Nemanja Matić, Dušan Tadić, Dušan Vlahović, Andrija Živković: Who are Serbia's top UEFA Champions League performers?

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Which Serbian players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?

Nemanja Matić, Dušan Tadić, Dušan Vlahović and Andrija Živković ©Getty Images

Belgrade giants Partizan and Crvena Zvezda both established their reputations in European football during the days of the former Yugoslavia, and have continued to make their presences felt in the UEFA Champions League era. Serbia's top players, meanwhile, continue to impress in the top leagues in Europe, with striker Dušan Tadić a regular contender in recent years.

Last updated: 20/12/2025

Most appearances by Serbian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)

87: Dejan Stanković (Lazio, Inter)
64: Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea, Zenit)
62: Predrag Djordjević (Olympiacos)
57: Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio, Manchester City, Roma, Inter)
56: Nemanja Matić (Benfica, Chelsea, Manchester United)
52: Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United)
50: Ljubinko Drulović (Porto, Partizan)
45: Mateja Kežman (PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Fenerbahçe, BATE Borisov)
36: Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
33: Ljubomir Fejsa (Olympiacos, Benfica)

Top-scoring Serbian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)

Dejan Stanković with the Champions League trophy in 2010©Getty Images

11: Dejan Stanković (Lazio, Inter)
10: Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
9: Predrag Djordjević (Olympiacos)
9: Dušan Vlahović (Juventus)
7: Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea, Zenit)
6: Ljubinko Drulović (Porto, Partizan)
6: Darko Kovačević (Juventus, Lazio, Real Sociedad, Olympiacos)
5: Miloš Krasić (CSKA Moskva)
5: Siniša Mihajlović (Lazio, Inter)
5: Milinko Pantić (Atlético de Madrid)
5: Dejan Savićević (AC Milan)

Most appearances by Serbian players in UEFA club competition*

Saša Ilić in action for Partizan in 2003©AFP/Getty Images

129: Saša Ilić (Partizan, Galatasaray, Salzburg)
120: Dejan Stanković (Crvena Zvezda, Lazio, Inter)
116: Dušan Tadić (Vojvodina, Twente, Southampton, Ajax, Fenerbahçe)
112: Branislav Ivanović (OFK Beograd, Lokomotiv Moskva, Chelsea, Zenit)
107: Nemanja Matić (Benfica, Chelsea, Manchester United, Roma, Rennes, Lyon)
99: Andrija Živković (Partizan, Benfica, PAOK)91: Mateja Kežman (Partizan, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Fenerbahçe, Paris, BATE Borisov)
88: Miralem Sulejmani (Heerenveen, Ajax, Benfica, Young Boys)
85: Danko Lazović (Partizan, Feyenoord, Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, Zenit, Fehérvár)
83: Predrag Djordjević (Olympiacos)
83: Aleksandar Kolarov (OFK Beograd, Lazio, Manchester City, Roma, Inter)
83: Mladen Krstajić (Partizan, Werder Bremen, Schalke)

Top-scoring Serbian players in UEFA club competition*

Darko Kovačević celebrates a 2007 goal for Olympiacos©Getty Images

32: Dušan Tadić (Vojvodina, Twente, Southampton, Ajax, Fenerbahçe)
27: Darko Kovačević (Crvena Zvezda, Real Sociedad, Juventus, Lazio, Olympiacos)
26: Mateja Kežman (Partizan, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Fenerbahçe, Paris, BATE Borisov)
22: Andrija Živković (Partizan, Benfica, PAOK)
21: Luka Jović (Crvena Zvezda, Benfica, Frankfurt, Real Madrid, Fiorentina, AC Milan, AEK Athens)
21: Dušan Savić (Crvena Zvezda)
21: Dejan Stanković (Crvena Zvezda, Lazio, Inter)
21: Nikola Žigić (Crvena Zvezda, Valencia, Birmingham)
20: Veljko Birmančević (Čukarički, Malmö, Sparta Praha)
20: Saša Ilić (Partizan, Galatasaray, Salzburg)
20: Nenad Mirosavljević (FK Proleter, Smederevo, Partizan, APOEL, Čukarički)

Notable firsts

Crvena zvezda celebrate winning the European Cup in 1991

First Serbians to play in a European Cup Winners' Cup final
Petar Radenković and Stevan Bena (West Ham 2-0 1860 München, 1964/65)

First Serbian club to reach the European Cup/UEFA Champions League final
Partizan (1965/66, lost 2-1 to Real Madrid)

First Serbian to appear in European Cup/UEFA Champions League win
Velibor Vasović (Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos, 1970/71)

First Serbian to appear in a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final win
Mladen Ramljak (Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 agg Feyenoord, 1973/74)

First Serbian club to reach the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final
Crvena Zvezda (1978/79, lost 2-1 agg to Mönchengladbach)

First Serbian club to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League
Crvena Zvezda (1990/91, won 5-3 on pens after 0-0 draw with Marseille)

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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, Finalissima, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup

Nemanja Matić, Dušan Tadić, Dušan Vlahović, Andrija Živković: Who are Serbia's top UEFA Champions League performers?

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Most appearances by Serbian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)

Top-scoring Serbian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)

Most appearances by Serbian players in UEFA club competition*

Top-scoring Serbian players in UEFA club competition*

Notable firsts