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The 10 Best Real Madrid Number 10s of All Time

By YPB Team6 votes

Real Madrid's playmakers from Quinta del Buitre icons to today's modern conductors. Cast your vote!

  1. Luís Figo — ranked #11
    Luís Figo
    Galácticos-era winger who wore Real Madrid's number 10 from 2000 to 2005, winning the 2000 Ballon d'Or, two La Liga titles and the 2002 Champions League.
    1000pts
  2. Luka Modrić — ranked #22
    Luka Modrić
    2018 Ballon d'Or winner and Croatia legend, Real Madrid's modern midfield brain.
    560pts
  3. Ferenc Puskás — ranked #33
    Ferenc Puskás
    Hungarian legend who wore Real Madrid's number 10 alongside Di Stéfano, winning three European Cups, five La Liga titles and four Pichichi trophies.
    489pts
  4. Lassana Diarra — ranked #44
    Lassana Diarra
    French midfielder who took Real Madrid's number 10 after Sneijder left in 2009, a tireless ball-winner in midfield and a 2011 Copa del Rey winner.
    346pts
  5. Clarence Seedorf — ranked #55
    Clarence Seedorf
    Dutch midfielder who wore Real Madrid's number 10 from 1996 to 1999, winning La Liga in 1997 and the 1998 Champions League.
    346pts
  6. Wesley Sneijder — ranked #66
    Wesley Sneijder
    Dutch playmaker who wore #10 for Real Madrid in the 2007-08 La Liga title win.
    240pts
  7. Mesut Özil — ranked #77
    Mesut Özil
    Creative German playmaker who wore Real's #10 from 2010 to 2013.
    240pts
  8. Kylian Mbappé — ranked #88
    Kylian Mbappé
    French superstar who switched from 9 to Real Madrid's number 10 in 2025 after Modrić left, continuing as the club's main goalscorer.
    133pts
  9. Robinho — ranked #99
    Robinho
    Brazilian winger and creative spark who wore #10 in the mid-2000s.
    92pts
  10. James Rodríguez — ranked #1010
    James Rodríguez
    2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner who joined Real Madrid as their high-profile #10.
    92pts

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Puskás had the shirt, then Figo, then Özil, then Modrić for eight seasons, and Mbappé wears it now: https://youpick.best/articles/how-many-ways-to-rank-luka-modric

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