The 64 Greatest Real Madrid Players of All Time

Galácticos, European Cup legends, and modern maestros all make their case for a place atop the Bernabéu pantheon. Which will win?

1. 1
   Alfredo Di Stefano

   Argentine-Spanish legend who won five straight European Cups in the 1950s.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Toni Kroos

   German metronome who won five Champions Leagues with Madrid from 2014 before retiring after the 2024 final.
   891pts
3. 3
   Davor Šuker

   Croatian striker who scored 24 league goals in the 1996-97 title season and won the 1998 Champions League.
   863pts
4. 4
   Cristiano Ronaldo

   Four-time Ballon d'Or winner at Madrid who scored 450 goals in nine seasons.
   763pts
5. 5
   Luís Figo

   Portuguese winger who won the 2000 Ballon d'Or and the 2001 FIFA World Player award, plus the 2002 Champions League at Madrid.
   738pts
6. 6
   Jude Bellingham

   English midfielder who scored 19 league goals in his debut 2023-24 season as Madrid won La Liga and the Champions League.
   738pts
7. 7
   José Antonio Camacho

   Fierce left-back who spent 16 seasons in the first team from 1973, winning nine league titles and two UEFA Cups.
   722pts
8. 8
   Guti

   Academy-bred playmaker who spent 15 seasons in the first team, winning five league titles and three Champions Leagues with his visionary passing.
   700pts
9. 9
   Roberto Carlos

   Brazilian left-back famed for thunderous free kicks and 11 seasons at Madrid.
   700pts
10. 10
    Míchel

    Quinta del Buitre midfielder who played from 1982 to 1996, winning six league titles and two UEFA Cups with his crossing and vision.
    700pts
11. 11
    Rafael Gordillo

    Left-sided wing-back who spent seven seasons at the Bernabéu from 1985, winning five league titles and the 1986 UEFA Cup.
    658pts
12. 12
    José Santamaría

    Uruguayan centre-back who anchored the defence from 1957 to 1966, winning four European Cups and six league titles.
    658pts
13. 13
    Uli Stielike

    German midfielder and sweeper who won three league titles and the 1985 UEFA Cup, named Spain's best foreign player several times.
    658pts
14. 14
    Ruud van Nistelrooy

    Dutch striker who won the 2006-07 Pichichi with 25 goals as Madrid clinched the league title.
    658pts
15. 15
    Predrag Mijatović

    Montenegrin striker whose goal in the 1998 Champions League final against Juventus ended Madrid's 32-year wait for European glory.
    658pts
16. 16
    Ricardo Zamora

    Legendary goalkeeper who joined in 1930, won two league titles and two Spanish Cups, famously saving Madrid's win in the 1936 Cup final against Barcelona.
    611pts
17. 17
    Paul Breitner

    German World Cup winner who joined in 1974 and drove Madrid to two league titles with his power and passing.
    611pts
18. 18
    Francisco Gento

    Spanish winger with a record six European Cup titles during Madrid's golden era.
    611pts
19. 19
    David Beckham

    English midfielder whose crossing and set pieces lit up four seasons, ending with the 2007 league title.
    611pts
20. 20
    Zinedine Zidane

    French midfield magician whose 2002 Champions League volley is the stuff of legend.
    559pts
21. 21
    Nacho

    Academy-bred defender who won six Champions Leagues and lifted the 2024 trophy as club captain.
    559pts
22. 22
    Luka Modric

    2018 Ballon d'Or-winning Croatian maestro and engine of six Champions League wins at Madrid.
    558pts
23. 23
    Manuel Sanchís

    One-club centre-back who made over 700 appearances from 1983 to 2001 and lifted the 1998 and 2000 Champions League trophies as captain.
    500pts
24. 24
    Rodrygo

    Brazilian forward whose late double against Manchester City in the 2022 semi-final sparked one of the club's great comebacks.
    500pts
25. 25
    Claude Makélélé

    Defensive midfielder whose tireless shielding underpinned the early Galácticos, winning the 2002 Champions League and two league titles.
    500pts
26. 26
    Gonzalo Higuaín

    Argentine striker who scored over 120 goals between 2007 and 2013 and won three league titles.
    500pts
27. 27
    Vinícius Júnior

    Brazilian winger who scored in the 2022 and 2024 Champions League finals and won The Best FIFA Men's Player award for 2024.
    500pts
28. 28
    Héctor Rial

    Argentine inside forward who won five straight European Cups from 1956 to 1960, scoring in the 1956 and 1958 finals.
    433pts
29. 29
    Amancio

    Galician winger who starred from 1962 to 1976, winning nine league titles, two Pichichi trophies and the 1966 European Cup.
    433pts
30. 30
    Paco Buyo

    Goalkeeper who guarded the net from 1986 to 1997, winning six league titles and two Zamora trophies.
    433pts
31. 31
    Thibaut Courtois

    Belgian goalkeeper whose record-breaking saves made him man of the match in the 2022 Champions League final.
    433pts
32. 32
    Xabi Alonso

    Spanish deep-lying playmaker who won the 2012 league title and helped Madrid reach the 2014 Champions League final that brought La Décima.
    433pts
33. 33
    Sergio Ramos

    Ruthless captain who led the defense to four Champions League titles.
    433pts
34. 34
    Iker Casillas

    Iconic goalkeeper and captain who won three Champions Leagues and a World Cup.
    433pts
35. 35
    Miguel Muñoz

    Midfielder and captain who lifted the first European Cup in 1956, then coached the club to two more and nine league titles.
    433pts
36. 36
    Jorge Valdano

    Argentine World Cup winner who scored freely in two UEFA Cup triumphs in 1985 and 1986, later returning as coach and director.
    433pts
37. 37
    Ángel Di María

    Argentine winger who was man of the match as Madrid won the long-awaited Décima in the 2014 Champions League final.
    433pts
38. 38
    Juanito

    Fiery forward who won five league titles and two UEFA Cups from 1977 to 1987, the soul behind Madrid's famous European comebacks.
    357pts
39. 39
    Ronaldo Nazario

    Brazilian phenomenon whose 2002-2007 spell delivered dazzling goals at the Bernabeu.
    357pts
40. 40
    Marcelo

    Brazilian left-back who won five Champions Leagues across 15 seasons at Madrid.
    357pts
41. 41
    Fernando Hierro

    Iconic Spanish captain and defender with over 600 appearances across 14 seasons.
    357pts
42. 42
    Santillana

    Prolific striker from 1971 to 1988 famed for his heading, who scored nearly 300 goals and won nine league titles and two UEFA Cups.
    357pts
43. 43
    Fabio Cannavaro

    Italian centre-back who won the 2006 Ballon d'Or in his first season at Madrid and two league titles.
    357pts
44. 44
    Raphaël Varane

    French centre-back who won four Champions Leagues and three league titles in ten seasons at the club.
    357pts
45. 45
    Federico Valverde

    Tireless Uruguayan midfielder who has won two Champions Leagues and become one of the team's leaders since 2018.
    357pts
46. 46
    Clarence Seedorf

    Dutch midfielder who won the 1997 league title and the 1998 Champions League, remembered for his long-range screamer against Atlético.
    357pts
47. 47
    Pepe

    Portuguese centre-back who spent ten seasons at Madrid from 2007, winning three Champions Leagues and three league titles.
    357pts
48. 48
    Isco

    Gifted Spanish playmaker who won five Champions Leagues between 2014 and 2022 with his close control and creativity.
    357pts
49. 49
    Emilio Butragueño

    El Buitre, leader of the Quinta del Buitre, who won six league titles and two UEFA Cups with his elegant finishing.
    357pts
50. 50
    Raul

    Club captain and all-time top scorer until Ronaldo, symbol of the Galacticos era.
    269pts
51. 51
    Fernando Morientes

    Striker who won three Champions Leagues in 1998, 2000 and 2002, scoring the opening goal in the 2000 final against Valencia.
    269pts
52. 52
    Keylor Navas

    Costa Rican goalkeeper who won three straight Champions Leagues from 2016 to 2018.
    269pts
53. 53
    Gareth Bale

    Welsh winger whose bicycle kick in the 2018 Champions League final became iconic.
    269pts
54. 54
    Dani Carvajal

    Academy-bred right-back who has won six Champions Leagues, scoring the opening goal in the 2024 final.
    269pts
55. 55
    Kylian Mbappé

    French forward who won the Pichichi and the European Golden Shoe with 31 league goals in his first season, 2024-25.
    269pts
56. 56
    Ferenc Puskás

    Hungarian legend who scored over 240 goals from 1958 to 1966, won four Pichichis and scored four in the 1960 European Cup final.
    269pts
57. 57
    Vicente del Bosque

    Midfielder who won five league titles from 1968 to 1984, then coached Madrid to Champions League wins in 2000 and 2002.
    269pts
58. 58
    Hugo Sanchez

    Mexican striker who won five Pichichi trophies, four of them with Madrid, including 38 league goals in the 1989-90 season.
    167pts
59. 59
    Raymond Kopa

    French playmaker who won three European Cups between 1956 and 1959 and claimed the 1958 Ballon d'Or while at the Bernabéu.
    167pts
60. 60
    Pirri

    Box-to-box warrior who played from 1964 to 1980, winning ten league titles and the 1966 European Cup with legendary toughness.
    167pts
61. 61
    Iván Zamorano

    Chilean striker who won the 1994-95 Pichichi with 28 goals as Madrid reclaimed the league title.
    167pts
62. 62
    Casemiro

    Brazilian holding midfielder who formed a legendary trio with Kroos and Modrić, winning five Champions League titles.
    167pts
63. 63
    Karim Benzema

    Prolific French striker and 2022 Ballon d'Or winner after a legendary Champions League run.
    0pts
64. 64
    Fernando Redondo

    Elegant Argentine holding midfielder who won two Champions Leagues, immortalised by his backheel at Old Trafford in the 2000 quarter-final.
    0pts

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