IFFHS STATISTICS - NEW EUROPEAN RECORD

• Oct 21, 2021
• History Statistics

Picture : new European record for Ronaldo !

Cristiano Ronaldo takes over another European record!

In the game vs Atalanta (3-2) which was his 300th game for two spells in Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo made new remarkable achievements.

*He reached the mark of 25 headers scored in Champions League: much more than any other player in the history of competition (Lewandowski scored 16 and Benzema 15).

*Atalanta became 38th team he did ever score against in Champions League. It’s new record of the competition. Messi has scored against 37 teams.

*CR7 surpassed Iker Casillas in the ranking for the players with the most matches in all the history of European competitions. The Portuguese has now 187 such games: 183 in Champions League (179 in main stage and 4 in qualification), 2 in UEFA Cup and 2 in European SuperCup. 

	PLAYERS WITH MOST	GAMES
	IN EUROPEAN CLUB	COMPETITIONS
	Player	Country	Period	Games
				CL	EL	CWC	SC	IC	Total
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	2002-	183	2		2		187
2	Iker Casillas	Spain	1999–2019	181	2		3		186
3	Pepe Reina	Spain	2000-	88	74		1	15	178
4	Xavi	Spain	1998–2015	157	13		3		173
5	Paolo Maldini	Italy	1985-2009	139	22		7		168
6	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy	1996-	132	35				167
7	Clarence Seedorf	Netherlands	1992–2012	131	25	2	3		161
8	Javier Zanetti	Argentina	1995-2013	105	54		1		160
9	Raúl	Spain	1995–2012	144	11		3		158
	Ryan Giggs	Wales	1991–2014	151	5	1	1		158
11	Lionel Messi	Argentina	2004-	152			4		156
12	Dani Alves	Brazil	2004-	114	36		5		155
13	Jamie Carragher	England	1997-2013	91	57		2		150

Abbreviatures:
CL = Champions League (including qualification) and European Cup
EL = Europa League (including qualification) and UEFA Cup
CWC = Cup Winners’ Cup
SC = European SuperCup
IC = Intertoto Cup (1995 to 2008)