The 36 Greatest Argentine Primera División Players of All Time

Boca and River idols, World Cup winners and underrated craftsmen — Argentine football's flagship league has been a launchpad for global stars. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Alfredo Di Stefano

   River Plate forward of the 1940s, the Saeta Rubia who later conquered Europe with Real Madrid.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Miguel Ángel Brindisi

   Huracán playmaker who starred in the celebrated 1973 Metropolitano-winning side under coach César Luis Menotti.
   797pts
3. 3
   Ángel Labruna

   River Plate forward who scored nearly 300 Primera División goals, a league record, and won nine titles with the club.
   730pts
4. 4
   Norberto Alonso

   River Plate playmaker and Beto, the 1970s and 80s elegant maestro of Argentine football.
   691pts
5. 5
   Julián Álvarez

   River Plate striker who won the 2021 league title and South American Footballer of the Year before joining Manchester City.
   690pts
6. 6
   Diego Maradona

   Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors idol whose 1981 Metropolitano title with Boca remains legendary.
   669pts
7. 7
   Carlos Tevez

   Boca Juniors-grown striker whose two title-winning Argentine spells bookended a major European career.
   669pts
8. 8
   Enzo Francescoli

   Uruguayan playmaker whose River Plate years made him the club's most beloved foreigner of the era.
   542pts
9. 9
   Pablo Aimar

   River Plate playmaker who won several league titles at the turn of the millennium before moving to Valencia.
   542pts
10. 10
    Martin Palermo

    Boca Juniors record scorer with 236 goals and a club legend of the 2000s and early 2010s.
    542pts
11. 11
    José Manuel Moreno

    River Plate inside-forward of La Máquina who won five league titles in the 1930s and 1940s.
    542pts
12. 12
    Ariel Ortega

    River Plate dribbler whose technical brilliance made him one of the 1990s Primera's most loved players.
    542pts
13. 13
    Ubaldo Fillol

    River Plate goalkeeper and 1978 World Cup winner, regarded as Argentina's greatest keeper.
    478pts
14. 14
    Bernabé Ferreyra

    River Plate striker nicknamed La Fiera whose record 1932 transfer and 43 goals in his first season made him the early professional era's star.
    478pts
15. 15
    Ricardo Bochini

    Independiente one-club idol nicknamed El Bocha, Maradona's stated boyhood hero.
    478pts
16. 16
    Hugo Gatti

    Eccentric goalkeeper who holds the Primera División appearance record with 765 games, most famously for Boca Juniors.
    478pts
17. 17
    Roberto Sensini

    Newell's Old Boys defender who anchored the 1991 and 1992 title-winning teams under Bielsa.
    404pts
18. 18
    Arsenio Erico

    Paraguayan striker recognised as the Primera División's record scorer with 295 goals for Independiente in the 1930s and 1940s.
    404pts
19. 19
    Adolfo Pedernera

    Centre-forward and brain of River Plate's La Máquina, winning five league titles in the 1930s and 1940s.
    404pts
20. 20
    Roberto Perfumo

    Racing Club and River Plate centre-back nicknamed El Mariscal, a 1966 league champion with Racing.
    404pts
21. 21
    Silvio Marzolini

    Boca Juniors left-back of the 1960s who won several league titles in a 12-year spell at the club.
    404pts
22. 22
    Juan Roman Riquelme

    Boca Juniors playmaker and the league's defining number 10 of the 2000s with multiple titles.
    404pts
23. 23
    Javier Saviola

    River Plate prodigy who topped the 1999 Apertura scoring charts and won titles as a teenager before joining Barcelona.
    404pts
24. 24
    Hernan Crespo

    River Plate striker who won the 1996 league before a stellar European career.
    319pts
25. 25
    Omar Sívori

    River Plate forward who won the 1955 and 1956 titles before a world-record transfer to Juventus.
    319pts
26. 26
    Daniel Passarella

    River Plate centre-back and 1978 World Cup winning captain, the country's defining defender.
    319pts
27. 27
    Antonio Rattin

    Boca Juniors captain of the 1960s and one of the defining defensive midfielders of his era.
    319pts
28. 28
    René Houseman

    Huracán winger of the 1973 Metropolitano champions, famed for his dribbling and later a 1978 World Cup winner.
    319pts
29. 29
    Sergio Aguero

    Independiente teenager who became South American Footballer of the Year before joining Atletico Madrid.
    319pts
30. 30
    Marcelo Gallardo

    River Plate playmaker turned legendary coach, a multi-title-winning Primera Division icon.
    217pts
31. 31
    Carlos Bianchi

    Vélez Sarsfield striker who topped the Primera scoring charts three times before later coaching Vélez and Boca to glory.
    217pts
32. 32
    Oscar Ruggeri

    Centre-back who won league titles with both Boca Juniors and River Plate in the 1980s.
    217pts
33. 33
    Gabriel Batistuta

    Newell's Old Boys, River Plate and Boca Juniors forward before becoming a Serie A legend.
    217pts
34. 34
    José Sanfilippo

    San Lorenzo striker who topped the Primera División scoring charts four years running from 1958 to 1961.
    0pts
35. 35
    Mario Kempes

    Rosario Central and Instituto striker, 1978 World Cup top scorer and one of Argentina's iconic forwards.
    0pts
36. 36
    Amadeo Carrizo

    River Plate goalkeeper who played more than 500 league games over two decades and pioneered keepers leaving their line.
    0pts

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