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Who is the best Colombian footballer of all time?

by YPB Team1 vote

From silky playmakers and lethal goalscorers to daredevil goalkeepers and today's European stars, generations of Colombian flair go head to head here. Who deserves the crown? Cast your vote!

  1. Carlos Valderrama — ranked #11
    Carlos Valderrama
    Flamboyant playmaker with iconic blonde curls and sublime vision, Colombia's most-capped outfield player and the face of its golden 1990s generation.
    1000pts
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  2. James Rodriguez — ranked #22
    James Rodriguez
    Gifted attacking midfielder who won the 2014 World Cup Golden Boot and earned a move to Real Madrid.
    777pts
  3. Rene Higuita — ranked #33
    Rene Higuita
    Eccentric sweeper-keeper pioneer famous for his audacious 'scorpion kick' save at Wembley.
    678pts
  4. Luis Diaz — ranked #44
    Luis Diaz
    Explosive, direct winger who became a star at Liverpool and one of Colombia's most exciting modern forwards.
    678pts
  5. Freddy Rincon — ranked #55
    Freddy Rincon
    Powerful box-to-box midfielder and Colombia's highest-scoring midfielder, remembered for his last-gasp goal against Germany at Italia '90.
    555pts
  6. Juan Cuadrado — ranked #66
    Juan Cuadrado
    Versatile, tireless winger and wing-back who won the Champions League and several Serie A titles with Juventus.
    555pts
  7. Oscar Cordoba — ranked #77
    Oscar Cordoba
    Authoritative goalkeeper who won back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles with Boca Juniors.
    555pts
  8. Mario Yepes — ranked #88
    Mario Yepes
    Composed defender and national-team captain who played for AC Milan, PSG and River Plate over a long European career.
    0pts
  9. Radamel Falcao — ranked #99
    Radamel Falcao
    Clinical striker known as 'El Tigre', Colombia's all-time leading scorer who starred for Porto, Atletico Madrid and Monaco.
    0pts
  10. Faustino Asprilla — ranked #1010
    Faustino Asprilla
    Mercurial striker who dazzled at Parma and Newcastle and scored Colombia's first-ever World Cup goal.
    0pts
  11. Ivan Cordoba — ranked #1111
    Ivan Cordoba
    Commanding central defender and long-serving Inter Milan captain who won the Champions League and multiple Serie A titles.
    0pts
  12. David Ospina — ranked #1212
    David Ospina
    Reliable goalkeeper and one of Colombia's most-capped players, with spells at Arsenal and Napoli.
    0pts
  13. Juan Pablo Angel — ranked #1313
    Juan Pablo Angel
    Prolific striker who broke records at River Plate and became an Aston Villa fan favourite in the Premier League.
    0pts
  14. Victor Hugo Aristizabal — ranked #1414
    Victor Hugo Aristizabal
    Lethal striker and one of the Copa Libertadores' all-time top scorers, a hero at Atletico Nacional.
    0pts
  15. Adolfo Valencia — ranked #1515
    Adolfo Valencia
    Bustling striker nicknamed 'El Tren' who scored freely for Colombia and played for Bayern Munich.
    0pts

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Comments

Fourteen years and 313 days old at his first professional appearance, and the only Colombian ever to lead a World Cup's scoring: https://youpick.best/articles/how-many-ways-to-rank-james-rodriguez

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