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The 11 Best Barcelona Number 10s of All Time

By YPB Team

From Dream Team magicians to the Argentine GOAT, this list spans every era of Camp Nou genius. Cast your vote!

  1. Lionel Messi — ranked #11
    Lionel Messi
    Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barcelona's all-time top scorer who wore the #10 for over a decade.
    1000pts
  2. Diego Maradona — ranked #22
    Diego Maradona
    Argentine icon who lit up Camp Nou in the early 1980s before moving to Napoli.
    999pts
  3. Lamine Yamal — ranked #33
    Lamine Yamal
    La Masia prodigy and Euro 2024 winner who took Barcelona's number 10 shirt in 2025 after starring in the club's 2024-25 domestic treble.
    812pts
  4. Luís Suárez Miramontes — ranked #44
    Luís Suárez Miramontes
    1960 Ballon d'Or winner, key for Barça in the late 1950s.
    600pts
  5. Hristo Stoichkov — ranked #55
    Hristo Stoichkov
    1994 Ballon d'Or winner and 'Dream Team' Bulgarian fireball.
    600pts
  6. Ansu Fati — ranked #66
    Ansu Fati
    Young Barcelona academy product who inherited Messi's #10 shirt in 2021.
    600pts
  7. Rivaldo — ranked #77
    Rivaldo
    1999 Ballon d'Or winner whose left foot kept Barcelona competitive at the turn of the millennium.
    520pts
  8. Ronaldinho — ranked #88
    Ronaldinho
    2005 Ballon d'Or winner whose magic revived Barcelona and won the 2006 Champions League.
    428pts
  9. Michael Laudrup — ranked #99
    Michael Laudrup
    Danish playmaker who wore Barcelona's number 10 in Cruyff's Dream Team, winning four straight La Liga titles and the 1992 European Cup.
    323pts
  10. Ladislao Kubala — ranked #1010
    Ladislao Kubala
    Hungarian-Spanish legend regarded as the most important Barcelona player before Cruyff.
    0pts
  11. Romário — ranked #1111
    Romário
    Brazilian goal-machine who tore up La Liga in 1993-94 alongside Stoichkov.
    0pts

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