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By Seyi Babalola
Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr’s captain, is presently ranked first among players with the most UEFA club competition appearances.
On the all-time list, the Portugal attacker outranks former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina and former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
According to the UEFA website, the 41-year-old has played 197 games at the highest level of international club football.
All-time UEFA club competition appearances:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus) – 197 appearances.
Pepe Reina (Barcelona, Villarreal, Liverpool, Napoli, AC Milan, Lazio) – 192 appearances.
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto) – 188 appearances.
Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) – 174 appearances.
Luka Modrić (Dinamo Zagreb, Tottenham, Real Madrid) – 173 appearances.
Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) – 173 appearances.
João Moutinho (Sporting CP, Porto, Monaco, Wolves, Braga) – 170 appearances.
Gianluigi Buffon (Parma, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain) – 167 appearances.
Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznań, Dortmund, Bayern, Barcelona) – 167 appearances.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain) – 167 appearances
167: Thomas Müller (Bayern) – 167 appearances.
Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern) – 166 appearances.
Toni Kroos (Bayern, Real Madrid) – 164 appearances.
Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid, Inter, AC Milan) – 163 appearances.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Pyunik, Metalurh Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, Arsenal, Roma, Inter) – 162 appearances.
Raúl González (Real Madrid, Schalke) – 161 appearances.
Edin Džeko (Željezničar, Teplice, Wolfsburg, Man City, Roma, Inter, Fenerbahçe, Fiorentina) – 160 appearances.
Javier Zanetti (Inter) – 160 appearances.
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) – 159 appearances.
Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid) -157 appearances.
