Who has made the most appearances in a UEFA Champions League final?
The statistics in this article cover the UEFA Champions League era only (1992-93 season onwards)
When we think of the UEFA Champions League final, certain players come to mind. Those players who seem to be a regular presence whenever the competition reaches its crescendo.
As Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Milan in the 2024-25 final, a number of players set to feature will be able to call themselves multiple finalists with this not being their first appearance in Europe's biggest club fixture.
A total of 23 players have made four or more UEFA Champions League final appearances. These include a mix of currently active players and players who have since retired. A list of those 23 players in order of appearances can be found below.
UEFA Champions League final – most appearances (1992-93 onwards)
Player | Appearances | Nationality |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 6 | Portugal |
Dani Carvajal | 6 | Spain |
Luka Modrić | 6 | Croatia |
Paolo Maldini | 6 | Italy |
Toni Kroos | 6 | Germany |
Clarence Seedorf | 5 | Netherlands |
Edwin van der Sar | 5 | Netherlands |
Karim Benzema | 5 | France |
Patrice Evra | 5 | France |
Alessandro Del Piero | 4 | Italy |
Andrea Pirlo | 4 | Italy |
Andrés Iniesta | 4 | Spain |
Casemiro | 4 | Brazil |
Didier Deschamps | 4 | France |
Edgar Davids | 4 | Netherlands |
Fernando Morientes | 4 | Spain |
Gareth Bale | 4 | Wales |
Isco | 4 | Spain |
Keylor Navas | 4 | Costa Rica |
Marcelo | 4 | Brazil |
Ryan Giggs | 4 | Wales |
Sergio Ramos | 4 | Spain |
Thomas Müller | 4 | Germany |
Data is current up to and including the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League final
No player has made more than six appearances in the UEFA Champions League as it stands. Had Real Madrid progressed through to the final in 2024-25 then Luka Modric may well have become the first player ever to appear in seven UEFA Champions League finals.
The Croatian midfielder is currently tied for most appearances with six overall, alongside five other players. Those five players include one current teammate in Dani Carvajal, (who would've missed the 2024-25 final through injury) and two former Real Madrid teammates in Cristiano Ronaldo and Toni Kroos.
Of the four players to have made five final appearances, four are now retired. The only player still active in that group is another former Real Madrid player, French striker Karim Benzema. He now plays in Saudi Arabia and unless the perennial goalscorer moves back to Europe, then he'll have no chance of joining the six-appearance club.
Whilst no longer at Paris Saint-Germain, goalkeeper Keylor Navas made one of his four UEFA Champions League final appearances back in 2020 with the now 2024-25 finalists, becoming only the third keeper at the time to play in a UEFA Champions League final for two different clubs, alongside Edwin van der Sar and Hans-Jorg Butt.
