Who are Colombia's top UEFA competition stars?
Thursday, June 28, 2018
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Colombia's top stars have sparkled in the UEFA Champions League. Who have been the top performers?
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Most appearances by a Colombian in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)
68: Iván Córdoba (Inter Milan)
46: James Rodríguez (Porto, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
37: Faryd Mondragón (Galatasaray)
28: Jackson Martínez (Porto, Atlético Madrid)
27: Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina, Juventus)
23: Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco)
22: Roger Cañas (Shakhter Karagandy, Astana)
19: Cristián Zapata (Udinese, Villarreal, AC Milan)
17: Robinson Zapata (Steaua Bucureşti)
14: David Ospina (Arsenal)
14: Felipe Pardo (Olympiacos)
14: Luis Perea (Atlético Madrid)
Top-scoring Colombians in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)
14: Jackson Martínez (Porto, Atlético Madrid)
14: Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco)
5: Felipe Pardo (Olympiacos)
5: James Rodríguez (Porto, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
4: Faustino Asprilla (Newcastle)
4: Adrián Ramos (Borussia Dortmund)
3: Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina, Juventus)
2: Roger Cañas (Shakhter Karagandy, Astana)
2: Teófilo Gutiérrez (Sporting CP)
Most appearances by Colombians in UEFA club competition*
92: Iván Córdoba (Inter Milan)
59: James Rodríguez (Porto, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
57: Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco)
57: Luis Perea (Atlético Madrid)
47: Fredy Guarín (Porto, Inter Milan)
45: Carlos Bacca (Club Brugge, Sevilla, Villarreal)
44: Roger Cañas (Shakhter Karagandy, Astana)
42: Ricardo Laborde (Anorthosis Famagusta, Krasnodar)
41: Faustino Asprilla (Parma, Newcastle)
41: Faryd Mondragón (Galatasaray)
Top-scoring Colombians in UEFA club competition*
48: Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético Madrid)
19: Carlos Bacca (Club Brugge, Sevilla, Villarreal)
18: Faustino Asprilla (Parma, Newcastle)
15: Jackson Martínez (Porto, Atlético Madrid)
10: Fredy Guarín (Porto, Inter Milan)
7: Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina, Juventus)
7: Ricardo Laborde (Anorthosis Famagusta, Krasnodar)
6: Manuel Arboleda (Zagłębie Lubin, Lech Poznań)
6: Fredy Montero (Sporting CP)
6: James Rodríguez (Porto, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
5: Roger Cañas (Shakhter Karagandy, Astana)
5: Felipe Pardo (Olympiacos)
First Colombian to feature in a major UEFA final
Faustino Asprilla (Arsenal 1-0 Parma, 1993/94 European Cup Winners' Cup final)
First Colombian to win a major UEFA final
Faustino Asprilla (Parma 2-1agg Juventus, 1994/95 UEFA Cup final)
First Colombian to score in a major UEFA final
Radamel Falcao (Porto 1-0 Braga, 2010/11 UEFA Europa League)
First Colombian to appear in a European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League final
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus 1-4 Real Madrid, 2016/17)
*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, European/South American Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup