List of FC Barcelona players

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Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals and appearances for Barcelona. Lionel Messi vs Valladolid 3.jpg
Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals and appearances for Barcelona.

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 77 domestic titles: 27 La Liga titles, a record 31 Spanish Cups, a record 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]

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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 italics Currently 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. Carles Puyol Joan Gamper-Tr.jpg
Carles Puyol captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble.
Xavi has made the most international competition appearances with 178 matches for Barcelona Xavi Hernandez - 002 (cropped).jpg
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. He is also the all-time highest scorer for Barcelona. Lionel Messi 31mar2007.jpg
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. He is also the all-time highest scorer for Barcelona.
NameNationalityPosition [NB] Barcelona careerCaptaincy [9] League appearancesLeague goalsNotesRefs
Joan Gamper *Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Forward 1899–1903 [A] [3]
Carles Comamala Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Forward 1903–1912 [10]
Paulino Alcántara Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain
Forward 1912–1916
1918–1927
1920–1927 [11]
Ramón Torralba Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Midfielder 1913–1928 [12]
Josep Samitier *Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain Midfielder 1919–19321927–19322820 [B] [13]
Vicenc Piera Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Midfielder 1920–1933 ‡536 [14]
Ferenc Plattkó Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Goalkeeper 1923–1930170 [15]
Juan José Nogués Flag of Spain (1938-1945).svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1930–19421933–19421140
Alejandro Morera Soto Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Forward 1933–19352411 [16]
Martí Ventolrà Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain Winger 1933–19375831 [17]
Josep Raich Flag of Spain (1938-1945).svg  Spain Midfielder 1934–1936
1940–1945
14016
Josep Escolà Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1934–194915286 [18]
Mariano Martín Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1939–194811297 [Pichichi*] [19]
Francisco Calvet Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1939–19521517
José Bravo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1940–194812051
César Rodrìguez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1942–19551946–1955287192 [Pichichi] [20]
José Puig Puig Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1942–19511781
Marià Gonzalvo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1942–19561955–195620826 [21]
Jaume Elías Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1943–19491230
Juan Velasco Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1943–19541680 [Zamora]
Josep Seguer Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Winger 1943–195721438
Josep Gonzalvo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1943–19501463
Estanislao Basora Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Winger 1946–195823789 [22]
Antoni Ramallets *Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1946–19611956–19612880 [C] [Zamora] [23]
Joan Segarra Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1949–1964 1961–196429917 [24]
László Kubala Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Forward 1950–1961186131 [25]
Eduardo Manchón Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Winger 1950–195714457
Gustau Biosca Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1950–19581393
Sígfrid Gràcia Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1952–19662315 [26]
Justo Tejada Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1953–196114973
Luis Suárez *Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Winger 1954–196112261 [D] [d'Or] [27]
Ramón Villaverde Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1954–196316253
Eulogio Martínez Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Forward 1956–196211162 [28]
Enric Gensana Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1956–196413213
Martí Vergés Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1956–196618815
Ferran Olivella Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1956–19691964–19692151 [29]
Evaristo de Macedo Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil Forward 1957–196211478 [30]
Sándor Kocsis Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Forward 1958–19657542 [31]
Zoltán Czibor Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Forward 1958–19618436
José Manuel Pesudo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1961–1966650 [Zamora]
Pedro Zaballa Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1961–196710928
Julio César Benítez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Defender 1961–196812310
Chus Pereda Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1961–196913441
Salvador Sadurní Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1961–19761969–19712470 [Zamora] [32]
José Antonio Zaldúa Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Forward 1961–197114561
Cayetano Ré Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Forward 1962–19668456 [Pichichi]
Josep Maria Fusté Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1962–197219747
Eladio Silvestre Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1962–19722268
Joaquim Rifé Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1964–19761971–197329023 [33]
Antoni Torres Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1965–19762692 [34]
Gallego Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Defender 1965–197524817
Carles Rexach Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 1965–198132881 [Pichichi] [35]
Miguel Reina Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1966–19731110 [Zamora]
Pedro María Zabalza Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1967–197314910
Juan Carlos Pérez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1968–197516318
Marcial Pina Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Midfielder 1969–197721047
Juan Manuel Asensi Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Forward 1970–19801978–198029973 [36]
Quique Costas Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Defender 1971–19801723
Antonio de la Cruz Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Defender 1972–19791836
Hugo Sotil Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Forward 1973–19776521
Johan Cruyff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Forward 1973–19781974–197813947 [d'Or] [37]
Migueli Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1973–198939120 [38]
Johan Neeskens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Midfielder 1974–197914035 [39]
Pedro María Artola Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1975–19841860 [Zamora]
José Vicente Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1975–19861983–198423613
José Antonio Ramos Huete Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1976–19821190
Antonio Olmo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1976–19841980–19821884
Esteban Vigo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1977–198716618
Francisco José Carrasco Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 1978–198926249
Hans Krankl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Midfielder 1978–19804634 [Pichichi] [40]
Allan Simonsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Forward 1979–19829831
José Ramón Alexanko Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1980–19931986–199327426
Quini Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 1980–19841982–198310054 [Pichichi] [41]
Bernd Schuster Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Midfielder 1980–19881984–198617063 [42]
Josep Moratalla Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1981–19881041
Javier Urruticoechea Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1981–19881200 [Zamora] [43]
Gerardo Miranda Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1981–19881455
Víctor Muñoz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1981–19881986–198822414
Diego Maradona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Midfielder 1982–19843622 [44]
Marcos Alonso Peña Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Winger 1982–198712428
Julio Alberto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1982–19912009
Urbano Ortega Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1981–19911227
Ramón Calderé Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 1984–198811015
Gary Lineker Flag of England.svg  England Forward 1986–198910342
Mark Hughes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Forward 1986–1989284
Roberto Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1986–199014435
Andoni Zubizarreta Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Goalkeeper 1986–19943010 [Zamora] [45]
Guillermo Amor Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1988–199831147 [46]
Txiki Begiristain Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1988–199522363 [47]
Ricardo Serna Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1988–19921012
Andoni Goikoetxea Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1988–19941266
Julio Salinas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 1988–199414660
Eusebio Sacristán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1988–199520314
José Mari Bakero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1988–19961993–199626072 [48]
Michael Laudrup Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Midfielder 1989–199416740 [49]
Ronald Koeman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Defender 1989–199519267 [50]
Albert Ferrer Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1990–19982041
Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Forward 1990–1995
1996–1998
17583 [d'Or] [51]
Pep Guardiola Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1990–20011997–20012636 [52]
Miguel Ángel Nadal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1991–199920712
Sergi Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1993–20022001–20022676
Romário *Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Forward 1993–19954634 [E] [FIFA] [Pichichi] [53]
Gheorghe Hagi Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Midfielder 1994–1996367
Abelardo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1994–200217811
Gheorghe Popescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Defender 1995–19971996–1997669
Luís Figo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Midfielder 1995–200017230
Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Forward 1996–19973734 [FIFA] [Pichichi] [54]
Laurent Blanc Flag of France.svg  France Defender 1996–1997281
Luis Enrique Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1996–20042002–200420773 [55]
Michael Reiziger Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Defender 1997–20041730
Ruud Hesp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Goalkeeper 1997–20001000
Rivaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Midfielder 1997–200215786 [FIFA] [d'Or] [56]
Frank de Boer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Defender 1998–20031445
Phillip Cocu Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Midfielder 1998–200420531
Patrick Kluivert Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Forward 1998–200418290
Xavi *Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1998–20152014–201550558 [F]
Gabri Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 1999–20061297
Carles Puyol *Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 1999–2014 2004–201439212 [H]
Thiago Motta Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Midfielder 2001–2007966
Javier Saviola Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Forward 2001–200712349
Oleguer Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 2001–20081271
Víctor Valdés *Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Goalkeeper 2002–20143870 [C] [Zamora]
Andrés Iniesta *Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 2002–20182015–201844235
Juan Román Riquelme Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Midfielder 2002–2005303
Ronaldinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Forward 2003–200814570 [FIFA] [d'Or] [57]
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Defender 2003–20071055
Rafael Márquez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Defender 2003–20101639
Deco Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Midfielder 2004–200811313 [58]
Samuel Eto'o Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Forward 2004–2009144108 [Pichichi] [59]
Lionel Messi *Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Forward 2004–20212018–2021520474 [G] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P]
[FIFA] [d'Or] [BEST] [Pichichi]
Henrik Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Forward 2004–20064013
Gianluca Zambrotta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Defender 2006–2008583
Lilian Thuram Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Defender 2006–2008580
Thierry Henry Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Forward 2007–20108035
Bojan Krkić Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 2007–201110426
Yaya Touré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Midfielder 2007–2010744
Eric Abidal Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Defender 2007–20131250
Dani Alves Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Defender 2008–2016
2022
26115
Seydou Keita Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Midfielder 2008–201211916
Sergio Busquets Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 2008–20232021–202348111
Gerard Piqué Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 2008–202239729
Pedro *Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 2008–201520458 [P] [Q]
Zlatan Ibrahimović Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Forward 2009–20112916
Adriano Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Defender 2010–20161149
David Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Forward 2010–20137733
Javier Mascherano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Defender 2010–20182031
Sergi Roberto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 2010–20242023–202424512
Jordi Alba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Defender 2012–202331317
Neymar Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Forward 2013–201712368
Luis Suárez *Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Forward 2014–2020191147 [Pichichi]
Ivan Rakitić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Midfielder 2014–202020025
Marc-André ter Stegen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Goalkeeper 2014–2024–2840
Ousmane Dembélé Flag of France.svg  France Forward 2017–202312724
Clément Lenglet Flag of France.svg  France Defender 2018–1054
Frenkie de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Midfielder 2019–15112
Ronald Araujo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Defender 2019–1077
Pedri Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Midfielder 2020–10016
Robert Lewandowski *Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Forward 2022–8056 [Pichichi]

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Club captains

DatesNameNotes
1950–1951 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg César
1951–1955 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Mariano Gonzalvo
1955–1964 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Joan Segarra
1964–1969 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Ferran Olivella
1969–1972 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Josep Maria Fusté
1972–1975 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Antoni Torres
1975–1976 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Joaquim Rifé
1976–1978 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Cruyff First foreign captain in Barcelona history
1978–1980 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Juan Manuel Asensi First captain to win Cup Winners Cup
1980–1982 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Antonio Olmo
1982–1984 Flag of Spain.svg Tente Sánchez
1984–1986 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schuster
1986–1987 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Muñoz
1987–1992 Flag of Spain.svg José Ramón Alexanko First captain to win European Cup
1992–1993 Flag of Spain.svg Andoni Zubizarreta First captain to be a Goalkeeper
1993–1996 Flag of Spain.svg José Mari Bakero
1996–1997 Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Popescu
1997–2001 Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola
2001–2002 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Barjuán
2002–2004 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Enrique
2004–2014 Flag of Spain.svg Carles Puyol Longest-serving and most successful captain in Barcelona history
2014–2015 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi
2015–2018 Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
2018–2021 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi First non-European captain in Barcelona history
2021–2023 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Busquets
2023–2024 Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Roberto [60]
2024– Flag of Germany.svg Marc-André ter Stegen

Notes

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

See also

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