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As far as the big stages go, it doesn't get much better than the UEFA Champions League for a footballer. The glitz and glamor of football's biggest club competition have been on show several times over the years, with some of the greatest players getting their hands on the prized trophy since its rebranding in 1992.
Previously referred to as the European Cup, Real Madrid are the record winners of the UEFA Champions League, having won the competition a staggering 13 times in their history. Los Blancos have always boasted the best players in the world and continue to do so currently under the tutelage of the legendary Zinedine Zidane.
Winning the UEFA Champions League is no small feat, with Europe's cream of the crop fighting tooth and nail to create history every year. However, an exclusive group of players, 19 to be exact, have won the competition with multiple clubs since 1992.
On that note, here are five notable names who have got their hands on the UEFA Champions League trophy with more than one club.
#5 Xabi Alonso | Liverpool 2005, Real Madrid 2014
Xabi Alonso is one of the most respected players of his generation and won several accolades in his playing days for club and country. The midfielder was part of two UEFA Champions League winning squads -- with Liverpool in 2005 and Real Madrid in 2014 -- and played a pivotal role in both those triumphs.
While he scored the equalizer for the Reds in their iconic comeback against AC Milan in Istanbul, Alonso was suspended for Real Madrid's UCL showdown against Atletico Madrid in 2014.
The elegant midfielder retired in 2017 and is now the manager of Real Sociedad B. Alonso was quite the player back in the day and has been tipped to excel as a coach by several notable figures in the game.
#4 Toni Kroos | Bayern Munich 2013, Real Madrid 2016, 2017 & 2018
A four-time UEFA Champions League winner, Toni Kroos is undoubtedly one of the most technically gifted players of the modern era. The German midfielder is no stranger to the grandest stage and has played at the top level since making his debut for Bayern Munich as a teenager.
Kroos was not involved in the first-ever all-German UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund due to an injury, but he did get a winners medal after the Bavarian giants were crowned kings of the continent against their Bundesliga rivals.
He then signed for Real Madrid and cemented his status as an all-time great, as he played a pivotal role in Los Blancos' historic European three-peat under Zinedine Zidane. At the age of 31, Kroos is still at the top of his game and has shown no signs of slowing down.
#3 Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona 2009, Inter Milan 2010
Samuel Eto'o enjoyed outstanding success in his playing career and represented some of the biggest clubs in the world like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, amongst others. The Cameroonian hitman was hailed as one of the best strikers in the world in his prime and is widely regarded as the greatest African footballer of all time.
Having won the UEFA Champions League as part of Pep Guardiola's all-conquering side in 2009, Eto'o won the competition once again a year later, with Inter Milan. In doing so, the legendary striker became the first player in history to win successive continental trebles with two different clubs. He also became only the fourth player in history after Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Gerard Pique to win the competition in successive seasons with two different clubs.
Eto'o retired in 2019 with an impressive 15 major trophies to his name over the course of a career spanning nearly two decades.
#2 Clarence Seedorf | Ajax 1995, Real Madrid 1998, AC Milan 2003 & 2007
A legendary midfielder who won trophies aplenty over the course of his career, Clarance Seedorf is one of the greatest players in UEFA Champions League history. The Dutchman is the only player to have won the competition with three different clubs, having successfully done so with Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
A box-to-box midfielder by trade, Seedorf was an intimidating presence in the center of the park and was capable of playing in multiple positions due to his versatility and tactical intelligence. Having made his debut in 1992, he carried on playing for over two decades, indicating that he was one of the fittest footballers in his prime.
Seedorf retired in 2014 after a two-year stint with Botafogo and endured an unsuccessful stint as AC Milan manager immediately after hanging up his boots.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United 2008, Real Madrid 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly the greatest player in UEFA Champions League history and has won the competition a staggering five times with Manchester United and Real Madrid. The Portuguese hitman also holds the record for the most goals (134) and assists (40) in the competition's history and is still going strong at the age of 36.
While he got his hands on club football's biggest honor for the first time with Manchester United, he cemented his status as an all-time great with his exploits at the Santiago Bernabeu. Cristiano Ronaldo won the competition four times with Real Madrid and played a pivotal role in their European dominance, as Los Blancos completed a historic three-peat between 2016 and 2018.
The legendary attacker sealed an unexpected move to Juventus in 2018 with the hope of spearheading the Bianconeri to European glory, but he has been unable to do so thus far. Nevertheless, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time and his exploits in the UEFA Champions League are unlikely to be beaten for years to come.
