List of Real Madrid CF players

This article is about notable Real Madrid players. For a list of all Real Madrid players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Real Madrid C.F. players. For the current Real Madrid first-team squad, see Real_Madrid_C.F. § First-team_squad.

Raúl González has made more than 700 appearances for Real Madrid. He is the all-time top scorer of the club, with 323 goals.

Real Madrid C.F. is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain, that plays in La Liga. The club was formed in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, and played its first competitive match on 13 May 1902, when it entered the semi-final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII. Real Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, including FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, to have never been relegated from the league. Since then, the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions. Real is the most successful club in Spanish football along with FC Barcelona, having won a total of 60 domestic titles; a record 32 La Liga titles, 18 Spanish Cups, eight Spanish Super Cups, one Copa Eva Duarte and one League Cup. Real is one of the most successful clubs in European football, having won twelve official UEFA trophies in total.

Raúl holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 741 from 1994 to 2010, ahead of Manuel Sanchís, Jr, who has made 711 appearances from 1983 to 2001. Santillana is third with 645 appearances for the club. Raúl has scored the most goals with 323, of which 228 were scored in league competition, making him the Real Madrid player who has scored the most goals in the league. Alfredo Di Stefano is second with 305 goals, and Santillana is third, having scored 289 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals in a season; he scored 60 goals in all competitions during the 2011–12 season. Cristiano Ronaldo also holds the record for league goals scored in a season, having scored 46 goals in La Liga in 2011–12.

Real Madrid has employed several famous players, with four FIFA World Player and six Ballon d'Or winners among the previous and current club players.

The list includes notable footballers who have played for Real Madrid. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 matches in all official competitions for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included if they are recognized as legendary players by the club's official website.

Key

†	Club captains who have won a major senior competition
*	Club record holder
¤	Played their full career at Real Madrid

• Players whose name is in italics currently play for the club.
• The years are the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared in competitive first-team football for the club.
• The total appearances and goals comprise those in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and several now-defunct competitions, including the Copa Eva Duarte, Copa de la Liga, Latin Cup, Copa Iberoamericana, Campeonato Centro, Intercontinental Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

List of players

Statistics correct as of the match played on 13 May 2012.

With 137 caps, Iker Casillas made the most international appearances as a Real Madrid player.

Luís Figo became the first Real Madrid footballer to win the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001.

Brazilian Ronaldo scored the fastest goal in the history of the club (14 seconds).

Cristiano Ronaldo is the record goalscorer in a league season for Real Madrid, with 46.

Name	Nationality	Position[NB]	Real Madrid career	Captaincy	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Sotero Aranguren	Argentina	Midfielder	1911–1918	—	15	4
Eulogio Aranguren	Argentina	Midfielder	1911–1921	—	20	0
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste	Spain	Forward	1911–1928	—	27	23
Alberto Machimbarrena	Spain	Midfielder	1913–1918	—	8	0
René Petit	France	Forward	1914–1917	—	14	3
Juan Monjardín	Spain	Forward	1919–1929	—	26	21
Félix Marcos	Spain	Forward	1921–1928	—	37	13
Félix Quesada	Spain	Defender	1922–1936	?–1936†	146	12
José María Peña	Spain	Midfielder	1926–1932	—	99	3
Jaime Lazcano	Spain	Midfielder	1928–1935	—	115	62
Gaspar Rubio	Spain	Forward	1928–1930	—	55	48
Luis Olaso	Spain	Midfielder	1929–1933	—	59	11
Ricardo Zamora*	Spain	Goalkeeper	1930–1936	—	112	0	[Zamora][A]
Eugenio Hilario	Spain	Forward	1930–1936	—	105	28
Ciriaco	Spain	Defender	1931–1936	—	87	0
Luis Regueiro	Spain	Forward	1931–1936	—	121	42
Jacinto Quincoces	Spain	Defender	1931–1942	1936–1942†	169	1
Leoncito	Spain	Midfielder	1931–1942	—	149	9
Pedro Regueiro	Spain	Midfielder	1932–1936	—	104	0
Josep Samitier	Spain	Forward	1933–1934	—	16	9
Emilio Alonso Larrazábal	Spain	Forward	1933–1936	—	56	21
José Ramón Sauto	Mexico	Midfielder	1934–1944	1942–1944†	124	0
Simón Lecue	Spain	Forward	1935–1942	—	102	32
Juan Antonio Ipiña	Spain	Midfielder	1936–1949	1944–1949†	292	9
Chus Alonso	Spain	Midfielder	1939–1948	—	159	65
Sabino Barinaga	Spain	Midfielder	1940–1950	—	182	93
Antonio Alsúa	Spain	Forward	1941–1948	—	176	45
Félix Huete	Spain	Midfielder	1941–1948	—	180	1
Clemente	Spain	Defender	1942–1952	—	144	0
Corona	Spain	Defender	1942–1948	—	153	9
Moleiro	Spain	Midfielder	1942–1948	—	107	9
Pruden	Spain	Forward	1943–1948	—	116	87
José Bañón Gonzálvez	Spain	Goalkeeper	1943–1949	—	159	0	[Zamora]
Luis Molowny	Spain	Forward	1946–1957	—	205	103
Adauto Iglesias Fernández	Spain	Goalkeeper	1947–1953	—	12	0
Pablo Olmedo	Spain	Midfielder	1948–1953	—	107	33
Pahiño	Spain	Forward	1948–1953	—	143	124	[Pichichi]
Miguel Muñoz	Spain	Midfielder	1948–1958	1948–1958†	271	24
Joaquín Navarro	Spain	Defender	1949–1957	—	215	3
Juanito Alonso	Spain	Goalkeeper	1949–1960	1958–1960†	292	0	[Zamora]
Joaquín Oliva	Spain	Defender	1950–1957	—	124	0
Roque Olsen	Argentina	Forward	1950–1957	—	123	66
Joseíto	Spain	Forward	1951–1959	—	176	76
José María Zárraga	Spain	Midfielder	1951–1962	1960–1962†	301	6
Rafael Lesmes	Spain	Defender	1952–1960	—	218	1
Enrique Mateos	Spain	Forward	1953–1961	—	94	50
Alfredo Di Stéfano*	Argentina/Spain	Forward	1953–1964	—	392	305	[d'Or][Pichichi][B]
Francisco Gento	Spain	Forward	1953–1971	1962–1971†	599	179
Héctor Rial	Spain/ Argentina	Midfielder	1954–1961	—	166	81
Marquitos	Spain	Defender	1954–1962	—	225	3
Ramón Marsal	Spain	Forward	1955–1961	—	59	27
Juan Santisteban	Spain	Midfielder	1955–1960, 1962–1965	—	115	4
Raymond Kopa	France	Forward	1956–1959	—	101	30	[d'Or]
Pedro Casado	Spain	Defender	1956–1966	—	123	1
José Santamaría	Spain/ Uruguay	Defender	1957–1966	—	337	2
Didí	Brazil	Midfielder	1958–1960	—	19	6
Ferenc Puskás*	Hungary/Spain	Forward	1958–1966	—	262	242	[Pichichi][C]
Pachín	Spain	Forward	1959–1968	—	218	2
Manuel Bueno	Spain	Midfielder	1959–1971	—	118	27
Luis Del Sol	Spain	Midfielder	1960–1962	—	96	32
José Vicente Train*	Spain	Goalkeeper	1960–1964	—	100	0	[Zamora][A]
Antonio Betancort	Spain	Goalkeeper	1961–1962, 1963–1971	—	177	0	[Zamora]
Isidro Sánchez	Spain	Defender	1961–1965	—	103	1
Félix Ruiz	Spain	Midfielder	1961–1968	—	141	44
Vicente Miera	Spain	Defender	1961–1969	—	147	1
Evaristo de Macedo	Brazil	Forward	1962–1965	—	19	5
Ignacio Zoco	Spain	Midfielder	1962–1974	1971–1974†	434	17
Amancio	Spain	Forward	1962–1976	1974–1976†	471	155	[Pichichi]
Antonio Calpe Hernández	Spain	Defender	1963–1971	—	121	2
Pedro de Felipe	Spain	Defender	1963–1972	—	170	0
Manuel Sanchís, Sr	Spain	Defender	1964–1971	—	213	1
José Luis	Spain	Defender	1964–1976	—	182	16
Ramón Moreno Grosso	Spain	Forward	1964–1976	—	366	75
Pirri	Spain	Midfielder	1964–1980	1976–1980†	559	171
Manuel Velázquez	Spain	Midfielder	1965–1977	—	402	59
Fernando Zunzunegui Rodríguez	Spain	Defender	1966–1972	—	112	5
José Antonio Grande	Spain	Defender	1968–1973	—	121	14
Miguel Ángel	Spain	Goalkeeper	1968–1986	1980–1986†	346	0	[Zamora]
Gregorio Benito	Spain	Defender	1969–1982	—	420	3
Juan Carlos Touriño	Argentina	Defender	1970–1976	—	134	0
Javier Aguilar	Spain	Forward	1971–1979	—	190	50
Mariano García Remón	Spain	Goalkeeper	1971–1984	—	231	0
Santillana*	Spain	Forward	1971–1988	1986–1988†	645	289	[D]
Vicente del Bosque	Spain	Midfielder	1973–1984	—	339	25
Antonio Camacho	Spain	Defender	1973–1989¤	1988–1989†	577	11
Günter Netzer	Germany	Midfielder	1974–1976	—	100	13
Paul Breitner	Germany	Midfielder	1974–1977	—	100	10
Roberto Juan Martínez	Spain/ Argentina	Forward	1974–1980	—	192	61
Juan Cruz Sol	Spain	Defender	1975–1979	—	141	0
Henning Jensen	Denmark	Forward	1976–1979	—	102	19
Isidoro San José	Spain	Midfielder	1976–1986	—	271	7
Andrés Sabido	Spain	Defender	1977–1982	—	117	3
Isidro	Spain	Forward	1977–1985	—	223	22
Ulrich Stielike	Germany	Midfielder	1977–1985	—	308	50
Juanito	Spain	Forward	1977–1987	—	401	121	[Pichichi]
Francisco García Hernández	Spain	Midfielder	1978–1983	—	129	36
Laurie Cunningham	England	Forward	1979–1982	—	66	20
Ángel de los Santos Cano	Spain	Midfielder	1979–1985	—	237	13
Francisco Pineda	Spain	Forward	1980–1985	—	145	43
Ricardo Gallego	Spain	Midfielder	1980–1989	—	372	28
Agustín	Spain	Goalkeeper	1980–1990	—	125	0	[Zamora]
Antonio Salguero	Spain	Defender	1981–1987	—	138	8
Míchel	Spain	Midfielder	1981–1996	—	559	130
Chendo	Spain	Defender	1982–1998¤	1989–1993†	497	3
Rafael Martín Vázquez	Spain	Midfielder	1983–1990, 1992–1995	—	179	35
Emilio Butragueño	Spain	Forward	1983–1995	—	463	170	[Pichichi]
Manuel Sanchís, Jr	Spain	Defender	1983–2001¤	1993–2001†	711	41
Jorge Valdano	Argentina	Forward	1984–1987	—	120	56
Antonio Maceda	Spain	Defender	1985–1988	—	41	5
Jesús Solana	Spain	Defender	1985–1991	—	177	3
Hugo Sánchez	Mexico	Forward	1985–1992	—	282	208	[Pichichi][Golden Shoe]
Rafael Gordillo	Spain	Midfielder	1985–1992	—	254	27
Paco Buyo	Spain	Goalkeeper	1986–1997	—	454	0	[Zamora]
Miguel Tendillo	Spain	Defender	1987–1992	—	146	12
Francisco Llorente Gento	Spain	Forward	1987–1994	—	160	11
Bernd Schuster	Germany	Midfielder	1988–1990	—	88	16
Fernando Hierro	Spain	Defender	1989–2003	2001–2003†	601	127
Alfonso Pérez	Spain	Forward	1990–1995	—	119	22
Luis Milla	Spain	Midfielder	1990–1997	—	215	3
Luis Enrique	Spain	Midfielder	1991–1996	—	213	18
Mikel Lasa	Spain	Defender	1991–1997	—	178	5
Iván Zamorano	Chile	Forward	1992–1996	—	173	101	[Pichichi]
Rafael Alkorta	Spain	Defender	1993–1997	—	135	3
Emilio Amavisca	Spain	Midfielder	1994–1996	—	144	14
Michael Laudrup	Denmark	Midfielder	1994–1996	—	76	15
Fernando Redondo	Argentina	Midfielder	1994–2000	—	228	5
Raúl*	Spain	Forward	1994–2010	2003–2010†	741	323	[Pichichi][E]
Guti	Spain	Midfielder	1995–2010	—	542	77
Predrag Mijatović	Montenegro	Forward	1996–1999	—	118	36
Clarence Seedorf	Netherlands	Midfielder	1996–2000	—	158	20
Bodo Illgner	Germany	Goalkeeper	1996–2001	—	120	0
Davor Šuker	Croatia	Forward	1996–1999	—	109	49
Roberto Carlos*	Brazil	Defender	1996–2007	—	527	69	[F]
Sávio	Brazil	Forward	1997–2000	—	160	31
Aitor Karanka	Spain	Defender	1997–2002	—	149	0
Fernando Morientes	Spain	Forward	1997–2005	—	271	99
Steve McManaman	England	Forward	1999–2003	—	158	14
Iván Helguera	Spain	Defender	1999–2007	—	346	33
Míchel Salgado	Spain	Defender	1999–2009	—	371	5
Iker Casillas*	Spain	Goalkeeper	1999–¤	2010–†	625	0	[Zamora][G]
Claude Makélélé	France/Zaire	Midfielder	2000–2003	—	145	2
Albert Celades	Spain	Midfielder	2000–2005	—	101	5
Santiago Solari	Argentina	Midfielder	2000–2005	—	209	22
Luís Figo*	Portugal	Forward	2000–2005	—	245	58	[FIFA][d'Or][H]
Zinedine Zidane	France	Midfielder	2001–2006	—	227	49	[FIFA]
Raúl Bravo	Spain	Defender	2001–2007	—	133	4
Francisco Pavón	Spain	Defender	2001–2007	—	167	3
Ronaldo*	Brazil	Forward	2002–2007	—	177	104	[FIFA][d'Or][Pichichi][I]
David Beckham	England	Midfielder	2003–2007	—	159	20
Álvaro Arbeloa	Spain	Defender	2004–2005, 2009–	—	123	3
Robinho	Brazil	Forward	2005–2008	—	137	35
Sergio Ramos	Spain	Defender	2005–	—	312	36
Fabio Cannavaro	Italy	Defender	2006–2009	—	118	1	[FIFA][d'Or]
Ruud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	Forward	2006–2010	—	96	64	[Pichichi]
Mahamadou Diarra	Mali	Midfielder	2006–2010	—	125	4
Fernando Gago	Argentina	Midfielder	2007–2011	—	121	1
Marcelo	Brazil	Defender	2007–	—	209	16
Gonzalo Higuaín	Argentina/France	Forward	2007–	—	220	103
Pepe	Portugal	Defender	2007–	—	157	3
Lassana Diarra	France	Midfielder	2009–	—	115	1
Cristiano Ronaldo*	Portugal	Forward	2009–	—	144	146	[Pichichi][Golden Shoe][J]
Karim Benzema	France	Forward	2009–	—	133	67
Xabi Alonso	Spain	Midfielder	2009–	—	145	6
Mesut Özil	Germany	Midfielder	2010–	—	105	17

Notes

^ For a full description of positions see football positions.

• d'Or. ^{a b c d e} Won Ballon d'Or while at Real Madrid.
• FIFA. ^{a b c d} Won FIFA Player of the Year while at Real Madrid.
• Pichichi.^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Won the Pichichi Trophy while at Real Madrid.
• Zamora.^{a b c d e f g h i} Won the Zamora Trophy while at Real Madrid.
• Golden Shoe.^{a b} Won the European Golden Shoe while at Real Madrid.
• A. ^ Zamora has Real's record of Zamora trophies, with three trophies won (record shared with José Vicente Train).
• B. ^ Di Stéfano was the first Real Madrid player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1957.
• C. ^ Puskás is record goalscorer in one match, with six goals (record shared with Benguría).
• D. ^ Santillana is Real's record goalscorer in the Spanish Cup, with 48.
• E. ^ Raúl is Real's record goalscorer in all competitions, record goalscorer in La Liga (with 228), record goalscorer in Europe (with 67), record appearances maker in all competitions and record appearances maker in La Liga (with 550).
• F. ^ R. Carlos holds the record of appearances for Real Madrid as a foreign player, with 527 overall appearances.
• G. ^ Casillas has made the most international appearances for Real Madrid with 137 games (as of 1 July 2012).
• H. ^ Figo was the first Real Madrid player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, in 2001.
• I. ^ Ronaldo scored the fastest goal in Real's history, scoring 14 seconds after the start of the game.
• J. ^ Cristiano Ronaldo is club's record league scorer in one season, with 46 goals and record scorer in all competitions in one season, with 60 goals.

References

• "Legends". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
• "Database - Real Madrid football players 1902-2009" (in Spanish). leyendablanca. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
• "Database - Players" (in Hungarian). madridista.hu. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

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