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. § Current squad.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer of the club, with 406 goals and have won the FIFA Ballon d'Or 4 times in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.

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 Barcelona, having won a total of 62 domestic titles; a record 32 La Liga titles, 19 Spanish Cups, nine Spanish Super Cups, one Copa Eva Duarte and one League Cup. Real is along Milan the most successful club in European football, having won seventeen official UEFA trophies in total.

Raúl holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 741 from 1994 to 2010, ahead of Iker Casillas, who has made 725 appearances from 1999 to 2015. Manuel Sanchís, Jr is third with 711 appearances from 1983 to 2001 for the club. Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer with 403. He holds the record for the most goals in a season; he scored 61 goals in all competitions during the 2011–12 season and also holds the record for league goals scored in a season, having scored 48 goals in La Liga in 2014–15. Raúl is second with 323 goals and Alfredo Di Stéfano is third with 305 goals.

Real Madrid has employed several famous players, with four FIFA World Player of the Year, seven Ballon d'Or, two FIFA Ballon d'Or, four European Golden Boot and two FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball 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 50 official matches.

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

With 167 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 48, and he is the first Real Madrid footballer to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or twice, in 2013 and 2014.

Name	Nat	Pos[NB]	Real Madrid career	Captaincy	Arthur Johnson		Forward	1902–?	—	—	—	earances!!Goals!!class="unsortable"|Notes
Arthur Johnson		Forward	1902–?	—	—	—
Sotero Aranguren		Midfielder	1911–1918	—	15	4
Eulogio Aranguren		Midfielder	1911–1921	—	20	0
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste		Forward	1911–1927	—	27	23
Alberto Machimbarrena		Midfielder	1913–1918	—	8	0
René Petit		Forward	1914–1917	—	14	3
Juan Monjardín		Forward	1919–1929	—	26	21
Félix Marcos		Forward	1921–1928	—	37	13
Félix Quesada		Defender	1922–1936	?–1936†	146	12
José María Peña		Midfielder	1926–1932	—	99	3
Jaime Lazcano		Midfielder	1928–1935	—	115	62
Gaspar Rubio		Forward	1928–1930	—	55	48
Luis Olaso		Midfielder	1929–1933	—	59	11
Ricardo Zamora*		Goalkeeper	1930–1936	—	112	0	[Zamora][A]
Eugenio Hilario		Forward	1930–1936	—	105	28
Ciriaco		Defender	1931–1936	—	87	0
Luis Regueiro		Forward	1931–1936	—	121	42
Jacinto Quincoces		Defender	1931–1942	1936–1942†	169	1
Leoncito		Midfielder	1931–1942	—	149	9
Pedro Regueiro		Midfielder	1932–1936	—	104	0
Emilio Alonso Larrazábal		Forward	1933–1936	—	56	21
José Ramón Sauto		Midfielder	1933–1944	1942–1944†	124	0
Simón Lecue		Forward	1935–1942	—	102	32
Jesús Alonso Fernández		Midfielder	1935–1936, 1936–1948	—	160	68
Juan Antonio Ipiña		Midfielder	1936–1949	1944–1949†	292	9
Chus Alonso		Midfielder	1939–1948	—	159	65
Sabino Barinaga		Midfielder	1940–1950	—	182	93
Antonio Alsúa		Forward	1941–1948	—	176	45
Félix Huete		Midfielder	1941–1948	—	180	1
Clemente		Defender	1942–1952	—	144	0
Corona		Defender	1942–1948	—	153	9
Moleiro		Midfielder	1942–1948	—	107	9
Pruden		Forward	1943–1948	—	116	87
José Bañón Gonzálvez		Goalkeeper	1943–1949	—	159	0	[Zamora]
Luis Molowny		Forward	1946–1957	—	205	103
Pablo Olmedo		Midfielder	1948–1953	—	107	33
Pahiño		Forward	1948–1953	—	143	124	[Pichichi]
Miguel Muñoz		Midfielder	1948–1958	1948–1958†	271	24
Joaquín Navarro		Defender	1949–1957	—	215	3
Juanito Alonso		Goalkeeper	1949–1960	1958–1960†	292	0	[Zamora]
Joaquín Oliva		Defender	1950–1957	—	124	0
Roque Olsen		Forward	1950–1957	—	123	66
Joseíto		Forward	1951–1959	—	176	76
José María Zárraga		Midfielder	1951–1962	1960–1962†	301	6
Rafael Lesmes		Defender	1952–1960	—	218	1
Enrique Mateos		Forward	1953–1961	—	94	50
Alfredo Di Stéfano*		Forward	1953–1964	—	396	307	[d'Or][Pichichi][B]
Francisco Gento		Forward	1953–1971	1962–1971†	599	181
Héctor Rial		Midfielder	1954–1961	—	166	81
Marquitos		Defender	1954–1962	—	225	3
Ramón Marsal		Forward	1955–1961	—	59	27
Juan Santisteban		Midfielder	1955–1960, 1962–1965	—	115	4
Raymond Kopa		Forward	1956–1959	—	101	30	[d'Or]
Pedro Casado		Defender	1956–1966	—	123	1
José Santamaría		Defender	1957–1966	—	337	2
Rogelio Domínguez		Goalkeeper	1957–1962	—	51	0
Ferenc Puskás*		Forward	1958–1966	—	262	242	[Pichichi][C]
Pachín		Forward	1959–1968	—	218	2
Manuel Bueno		Midfielder	1959–1971	—	118	27
Luis del Sol		Midfielder	1960–1962	—	96	32
José Vicente*		Goalkeeper	1960–1964	—	100	0	[Zamora][A]
Antonio Betancort		Goalkeeper	1961–1962, 1963–1971	—	177	0	[Zamora]
Isidro Sánchez		Defender	1961–1965	—	103	1
Félix Ruiz		Midfielder	1961–1968	—	141	44
Vicente Miera		Defender	1961–1969	—	147	1
Ignacio Zoco		Midfielder	1962–1974	1971–1974†	434	17
Amancio		Forward	1962–1976	1974–1976†	471	155	[Pichichi]
Antonio Calpe		Defender	1963–1971	—	121	2
Pedro de Felipe		Defender	1963–1972	—	170	0
Manuel Sanchís, Sr		Defender	1964–1971	—	213	1
José Luis López Peinado		Defender	1964–1976	—	182	16
Ramón Grosso		Forward	1964–1976	—	366	75
Pirri		Midfielder	1964–1980	1976–1980†	559	173
Manuel Velázquez		Midfielder	1965–1977	—	402	59
Fernando Zunzunegui Rodríguez		Defender	1966–1972	—	112	5
Toni Grande		Defender	1968–1973	—	121	14
Miguel Ángel		Goalkeeper	1968–1986	1980–1986†	346	0	[Zamora]
Sebastián Fleitas		Forward	1969–1972	—	58	18
Gregorio Benito		Defender	1969–1982	—	420	3
Juan Carlos Touriño		Defender	1970–1976	—	134	0
Javier Aguilar		Forward	1971–1979	—	190	50
Mariano García Remón		Goalkeeper	1971–1984	—	231	0
Santillana*		Forward	1971–1988	1986–1988†	645	289	[D]
Vicente del Bosque		Midfielder	1973–1984	—	339	25
José Antonio Camacho		Defender	1973–1989¤	1988–1989†	577	11
Günter Netzer		Midfielder	1974–1976	—	100	13
Paul Breitner		Midfielder	1974–1977	—	100	10
Roberto Juan Martínez		Forward	1974–1980	—	192	61
Juan Sol		Defender	1975–1979	—	141	0
Henning Jensen		Forward	1976–1979	—	102	19
Isidoro San José		Midfielder	1976–1986	—	271	7
Andrés Sabido		Defender	1977–1982	—	117	3
Isidro		Forward	1977–1985	—	223	22
Ulrich Stielike		Midfielder	1977–1985	—	308	50
Juanito		Forward	1977–1987	—	401	121	[Pichichi]
Francisco García Hernández		Midfielder	1978–1983	—	129	36
Laurie Cunningham		Midfielder	1979–1984	—	66	20
Ángel de los Santos Cano		Midfielder	1979–1985	—	237	13
Francisco Pineda		Forward	1980–1985	—	145	43
Ricardo Gallego		Midfielder	1980–1989	—	372	28
Agustín		Goalkeeper	1980–1990	—	125	0	[Zamora]
Antonio Salguero		Defender	1981–1987	—	138	8
Míchel		Midfielder	1981–1996	—	559	130
Chendo		Defender	1982–1998¤	1989–1993†	497	3
Rafael Martín Vázquez		Midfielder	1983–1990, 1992–1995	—	179	35
Emilio Butragueño		Forward	1983–1995	—	463	171	[Pichichi]
Manuel Sanchís, Jr		Defender	1983–2001¤	1993–2001†	711	41
Jorge Valdano		Forward	1984–1987	—	120	56
Jesús Solana		Defender	1985–1991	—	177	3
Hugo Sánchez		Forward	1985–1992	—	282	208	[Pichichi][Golden Shoe]
Rafael Gordillo		Midfielder	1985–1992	—	254	27
Francisco Buyo		Goalkeeper	1986–1997	—	454	0	[Zamora]
Francisco Llorente Gento		Forward	1987–1994	—	160	11
Bernd Schuster		Midfielder	1988–1990	—	61	13
Fernando Hierro		Defender	1989–2003	2001–2003†	601	127
Luis Milla		Midfielder	1990–1997	—	215	3
Gheorghe Hagi		Midfielder	1990–1992	—	64	16
Robert Prosinečki		Midfielder	1991–1994	—	73	12
Luis Enrique		Midfielder	1991–1996	—	213	18
Mikel Lasa		Defender	1991–1997	—	178	5
Alfonso Pérez		Forward	1991–1995	—	119	22
Iván Zamorano		Forward	1992–1996	—	173	101	[Pichichi]
Rafael Alkorta		Defender	1993–1997	—	135	3
Michael Laudrup		Midfielder	1994–1996	—	62	12
José Emilio Amavisca		Midfielder	1994–1996	—	144	14
Fernando Redondo		Midfielder	1994–2000	—	228	5
Raúl*		Forward	1994–2010	2003–2010†	741	323	[Pichichi][E]
Guti		Midfielder	1995–2010	—	542	77
Predrag Mijatović		Forward	1996–1999	—	118	36
Clarence Seedorf		Midfielder	1996–2000	—	158	20
Bodo Illgner		Goalkeeper	1996–2001	—	120	0
Davor Šuker		Forward	1996–1999	—	109	49
Christian Panucci		Defender	1996–1999	—	73	3
Roberto Carlos*		Defender	1996–2007	—	527	69	[F]
Aitor Karanka		Defender	1997–2002	—	149	0
Christian Karembeu		Midfielder	1997–2000	—	51	1
Fernando Morientes		Forward	1997–2005	—	271	99
Sávio		Forward	1998–2003	—	160	31
Steve McManaman		Midfielder	1999–2003	—	158	14
Iván Helguera		Defender	1999–2007	—	346	33
Míchel Salgado		Defender	1999–2009	—	371	5
Iker Casillas*		Goalkeeper	1999–2015	2010–2015†	723	0	[Zamora][G]
Claude Makélélé		Midfielder	2000–2003	—	145	2
Albert Celades		Midfielder	2000–2005	—	101	5
Santiago Solari		Midfielder	2000–2005	—	209	22
Luís Figo*		Forward	2000–2005	—	245	58	[FIFA][d'Or][H]
Zinedine Zidane*		Midfielder	2001–2006	—	227	49	[FIFA]
Raúl Bravo		Defender	2001–2007	—	133	4
Francisco Pavón		Defender	2001–2007	—	167	3
Ronaldo*		Forward	2002–2007	—	177	104	[FIFA][d'Or][Pichichi][I]
David Beckham		Midfielder	2003–2007	—	159	20
Álvaro Arbeloa		Defender	2004–2005, 2009–2016	—	233	6
Robinho		Forward	2005–2008	—	137	35
Júlio Baptista		Midfielder	2005–2008	—	59	11
Diego López		Goalkeeper	2005–2007, 2013-2014	—	54	0
Sergio Ramos		Defender	2005–	2015–	521	68
Fabio Cannavaro		Defender	2006–2009	—	118	2	[FIFA][d'Or]
Ruud van Nistelrooy		Forward	2006–2010	—	96	64	[Pichichi]
Mahamadou Diarra		Midfielder	2006–2010	—	90	3
Fernando Gago		Midfielder	2007–2011	—	121	1
Arjen Robben		Midfielder	2007–2009	—	50	11
Marcelo		Defender	2007–	—	408	28
Wesley Sneijder		Midfielder	2007–2009	—	52	11
Gonzalo Higuaín		Forward	2007–2013	—	264	121
Pepe		Defender	2007–2017	—	334	15
Van Der Vaart		Midfielder	2008–2010	—	58	11
Lassana Diarra		Midfielder	2009–2012	—	117	1
Kaká		Midfielder	2009–2013	—	119	29
Cristiano Ronaldo*		Forward	2009–	—	394	406	[Pichichi][Golden Shoe] [FIFA d'Or][d'Or][UEFA][J]
Raúl Albiol		Defender	2009–2013	—	118	2
Esteban Granero		Midfielder	2009–2012	—	67	4
Karim Benzema		Forward	2009–	—	365	180
Xabi Alonso		Midfielder	2009–2014	—	236	6
Ricardo Carvalho		Defender	2010–2013	—	50	3
Ángel Di María		Midfielder	2010–2014	—	189	36
Sami Khedira		Midfielder	2010–2015	—	161	9
Mesut Özil		Midfielder	2010–2013	—	159	27
Álvaro Morata		Forward	2010–2014, 2016–2017	—	95	31
Raphaël Varane		Defender	2011–	—	188	10
Jesé Rodríguez		Forward	2011–2016	—	63	18
José Callejón		Forward	2011–2013	—	55	8
Fábio Coentrão		Defender	2011–2017	—	106	1
Nacho		Defender	2012–	—	118	5
Casemiro		Midfielder	2012–	—	103	7
Luka Modrić		Midfielder	2012–	—	214	11
Isco		Midfielder	2013–	—	191	33
Dani Carvajal		Defender	2013–	—	158	4
Gareth Bale*		Midfielder	2013–	—	150	67	[K]
Asier Illarramendi		Midfielder	2013–2015	—	90	3
Toni Kroos		Midfielder	2014–	—	147	7
James Rodríguez		Midfielder	2014–2017	—	110	36
Keylor Navas		Goalkeeper	2014–	—	97	0
Danilo		Defender	2015–2017	—	55	3
Lucas Vázquez		Midfielder	2015–	—	83	8
Mateo Kovačić		Midfielder	2015–	—	73	3
Marco Asensio		Midfielder	2016–	—	38	10
Theo Hernández		Defender	2017–	—	—	—
Jesús Vallejo		Defender	2017–	—	—	—
Dani Ceballos		Midfielder	2017–	—	—	—

Club captains

Player	Years	Vice Captain
Félix Quesada	1928-1935
Eugenio Hilario	1935–1936
Leoncito	1939–1942
José Ramón Sauto	1942–1944
Juan Antonio Ipiña	1944–1949
Sabino Barinaga	1949–1950
Clemente Fernández	1950–1952
Luis Molowny	1952–1956
Miguel Muñoz	1956–1958
Juan Alonso	1958–1960
José María Zárraga	1960–1962
Francisco Gento	1962–1971
Ignacio Zoco	1971–1974
Amancio	1974–1976
Pirri	1976–1980
Miguel Ángel	1980–1986
Santillana	1986-1988
José Antonio Camacho	1988–1989
Agustín Rodríguez	1989–1990
Chendo	1990–1998
Manuel Sanchís	1998–2001
Fernando Hierro	2001–2003
Raúl	2003–2010	Guti, Míchel Salgado, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos
Iker Casillas	2010–2015	Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Pepe, Gonzalo Higuaín, Cristiano Ronaldo
Sergio Ramos	2015–	Marcelo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema

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 World Player of the Year while at Real Madrid.
• FIFA d'Or. ^a Won FIFA Ballon d'Or while at Real Madrid.
• UEFA. ^a Won UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 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. ^ Ricardo Zamora has Real's record of Zamora trophies, with three trophies won (record shared with José Vicente Train).
• B. ^ Alfredo 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 record appearances maker in all competitions and record appearances maker in La Liga (with 550).
• F. ^ Roberto Carlos holds the record of appearances for Real Madrid as a foreign player, with 527 overall appearances.
• G. ^ Iker Casillas has made the most international appearances for Real Madrid, with 156 games (as of 31 August 2014).
• H. ^ Luís 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 Real's record goalscorer in all competitions, record goalscorer in La Liga (with 239), record goalscorer in Europe (with 75), club's record league scorer in one season, with 48 goals and record scorer in all competitions in one season, with 61 goals, player with the biggest number of European golden shoes (3), has the record of most hat-tricks in Spain (33), has the record of hat-tricks in La Liga (28), first player to score five goals twice in La Liga games, is the player with the biggest number of goals in one UEFA Champions League season with 17 goals, first player to score against all the teams of La Liga, first player to win FIFA Ballon d'or twice (in 2013 and again in 2014), record goalscorer in UEFA Champions league (73).
• K. ^ Gareth Bale is club's transfer record signing of £85 million.

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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