper to ever save a penalty in the tournament is Benfica's Mile Svilar, against Manchester United on 31 October 2017, aged 18 years and 65 days.[56]
• On 1 June 2019, the fastest penalty ever was awarded for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur at 23 seconds, later scored by Mohamed Salah.[57]

Own goals

• 21 players scored 2 own goals against their teams: Igor Akinfeev, Alex, Alex Sandro, Ânderson Polga, Wes Brown, Cadú, Gary Caldwell, Edu Dracena, Andrzej Grębosz, Iván Helguera, József Horváth, Tomáš Hubočan, Jardel, Phil Jones, Thomas Kleine, Jérémy Mathieu, Craig Moore, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Stefan Savić và Zoco.[58]
• Iñigo Martínez scored after 69 seconds the fastest own goal ever in 2013–14 Champions League against his team Real Sociedad for Manchester United.[59]

Goalkeeping

• Jens Lehmann holds the record for the most consecutive clean sheets, with 10 for Arsenal in the 2005–06 và 2006–07 seasons. In total his run without conceding a goal lasted 853 minutes.[60]
• Helmuth Duckadam holds the record of saving all 4 penalties during the shoot-out in the 1986 final between Steaua București và Barcelona.
• Heinz Stuy holds the record for three consecutive clean sheets in the finals of 1971, 1972 và 1973.
• Iker Casillas holds the record for most clean sheets in the competition with 57 (59 including 2 qualifying games), 50 with Real Madrid and 7 with Porto.[61][62]
• Marco Ballotta holds the record of being the oldest goalkeeper to play in the tournament for Lazio against Real Madrid on 11 December 2007, aged 43 years and 253 days.[52]
• Mile Svilar holds the record of being the youngest goalkeeper, aged 18 years and 52 days, to start a Champions League game for Benfica in the 2017–18.[63]
• Edwin van der Sar is the only goalkeeper to have won the UEFA Champions League with two teams: Ajax in 1995, and Manchester United in 2008.[61]
• Edwin van der Sar is the oldest goalkeeper to win the competition in 2008, aged 37 years 205 days.[61]
• Iker Casillas is the youngest goalkeeper to win the competition in 2000, aged 19 years 4 days.[61]
• The oldest goalkeeper to play in a final is Dino Zoff, who was 41 years and 86 days when Juventus lost to Hamburg in 1983.[61]
• Eight goalkeepers won the Champions League on three occasions(7 starter goalkeepers and 1 non-playing substitute):[61]
  • Juan Alonso: (1956, 1957 và 1958) with Real Madrid
  • Heinz Stuy: (1971, 1972 và 1973) with Ajax – he holds the record for three consecutive clean sheets in these finals.
  • Sepp Maier: (1974, 1975 và 1976) with Bayern Munich
  • Ray Clemence: (1977, 1978 và 1981) with Liverpool
  • Víctor Valdés: (2006, 2009 và 2011) with Barcelona
  • Iker Casillas: (2000, 2002 và 2014) with Real Madrid
  • Keylor Navas: (2016, 2017 và 2018) with Real Madrid
  • Kiko Casilla: (2016, 2017 và 2018) with Real Madrid (stayed in the bench as a substitute in all 3 occasions)
• Two goalkeepers won all three major UEFA club competitions:[61]
  • Stefano Tacconi: 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1985 European Cup và 1990 UEFA Cup all with Juventus.
  • Vítor Baía: 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona, 2003 UEFA Cup và 2004 UEFA Champions League with Porto.

Assisting

• Two players hold the record of most assists in the competition:
  • Ryan Giggs: 42 assists (29 GS, 2 R16, 7 QF, 2 SF, 2 F), all with Manchester United.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo: 42 assists (27 GS, 9 R16, 3 QF, 2 SF, 1 F), 10 with Manchester United, 30 with Real Madrid, and 2 with Juventus.
• Two players hold the record of most assists in one season: 9 assists
  • Luís Figo for Barcelona in the 1999–2000 season.
  • James Milner for Liverpool in the 2017–18 season.[64]
• Four players finished twice at the top of the assists list (including joint top):
  • Luís Figo for Barcelona in 1999–00 và Real Madrid in 2000–01 season.
  • Kaká for Milan in 2004–05 và Real Madrid in 2011–12 season.
  • Lionel Messi for Barcelona in 2011–12 và 2014–15 season.
  • Neymar for Barcelona in 2015–16 và 2016–17 season.
• Four players provided four assists in one match:[65]
  • Ryan Giggs for Manchester United against Roma on 10 April 2007.
  • Carlos Martins for Benfica against Lyon on 2 November 2010.
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović for Paris Saint-Germain against Dinamo Zagreb on 6 November 2012.
  • Neymar for Barcelona against Celtic on 13 September 2016, he scored a goal as well.
• Three players provided three assists in the Finals:[66]
  • Roberto Carlos for Real Madrid: 1998, 2002 (2).
  • Andrés Iniesta for Barcelona: 2009, 2011, 2015.
  • Marcelo for Real Madrid: 2017, 2018 (2).

Disciplinary

• Only three players have ever been sent off in a Champions League Final: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal) in the 2006 Final against Barcelona (sent off by Terje Hauge in the 18th minute after bringing down Samuel Eto'o); Didier Drogba (Chelsea) in the 2008 Final against Manchester United (sent off by Ľuboš Micheľ in the 116th minute for slapping Nemanja Vidić); and Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) in the 2017 Final against Real Madrid (second yellow given by Felix Brych in the 84th minute for pushing Sergio Ramos). All three players' teams lost their respective finals.
• Edgar Davids và Zlatan Ibrahimović jointly hold the record for the most red cards in the Champions League; they have each been sent off four times.
• Patrick Vieira is the only player to have been sent off for three teams in the Champions League, with Arsenal, Juventus và Inter Milan.
• Olexandr Kucher holds the record for the fastest red card ever in 2 minutes 39 seconds in 2014–15, when he was sent off in the match between his team Shakhtar Donetsk against Bayern Munich.[67]
• Sergio Ramos holds the record for the most yellow cards in the Champions League, with 39+1 (once double yellow cards turned red) along with two straight red cards.[68]

Captaincy

• Paolo Maldini is the oldest captain to lift the trophy with Milan in 2007, aged 38 years and 331 days.[69]
• Didier Deschamps is the youngest captain to lift the trophy with Marseille in 1993, aged 24 years and 223 days.[70]
• David Weir became the oldest player to start as captain in the Champions League era when he led Rangers against Bursaspor in 2010–11, aged 40 years and 212 days.[71]
• Rúben Neves became the youngest player to start as captain in the Champions League era when he led Porto against Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015–16, aged 18 years and 221 days.[72]

Trivia

• Michael Ballack became the first player to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with four separate clubs: Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich và Chelsea.[73]
• Zlatan Ibrahimović became the first player to play in the Champions League group stage with seven clubs: Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain và Manchester United.
• Moise Kean is the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Champions League for Juventus against Sevilla on 22 November 2016.[74]
• Jadon Sancho is the first player born in the 2000s to score in the Champions League for Borussia Dortmund against Atlético Madrid on 24 October 2018.[75]
• Han-Noah Massengo is the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Champions League for Monaco against Club Brugge on 6 November 2018.[76]