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The 31 Greatest Argentine Premier League Players of All Time

By YPB Team

Manchester legends, Champions-defying strikers and modern World Cup winners — Argentine talent has shaped English football's biggest moments. Where do you stand?

  1. Sergio Aguero — ranked #11
    Sergio Aguero
    Manchester City's all-time top scorer with 184 Premier League goals and five league titles.
    1000pts
  2. Carlos Tevez — ranked #22
    Carlos Tevez
    West Ham, Manchester United and Manchester City forward, a three-time Premier League champion.
    841pts
  3. Marcos Senesi — ranked #33
    Marcos Senesi
    Bournemouth centre-back since 2022, a left-footed regular in the Cherries' defence across four Premier League seasons.
    563pts
  4. Lisandro Martinez — ranked #44
    Lisandro Martinez
    Manchester United centre-back whose 2022-23 debut season helped revive the club's defensive identity.
    523pts
  5. Maxi Rodriguez — ranked #55
    Maxi Rodriguez
    Liverpool winger who hit two Premier League hat-tricks in three weeks in spring 2011, against Birmingham at Anfield and away at Fulham.
    486pts
  6. Pablo Zabaleta — ranked #66
    Pablo Zabaleta
    Manchester City right-back, a two-time Premier League champion and cult fan favorite.
    479pts
  7. Emiliano Martinez — ranked #77
    Emiliano Martinez
    Aston Villa goalkeeper and 2022 World Cup winner whose Premier League form is among the best of his era.
    479pts
  8. Julián Álvarez — ranked #88
    Julián Álvarez
    Manchester City forward who won two Premier League titles and the 2023 treble before a club-record move to Atlético Madrid in 2024.
    479pts
  9. Marcos Rojo — ranked #99
    Marcos Rojo
    Manchester United centre-back who won the Europa League and lifted the FA Cup.
    428pts
  10. Esteban Cambiasso — ranked #1010
    Esteban Cambiasso
    Leicester City midfielder whose 2014-15 season helped save the Foxes before their title run.
    428pts
  11. Claudio Yacob — ranked #1111
    Claudio Yacob
    West Brom defensive midfielder from 2012 to 2018, a tireless ball-winner during the club's longest unbroken run in the Premier League.
    428pts
  12. Roberto Pereyra — ranked #1212
    Roberto Pereyra
    Watford attacking midfielder across four Premier League seasons from 2016, part of the side that reached the 2019 FA Cup final.
    428pts
  13. Javier Mascherano — ranked #1313
    Javier Mascherano
    West Ham and Liverpool defensive midfielder whose Anfield years preceded his Barcelona glory.
    428pts
  14. Juan Sebastian Veron — ranked #1414
    Juan Sebastian Veron
    Manchester United and Chelsea playmaker whose flair and passing range made him a marquee 2000s signing.
    371pts
  15. Alexis Mac Allister — ranked #1515
    Alexis Mac Allister
    Brighton and Liverpool midfielder, a 2022 World Cup winner who won the Premier League title with Liverpool in 2024-25.
    371pts
  16. Gabriel Heinze — ranked #1616
    Gabriel Heinze
    Manchester United left-back who won the 2007 Premier League title.
    371pts
  17. Cristian Romero — ranked #1717
    Cristian Romero
    Tottenham centre-back and World Cup winner, a defensive cornerstone for Spurs.
    371pts
  18. Hernán Crespo — ranked #1818
    Hernán Crespo
    Chelsea striker signed for a club-record fee in 2003 who scored ten league goals in the 2005-06 title-winning season.
    371pts
  19. Martín Demichelis — ranked #1919
    Martín Demichelis
    Manchester City centre-back who won the Premier League and League Cup double in 2013-14 alongside Vincent Kompany.
    371pts
  20. Emiliano Buendía — ranked #2020
    Emiliano Buendía
    Norwich playmaker in the 2019-20 Premier League season who moved to Aston Villa in 2021 and became a regular in Unai Emery's side.
    371pts
  21. Fabricio Coloccini — ranked #2121
    Fabricio Coloccini
    Newcastle centre-back and captain from 2008 to 2016, named in the PFA Team of the Year when the Magpies finished fifth in 2011-12.
    306pts
  22. Leonardo Ulloa — ranked #2222
    Leonardo Ulloa
    Leicester striker whose goals in 2014-15 helped the Foxes survive, before he won the Premier League title with them in 2015-16.
    306pts
  23. Manuel Lanzini — ranked #2323
    Manuel Lanzini
    West Ham playmaker for eight seasons from 2015, whose dribbling and goals made him a fan favourite at the London Stadium.
    306pts
  24. Nicolas Otamendi — ranked #2424
    Nicolas Otamendi
    Manchester City centre-back, a two-time Premier League champion.
    231pts
  25. Jonás Gutiérrez — ranked #2525
    Jonás Gutiérrez
    Newcastle winger from 2008 to 2015 who returned from testicular cancer to score on the final day of 2014-15 and help keep the club up.
    231pts
  26. Erik Lamela — ranked #2626
    Erik Lamela
    Tottenham winger whose 2021 rabona goal against Arsenal won the Puskas Award.
    231pts
  27. Alejandro Garnacho — ranked #2727
    Alejandro Garnacho
    Manchester United winger whose overhead kick at Everton won the 2024 Puskás Award and who scored in the 2024 FA Cup final win over Manchester City.
    231pts
  28. Sergio Romero — ranked #2828
    Sergio Romero
    Manchester United goalkeeper from 2015 to 2021 who started the 2017 Europa League final win and was a reliable cup keeper behind David de Gea.
    143pts
  29. Enzo Fernández — ranked #2929
    Enzo Fernández
    Chelsea midfielder signed for a British-record fee in January 2023 who went on to win the Conference League and Club World Cup in 2025.
    143pts
  30. Julio Arca — ranked #3030
    Julio Arca
    Left-sided midfielder who spent six years at Sunderland from 2000 and seven at Middlesbrough, admired on Wearside for his free kicks.
    143pts
  31. Julián Speroni — ranked #3131
    Julián Speroni
    Crystal Palace goalkeeper for 15 years from 2004, a club-record four-time Player of the Year who kept goal in their Premier League seasons.
    0pts

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