List of Real Madrid CF players


Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain, that plays in La Liga. The club was formed in 1902 as Madrid Football Club and played its first competitive match on 13 May 1902 when it entered the final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII. Real Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, along with FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, to have never been relegated from the league. Since then, the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organized competitions. Real is the most successful club in Spanish football, having won 71 domestic titles; a record 36 La Liga titles, 20 Spanish Cups, 13 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, and 1 League Cup. Real is the most successful club in European and international football, having won 35 official UEFA and FIFA trophies in total.
Raúl holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 741 from 1994 to 2010, ahead of Iker Casillas, who made 725 appearances from 1999 to 2015. Manuel Sanchís, Jr is third with 710 appearances from 1983 to 2001 for the club. Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer with 450 goals in 438 appearances from 2009 to 2018. He holds the record for the most goals in a season for Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored 61 in all competitions during the 2014–15 season and also holds the record for second most league goals scored in a season in La Liga, with 48 goals in 2014–15 La Liga. Karim Benzema is the second-highest scorer with 354 goals, having overtaken Raúl, who is third with 323 goals, in August 2022.
Real Madrid has employed numerous famous players, with four FIFA World Player of the Year, twelve Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or, four European Golden Shoe and three FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball winners among the previous and current club players.
As of 20 January 2026, a total of 797 players have played at least one official match for Real Madrid throughout history. Raúl is the player with the most appearances, with 741 matches, while more than 100 players have played only one match. In terms of minutes played, Iker Casillas has the most with 64,920 minutes, while the player with the fewest minutes is Pedro Mosquera, who played just one minute. Alongside Spain, players from 45 different nationalities have played for Real Madrid. Argentinians are the most represented with 34 players throughout history, followed by Brazilians with 28 players, and then the French with 21 players.

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General



Table headers

Player – Nationality, first name and last name or nickname.Position – Role on the field of play.Real Madrid career – Playing career at the club.Captaincy – Captaincy period at the club.Matches – Number of games played.Goals – Number of goals scored.Assists – Number of assists provided, the following numbers is based on the assists criteria according to Opta, where assists are not counted for balls that are deflected or rebounded off opposing players and have clearly affected the trajectory of the ball and its arrival to the recipient. Assists are also not counted for penalty kicks, direct goals from corners or free kicks, or own goals.Notes – Notes of the player's information.

Positions and colors

GKGoalkeeperDFDefenderMFMidfielderFWForward

©Club captains who have won a major senior competition
Real Madrid Castilla graduate
¤Played their full career at Real Madrid

List of players

Information correct as of the match played on 28 January 2026. Bold denotes an active player for the club.

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Foreign players


  • The player's current nationality is considered, regardless of the dissolved countries the player was associated with during their time at Real Madrid.
  • As of Franco Mastantuono's debut, the most recent foreign player to have played for Real Madrid.





Team captains

The following players have been official Real Madrid captains. Vice captains are also listed.
PlayerYearsVice Captain
|1783nowrap|1901–1902