Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, Karim Benzema: Who are France's top UEFA Champions League performers?
venerdì 20 dicembre 2024
Intro articolo
Which French players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?
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Corpo articolo
France are a major force in international football, but the nations' clubs have often come up just short in the continent's top club competition; Marseille were UEFA Champions League winners in 1992/93, but French clubs have been losing finalists on six other occasions. French players have always been in demand, Raymond Kopa notably appearing on the losing side with Reims in the first European Cup final in 1955/56 before transferring to Real Madrid and winning the next three editions.
Last updated: 20 December 2024
Most appearances by French players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
152: Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
112: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
108: Patrice Evra (Monaco, Manchester United, Juventus)
101: Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona)
96: Claude Makelele (Nantes, Real Madrid, Chelsea)
92: Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid, Manchester United)
87: Franck Ribéry (Bayern München)
83: Florent Malouda (Lyon, Chelsea)
82: Robert Pirès (Marseille, Arsenal, Villarreal)
82: Mikaël Silvestre (Inter, Manchester United, Arsenal, Bremen)
Top-scoring French players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
90: Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
50: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
50: Kylian Mbappé (Monaco, Paris, Real Madrid)
40: Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona)
29: David Trezeguet (Monaco, Juventus)
24: Olivier Giroud (Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan)
20: Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Real Madrid, Paris, Fenerbahçe, Chelsea, Juventus)
18: Franck Ribéry (Bayern München)
16: Kingsley Coman (Juventus, Bayern)
15: Sylvain Wiltord (Bordeaux, Arsenal, Lyon)
Most appearances by French players in UEFA club competition*
157: Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
140: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona)
134: Claude Makelele (Nantes, Celta, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Paris)
132: Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille, Dinamo Moskva, Lyon, Fenerbahçe, Olympiacos)
124: Patrice Evra (Monaco, Man United, Juventus, Marseille)
122: Zinédine Zidane (Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid)
117: Franck Ribéry (Marseille, Bayern München)
117: Robert Pirès (Metz, Marseille, Arsenal, Villarreal)
115: Steve Mandanda (Marseille, Rennes)
113: Lilian Thuram (Monaco, Parma, Juventus, Barcelona)
Top-scoring French players in UEFA club competition*
92: Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
59: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona)
51: Kylian Mbappé (Monaco, Paris, Real Madrid)
47: Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona)
42: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier, Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan)
40: Jean-Pierre Papin (Club Brugge, Marseille, AC Milan, Bayern München, Bordeaux)
37: David Trezeguet (Monaco, Juventus)
33: Kevin Gameiro (Strasbourg, Paris, Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid, Valencia)
31: Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, Arsenal)
30: Michel Platini (St-Étienne, Juventus)
Key facts
Most successful European club: Marseille (1 European Cup win)
First team to compete in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League: Stade de Reims (runners-up, 1955/56)
First team to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League: Marseille (1992/93)
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*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, European/South American Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup