# The 30 Greatest El Clásico Players of All Time

> Some built their legend over twenty Clásicos, others with one unforgettable night at the Bernabéu or Camp Nou. Hat-tricks, thrashings and red cards all count here.

*By YPB Team · Published October 25, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-30-greatest-el-clasico-players-of-all-time*

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1. **Lionel Messi** — score 1000/1000
   Barcelona forward and El Clásico's all-time top scorer, famous for his shirt-raising winner at the Bernabéu in 2017.
2. **Raphinha** — score 695/1000
   Brazilian winger who scored in Barcelona's 0-4, 5-2 Supercopa and 4-3 Clásico wins of 2024-25.
3. **Josep Samitier** — score 529/1000
   1920s Barcelona star and one of the fixture's early top scorers, who later also played for Real Madrid.
4. **Johan Cruyff** — score 492/1000
   Dutch maestro who led Barcelona's 0-5 rout at the Bernabéu in 1974, his first season at the club.
5. **Lamine Yamal** — score 450/1000
   Barcelona teenager who scored in the 0-4 at the Bernabéu in 2024 and starred in the 4-3 of 2025.
6. **Sergio Ramos** — score 450/1000
   Real Madrid defender with a late equaliser at the Camp Nou in 2016 and the fixture's record for red cards.
7. **Luis Suárez** — score 450/1000
   Uruguayan striker who scored 11 Clásico goals for Barcelona, including a hat-trick in the 5-1 of 2018.
8. **Iker Casillas** — score 450/1000
   Real Madrid goalkeeper and captain through the Guardiola-Mourinho Clásico wars, lifting the 2011 Copa del Rey.
9. **Raúl** — score 402/1000
   Real Madrid captain who scored 15 Clásico goals and famously hushed the Camp Nou in 1999.
10. **Vinícius Júnior** — score 402/1000
   Brazilian winger who scored a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 4-1 Supercopa final win over Barcelona in 2024.
11. **Ferenc Puskás** — score 402/1000
   Hungarian forward who scored 14 Clásico goals for Real Madrid in the late 1950s and 1960s.
12. **Cristiano Ronaldo** — score 402/1000
   Real Madrid forward and one of the fixture's top scorers, who found the net in six straight Clásicos from 2011 to 2013.
13. **Zinedine Zidane** — score 349/1000
   French playmaker whose chip at the Camp Nou helped Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the 2002 Champions League semi-final.
14. **Jude Bellingham** — score 349/1000
   English midfielder who decided his first two league Clásicos, with a brace in 2023 and a late winner in 2024.
15. **Alfredo Di Stéfano** — score 349/1000
   Real Madrid's 1950s and 1960s talisman whose 18 Clásico goals stood as the record for decades.
16. **Paco Gento** — score 349/1000
   Real Madrid winger who played a record 42 Clásicos and scored 14 goals against Barcelona.
17. **Luís Figo** — score 349/1000
   Winger whose 2000 move from Barcelona to Real Madrid made him the rivalry's most hated defector.
18. **Andrés Iniesta** — score 287/1000
   Barcelona midfielder who scored in the 0-4 win of 2015 and drew a standing ovation from the Bernabéu crowd.
19. **Neymar** — score 287/1000
   Brazilian forward who formed Barcelona's MSN attack and scored in Clásicos from 2014 to 2017, including the 0-4 at the Bernabéu.
20. **Thierry Henry** — score 287/1000
   French forward who scored twice for Barcelona in the historic 2-6 at the Bernabéu in 2009.
21. **Kylian Mbappé** — score 287/1000
   French striker who scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid in the thrilling 4-3 Clásico of May 2025.
22. **Gerard Piqué** — score 217/1000
   Barcelona centre-back who scored in the 2-6 and flashed the famous five-finger 'manita' after the 5-0.
23. **Karim Benzema** — score 217/1000
   Real Madrid striker who scored more than a dozen Clásico goals across 14 seasons at the club.
24. **Michael Laudrup** — score 217/1000
   Danish playmaker who won 5-0 Clásicos on both sides, for Barcelona in 1994 and Real Madrid in 1995.
25. **Iván Zamorano** — score 217/1000
   Chilean striker who scored a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 5-0 revenge over Barcelona in 1995.
26. **Xavi** — score 217/1000
   Barcelona midfielder with 42 Clásico appearances who ran the 2-6 and 5-0 thrashings of Real Madrid.
27. **Ronaldinho** — score 217/1000
   Barcelona playmaker whose two solo goals in the 0-3 win of 2005 earned applause from Madrid's own fans.
28. **Romário** — score 217/1000
   Brazilian striker whose hat-trick, including a famous cow-tail turn, sank Real Madrid 5-0 in 1994.
29. **Carles Puyol** — score 217/1000
   Barcelona captain who headed a goal in the 2-6 at the Bernabéu and anchored the 5-0 of 2010.
30. **Samuel Eto'o** — score 217/1000
   Cameroonian striker who scored in Barcelona's 2-0 Clásico win of December 2008 on the way to the treble.

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