EURO records: most appearances, top scorers, key stats
Key facts
• Spain and (West) Germany have won the most EUROs (three each)
• Only Spain (in 2012) have successfully defended the title
• Cristiano Ronaldo is the EURO finals' top scorer
• Ronaldo is also the first player to feature at five EUROs
Players
Most appearances
23: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
18: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
17: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Most appearances (including qualifying)
58: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
58: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
51: Mario Frick (Liechtenstein)
Most goals
12: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
9: Michel Platini (France)
7: Antoine Griezmann (France), Alan Shearer (England)
Most goals (including qualifying)
43: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
25: Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)
23: Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland)
Most goals in a single finals game
3: Dieter Müller (West Germany 4-2 Yugoslavia, semi-finals 17/06/76)
3: Klaus Allofs (West Germany 3-2 Netherlands, group stage 14/06/80)
3: Michel Platini (France 5-0 Belgium, group stage 16/06/84)
3: Michel Platini (France 3-2 Yugoslavia, group stage 19/06/84)
3: Marco van Basten (Netherlands 3-1 England, group stage 15/06/88)
3: Sérgio Conceição (Portugal 3-0 Germany, group stage 20/06/00)
3: Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands 6-1 Yugoslavia, quarter-finals 25/06/00)
3: David Villa (Spain 4-1 Russia, group stage 10/06/08)
Most goals in a single final tournament
9: Michel Platini (France, 1984)
Fastest goal
1 min 7 secs: Dmitri Kirichenko (Russia 2-1 Greece, 20/06/04)
Fastest hat-trick
18 mins: Michel Platini (France 3-2 Yugoslavia, 19/06/84)
Youngest player
17 yrs 246 days: Kacper Kozłowski (Spain 1-1 Poland, 19/06/21)
Youngest scorer
18 yrs 141 days: Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland 1-3 France, 21/06/04)
Oldest player
40 yrs 86 days: Gábor Király (Hungary 0-4 Belgium, 26/06/16)
Oldest scorer
38 yrs 257 days: Ivica Vastic (Austria 1-1 Poland, 12/06/08)
Most finals campaigns
5: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
4: Lothar Matthäus (West Germany/Germany 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000)
4: Peter Schmeichel (Denmark 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
4: Alessandro Del Piero (Italy 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
4: Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
4: Lilian Thuram (France 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
4: Olof Mellberg (Sweden 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
4: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Petr Čech (Czech Republic 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Andreas Isaksson (Sweden 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Kim Källström (Sweden 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Jaroslav Plašil (Czech Republic 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Lukas Podolski (Germany 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
4: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Darijo Srna (Croatia 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
4: Giorgio Chiellini (Italy 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
4: Sebastian Larsson (Sweden 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
4: Luka Modrić (Croatia 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
4: João Moutinho (Portugal 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
4: Pepe (Portugal 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)