Pepe, Luís Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, João Moutinho: who are Portugal's top UEFA Champions League performers?

Most appearances in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)

178: Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
107: Luís Figo (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan)
102: Pepe (Porto, Real Madrid, Beşiktaş)
92: Ricardo Carvalho (Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Monaco)
78: Deco (Porto, Barcelona, Chelsea)
71: João Moutinho (Sporting CP, Porto, Monaco)
70: Vítor Baía (Porto, Barcelona)
68: Rui Costa (Benfica, Fiorentina, AC Milan)
68: Nuno Morais (Chelsea, APOEL)
68: José Bosingwa (Boavista, Porto, Chelsea)

Top-scoring players in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)

135: Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
47: Eusébio (Benfica)
24: Luís Figo (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan)
21: José Torres (Benfica)
19: José Augusto (Benfica)
18: Águas (Benfica, Austria Wien)
17: Deco (Porto, Barcelona, Chelsea)
15: Nené (Benfica)
12: Danny (Zenit, Slavia Praha)
11: Coluna (Benfica)

Most appearances in UEFA club competition*

182: Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
142: Luís Figo (Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan)
141: João Moutinho (Sporting CP, Porto, Monaco, Wolves)
118: Pepe (Porto, Real Madrid, Beşiktaş)
116: Ricardo Quaresma (Sporting CP, Barcelona, Porto, Inter Milan, Beşiktaş)
112: Nuno Morais (Chelsea, APOEL)
110: Rui Costa (Benfica, Fiorentina, AC Milan)
109: Simão (Sporting CP, Barcelona, Benfica, Atlético de Madrid, Beşiktaş)
108: Rui Patrício (Sporting CP, Wolves)
108: Vítor Baía (Porto, Barcelona)

Top-scoring players in UEFA club competition*

137: Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
56: Eusébio (Benfica)
30: José Torres (Benfica, Vitória Setúbal)
28: Luís Figo (Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan)
28: Nené (Benfica)
27: Nuno Gomes (Boavista, Benfica, Fiorentina, Braga)
25: Liedson (Sporting CP, Porto)
24: Fernando Gomes (Porto, Sporting CP)
23: Ricardo Quaresma (Sporting CP, Barcelona, Porto, Inter Milan, Beşiktaş)
22: Simão (Sporting CP, Barcelona, Benfica, Atlético de Madrid, Beşiktaş)

Key facts

Most successful European club: Benfica, Porto (2 European Cup wins each)
Most European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League games: Benfica (259)
Most European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League goals: Benfica (417)
First team to compete in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League: Sporting CP (first round,1955/56)
First team to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League: Benfica (1960/61)

• Two-time winners Porto are one of only two teams (along with Nottingham Forest) who have appeared in more than one European Cup/UEFA Champions League final without losing. Benfica also won their first two finals, but have lost all eight of their subsequent European deciders: five European Cup finals and three in the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.

• Forward António Simões was aged just 18 years and 139 days when he turned out for Benfica in their 5-3 European Cup final win against Real Madrid in 1962. He remains the youngest player to appear in, and to win, Europe's most prestigious club trophy.

*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, European/South American Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup