List of FC Barcelona players

Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. Barcelona is one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from La Liga[1] and the most successful club in Spanish football, having won a total of 76 domestic titles: 26 La Liga titles, a record 31 Spanish Cups, 14 Spanish Super Cups, a record 3 Copas Eva Duarte and a record 2 League Cups. Barcelona is the only European side to have played continental football in every season since its inception in 1955 and one of the most successful clubs in European football, having won 14 official UEFA trophies in total.[2]

A man, wearing a blue and red football shirt.
Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals and appearances for Barcelona.

Aside from being the founder, Gamper was also one of the club's first footballers and holds the record for most goals in a single match, with nine.[3] Lionel Messi holds the record for the most number of appearances in official matches with 778, is the all-time top scorer with 700+ goals, all-time top scorer in official competitions, with 672, is the current La Liga top scorer with 474 goals and holds the record for the most appearances in La Liga, with 520 matches. Messi has won the record number of trophies for the club (35).

Barcelona has employed several famous players, with five FIFA World Player of the Year winners and six Ballon d'Or winners among the previous and current Barcelona players. This makes Barça the club with the most FIFA World Player awards received by the players. In 2009, Barcelona achieved an unprecedented sextuple by winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in one calendar year.[4] The same year, five of their players and their coach were voted onto the UEFA Team of the Year.[5]

The list includes notable footballers who have played for Barcelona. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included if they are on Barcelona's list of legends. Between 1899 and May 2015, 958 footballers have played at least one official game with Barcelona.[6]

Key

*Club record holder
Played their entire career at Barcelona
Name in italicsCurrently playing for Barcelona
Year in italicsStarted/ended career before inauguration of La Liga
BoldRecord league goals or appearances

List of players

Carles Puyol captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble.[7]
Xavi has made the most international competition appearances with 178 matches for Barcelona
Lionel Messi is the only player to win Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Shoe in the same season.[8] He is also the all-time highest scorer for Barcelona.
  • Appearance and goal totals only include matches in La Liga, which was first established in 1928; players who were only active before then are included for their notability. Substitute appearances are included.
  • Statistics are correct as of 4 June 2023.
NameNationalityPosition[NB]Barcelona careerCaptaincy[9]League appearancesLeague goalsNotesRefs
Joan Gamper *  SwitzerlandForward1899–1903[A][3]
Carles Comamala  SpainForward1903–1912[10]
Paulino Alcántara  Philippines
 Spain
Forward1912–1916
1918–1927
1920–1927[11]
Ramón Torralba  SpainMidfielder1913–1928[12]
Josep Samitier *  SpainMidfielder1919–19321927–19322820[B][13]
Vicenc Piera  SpainMidfielder1920–1933 ‡536[14]
Ferenc Plattkó  HungaryGoalkeeper1923–1930170[15]
Juan José Nogués  SpainGoalkeeper1930–19421933–19421140
Alejandro Morera Soto  Costa RicaForward1933–19352411[16]
Martí Ventolrà  SpainWinger1933–19375831[17]
Josep Raich  SpainMidfielder1934–1936
1940–1945
14016
Josep Escolà  SpainForward1934–194915286[18]
Mariano Martín  SpainForward1939–194811297[Pichichi*][19]
Francisco Calvet  SpainDefender1939–19521517
José Bravo  SpainForward1940–194812051
César Rodrìguez  SpainForward1942–19551946–1955287192[Pichichi][20]
José Puig Puig  SpainDefender1942–19511781
Marià Gonzalvo  SpainMidfielder1942–19561955–195620826[21]
Jaume Elías  SpainDefender1943–19491230
Juan Velasco  SpainGoalkeeper1943–19541680[Zamora]
Josep Seguer  SpainWinger1943–195721438
Josep Gonzalvo  SpainMidfielder1943–19501463
Estanislao Basora  SpainWinger1946–195823789[22]
Antoni Ramallets *  SpainGoalkeeper1946–19611956–19612880[C][Zamora][23]
Joan Segarra  SpainDefender1949–1964 ‡1961–196429917[24]
László Kubala  Czechoslovakia
 Hungary
 Spain
Forward1950–1961186131[25]
Eduardo Manchón  SpainWinger1950–195714457
Gustau Biosca  SpainDefender1950–19581393
Sígfrid Gràcia  SpainDefender1952–19662315[26]
Justo Tejada  SpainForward1953–196114973
Luis Suárez *  SpainWinger1954–196112261[D][d'Or][27]
Ramón Villaverde  SpainForward1954–196316253
Eulogio Martínez  Paraguay
 Spain
Forward1956–196211162[28]
Enric Gensana  SpainDefender1956–196413213
Martí Vergés  SpainMidfielder1956–196618815
Ferran Olivella  SpainDefender1956–19691964–19692151[29]
Evaristo de Macedo  BrazilForward1957–196211478[30]
Sándor Kocsis  HungaryForward1958–19657542[31]
Zoltán Czibor  HungaryForward1958–19618436
José Manuel Pesudo  SpainGoalkeeper1961–1966650[Zamora]
Pedro Zaballa  SpainMidfielder1961–196710928
Julio César Benítez  UruguayDefender1961–196812310
Chus Pereda  SpainMidfielder1961–196913441
Salvador Sadurní  SpainGoalkeeper1961–19761969–19712470[Zamora][32]
José Antonio Zaldúa  SpainForward1961–197114561
Cayetano Ré  ParaguayForward1962–19668456[Pichichi]
Josep Maria Fusté  SpainMidfielder1962–197219747
Eladio Silvestre  SpainDefender1962–19722268
Joaquim Rifé  SpainDefender1964–19761971–197329023[33]
Antoni Torres  SpainDefender1965–19762692[34]
Gallego  SpainDefender1965–197524817
Carles Rexach  SpainForward1965–198132881[Pichichi][35]
Miguel Reina  SpainGoalkeeper1966–19731110[Zamora]
Pedro María Zabalza  SpainMidfielder1967–197314910
Juan Carlos Pérez  SpainMidfielder1968–197516318
Marcial Pina  SpainMidfielder1969–197721047
Juan Manuel Asensi  SpainForward1970–19801978–198029973[36]
Quique Costas  SpainDefender1971–19801723
Antonio de la Cruz  SpainDefender1972–19791836
Hugo Sotil  PeruForward1973–19776521
Johan Cruyff  NetherlandsForward1973–19781974–197813947[d'Or][37]
Migueli  SpainDefender1973–198939120[38]
Johan Neeskens  NetherlandsMidfielder1974–197914035[39]
Pedro María Artola  SpainGoalkeeper1975–19841860[Zamora]
José Vicente Sánchez  SpainMidfielder1975–19861983–198423613
José Antonio Ramos Huete  SpainDefender1976–19821190
Antonio Olmo  SpainDefender1976–19841980–19821884
Esteban Vigo  SpainMidfielder1977–198716618
Francisco José Carrasco  SpainForward1978–198926249
Hans Krankl  AustriaMidfielder1978–19804634[Pichichi][40]
Allan Simonsen  DenmarkForward1979–19829831
José Ramón Alexanko  SpainDefender1980–19931986–199327426
Quini  SpainForward1980–19841982–198310054[Pichichi][41]
Bernd Schuster  GermanyMidfielder1980–19881984–198617063[42]
Josep Moratalla  SpainMidfielder1981–19881041
Javier Urruticoechea  SpainGoalkeeper1981–19881200[Zamora][43]
Gerardo Miranda  SpainDefender1981–19881455
Víctor Muñoz  SpainMidfielder1981–19881986–198822414
Diego Maradona  ArgentinaMidfielder1982–19843622[44]
Marcos Alonso Peña  SpainWinger1982–198712428
Julio Alberto  SpainDefender1982–19912009
Urbano Ortega  SpainMidfielder1981–19911227
Ramón Calderé  SpainForward1984–198811015
Gary Lineker  EnglandForward1986–198910342
Mark Hughes  WalesForward1986–1989284
Roberto Fernández  SpainMidfielder1986–199014435
Andoni Zubizarreta  SpainGoalkeeper1986–19943010[Zamora][45]
Guillermo Amor  SpainMidfielder1988–199831147[46]
Txiki Begiristain  SpainMidfielder1988–199522363[47]
Ricardo Serna  SpainDefender1988–19921012
Andoni Goikoetxea  SpainMidfielder1988–19941266
Julio Salinas  SpainForward1988–199414660
Eusebio Sacristán  SpainMidfielder1988–199520314
José Mari Bakero  SpainMidfielder1988–19961993–199626072[48]
Michael Laudrup  DenmarkMidfielder1989–199416740[49]
Ronald Koeman  NetherlandsDefender1989–199519267[50]
Albert Ferrer  SpainDefender1990–19982041
Hristo Stoichkov  BulgariaForward1990–1995
1996–1998
17583[d'Or][51]
Pep Guardiola  SpainMidfielder1990–20011997–20012636[52]
Miguel Ángel Nadal  SpainDefender1991–199920712
Sergi  SpainDefender1993–20022001–20022676
Romário *  BrazilForward1993–19954634[E][FIFA][Pichichi][53]
Gheorghe Hagi  RomaniaMidfielder1994–1996367
Abelardo  SpainDefender1994–200217811
Gheorghe Popescu  RomaniaDefender1995–19971996–1997669
Luís Figo  PortugalMidfielder1995–200017230
Ronaldo  BrazilForward1996–19973734[FIFA][Pichichi][54]
Laurent Blanc  FranceDefender1996-1997_281
Luis Enrique  SpainMidfielder1996–20042002–200420773[55]
Michael Reiziger  NetherlandsDefender1997–20041730
Ruud Hesp  NetherlandsGoalkeeper1997–20001000
Rivaldo  BrazilMidfielder1997–200215786[FIFA][d'Or][56]
Frank de Boer  NetherlandsDefender1998–20031445
Phillip Cocu  NetherlandsMidfielder1998–200420531
Patrick Kluivert  NetherlandsForward1998–200418290
Xavi *  SpainMidfielder1998–20152014–201550558[F]
Gabri  SpainMidfielder1999–20061297
Carles Puyol *  SpainDefender1999–2014 ‡2004–201439212[H]
Thiago Motta  BrazilMidfielder2001–2007966
Javier Saviola  ArgentinaForward2001–200712349
Oleguer  SpainDefender2001–20081271
Víctor Valdés*  SpainGoalkeeper2002–20143870[C][Zamora]
Andrés Iniesta*  SpainMidfielder2002–20182015–201844235
Juan Román Riquelme  ArgentinaMidfielder2002-2005_303
Ronaldinho  BrazilForward2003–200814570[FIFA][d'Or][57]
Giovanni van Bronckhorst  NetherlandsDefender2003–20071055
Rafael Márquez  MexicoDefender2003–20101639
Deco  PortugalMidfielder2004–200811313[58]
Samuel Eto'o  CameroonForward2004–2009144108[Pichichi][59]
Lionel Messi *  ArgentinaForward2004–20212018–2021520474[G][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P]
[FIFA][d'Or][BEST][Pichichi]
Henrik Larsson  SwedenForward2004-2006_4013
Gianluca Zambrotta  ItalyDefender2006–2008583
Lilian Thuram  FranceDefender2006–2008580
Thierry Henry  FranceForward2007–20108035
Bojan Krkić  SpainForward2007–201110426
Yaya Touré  Ivory CoastMidfielder2007–2010744
Eric Abidal  FranceDefender2007–20131250
Dani Alves  BrazilDefender2008–2016
2022
26115
Seydou Keita  MaliMidfielder2008–201211916
Sergio Busquets  SpainMidfielder2008–20232021–202348111
Gerard Piqué  SpainDefender2008–202239729
Pedro *  SpainMidfielder2008–201520458[P][Q]
Zlatan Ibrahimović  SwedenForward2009-2011_2916
Adriano  BrazilDefender2010–20161149
David Villa  SpainForward2010–20137733
Javier Mascherano  ArgentinaDefender2010–20182031
Sergi Roberto  SpainDefender2010– ‡2023–2319
Jordi Alba  SpainDefender2012–202331317
Neymar  BrazilForward2013–201712368
Luis Suárez *  UruguayForward2014–2020191147[Pichichi]
Ivan Rakitić  CroatiaMidfielder2014–202020025
Marc-André ter Stegen  GermanyGoalkeeper2014–2550
Ousmane Dembélé  FranceForward2017–202312724
Clément Lenglet  FranceDefender2018–1054
Frenkie de Jong  NetherlandsMidfielder2019–13110
Robert Lewandowski  PolandForward2022–5735[Pichichi]

Club captains

DatesNameNotes
1950–1951 César
1951–1955 Mariano Gonzalvo
1955–1964 Joan Segarra
1964–1969 Ferran Olivella
1969–1972 Josep Maria Fusté
1972–1975 Antoni Torres
1975–1976 Joaquim Rifé
1976–1978 Johan CruyffFirst foreign captain in Barcelona history
1978–1980 Juan Manuel AsensiFirst captain to win Cup Winners Cup
1980–1982 Antonio Olmo
1982–1984 Tente Sánchez
1984–1986 Bernd Schuster
1986–1987 Víctor Muñoz
1987–1992 José Ramón AlexankoFirst captain to win European Cup
1992–1993 Andoni Zubizarreta
1993–1996 José Mari Bakero
1996–1997 Gheorghe Popescu
1997–2001 Pep Guardiola
2001–2002 Sergi Barjuán
2002–2004 Luis Enrique
2004–2014 Carles PuyolLongest-serving and most successful captain in Barcelona history
2014–2015 Xavi
2015–2018 Andrés Iniesta
2018–2021 Lionel MessiFirst non-European captain in Barcelona history
2021–2023 Sergio Busquets
2023– Sergi Roberto[60]

Notes

NB^ For a full description of positions see football positions.

  • d'Or. a b c d e f Won Ballon d'Or while at Barcelona.[61]
  • BEST. a Won The Best FIFA Men's Player while at Barcelona.[62]
  • FIFA. a b c d e Won FIFA Player of the Year while at Barcelona.[63]
  • Pichichi.a b c d e f g h i j Won the Pichichi Trophy, a trophy for top goalscorer in the league, while at Barcelona. Martín was the first Barcelona player to win the trophy.[64]
  • Zamora.a b c d e f g h i Won the Zamora Trophy, a trophy for goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals-to-games" ratio in the league, while at Barcelona.
  • A. ^ Gamper is record goalscorer in one match, with nine goals.[3]
  • B. ^ Samitier is Barcelona's record goalscorer in the Spanish Cup.[13]
  • C. ^ Ramallets along with Valdés has Barcelona's record of Zamora trophies, with five trophies won.[8]
  • D. ^ Suárez was the first Barcelona player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1960.[8]
  • E. ^ Romário was the first Barcelona player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, in 1994.[8]
  • F. ^ Xavi has made the most appearances for Barcelona with 178 matches in international competitions games.[8]
  • G. ^ Messi has won the most titles with Barcelona, with 35; 10 La Liga, 7 Copas del Rey, 4 Champions League, 8 Supercopas de España, 3 UEFA Super Cups and 3 FIFA Club World Cups
  • H. ^ Puyol captained Barcelona to the first ever sextuple.[7]
  • I. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in all competitions including friendlies with 709 goals.
  • J. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in official competitions with 672 goals.
  • K. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in La Liga with 474 goals.[8]
  • L. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer league goals in one season, with 50 goals in a 38-game league during the 2011–12 season.[8]
  • M. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer most goals in one season with 73 goals in official competitions during the 2011–12 season.[8]
  • N. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer most goals in international competitions for Barcelona with 128.[8]
  • O. ^ Messi holds the record of appearances for Barcelona as a foreign player, with 520 La Liga appearances.
  • P. ^ Pedro and Messi are the only players to score in six official competitions in a year. They scored in the La Liga, Spanish Cup, Spanish Supercup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 (Pedro) and 2011 (Messi).[8]
  • Q. ^ Pedro scored the fastest league hat-trick in Barcelona's history: 9 minutes (34th, 41st, 43rd), against Getafe in 2013–14.
  • R. ^ Coutinho transferred from Liverpool to Barcelona in the winter of 2018, with Barcelona's joint highest transfer fee of €105 million.
  • S. ^ Griezmann transferred from Atlético Madrid to Barcelona in the summer of 2019, with Barcelona's joint highest transfer fee of €105 million.
  • T. ^ Lionel Messi has made the most league appearances for Barcelona with 520 games.
  • U. ^ Messi has made the most appearances for Barcelona with 778 games in all competitions.[8]

See also

References

General
  • All player information can be found on the official La Liga homepage, which list player data for each completed season:
    • "LFP – Barcelona Seasons". Liga de Fútbol Profesional Tables for other seasons may be obtained using the "Other searches" button. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  • Statistics from the latest season page found here:
  • "Legendary Players - FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  • "Barcelona – Current squad". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  • Gran diccionari dels jugadors del Barça, Editarial Base, 2015.
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External links