Top 31 Argentine Players in La Liga History

From 1950s Madrid royalty to modern Camp Nou icons, Argentine football has shaped Spain's top flight across seven decades. Which will win?

1. 1
   Javier Mascherano

   Barcelona center-back / midfielder, a five-time La Liga champion and treble winner.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Alfredo Di Stefano

   Real Madrid's defining 1950s icon who won eight La Liga titles and five consecutive European Cups.
   953pts
3. 3
   Juan Roman Riquelme

   Villarreal playmaker whose Yellow Submarine years included an unforgettable Champions League run.
   953pts
4. 4
   Kily González

   Left winger who reached two Champions League finals with Valencia in 2000 and 2001 and won La Liga in 2002 after starring at Zaragoza.
   867pts
5. 5
   Sergio Aguero

   Atletico Madrid striker who scored 74 La Liga goals across five seasons before moving to Manchester City.
   866pts
6. 6
   Lionel Messi

   Barcelona's all-time top scorer, ten-time La Liga champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner.
   771pts
7. 7
   Diego Maradona

   Barcelona's controversial 1982-84 forward whose talent still left a mark on Camp Nou despite a turbulent stay.
   750pts
8. 8
   Ever Banega

   Sevilla playmaker who won three Europa League titles across two spells and was the club's midfield metronome.
   750pts
9. 9
   Germán Burgos

   Goalkeeper who played for Mallorca and Atlético Madrid from 1999 to 2004 and later spent a decade as Diego Simeone's assistant.
   680pts
10. 10
    Roberto Ayala

    Valencia centre-back who won La Liga in 2002 and 2004 and the 2004 UEFA Cup during the club's most successful spell in decades.
    680pts
11. 11
    Lionel Scaloni

    Right-back who won La Liga with Deportivo La Coruña in 2000 and later coached Argentina to the 2022 World Cup.
    680pts
12. 12
    Juan Antonio Pizzi

    Argentine-born striker who won the Pichichi with 31 goals for Tenerife in 1995-96 before joining Barcelona.
    680pts
13. 13
    Claudio López

    Valencia striker nicknamed El Piojo whose pace carried the club to the 1999 Copa del Rey and the 2000 Champions League final.
    600pts
14. 14
    Diego Simeone

    Sevilla and Atletico Madrid combative midfielder who won the 1995-96 La Liga and Copa double.
    600pts
15. 15
    Ángel Correa

    Forward who spent a decade at Atlético Madrid from 2015, winning the 2018 Europa League and the 2021 La Liga title.
    600pts
16. 16
    Angel Di Maria

    Real Madrid winger who won La Liga in 2011-12 and the 2014 Champions League.
    507pts
17. 17
    Mauricio Pochettino

    Espanyol centre-back and longtime captain who became a La Liga icon in Barcelona.
    507pts
18. 18
    Héctor Rial

    Inside forward who won four La Liga titles and five consecutive European Cups alongside Di Stéfano at Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961.
    507pts
19. 19
    Julián Álvarez

    World Cup-winning striker who joined Atlético Madrid from Manchester City in 2024 and became the side's leading scorer in his first season.
    507pts
20. 20
    Gonzalo Higuain

    Real Madrid striker who scored 121 goals in all competitions over six and a half seasons and won three La Liga titles.
    507pts
21. 21
    Fernando Redondo

    Tenerife and Real Madrid playmaker whose elegance defined the late 1990s Madrid midfield.
    400pts
22. 22
    Santiago Solari

    Winger who won two La Liga titles and the 2002 Champions League with Real Madrid after arriving from Atlético Madrid in 2000.
    400pts
23. 23
    Javier Saviola

    Barcelona striker signed from River Plate in 2001 who later won the 2006 UEFA Cup on loan at Sevilla and the 2008 league with Real Madrid.
    400pts
24. 24
    Rubén Ayala

    Atlético Madrid forward nicknamed El Ratón who won the 1974 Intercontinental Cup, the 1976 Copa del Rey and the 1977 La Liga title.
    400pts
25. 25
    Diego Milito

    Striker who scored four goals in Zaragoza's 6-1 Copa del Rey rout of Real Madrid in 2006 and led the club's attack for three seasons.
    400pts
26. 26
    Pablo Aimar

    Valencia playmaker whose two La Liga titles in 2002 and 2004 marked the club's golden era.
    273pts
27. 27
    Mario Kempes

    Valencia striker who finished as La Liga top scorer twice in the late 1970s.
    273pts
28. 28
    Mauricio Pellegrino

    Centre-back who won La Liga with Valencia in 2002 and 2004 and the 2004 UEFA Cup after a season at Barcelona.
    273pts
29. 29
    Rogelio Domínguez

    Goalkeeper who joined Real Madrid in 1957 and won three European Cups and two league titles with the Di Stéfano side.
    273pts
30. 30
    Gabriel Milito

    Zaragoza captain and centre-back who moved to Barcelona in 2007, came back from a long knee injury and won two league titles there.
    273pts
31. 31
    Jorge Valdano

    Striker who starred at Zaragoza and then won two La Liga titles and two UEFA Cups with Real Madrid in the mid-1980s.
    0pts

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