Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Napoli . Generally, this means players have played at least 50 matches or scored 10 goals for the club, but some players who have played fewer matches are included, if they have had success at other clubs or appeared at least once in the national team.
Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for the first team, including appearances as substitutes, correct as of 6 December 2024 [update] [1] [2]
Appearances and goals are for the first team, including appearances as substitutes, correct as of 6 December 2024 [update] [3]
Name | Position | Napoli career | Seasons as captain | Appearances | Goals |
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Paulo Innocenti | DF | 1926–1937 | 7 (1926–1933) | 213 | 6 |
Attila Sallustro | FW | 1926–1937 | 4 (1933–1937) | 266 | 108 |
Carlo Buscaglia | MF/FW | 1928–1938 | 1 (1937–1938) | 270 | 41 |
Arnaldo Sentimenti | GK | 1934–1943, 1945–1948 | 8 (1938–1943, 1945–1948) | 235 | 0 |
Egidio Di Costanzo | MF | 1941–1943, 1945–1951 | 3 (1948–1951) | 153 | 7 |
Amedeo Amadei | FW | 1950–1956 | 2 (1951–1953) | 171 | 47 |
Bruno Pesaola | FW/MF | 1952–1960 | 7 (1953–1960) | 253 | 27 |
Ottavio Bugatti | GK | 1953–1961 | 1 (1960–1961) | 261 | 0 |
Pierluigi Ronzon | DF/MF | 1961–1967 | 5 (1961–1966) | 227 | 15 |
Antonio Juliano | MF | 1962–1978 | 12 (1966–1978) | 505 | 38 |
Giuseppe Bruscolotti | DF | 1972–1988 | 5 (1978–1980, 1983–1986) | 511 | 11 |
Claudio Vinazzani | MF | 1976–1983 | 3 (1980–1983) | 253 | 5 |
Diego Maradona | FW/MF | 1984–1991 | 5 (1986–1991) | 259 | 115 |
Ciro Ferrara | DF | 1984–1994 | 3 (1991–1994) | 322 | 15 |
Roberto Bordin | MF/DF | 1993–1997 | 3 (1994–1997) | 122 | 0 |
Roberto Ayala | DF | 1995–1998 | 1 (1997–1998) | 96 | 1 |
Giuseppe Taglialatela | GK | 1990–1991, 1993–1999 | 1 (1998–1999) | 203 | 0 |
Francesco Baldini | DF | 1995–2001, 2002–2003 | 2 (1999–2001) | 195 | 2 |
Oscar Magoni | MF | 1999–2002 | 1 (2001–2002) | 127 | 6 |
Roberto Stellone | FW | 1999–2003 | 1 (2002–2003) | 102 | 33 |
Dario Marcolin | MF | 2003–2004 | 1 (2003–2004) | 47 | 0 |
Gennaro Scarlato | DF | 1996–1999/ 1999–2000, 2004–2005 | 1 (2004–2005) | 78 | 4 |
Francesco Montervino | MF | 2003–2004, 2004–2009 | 2 (2005–2007) | 166 | 6 |
Gianluca Grava | DF | 2005–2013 | 1 (2007–2008) | 180 | 2 |
Paolo Cannavaro | DF | 1998–1999, 2007–2014 | 6 (2008–2014) | 278 | 9 |
Marek Hamšík | MF | 2007–2019 | 5 (2014–2019) | 520 | 121 |
Lorenzo Insigne | FW/MF | 2009–2010, 2012–2022 | 4 (2019–2022) | 434 | 122 |
Giovanni Di Lorenzo | DF | 2019– | 3 (2022–) | 247 | 18 |
Players in bold are still actively in team.
Nationalities are indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code.
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