Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczęsny, Piotr Zieliński, Tomasz Kędziora: Who are Poland's top UEFA Champions League performers?
Saturday, December 20, 2025
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Which Polish players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?
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With sensational spells at Dortmund, Bayern and Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski is one of the greatest strikers of the 21st century. Polish clubs have not enjoyed as much success in UEFA's club competitions but the nation's best players have thrived abroad, Zbigniew Boniek notably winning the European Cup with Juventus in 1985.
Last updated: 20 December 2025
Most appearances by Polish players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
138: Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund, Bayern München, Barcelona)
79: Wojciech Szczęsny (Arsenal, Roma, Juventus, Barcelona)
57: Piotr Zieliński (Napoli, Inter)
54: Łukasz Piszczek (Dortmund)
47: Jerzy Dudek (Feyenoord, Liverpool, Real Madrid)
31: Michał Żewlakow (Anderlecht, Olympiacos)
28: Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla, Paris, Lokomotiv Moskva)
26: Krzysztof Warzycha (Panathinaikos)
25: Tomasz Rząsa (Grasshoppers, Feyenoord, Partizan)
24: Jakub Błaszczykowski (Dortmund)
24: Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax, Napoli, Juventus)
Top-scoring Polish players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
105: Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund, Bayern München, Barcelona)
10: Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax, Napoli, Juventus)
8: Krysztof Warzycha (Panathinaikos)
8: Piotr Zieliński (Napoli, Inter)
5: Jerzy Podbrożny (Lech Poznań, Legia Warszawa)
4: Jacek Dembiński (Lech Poznań, Widzew Łódź)
3: Jakub Błaszczykowski (Dortmund)
3: Emmanuel Olisadebe (Panathinaikos)
3: Jacek Krzynówek (Leverkusen)
3: Mirosław Trzeciak (Lech Poznań)
Most appearances by Polish players in UEFA club competition*
165: Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznań, Dortmund, Bayern München, Barcelona)
112: Tomasz Kędziora (Lech Poznań, Dynamo Kyiv, PAOK)
94: Artur Jędrzejczyk (Legia Warszawa, Krasnodar)
94: Wojciech Szczęsny (Arsenal, Roma, Juventus, Barcelona)
91: Łukasz Piszczek (Zagłębie Lubin, Hertha Berlin, Dortmund)
81: Jakub Rzeźniczak (Legia Warszawa, Qarabağ)
81: Piotr Zieliński (Udinese, Napoli, Inter)
73: Michał Żewlakow (Polonia Warszawa, Anderlecht, Olympiacos, Legia Warszawa)
71: Jacek Bąk (Lech Poznań, Lyon, Lens, Austria Wien)
70: Jerzy Dudek (Feyenoord, Liverpool, Real Madrid)
Top-scoring Polish players in UEFA club competition*
113: Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznań, Dortmund, Bayern München, Barcelona)
30: Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze, Lokeren)
27: Maciej Żurawski (Lech Poznań, Wisła Kraków, Celtic, Omonoia)
26: Arkadiusz Milik (Leverkusen, Ajax, Napoli, Marseille, Juventus)
26: Krysztof Warzycha (Ruch Chorzów, Panathinaikos)
22: Tomasz Frankowski (Strasbourg, Wisła Kraków, Jagiellonia Białystok)
15: Michał Kucharczyk (Legia Warszawa, Pogoń)
15: Marcin Kuźba (Auxerre, Lausanne, Wisła Kraków)
14: Jan Furtok (Katowice, Hamburg, Frankfurt)
14: Emmanuel Olisadebe (Polonia Warszawa, Panathinaikos, Xanthi)
14: Piotr Zieliński (Udinese, Napoli, Inter)
First Polish player to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League
Zbigniew Boniek (Juventus 1-0 Liverpool, 1984/85)
First Polish player to appear in a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final win
Andrzej Buncol (Leverkusen 3-3agg Espanyol, aet, Leverkusen win 3-2 on pens, 1987/88)
Only Polish team to appear in a European final
Manchester City 2-1 Górnik Zabrze (European Cup Winners' Cup, 1969/70)
An honourable mention for goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak, who appeared on the team sheet for Manchester United in three Champions League finals (2008, 2009 and 2011) but never made it off the bench.
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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