Some of the best players in history have featured for Real Madrid, racking up a staggering number of appearances along the way.
Over the course of Real Madrid’s storied history, the Spanish giants have won a record 36 La Liga titles and 15 Champions League titles. Los Blancos have been able to reach new heights in both Spain and Europe thanks to the consistency of their star players.
From legends of the past like Paco Gento and Raúl to the most recent era of superstars, led by the likes of Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema, Real Madrid have been fortunate enough to have a revolving door of talented players making countless appearances across all competitions.
Even Lucas Vázquez, who bid farewell to the Spanish capital this summer after 10 years, had 402 appearances to his name, cracking the club’s top 25 appearance leaders of all time.
The top 15 players with the most appearances, though, is an even more exclusive list. Let’s take a look at the Real Madrid legends who represented the club more than 500 times each.
Real Madrid All-Time Appearance Leaders: Top 15 Players
Raúl is in a class of his own. The Spaniard, who spent 18 years with Los Blancos, registered 741 first-team appearances. No player in the history of the club has more, though Casillas is not far behind with 725.
The only other Real Madrid player to tally more than 700 appearances is Manolo Sanchís. The center back came up through La Fábrica and went on to make his first-team debut under Alfredo Di Stéfano and win 21 trophies with Los Blancos.
Ramos and Benzema round out the top five. Both club legends in their own right, the two superstars enjoyed extended periods of success at the biggest club in the world, making 671 and 646 appearances respectively. Ramos and Benzema won four Champions League titles together, before the Frenchman went on to win a fifth in 2022.
Luka Modrić also starred in those Champions League triumphs, and became one of only four players in history to lift Europe’s most prestigious trophy a record-six times in 2024. The Croatian ended his 14-year Real Madrid career with just under 600 appearances, coming in behind both Santillana and Fernando Hierro.
A handful of players made over 500 appearances for Real Madrid over the years, including Marcelo, who played a pivotal role in the club’s European successes in the 2010s. His fellow countryman Roberto Carlos ended his time in a white shirt with three Champions League titles of his own.
Paco Gento, meanwhile, is still regarded as one of the best Real Madrid players of all time. The Spaniard won 12 La Liga titles and six European Cups (now the Champions League) with Los Blancos; no other player, past or present, has more in either competition.
José Antonio Camacho and Pirri come in behind the legendary winger. The latter helped Real Madrid top La Liga 10 times, just one less than Camacho.
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