Winning trophies is the ultimate accomplishment for any team or individual, but do you know which football player has the most trophies?
Let’s look at the world’s most decorated footballer.
Who Has the Most Trophies in Football
Sergio Busquets
- Age: 33
- Country: Spain
- Number of trophies: 32
- Team: Barcelona
- Position: Defensive Midfielder
One of the football players with the most trophies is Barcelona’s midfielder and captain, Sergio Busquets, who came through one of the best football academies in the world, La Masia. He has been very successful both on the international field and in club football.
Busquets was part of the Spain national team when they became World Cup Champions in 2010, where he finished with the third-highest pass rate. He also won one European Championship in 2012 and was part of the “EURO Team of the Tournament”.
When it comes to trophies won with Barcelona, he has 8 Spanish La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Rey, 6 Spanish Super Cup, 3 Champions League, and 3 FIFA Club World Cup, 3 UEFA Super Cup titles, which are achievements that not everyone can boast off.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
- Age: 37
- Country: Portugal
- Number of trophies: 34
- Team: Manchester United
- Position: Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo, the King of Madeira and Portuguese legend, is arguably one of the greatest footballers to have ever graced the game, with a trophy cabinet full of achievements playing for Portugal and other European clubs.
Aside from team trophies, he received several significant individual awards, including two times Best FIFA Men’s Player, ten times Footballer of the Year, four times UEFA Best Player in Europe, and even 19 times Top Scorer.
The international top scorer has only two major awards with his country: the UEFA Champions League in 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in 2019. He had won most of the club trophies while playing for Real Madrid, including the most significant awards: four Ballon d’Or and one while playing for the Red Devils.
He won the Champions League once with United and four times with Real Madrid, 2 La Liga titles, 3 UEFA Supercups, 2 Spanish Supercups, 2 Spanish Cups, 4 FIFA Club World Cups, 3 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup, and 2 English League Cups. During his time in the Italian side Juventus, he was two times winner of Serie A, once an Italian Cup winner, and two times Italian Supercup winner.
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Ryan Giggs
- Age: 48
- Country: Wales
- Number of trophies: 35
- Team: Retired from Manchester United
- Position: Midfielder
The former Manchester United legend is one of the most decorated footballers and one of the few loyal players who spent their entire career with the most successful English club, Manchester United.
During his 27 years at Manchester United, he won many trophies but also had some individual achievements, such as two times Footballer of the Year, two times Welsh Footballer of the Year, six times in the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) Team of the Year, once GQ Sportsman of the Year, one Golden Foot, etc. He also ranks among the players with the most assists in football history.
Giggs was named Footballer of the Year for Wales in 1996 and 2006, but he never won a trophy with Wales.
With Manchester United, he won the Premier League 13 times. He has also won the Champions League twice and the UEFA Supercup once. Out of the English domestic cups, he helped his team win the FA Cup four times and the English Supercup nine times.
Vítor Baía
- Age: 52
- Country: Portugal
- Number trophies: 36
- Team: Retired from Porto
- Position: Goalkeeper
The only goalkeeper on our list who still stands as one of the most decorated goalkeepers in history is the Portuguese player Vitor Baia, who spent almost his entire career defending the net at Porto. He was goalkeeping for Barcelona for just two years, and despite the short period, he managed to win even six titles with the Catalan giant.
He was ten times Portuguese champion and Supercup winner each. In addition, he has one Champions League and one Europa League, as well as five Portuguese and two Intercontinental Cups.
Unfortunately, he failed to win many major international trophies with his national team but was adorned with two awards for being Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1989 and 1991.
Other individual honours include UEFA Club Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2003–04, the same year Porto won the UEFA Champions League with one of the most successful football managers, Jose Mourinho.
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Gerard Pique
- Age: 35
- Country: Spain
- Number of trophies: 37
- Team: Barcelona
- Position: Centre-back
Considered one of the best centre-backs in the game, Pique h and considered one of the best centre-backs in the game as he has always been an integral part of the Spain national team and Barcelona, and both teams have some of the biggest fanbases across the globe. He won the majority of his trophies while playing for Barcelona, with only four coming while playing for Manchester United.
Pique’s partnership with Puyol in the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Spain showed impressive performance, conceding only twice in seven matches and leading Spain to their only World Cup title.
He was also successful during the UEFA Euro 2012, when Spain won the trophy for the second time, with Pique named to the UEFA Team of the Tournament alongside Sergio Ramos and Jordi Alba.
Despite having a few more years to play, so far, he has 8 La Liga and 3 Champions League titles to his name with Barcelona, as well as 7 Spanish Cups, 6 Supercups, 3 FIFA Club World Cups, and 3 UEFA Supercups.
Maxwell Andrade
- Age: 40
- Country: Brazil
- Number of trophies: 37
- Team: Retired from Paris Saint-Germain
- Position: Left-back
As one of the soccer players with most trophies, having won 37 trophies, Maxwell spent his career playing in several big clubs.
His scores as a left-back are not particularly impressive, with only 27 goals, but he has proven to be an excellent team player, as evidenced by the trophies. He was a two-time Dutch Champion with Ajax, a three-time winner of the Dutch Super Cup, and a once-winner of the Dutch Cup.
Maxwell won four major trophies during his three seasons at Inter and 11 trophies during his time at Barcelona, including two La Liga and two UEFA Supercup titles. However, he was most adorned with 15 trophies while playing for PSG.
Hossam Ashour
- Age: 36
- Country: Egypt
- Number of trophies: 37
- Team: Al Ittihad
- Position: Defensive midfielder
Hossam Ashour stands as one of Egypt’s football players with most trophies having spent his entire career with Al Ahly, this fact is surprising, knowing that in Egypt, only one man is known as the true “Egyptian King”, and that is Mo Salah.
He was a defensive midfielder for the club for 17 years, appearing in over 500 games and winning an incredible 37 trophies.
Ashour represented Egypt at the Under-20 level in 2005 and at the senior level from 2008 to 2018, but he did not win any international medals. But when it comes to club football, Ashour was an Egyptian champion with Al Ahly 13 times and a CAF Champions League winner six times.
Among the cup trophies, he has won are One CAF Confederations cup, five CAF Supercups, eight Egyptian Supercups, and four Egyptian cups.
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Andrés Iniesta
- Age: 38
- Country: Spain
- Number of trophies: 39
- Team: Vissel Kobe
- Position: Midfielder
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest players in history, the legendary Barcelona and Spain midfielder made a name for himself in the world of football and won many teams and individual awards. Iniesta was a key player for Barcelona and the Spain national team, helping them on the way to huge successes, alongside Xavi becoming one of the deadliest duos ever.
He was a member of the Spanish National Team that won the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, as well as the World Cup in 2010.
Iniesta won every title during his 22 years at Barcelona, including 9 La Liga titles, 4 Champions Leagues, 3 UEFA Supercups, and 3 FIFA Club World Cups, which is why in Spain, he is considered as the most successful football player.
He had 6 Spanish cups and 7 Supercup medals from domestic competitions. With Vissel Kobe, he also won the Japanese Cup in 2019 and the Supercup in 2020.
The list of individual awards is exceptional and includes one Golden Foot, one Footballer of the Year, UEFA Best Player in Europe, Spanish Player of the Year, five times La Liga Best Midfielder, one Onze de Bronze, and many more.
Lionel Messi
- Age: 34
- Country: Argentina
- Number of trophies: 40
- Team: Paris Saint-Germain
- Position: Forward
The second most decorated football player in the world and, for many, the best footballer in the world, the 34-year-old Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, has accumulated multiple trophies throughout the years. The 7-time Ballon d’Or winner, 9 times MVP of LaLiga, and 6 times European Golden Shoe are among the many titles he has won in club football.
Messi became World Cup champion with Argentina’s U-20 team and once Copa America winner for the 20/21 season. In season 2008, Argentina claimed the Olympic gold medals as they defeated Nigeria in the final, with Messi assisting for the only goal.
In 21 years of playing for the Catalan giant, Messi has won La Liga 10 times, the Champions League 4 times, and the UEFA Supercup 3 times. He also won 7 Spanish Cups and 8 Supercups as well as 3 FIFA Club World Cups. Messi lifted the trophy with PSG as Ligue 1 winners for season 2021/2022.
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Dani Alves
- Age: 39
- Country: Brazil
- Number of trophies: 46
- Team: Barcelona
- Position: Right-back
The footballer with the most trophies on our list is undisputable for, the Brazilian legend Dani Alves, who has won everything that one football player can conquer. He is the most decorated football player in the history of the game, having won the treble with Barcelona in his first season.
He was a World Cup Champion with Brazil’s U-20, two times Confederations Cup winner, and two times Copa America winner. Alves was also part of the Brazilian Olympic team that won the gold medals in season 2020/2021.
During his time in Spain, he won La Liga 6 times, the Champions League 3 times, the UEFA European Super Cup 3 times, and the Copa del Rey 4 times. He also won 3 FIFA Club World Cup titles and 4 Spanish Supercups. In addition, Alves won 2 trophies with Juve and six with PSG, including two Ligue 1 titles.
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Conclusion
Although the number of trophies won cannot be used to judge a player’s quality, it does play a role. However, it remains to be seen whether or not new rising stars will replace these players.
So there you have it: now you know who is the most decorated footballer of all time and his incredible collections, with some of them still on their way to adding to their trophy cabinet.
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