Which South Americans have scored the most goals in UEFA?

Most South American ** European Cup / UEFA Champions League appearances (including qualifying)

143 : Lionel Messi (ARG - Barcelona) 128: Roberto Carlos (BRA - Real Madrid, Fenerbahce)
114: Dani Alves (BRA - Seville, Barcelona, Paris)
105: Javier Zanetti (ARG - Inter Milan)
98: Javier Mascherano (ARG - Liverpool, Barcelona)
97: Marcelo (BRA - Real Madrid)
97: Maxwell (BRA - Ajax, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris)
88: Kaka (BRA - Real Madrid, Milan)
85 : Angel Di Maria (ARG - Benfica, Real Madrid, Paris)
85: Fernandinho (BRA - Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City)
85: Lucio (BRA - Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Juventus)

Top South American Players ** in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League (including qualifications)

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115: Lionel Messi (ARG - Barcelona)
49: Alfredo Di Stefano (ARG - Real Madrid)
45: Sergio Aguero (ARG - Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)
35: Edinson Cavani (URU - Naples, Paris)
35: Neymar (BRA - Barcelona, Paris)
31: Rivaldo (BRA - Barcelona, Milan, Olympiacos, AEK Athens)
30: Kaka (BRA - Real Madrid, Milan)
28: Hernan Crespo (ARG - Parma, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Milan)
28: Jardel (BRA - Porto, Galatasaray)
27: Jovane Elber (BRA - Bayern München, Lyon)

Most players from South America ** in UEFA club competitions *

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160: Javier Zanetti (ARG - Inter Milan)
155: Daniel Alves (BRA - Seville, Barcelona, Paris)
147: Lionel Messi (ARG - Barcelona)
144: Roberto Carlos (BRA - Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce)
132: Fernandinho (BRA - Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City)
127: Luizao (BRA - Benfica)
114 : Gonzalo Higuain (ARG - Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea)
113 : Willian (BRA - Shakhtar Donetsk, Chelsea)
112: Claudio Pizarro (PER - Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Chelsea)
111 : Diego Godin (URU - Villarreal, Atlético, Inter Milan)

Top South American Players ** in UEFA Club Competitions *

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118: Lionel Messi (ARG - Barcelona)
61: Sergio Aguero (ARG - Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)
50: Alfredi Di Stefano (ARG - Real Madrid)
49: Edinson Cavani (URU - Palermo, Naples, Paris)
48: Radamel Falcao (COL - Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco, Galatasaray)
48: Claudio Pizarro (PER - Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Chelsea)
47: Luis Suarez (URU - Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona)
40: Sonny Anderson (BRA - Servette, Monaco, Barcelona, Lyon, Villarreal)
39: Hernan Crespo (ARG - Parma, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Milan, Genoa)
39: Rivaldo (BRA - Barcelona, Milan, Olympiacos)

Country by nation: UEFA record holders for South America

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Argentina
Number of matches at EKSS / Champions League: 143 - Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Goals for EKSS / Champions League: 115 - Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
UEFA club appearances: 160 - Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan)
UEFA club goals: 118 - Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Bolivia
Matches at ECCC / UCL: 13 - Erwin Sanchez (Boavista)
EKSS / Champions League: 3 - Erwin Sanchez (Boavista)
UEFA club appearances: 36 - Erwin Sanchez (Benfica, Boavista)
UEFA club goals: 6 - Erwin Sanchez (Benfica, Boavista)

Brazil
In the EKSS / Champions League: 128 matches - Roberto Carlos (Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce)
Goals for EKSS / Champions League: 35 - Neymar (BRA - Barcelona, Paris)
UEFA club appearances: 155 - Daniel Alves (Sevilla, Barcelona, Paris)
UEFA club goals: 40 - Sonny Anderson (Servette, Monaco, Barcelona, Lyon, Villarreal)

Chile

Arturo Vidal from Chile while in Barcelona © AFP

Matches at ECCC / UCL: 72 - Arturo Vidal (Juventus, Bayern, Barcelona)
ECCC / Champions League: 14 - Arturo Vidal (Juventus, Bayern)
UEFA club appearances: 96 - Arturo Vidal (Leverkusen, Juventus, Bayern, Barcelona)
UEFA club goals: 21 - Ivan Zamorano (Real Madrid, Inter Milan)

Colombia
EKSS / Champions League matches: 68 - Ivan Cordova (Inter Milan)
Goals ECHC / Champions League: 14 = Radamel Falcao (Porto, Monaco), Jackson Martinez (Porto, Atlético Madrid)
Club matches UEFA: 92 - Ivan Cordova (Inter Milan)
UEFA club goals: 48 - Radamel Falcao (Porto, Atlético Madrid, Monaco)

Ecuador
EKSS / Champions League matches: 45 - Antonio Valencia (Villarreal, Manchester United)
EKSS / Champions League goals: 6 - Antonio Valencia (Villarreal, Manchester United)
UEFA club appearances: 62 - Christian Noboa (Rubin, Dynamo Moscow, Rostov, Zenit)
UEFA club goals: 12 - Felipe Caicedo (Basel, Manchester City, Sporting Lisbon, Lokomotiv Moscow, Lazio)

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Paraguay
Matches at ECCC / UCL: 61 - Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich, Malaga)
ECCC / Champions League: 12 - Oscar Cardoso (Benfica)
Matches in clubs UEFA: 93 - Oscar Cardoso (Benfica, Trabzonspor, Olympiacos)
UEFA club goals: 35 - Oscar Cardozo (Benfica, Trabzonspor)

Peru
EKSS / Champions League matches: 77 - Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Chelsea)
Goals ECHC / Champions League: 24 - Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Chelsea)
UEFA club matches: 112 - Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Chelsea)
UEFA club goals: 48 - Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, Chelsea)

Uruguay
Matches at ECCC / UCL: 66 - Luis Suarez (Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona)
Goals in EKSS / Champions League: 35 - Edinson Cavani (Napoli, Paris)
Club matches UEFA: 111 - Diego Godin (Villarreal, Atlético, Inter Milan)
UEFA club goals: 49 - Edinson Cavani (Palermo, Napoli, Paris)

Venezuela
EKSS / Champions League matches: 12 - Jose Rondon (Zenit)
EKSS / Champions League: 4 - Jose Rondon (Zenit)
Club matches UEFA: 38 - Jose Rondon (Rubin, Kazan, Zenit)
UEFA club goals: 18 - Jose Rondon (Rubin, Kazan, Zenit)

* UEFA club competitions means the European Cup / UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, European Cup / South America, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.

** South American means registered in the ten member countries of CONMEBOL; Thus, players from Suriname and Guyana are not counted.

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