Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, Javier Zanetti: Who are Argentina's top UEFA Champions League performers?
venerdì 20 dicembre 2024
Intro articolo
Which Argentinian players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?
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Corpo articolo
Plenty of Argentina's top players have come to Europe to seek their footballing fortunes, Alfredo Di Stéfano setting the precedent when he appeared for Real Madrid in the first ever European Cup final in 1956 (a matter of months before he took Spanish citizenship). Diego Maradona played in just 31 UEFA club competition games (scoring 13 times), but his spiritual heir Lionel Messi did rather better, his huge list of honours including three UEFA Champions League triumphs with Barcelona (2009, 2011 and 2015).
Last updated: 20 December 2024
Most appearances by Argentinian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
163: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris)
113: Ángel Di María (Benfica, Real Madrid, Paris, Juventus)
97: Javier Zanetti (Inter)
96: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool, Barcelona)
86: Nicolás Otamendi (Porto, Manchester City, Benfica)
83: Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus)
79: Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona)
79: Esteban Cambiasso (Real Madrid, Inter, Olympiacos)
79: Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid)
72: Walter Samuel (Roma, Real Madrid, Inter, Basel)
Top-scoring Argentinian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
129: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris)
41: Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona)
25: Hernán Crespo (Parma, Lazio, Inter, Chelsea, AC Milan)
24: Ángel Di María (Benfica, Real Madrid, Paris, Juventus)
24: Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus)
19: Julio Cruz (Feyenoord, Inter)
19: Lisandro López (Porto, Lyon)
18: Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
18: Lucho González (Porto, Marseille)
18: Javier Saviola (Barcelona, Monaco, Real Madrid, Benfica, Málaga, Olympiacos)
Most appearances by Argentinian players in UEFA club competition*
168: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris)
160: Javier Zanetti (Inter)
151: Ángel Di María (Benfica, Real Madrid, Paris, Juventus)
123: Nicolás Otamendi (Porto, Manchester City, Benfica)114: Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea)
110: Javier Mascherano (West Ham, Liverpool, Barcelona)
109: Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona)
109: Esteban Cambiasso (Real Madrid, Inter, Olympiacos)
103: Walter Samuel (Roma, Real Madrid, Inter, Basel)
99: Javier Saviola (Barcelona, Monaco, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Benfica, Málaga, Olympiacos)
92: Gonzalo Rodríguez (Villarreal, Fiorentina)
Top-scoring Argentinian players in UEFA club competition*
132: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris)
63: Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona)
50: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
39: Hernán Crespo (Parma, Lazio, Inter, Chelsea, AC Milan, Genoa)
39: Ángel Di María (Benfica, Real Madrid, Paris, Juventus)
37: Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea)
34: Javier Saviola (Barcelona, Monaco, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Benfica, Málaga, Olympiacos)
26: Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Roma)
25: Claudio López (Valencia, Lazio)
25: Lisandro López (Porto, Lyon)
23: Mauro Icardi (Inter, Paris, Galatasaray)
Notable firsts
First Argentinian to win/score in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League
Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid 4-3 Stade de Reims, 1956)
First Argentinians to appear in/win a European Cup Winners' Cup final
Edgardo Madinabeytia and Jorge Griffa (Atlético de Madrid 1-1 (3-0 replay) Fiorentina, 1962)
First Argentinian to appear in/win a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final
Osvaldo Ardiles (Anderlecht 2-2 agg Tottenham Hotspur, aet, Spurs won 4-3 on pens, 1984)
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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