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.
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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