The 49 Greatest Inter Milan Players of All Time

Vote for the greatest players in Inter Milan's history, from the Grande Inter era through to the modern treble winners.

1. 1
   Javier Zanetti

   Argentine right-back and beloved captain who played 858 times for Inter across 19 seasons, winning five consecutive Serie A titles and the historic treble in 2010.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Giuseppe Meazza

   Inside forward of the 1920s and 1930s and the greatest Italian footballer of his era, scoring 284 goals for Inter and giving his name to the San Siro stadium.
   844pts
3. 3
   Marco Materazzi

   Fierce centre-back and fan favourite from 2001 to 2011, winning five Serie A titles with Inter and the 2010 Champions League.
   789pts
4. 4
   Lautaro Martínez

   Argentine striker and captain who has scored well over 100 goals for Inter since 2018, winning the Scudetto in 2021 and 2024 and reaching two Champions League finals.
   762pts
5. 5
   Alessandro Altobelli

   Striker nicknamed 'Spillo' who scored 209 goals in 466 games for Inter between 1977 and 1988, winning the 1980 Scudetto and two Coppa Italia titles.
   699pts
6. 6
   Giorgio Ghezzi

   Daring goalkeeper nicknamed 'Kamikaze' who kept goal for Inter from 1951 to 1958, winning the 1953 and 1954 Serie A titles.
   663pts
7. 7
   Samuel Eto'o

   Cameroonian forward who joined in 2009 and won the treble in his first season, sacrificing himself on the wing under Mourinho before scoring 37 goals in 2010–11.
   623pts
8. 8
   Benito Lorenzi

   Combative forward nicknamed 'Veleno' who scored over 130 goals for Inter from 1947 to 1958 and starred in the 1953 and 1954 Scudetto wins.
   623pts
9. 9
   Jair

   Brazilian right winger whose pace terrorised defences for the Grande Inter, scoring the winning goal against Benfica in the 1965 European Cup final at San Siro.
   623pts
10. 10
    Walter Zenga

    Acrobatic goalkeeper of the late 1980s and early 1990s who won the 1989 Scudetto and two UEFA Cups with Inter and was among the world's best at his peak.
    592pts
11. 11
    Esteban Cambiasso

    Argentine midfielder and key technical figure in the 2009–10 treble season, one of the most complete central midfielders to wear the Inter shirt.
    579pts
12. 12
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Swedish striker who won three straight Serie A titles at Inter from 2006 to 2009, finishing the last of them as Serie A top scorer.
    579pts
13. 13
    Lennart Skoglund

    Swedish winger 'Nacka' who dazzled San Siro from 1950 to 1959 with his dribbling, winning back-to-back Serie A titles in 1953 and 1954.
    579pts
14. 14
    Milan Škriniar

    Slovak centre-back who was a pillar of Antonio Conte's defence, winning the 2020–21 Scudetto during six seasons with Inter from 2017 to 2023.
    579pts
15. 15
    Christian Vieri

    Powerful striker signed for a world-record fee in 1999 who scored 123 goals in 190 games for Inter and was Serie A top scorer in 2002–03.
    529pts
16. 16
    Gabriele Oriali

    Tireless academy-raised midfielder who won the Scudetto in 1971 and 1980 during fourteen seasons with Inter, before becoming a World Cup winner with Italy in 1982.
    529pts
17. 17
    Luis Suárez

    Spanish playmaker signed from Barcelona in 1961 as the brain of the Grande Inter, winning three Serie A titles and back-to-back European Cups in 1964 and 1965.
    529pts
18. 18
    Maicon

    Brazilian right-back whose surging runs made him one of the world's best in his position, winning four Serie A titles and the 2010 treble with Inter.
    529pts
19. 19
    Iván Córdoba

    Colombian defender who spent twelve seasons at Inter from 2000 to 2012, renowned for his leap and speed and a member of the treble-winning squad.
    529pts
20. 20
    Francesco Toldo

    Italian goalkeeper who joined from Fiorentina in 2001 and won the Coppa Italia twice and the 2006 Scudetto before handing the gloves to Júlio César.
    473pts
21. 21
    István Nyers

    Prolific forward who scored over 130 goals for Inter between 1948 and 1954, top scorer of Serie A in 1949 and a key figure in two straight titles.
    473pts
22. 22
    Adriano

    Brazilian forward of ferocious power nicknamed 'The Emperor' whose peak seasons at Inter (2004–06) produced some of the most unstoppable striking performances in Serie A history.
    473pts
23. 23
    Marcelo Brozović

    Croatian metronome who ran Inter's midfield from 2015 to 2023, winning the 2020–21 Scudetto and reaching the 2023 Champions League final.
    473pts
24. 24
    Álvaro Recoba

    Uruguayan left-footed genius whose spectacular free kicks and long-range strikes made him a cult hero at Inter across a decade from 1997 to 2007.
    473pts
25. 25
    Nicolò Barella

    Energetic Sardinian midfielder who became the heartbeat of Inter after 2019, winning the Scudetto in 2021 and 2024 and reaching Champions League finals in 2023 and 2025.
    473pts
26. 26
    Lothar Matthäus

    German midfielder and 1990 Ballon d'Or winner whose peak seasons at Inter brought the record-breaking 1988–89 Serie A title and the 1991 UEFA Cup.
    410pts
27. 27
    Samir Handanović

    Slovenian goalkeeper and long-time captain who made over 450 appearances for Inter between 2012 and 2023, winning the 2021 Scudetto.
    410pts
28. 28
    Giacinto Facchetti

    Pioneering attacking left-back of the Grande Inter who spent his whole career at the club, winning four Serie A titles and two European Cups in the 1960s.
    338pts
29. 29
    Mauro Icardi

    Argentine striker and former captain who scored 124 goals for Inter between 2013 and 2019, twice finishing as Serie A's top scorer.
    338pts
30. 30
    Evaristo Beccalossi

    Gifted number ten and San Siro favourite who orchestrated Inter's attack from 1978 to 1984, the creative heart of the side that won the 1980 Scudetto.
    338pts
31. 31
    Nicola Berti

    Energetic Italian midfielder who was a fixture in Inter's midfield across their most successful period of the early 1990s, making 345 appearances.
    338pts
32. 32
    Armando Picchi

    Captain and sweeper of Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter, the libero at the heart of the catenaccio defence that won the European Cup in 1964 and 1965.
    338pts
33. 33
    Lúcio

    Brazilian centre-back who formed a formidable partnership with Walter Samuel in the 2009–10 treble season, powering forward from defence on Mourinho's side.
    338pts
34. 34
    Hakan Çalhanoğlu

    Turkish midfielder who crossed from Milan in 2021 and reinvented himself as Inter's deep-lying playmaker, winning the 2023–24 Scudetto.
    338pts
35. 35
    Mario Corso

    Left-footed winger nicknamed 'God's left foot' who played over 500 games for Inter from 1958 to 1973, famous for his free kicks in the Grande Inter years.
    255pts
36. 36
    Tarcisio Burgnich

    Uncompromising right-back nicknamed 'The Rock' who anchored the Grande Inter defence from 1962 to 1974, winning four Serie A titles and two European Cups.
    255pts
37. 37
    Giuseppe Bergomi

    One-club defender and captain who played 756 games for Inter from 1979 to 1999, winning the 1989 Scudetto and three UEFA Cups.
    255pts
38. 38
    Walter Samuel

    Argentine centre-back 'The Wall' who won five Serie A titles with Inter between 2005 and 2014 and was a rock in the 2010 treble.
    255pts
39. 39
    Dejan Stanković

    Serbian midfielder who played over 300 games for Inter from 2004 to 2013, winning five Serie A titles and the 2010 treble with his long-range shooting.
    255pts
40. 40
    Andreas Brehme

    German left-back who joined Inter in 1988 and won the record-points Scudetto of 1988–89 and the 1991 UEFA Cup, alongside Matthäus and Klinsmann.
    255pts
41. 41
    Sandro Mazzola

    Prolific striker and son of Valentino Mazzola who scored 160 goals for Inter during their Grande Inter era of the 1960s, winning two European Cups.
    255pts
42. 42
    Wesley Sneijder

    Dutch playmaker who was instrumental in Inter's treble-winning season of 2009–10 under Mourinho, named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.
    255pts
43. 43
    Luigi Boninsegna

    Prolific striker who scored 124 goals for Inter in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a key figure in the post-Grande Inter side that remained competitive in Europe.
    158pts
44. 44
    Jürgen Klinsmann

    German striker who scored 40 goals in three seasons at Inter from 1989 to 1992, helping win the 1989 Supercoppa and the 1991 UEFA Cup.
    158pts
45. 45
    Júlio César

    Brazilian goalkeeper who won five Serie A titles at Inter from 2005 to 2012 and was the last line of defence in the 2010 treble.
    158pts
46. 46
    Alessandro Bastoni

    Ball-playing left-sided centre-back who has starred in Inter's back three since 2019, winning the Scudetto in 2021 and 2024.
    158pts
47. 47
    Romelu Lukaku

    Belgian striker who scored 24 league goals and was named Serie A's MVP as Inter won the 2020–21 Scudetto, ending Juventus's nine-year reign.
    0pts
48. 48
    Diego Milito

    Argentine striker who scored twice in the 2010 Champions League final to secure Inter's treble, delivering one of the greatest individual performances in modern European football.
    0pts
49. 49
    Ronaldo

    Brazilian phenomenon who dazzled at Inter from 1997 to 2002, winning the 1997 Ballon d'Or and the 1998 UEFA Cup before injuries interrupted his peak years.
    0pts

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