The 44 Greatest Napoli Players of All Time

Choose the best players ever to wear the sky blue of Napoli, from the Maradona era to the modern Scudetto champions.

1. 1
   Marek Hamšík

   Slovak midfielder who became Napoli's all-time appearance holder with 520 games and passed Maradona's scoring record, serving as the club's most loyal modern-era servant.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Diego Maradona

   Argentine genius whose seven seasons at Napoli produced two Serie A titles and an UEFA Cup win, turning a club that had never won the league into the most celebrated side in Italy.
   960pts
3. 3
   Giuseppe Savoldi

   Striker dubbed 'Mister Two Billion' after a world-record move from Bologna in 1975, who scored freely and won the 1976 Coppa Italia with Napoli.
   598pts
4. 4
   Paolo Cannavaro

   Naples-born centre-back and captain who helped lead the club from Serie B back to Europe between 2006 and 2014, lifting the 2012 Coppa Italia.
   598pts
5. 5
   Antonio Juliano

   Midfielder who captained Napoli through the 1970s and made over 500 appearances for the club, a fiercely loyal servant who spent his entire career in Naples.
   598pts
6. 6
   Raúl Albiol

   Experienced Spanish centre-back who brought calm to Napoli's defence from 2013 to 2019, winning the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa in his first season.
   598pts
7. 7
   Christian Maggio

   Attacking right wing-back who made over 300 appearances from 2008 to 2017 and won the Coppa Italia in 2012 and 2014.
   568pts
8. 8
   Ciro Ferrara

   Naples-born defender who came through the youth ranks and anchored the back line from 1984 to 1994, winning two Scudetti and the 1989 UEFA Cup.
   555pts
9. 9
   Hasse Jeppson

   Swedish striker signed for a world-record fee in 1952 who repaid it with 52 Serie A goals across four seasons in Naples.
   555pts
10. 10
    Lorenzo Insigne

    Neapolitan-born captain who embodied Napoli's modern identity with his explosive dribbling and curved left-footed strikes across 12 seasons and over 400 appearances.
    555pts
11. 11
    Gonzalo Higuaín

    Argentine striker who scored 91 goals in three seasons from 2013, including a Serie A record 36 league goals in the 2015-16 campaign.
    508pts
12. 12
    Omar Sívori

    Ballon d'Or-winning Argentine forward who joined from Juventus in 1965 and, alongside Altafini, made Napoli title contenders in the late 1960s.
    508pts
13. 13
    Allan

    Combative Brazilian box-to-box midfielder who drove Napoli's engine room from 2015 to 2020 and won the 2020 Coppa Italia.
    508pts
14. 14
    Giuseppe Bruscolotti

    Iron-willed full-back nicknamed 'Pal 'e fierro' who spent 16 seasons at Napoli from 1972, handing the captaincy to Maradona and winning the 1987 Scudetto.
    508pts
15. 15
    Luís Vinício

    Brazilian centre-forward nicknamed 'O Lione' who scored 69 league goals for Napoli from 1955 to 1960 and later returned to coach the club.
    508pts
16. 16
    Edinson Cavani

    Uruguayan striker who scored 104 goals in 138 matches for Napoli from 2010–13, forming a devastating partnership with Marek Hamšík before his world-record move to PSG.
    508pts
17. 17
    Moreno Ferrario

    Reliable centre-back who made almost 400 appearances across eleven seasons from 1977 and was part of the first Scudetto-winning side in 1987.
    454pts
18. 18
    Gianfranco Zola

    Learned his craft as Maradona's understudy from 1989 to 1993, winning the 1990 Scudetto and Supercoppa before becoming a Serie A star in his own right.
    454pts
19. 19
    Piotr Zieliński

    Polish playmaker who made more than 360 appearances from 2016 to 2024 and was a key midfield creator in the 2022-23 Scudetto win.
    454pts
20. 20
    Stanislav Lobotka

    Slovak deep-lying midfielder whose press-resistant passing set the rhythm for the Scudetto-winning sides of 2023 and 2025.
    454pts
21. 21
    Dries Mertens

    Belgian forward who transformed from a winger into Napoli's all-time leading scorer with 148 goals, producing a decade of brilliant performances under Maurizio Sarri and beyond.
    454pts
22. 22
    Giovanni Di Lorenzo

    Right-back and captain since 2019 who lifted the Scudetto in 2023 and again in 2025 as a model of consistency on Napoli's right flank.
    394pts
23. 23
    André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

    Powerful Cameroonian midfielder who arrived in 2021 and was a pillar of both the 2023 and 2025 Scudetto-winning teams.
    394pts
24. 24
    Dino Zoff

    Future World Cup-winning goalkeeper who spent five seasons at Napoli from 1967 to 1972, helping the club to a runners-up finish in 1967-68.
    394pts
25. 25
    José Altafini

    Brazilian-born striker who scored 71 Serie A goals for Napoli between 1965 and 1972 and led the attack in the 1967-68 runners-up side.
    394pts
26. 26
    Alemão

    Brazilian midfielder who joined in 1988 and added steel to the Maradona side, winning the 1989 UEFA Cup and the 1990 Scudetto.
    394pts
27. 27
    Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

    Georgian winger nicknamed 'Kvaradona' who was named Serie A's Most Valuable Player as Napoli won the 2022-23 Scudetto in his debut season.
    394pts
28. 28
    Kim Min-jae

    South Korean centre-back who was named Serie A's best defender in his only season, 2022-23, as Napoli won their first Scudetto in 33 years.
    394pts
29. 29
    José Callejón

    Tireless Spanish winger who scored over 80 goals from 2013 to 2020 and won two Coppa Italia titles with his trademark runs in behind.
    394pts
30. 30
    Bruno Giordano

    Prolific Italian striker and one-third of Napoli's legendary Ma-Gi-Ca trident alongside Maradona and Careca, contributing to the club's first Serie A triumph.
    324pts
31. 31
    Claudio Garella

    Unorthodox goalkeeper who kept goal from 1985 to 1988 and was between the posts for the historic 1986-87 Scudetto and Coppa Italia double.
    324pts
32. 32
    Careca

    Brazilian striker who completed the Ma-Gi-Ca trident with Maradona and Giordano from 1987 to 1993, scoring in the 1989 UEFA Cup final and winning the 1990 Scudetto.
    324pts
33. 33
    Ruud Krol

    Dutch Total Football libero who joined in 1980 and marshalled Napoli's defence for four seasons, leading a surprise title challenge in 1980-81.
    324pts
34. 34
    Ezequiel Lavezzi

    Electric Argentine forward nicknamed 'El Pocho' who became a fan idol between 2007 and 2012 and helped Napoli win the 2012 Coppa Italia.
    324pts
35. 35
    Jorginho

    Brazilian-born Italian regista who dictated the tempo of Sarri's record-breaking Napoli from 2014 to 2018, winning the Coppa Italia in his first season.
    245pts
36. 36
    Pepe Reina

    Spanish goalkeeper and dressing-room leader across two spells between 2013 and 2018, winning the 2014 Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana.
    245pts
37. 37
    Fernando De Napoli

    Tireless midfielder who joined from Avellino in 1986 and powered the Maradona-era side to two Scudetti, the 1987 Coppa Italia and the 1989 UEFA Cup.
    245pts
38. 38
    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Commanding Senegalese centre-back who spent eight seasons at Napoli from 2014, establishing himself as one of Europe's best defenders under Sarri.
    245pts
39. 39
    Romelu Lukaku

    Belgian centre-forward whose 14 Serie A goals and ten assists in 2024-25 spearheaded Napoli's fourth Scudetto under Antonio Conte.
    151pts
40. 40
    Amedeo Amadei

    Prolific forward who spent six seasons at Napoli in the early 1950s, scoring regularly in Serie A before moving straight onto the club's bench as coach.
    0pts
41. 41
    Scott McTominay

    Scottish midfielder who arrived in 2024 and was named Serie A's Most Valuable Player in his first season as his goals drove Napoli to the 2025 Scudetto.
    0pts
42. 42
    Victor Osimhen

    Nigerian striker who led Napoli to their third Scudetto in 2022–23 with 26 league goals, becoming the most feared striker in Serie A during the club's historic title run.
    0pts
43. 43
    Bruno Pesaola

    Argentine-born winger who played eight seasons for Napoli in the 1950s and later, as coach, led the club to the 1962 Coppa Italia.
    0pts
44. 44
    Salvatore Bagni

    Relentless midfielder whose energy and bite alongside Maradona were central to Napoli's first Scudetto and Coppa Italia double in 1986-87.
    0pts

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