This conversation came up in November 2019 in Prague, Czechia with some Northern Ireland football fans over which countries have had a player who won the European Cup or Champions League. I did a bit of research into it and I don’t know if this is 100% correct, but here is a try. I extended it beyond Europe and into North America, South America, Africa, Asia and (where appropriate) Oceania. I have also added in a few other facts at the bottom of the post. Please comment or message me to correct any mistakes.
I believe this is correct as of May 2021 but I have probably missed a few. Also – please note it doesn’t count Vienna Cup, Europa League, UEFA Cup, Super Cup, Intertoto Cup, Anglo Italian Cup, Setanta Cup or European Cup Winners Cup.
George Best playing for Northern Ireland in the 1960s.
Country – Player – Club
Andorra
Albania
Argentina – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Armenia
Australia – Harry Kewell (Liverpool)
Austria – Franz Hassil (Feyenoord)
Azerbaijan
Belarus – Alexander Hleb (Barcelona)
Belgium – Eric Gerets (PSV Eindhoven)
Bosnia- Herzegovina – Hasan Salihamidžić (Red Star Belgrade)
Brazil – Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Bułgaria – Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United)
Cameroon – Samuel Eto o (Barcelona)
Canada – Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Catalonia – Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Cheatzerland – Shaqiri (Liverpool)
Chile – Claudio Bravo (Barcelona)
China – Dong Fangzhou (Manchester United)
Colombia – Iván Córdoba (Inter Milan)
Costa Rica – Keylor Navas (Real Madrid)
Croatia – Luka Modric (Real Madryt)
Cyprus
Czechia – Milan Baros (Liverpool)
Denmark – Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United)
Egypt – Mohammed Salah (Liverpool)
England – Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland – Sami Hyppia (Liverpool)
France – Jean Pierre Papin (AC Milan)
Georgia – Kakha Kaladze (AC Milan)
Germany – Toni Kroos (Real Madryt)
Ghana – Abedi Pele (Marseille)
Gibraltar
Greece
Guinea – Naby Keita (Liverpool)
Hungary – Ferenc Puskas (Real Madryt)
Iceland – Eidur Gudjohnsen (Barcelona)
Israel – Avi Cohen (Liverpool)
Italy – Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)
Ivory Coast – Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Kazakhstan
Kenya – McDonald Mariga Wanyama (Internazionale)
Kosovo – Stevan Stojanović (Red Star Belgrade 1999)
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania – Edgaras Jankauskas (FC Porto 2004)
Luxembourg
Malta
Mali – Djimi Traoré (Liverpool 2005)
Mexico – Rafael Márquez (Barcelona 2011)
Monaco
Montenegro – Dejan Savicevic (Red Star Belgrade 1991)
Morocco – Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid 2018)
Netherlands – Ruud Gullit (AC Milan 1990)
Nigeria – Nwanko Kanu (Ajax 1995)
Northern Ireland – George Best (Manchester United 1967)
Northern Macedonia – Goran Pandev (Inter Milan )
Norway – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United)
Paraguay – Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern 2001)
Peru – Victor Benitez (AC Milan 1962)
Poland – Jerzy Dudek (Liverpool 2005)
Portugal – Luis Figo (Real Madryt)
Republic of Ireland – Roy Keane (Manchester United 1999)
Romania – Gheorge Hagi (Steaua Bucharest 1986)
Russia – Dmitri Alenichev (FC Porto)
San Marino – Massimo Bonini (Juventus 1985)
Scotland – Denis Law (Manchester United 1968)
Senegal – Sadio Mane (Liverpool 2019)
Serbia – Velibor Vasović (Ajax 1971)
Serbia and Montenegro – Perica Ognjenovic (Real Madrid 2000)
Slovakia
Slovenia – Krhin (Internazionale 2010)
South Africa – Benni McCarthy (FC Porto 2004)
South Korea – Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United 2008)
Spain – Hector Rial (Real Madrid 1956)
Sweden – Kurt Hamrin (AC Milan 1969)
Switzerland – Manuel Akanji (2023)
The Vatican City
Trinidad and Tobago – Dwight Yorke (Manchester United 1999)
Turkey – Arda Güler (Real Madrid 2024)
Ukraine – Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan)
Uruguay – Luis Suarez (Barcelona 2015)
USA – Zak Whitbread (Liverpool 2005)
Venezuela – Jeffren (Barcaelona 2011)
Wales – Gareth Bale (Real Madryt 2016)
Zimbabwe – Bruce Grobelaar (Liverpool 1984)
Jamaica –
Libya –
Singapore
Suriname –
Northern Irish players in European Cup / Champions League Finals
George Best (1968 – Manchester United)
Martin O’Neill (1979 – Nottingham Forest)
Martin O’Neill (1980 – Nottingham Forest)
Jonny Evans (2009 – Manchester United)
Non FIFA / Extinct – Olympic countries with winners or runners up
Basque Country –
Catalonia – Andres Iniesta – Barcelona
CIS (Commonwealth Independent State) –
Czechoslovakia –
East Germany – Norbert Nachtweih – Bayern Munich
Great Britain – Ryan Giggs – Manchester United
Ireland – George Best – Manchester United
Monaco –
Saarland –
USSR –
West Germany – Andreas Brehme – Bayern Munich
Yugoslavia – Robert Prosinečki – Red Star Belgrade
Countries Who Have Had Players Lose in Final but Never Win It
Algeria – Rabah Madjer (FC Porto)
Angola – Vata (Benfica)
Belarus – Alexander Hleb (Arsenal)
Chile – Mark Gonzalez (Liverpool)
Democratic Republic of Congo – Shabani Nonda (Monaco)
Estonia – Ragnar Klavan (Liverpool)
Ecuador – Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)
Gabon – Mario René Junior Lemina (Juventus)
Greece – Akis Zikos (Monaco)
Japan – Takashi Usami (Bayern Munich)
Morocco – Medhi Benatia (Juventus)
Slovenia – Zahovic – (Inter Milan)
South Korea – Park Ji Sung (Manchester United)
Togo – Emannuel Adebayor (Monaco)
Managers (extra)
Israel – Avram Grant (Chelsea)
Surprising Non-Winners
Gianluigi Buffon
Diego Maradona
Alan Shearer
George Weah
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