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Winning trophies is not an easy task but luckily we have seen some world-class footballers master the art of it. Some players have been directly responsible for winning them, while others have played an important role in the same.
Over the years, some of the top European clubs have gathered a lot of accolades and silverware. With these clubs winning a good amount of trophies, the players have definitely benefited from it.
Many active players can still win more trophies
Normally, we can relate the most number of trophies to the likes of Ryan Giggs, Maxwell, Xavi, Kenny Dalglish and many others. But in this case, the active players are considered, with some of them having immense scope to surpass each other.
Interestingly, some of the players on this list have joined new clubs, which altogether increases the prospects of silverware. Without further ado, let's have a look at the top active players with the highest number of trophies.
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo - 34 trophies
Speaking of trophies, there is no way that Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be present on this list. The forward started his career with Sporting Lisbon where he won the Supertaca, the trophy played between the winners of the Portuguese league and cup competition.
He signed for Manchester United in 2003 to play under Sir Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo developed into one of the world's finest attackers under the Scottish manager. He won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, two League Cups, two FA Community Shields and the FIFA Club World Cup at United.
Ronaldo left to play for Real Madrid in 2009 and became a bigger sensation with Los Blancos. In addition to winning four Champions League titles and two La Liga trophies, Ronaldo also won 10 more pieces of silverware at Real Madrid. While he won the Copa del Rey and Supercopa twice, the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup was lifted by him thrice. In total, Ronaldo won 16 trophies with the Spanish giants.
The Portuguese captain then joined Juventus in 2018 where he won the Serie A twice, 2 Supercoppa Italiana and one Coppa Italia. On the national level, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Euro 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in 2018.
#4 Gerard Pique - 35 trophies
The Spanish defender started his career with Manchester United. Due to the presence of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic at Old Trafford, Gerard Pique couldn't get much time. As such, he signed for Barcelona in 2008 and has established himself as a club legend since then.
During his time at Manchester United, Gerard Pique won the 2007-08 Premier League and UEFA Champions League titles along with the FA Community Shield in 2007. He has had a stellar career at Barcelona as the Catalan club have achieved a lot this decade.
With Barcelona, Pique has won eight La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey, five Supercopa, three UEFA Champions Leagues, three UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.
At national level, he won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the UEFA European Championship in 2012. He's only one trophy ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and with the departure of Lionel Messi to PSG, it will be interesting to see how successful Barcelona and Pique can be.
#3 Lionel Messi - 36 trophies
Trophies and Lionel Messi go hand in hand. Ever since his debut in 2004, the Argentine has gone trophyless in only three years. He is more than a legend at Barcelona, but was forced to leave the club due to a financial turmoil before joining Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) this summer.
Messi won 10 La Liga titles, six Copa del Rey, eight Spanish Super Cups, four UEFA Champions Leagues, three UEFA Super Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups at Barcelona. It goes without saying that without the Argentine forward's contribution, it would have been very difficult for Barcelona to win these trophies.
Messi had a frustrating spell at international level. The frustration reached its peak when Argentina lost in the 2014 World Cup final. Having failed to win the Copa America on three different occasions, Messi was finally able to get hands on it in 2021. This takes his total trophy tally to 36.
#2 Andres Iniesta - 37 trophies
The word legend does not justify the greatness of Andres Iniesta. The Spanish midfielder was such a delight to watch during his time at Barcelona. Coming through La Masia, Iniesta possessed immense flair, agility, and a brilliant knack for creating goals at will.
He spent 15 seasons at Barcelona, making more than 600 appearances for the Spanish giants. In the process, he won nine La Liga titles, seven Spanish Super Cups, four UEFA Champions League titles, six Spanish Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups. He joined Vissel Kobe in 2018 and won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup as well.
With the Spanish national team, Iniesta has been equally effective. No one will forget the winning goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final. Along with that, he has won the UEFA European Championship with Spain in 2008 and 2012.
#1 Dani Alves - 43 trophies
Dani Alves is arguably the most decorated player in the history of football. Starting his career in Brazil with Bahia, Alves won the Copa do Nordeste in 2002. He then moved to Sevilla in La Liga in the summer of 2002.
With the Spanish club, Alves won the Copa del Rey, Supercopa, the UEFA Cup twice and the UEFA Super Cup. His impressive performances earned him a move to Barcelona in 2008 with whom he stayed until 2016. During that period, he won six La Liga titles, four Copa del Rey, four Supercopa titles, three UEFA Champions Leagues, three UEFA Super Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.
His aggressive and attacking play as a right-back helped Barcelona immensely and they did miss him dearly when he joined Juventus in 2016. With the Italian club, Alves won the Serie A and Coppa Italia. After a season with the Old Lady, the Brazilian joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
At the French club, Alves won Ligue 1 twice, the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophee des Champions twice. He wanted to return to Brazil to play club football and therefore joined Sao Paulo in 2019. With them, he won the Campeonato Paulista in 2021. At national level, the former Juventus full-back has won the Copa America twice, the FIFA Confederations Cup twice and recently won the gold medal Summer Olympics.
The Brazilian defender has parted ways with Sao Paulo and is now a free agent. He was recently found stating that if Barcelona need his services, he'll be happily wishing to join them. Since he has yet to announce his retirement, Alves is still technically an active player and comfortably makes it to the top of our list.
