List of Real Madrid CF players
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol 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 final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII.[1] Real Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, along with FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, to have never been relegated from the league.[2][3] Since then, the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organized competitions. Real is the most successful club in Spanish football, having won 71 domestic titles; a record 36 La Liga titles, 20 Spanish Cups, 13 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, and 1 League Cup. Real is the most successful club in European and international football, having won 35 official UEFA and FIFA trophies in total.[4]
Raúl holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 741 from 1994 to 2010, ahead of Iker Casillas, who made 725 appearances from 1999 to 2015.[5] Manuel Sanchís, Jr is third with 710 appearances from 1983 to 2001 for the club. Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer with 450 goals in 438 appearances from 2009 to 2018. He holds the record for the most goals in a season for Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored 61 in all competitions during the 2014–15 season and also holds the record for second most league goals scored in a season in La Liga, with 48 goals in 2014–15 La Liga. Karim Benzema is the second-highest scorer with 354 goals, having overtaken Raúl, who is third with 323 goals, in August 2022.
Real Madrid has employed numerous famous players, with four FIFA World Player of the Year, twelve Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or, four European Golden Shoe and three FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball winners among the previous and current club players.
As of 18 June 2025, a total of 789 players have played at least one official match for Real Madrid throughout history. Raúl is the player with the most appearances, with 741 matches, while more than 100 players have played only one match. In terms of minutes played, Iker Casillas has the most with 64,920 minutes, while the player with the fewest minutes is Pedro Mosquera, who played just one minute. Alongside Spain, players from 44 different nationalities have played for Real Madrid. Argentinians are the most represented with 33 players throughout history, followed by Brazilians with 28 players, and then the French with 22 players.
Key
General
- Appearances and goals are for first-team official games, including those in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Copa de la Liga, Copa de la Coronación, Supercopa de España, Copa Eva Duarte, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Latin Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Intercontinental Cup and Copa Iberoamericana.
- The following list does not include pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments, nor does it include regional tournaments such as Campeonato Regional Centro and Copa Federación Centro. This list also does not include the Template:Ill competition which was held between 1927 and 1928.
- Substitute appearances are included.
- A player must have participated in at least one official match to be included in the list. The list does not include players who transferred to Real Madrid without playing any matches, those who were called up but did not appear on the field, or those who played in friendly matches without participating in official ones.
- The years refer to the sport season in which the players played their first and last matches with the team, not the calendar years.
- Players are listed according to the total number of games played. If two or more players are tied, their rankings are determined as follows:
Table headers
- Player – Nationality, first name and last name or nickname.
- Position – Role on the field of play.
- Real Madrid career – Playing career at the club.
- Captaincy – Captaincy period at the club.
- Appearances – Number of games played.
- Goals – Number of goals scored.
- Notes – Notes of the player's information.
Positions and colors
| GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward |
|---|
| † | Club captains who have won a major senior competition |
| Real Madrid Castilla graduate | |
| ¤ | Played their full career at Real Madrid |
List of players
Information correct as of the match played on 26 June 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Foreign players
- The player's current nationality is considered, regardless of the dissolved countries the player was associated with during their time at Real Madrid.
- As of Trent Alexander-Arnold's debut, the most recent foreign player to have played for Real Madrid.
| Foreign players by continent | |
|---|---|
| Continent | Players |
| Europe | 95 |
| South America | 77 |
| North America and Caribbean | 17 |
| Africa | 10 |
| Asia | 1 |
| Total | 199 |
Team captains
The following players have been official Real Madrid captains. Vice captains are also listed.[6]
Notes
- Awards and positions
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- Records and statistics
- A. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Arthur Johnson was the first player to score a goal in an official match in Real Madrid's history.
- B. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Jaime Lazcano was the first player to score a goal in La Liga in Real Madrid's history.
- C. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Ricardo Zamora and José Vicente Train both holds Real's record of Zamora trophies, with three won each.
- D. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Chus Alonso was the first Real Madrid player to score in an official match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
- E. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Alfredo Di Stéfano was the first Real Madrid player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1957.
- F. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Puskás is the record goalscorer in one match, with six goals.
- G. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Puskás and Santillana are Real's record goalscorers in the Spanish Cup, with 49 each.
- H. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Santillana is Real's record goalscorer in the Spanish League Cup, with 8.
- I. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Hugo Sánchez was the first Real Madrid player to win the European Golden Shoe in 1990.
- J. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Iván Zamorano scored the fastest goal in Real's history, 13 seconds after the start of the game.
- K. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Míchel is Real Madrid's record most assists in all competitions.
- L. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Raúl is the club's record appearance maker in all competitions and in La Liga (with 550).
- M. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Luís Figo was the first Real Madrid player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, in 2001.
- N. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Sergio Ramos has made the most international appearances as Real Madrid player, with 176 games played.
- O. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Luka Modrić hold the record for the most trophies won at the club (28).
- P. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid's record goalscorer in all competitions, record goalscorer in La Liga (with 311), record goalscorer in Europe (with 107), including a record 105 goals in the UEFA Champions league, the club's record league scorer in a single season, with 48 goals, and record scorer in all competitions in one season, with 61 goals, player with the highest number of European Golden Shoes (3), player with the highest number of hat-tricks in Spain (36), including a record 34 in La Liga, first player to score five goals twice in La Liga games, player with the highest number of goals in a single UEFA Champions League season, with 17, first player to score against all of the opposition teams in La Liga in a single season and first player to win three or more Ballon d'Or (in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017).
- Q. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Karim Benzema holds the record of appearances for Real Madrid as a foreign player.
- R. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Jude Bellingham is the club's record signing, with a base transfer fee of €103 million with potential to rise by 30% to approximately €133.9 million due to add-ons.
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