Tammy Abraham has become only the second player in football history to win the Champions League, Super Cup, Conference League and Europa League.
- Abraham won the Champions League and Super Cup with Chelsea in 2021
- He then won the Conference League with Roma in 2023
- Tonight’s Europa League triumph with Villa completes one of the most remarkable personal trophy collections in European football
- The 27-year-old joined Villa from Besiktas in January scoring the winner against Sunderland in his debut period
A collection that defies belief
When Tammy Abraham arrived at Villa Park from Besiktas in January, a player looking to rebuild his career after a difficult period at Roma and a loan spell in Turkey, few could have anticipated that his time in Birmingham would deliver the final piece of the most extraordinary personal European trophy collection in modern football history.
On Wednesday night in Istanbul, Abraham’s name was added to the Europa League winners’ list alongside his teammates.
That single achievement, significant enough in isolation, completes a career trophy haul that places him in the most exclusive company in the history of UEFA club competition. Champions League. Super Cup. Conference League. Europa League. All four major UEFA club trophies. Only the second player in history to achieve it.
His Champions League and Super Cup medals arrived with Chelsea in 2021, a triumphant period at Stamford Bridge that established him as one of English football’s most promising young strikers before his subsequent move to Roma.
At the Olimpico, despite mixed fortunes in Serie A, Abraham delivered in the moments that mattered most, his contribution to José Mourinho’s Conference League triumph in 2023 adding a third European medal to a collection that was already remarkable for a player in his mid-twenties.
The Villa chapter: The final piece
Abraham’s journey to Villa Park was not straightforward. A difficult spell at Roma was followed by a loan move to Besiktas and questions about whether the Chelsea academy graduate could recapture the form that had once made him one of the most coveted strikers in Europe.
Emery’s decision to bring him to Villa in January reflected a specific and calculated belief in the 27-year-old’s ability to contribute at the business end of a historic season.
That belief was justified. Abraham’s late winner against Sunderland demonstrated the instinctive goal-scoring quality that never truly left him. His contribution across the final months of the season as a squad player providing energy, physical presence, and crucial goals when called upon, embodied exactly the collective spirit that delivered tonight’s trophy.
His specific role in Villa’s Europa League run may have been limited in terms of starts and minutes, but his presence within a squad preparing for the biggest games of their careers added experience, quality, and the invaluable perspective of a player who has already won at the very highest level of European football.
The historical context – He is only the second player ever
The scale of Abraham’s achievement demands proper acknowledgement. UEFA’s four major club competitions (Champions League, Super Cup, Conference League, and Europa League) represent the full spectrum of European club football’s elite prizes. Winning all four requires sustained success across multiple clubs, multiple managers, and multiple eras of a career. Abraham has done it before turning 28.
| Abraham’s European Trophy Collection | Club | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League | Chelsea | 2021 |
| UEFA Super Cup | Chelsea | 2021 |
| Conference League | Roma | 2023 |
| Europa League | Aston Villa | 2026 |
The rarity of this achievement is underlined by the fact that only one other player in history has completed the same collection. After Emerson Palmieri, Tammy Abraham joins that exclusive group tonight, a permanent footnote in the history of European club football that no future transfer, retirement, or career development can ever remove.
From Besiktas to Istanbul: A full circle moment
There is a specific and beautiful symmetry to the location of Abraham’s historic achievement. The striker who was playing in Turkey just months ago, at Besiktas’s own former ground before their move to Beşiktaş Park, has now won the Europa League at the very stadium his former club calls home. Football’s capacity for poetic narrative has rarely been more perfectly demonstrated.
ReadAstonVilla Verdict
Tammy Abraham came to Villa Park to rebuild his career and left Istanbul as one of the most decorated English players in European football history. The Champions League. The Super Cup. The Conference League. The Europa League. Only the second player ever. What a story and what a night. What a collection.
