# List of Real Sociedad players

Real Sociedad de Fútbol is a football club based in Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
San Sebastian Football Club was formed on a casual basis in 1905; they first won the Copa del Rey, Spain's primary knockout competition, in 1909 – due to a registration issue their players entered under the name of a local cycling group, Club Ciclista de San Sebastián. Following their victory, they were more formally founded as Sociedad de Fútbol, receiving royal patronage a year later. They eventually won the cup in a more definite manner in 1987, and for a third time in 2020 (with a victory over Athletic Bilbao, their local rivals, in the final which was postponed by a year).
The club were founder members of La Liga in 1929 and have been participant's in the country's highest division for the majority of the time since then (75 seasons as of 2022), with short periods in the lower Segunda División (16 seasons in total). La Real won the championship in consecutive seasons, 1980–81 and 1981–82, with an entirely locally raised and developed squad. Over 100 players have reached the milestone of 100 league appearances for the club; in most cases these were all made in the top division – the list below has a single column for league appearances, indicating where these include lower-division matches.
Real Sociedad first qualified for the UEFA Cup in 1974. As of July 2024, their continental record includes 19 seasons and 108 matches played.

## List of players

This list includes all players who have appeared in 100 matches for the club. For all registered players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Real Sociedad footballers.
As of July 2024. Current players in bold.
| Name | From | To | League | League | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Name | From | To | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Alberto Górriz | 1978 | 1993 | 461 | 14 | 90 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 599 | 18 |
| Jon Andoni Larrañaga | 1979 | 1994 | 460 | 15 | 87 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 589 | 19 |
| Jesús María Zamora | 1974 | 1989 | 455 | 63 | 89 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 588 | 80 |
| Luis Arconada | 1973 | 1989 | 414 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 551 | 0 |
| Xabi Prieto | 2003 | 2018 | 479 | 67 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 3 | – | – | 530 | 73 |
| Miguel Ángel Fuentes | 1987 | 2001 | 439 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 495 | 12 |
| Roberto López Ufarte | 1975 | 1987 | 363 | 101 | 76 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 474 | 58 |
| Agustín Gajate | 1977 | 1992 | 364 | 13 | 76 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 469 | 19 |
| Inaxio Kortabarria | 1971 | 1985 | 355 | 16 | 62 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 443 | 22 |
| Mikel Aranburu | 1996 | 2012 | 402 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 425 | 32 |
| Dionisio Urreisti | 1962 | 1977 | 349 | 61 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 416 | 76 |
| Loren | 1984 1993 | 1989 2002 | 354 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 411 | 41 |
| Alberto López | 1992 | 2006 | 346 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 377 | 0 |
| Jesús María Satrústegui | 1973 | 1986 | 297 | 133 | 55 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 375 | 163 |
| Sebastián Ontoria | 1941 | 1955 | 315 | 96 | 48 | 11 | – | – | 12 | 7 | 375 | 114 |
| José María Martínez | 1963 | 1976 | 321 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| José María Pérez | 1942 | 1955 | 302 | 65 | 49 | 14 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 355 | 79 |
| Agustín Aranzábal | 1992 | 2004 | 322 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 351 | 5 |
| José Diego | 1974 | 1985 | 264 | 16 | 55 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 348 | 23 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 2015 | 2024 | 280 | 76 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 344 | 97 |
| Francisco Gorriti | 1966 | 1977 | 296 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 340 | 69 |
| José Antonio Arzak | 1962 | 1975 | 295 | 62 | 43 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 340 | 69 |
| Aitor López Rekarte | 1994 | 2007 | 316 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 338 | 4 |
| Julio Olaizola | 1975 | 1985 | 250 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 327 | 2 |
| Javier de Pedro | 1993 | 2004 | 304 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 325 | 52 |
| José Antonio Pikabea | 1991 | 2003 | 292 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 313 | 10 |
| Rafael Mendiluce | 1961 | 1973 | 267 | 29 | 40 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 309 | 32 |
| Gaztelu | 1966 | 1981 | 257 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 308 | 33 |
| David Zurutuza | 2008 | 2020 | 267 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 303 | 22 |
| Genaro Celayeta | 1978 | 1986 | 229 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 302 | 6 |
| Óscar de Paula | 1995 | 2006 | 273 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 300 | 60 |
| Mikel González | 2005 | 2017 | 277 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 300 | 6 |
| Marco Antonio Boronat | 1966 | 1977 | 252 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 295 | 49 |
| José María Bakero | 1980 | 1988 | 223 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 288 | 90 |
| Darko Kovacevic | 1996 | 2007 | 261 | 92 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 10 | – | – | 284 | 107 |
| Alberto Ormaetxea | 1959 | 1973 | 239 | 2 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 280 | 2 |
| Jokin Uria | 1985 | 1997 | 223 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 273 | 11 |
| Imanol Agirretxe | 2004 | 2019 | 246 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 272 | 75 |
| Ángel Paz | 1950 | 1962 | 227 | 55 | 32 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 269 | 68 |
| Igor Zubeldia | 2015 | 2024 | 207 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 4 |
| Patri | 1940 | 1952 | 199 | 7 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | 261 | 7 |
| Aritz Elustondo | 2014 | 2024 | 205 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 1 | – | – | 260 | 12 |
| Pedro Uralde | 1978 | 1986 | 181 | 61 | 43 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 256 | 97 |
| Santiago Idígoras | 1974 | 1981 | 204 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 255 | 45 |
| Iñigo Idiakez | 1992 | 2002 | 233 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 254 | 36 |
| Asier Illarramendi | 2009 | 2023 | 221 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 253 | 11 |
| Carlos Vela | 2011 | 2018 | 219 | 66 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 250 | 73 |
| Aitor Begiristain | 1982 | 1988 | 187 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 248 | 35 |
| Andoni Elizondo | 1952 | 1964 | 201 | 3 | 30 | 2 | – | – | 12 | 1 | 243 | 6 |
| Mikel Merino | 2018 | 2024 | 190 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 27 |
| Fermín Gordejuela | 1953 | 1962 | 203 | 11 | 27 | 3 | – | – | 12 | 0 | 242 | 14 |
| Iñigo Martínez | 2011 | 2018 | 205 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 239 | 17 |
| Claudio Bravo | 2006 | 2014 | 229 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 237 | 1 |
| Ion Ansotegi | 2005 | 2016 | 208 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 226 | 11 |
| Álex Remiro | 2019 | 2024 | 173 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| Robin Le Normand | 2018 | 2024 | 167 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6 |
| Andoni Imaz | 1991 | 1998 | 197 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 221 | 7 |
| Alberto de la Bella | 2009 | 2019 | 189 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 2 | – | – | 218 | 8 |
| Markel Bergara | 2007 | 2017 | 195 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 212 | 4 |
| Luis Pérez | 1990 | 1999 | 185 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 210 | 28 |
| José María Marculeta | 1939 | 1953 | 170 | 1 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 210 | 1 |
| Carlos Martínez | 2007 | 2018 | 195 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 209 | 3 |
| José Ramón Esnaola | 1965 | 1973 | 181 | 0 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 207 | 0 |
| Juan Bagur | 1947 | 1960 | 171 | 0 | 28 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 204 | 0 |
| Periko Alonso | 1977 | 1982 | 152 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 202 | 35 |
| Antoine Griezmann | 2009 | 2014 | 180 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 202 | 52 |
| José Antonio Irulegui | 1956 | 1965 | 177 | 1 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 201 | 1 |
| Ricardo Suárez | 1949 | 1956 | 172 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| Ignacio Echarri | 1953 | 1964 | 173 | 6 | 20 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 197 | 7 |
| Valeri Karpin | 1994 | 2005 | 180 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 194 | 37 |
| Rubén Pardo | 2011 | 2020 | 164 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 194 | 7 |
| José María Galardi | 1951 | 1961 | 163 | 7 | 21 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 192 | 9 |
| Joseba Zaldua | 2013 | 2022 | 152 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 2019 | 2024 | 144 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 9 |
| Luciano Murillo | 1972 | 1980 | 156 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 184 | 14 |
| Epi | 1935 | 1955 | 155 | 61 | 19 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 183 | 68 |
| José Luis Lema | 1965 | 1974 | 163 | 8 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 183 | 8 |
| Mikel Labaka | 2004 | 2011 | 173 | 10 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 181 | 10 |
| Carmelo Amas | 1962 | 1976 | 146 | 18 | 23 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 173 | 22 |
| Juan María Mujika | 1985 | 1990 | 128 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 171 | 16 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 2014 | 2019 | 149 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 170 | 0 |
| Willian José | 2016 | 2021 | 143 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 62 |
| Adnan Januzaj | 2017 | 2022 | 132 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 23 |
| Gorka Elustondo | 2006 | 2015 | 144 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 167 | 8 |
| Eliseo Murillo | 1977 | 1985 | 116 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| Sergio Canales | 2013 | 2018 | 135 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 161 | 12 |
| Pedrín | 1939 | 1946 | 116 | 53 | 26 | 8 | – | – | 16 | 5 | 159 | 66 |
| José María Lumbreras | 1989 | 1996 | 138 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 157 | 5 |
| Amadeo | 1928 | 1935 | 114 | 2 | 43 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 157 | 3 |
| Ignacio Eizaguirre | 1939 | 1956 | 121 | 0 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| José Luis González | 1983 | 1992 | 134 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 154 | 0 |
| Juan Cacho | 1959 | 1967 | 138 | 25 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 154 | 26 |
| Javier Sagarzazu | 1982 | 1987 | 117 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | 2018 | 2024 | 120 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 16 |
| Bittor Alkiza | 1991 2003 | 1994 2005 | 130 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 153 | 17 |
| Dani Estrada | 2006 | 2015 | 139 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 153 | 3 |
| Peporro | 1950 | 1961 | 131 | 4 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 153 | 4 |
| José María Araquistain | 1969 | 1977 | 132 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 151 | 39 |
| Igor Jauregi | 1998 | 2007 | 135 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 150 | 7 |
| Cholín | 1928 | 1940 | 104 | 58 | 43 | 24 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 150 | 82 |
| José Antonio Corcuera | 1966 | 1975 | 128 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 149 | 15 |
| Martín Marculeta | 1925 | 1934 | 106 | 4 | 42 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 148 | 16 |
| Meho Kodro | 1991 | 1995 | 129 | 73 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 146 | 81 |
| Andoni Gorosabel | 2017 | 2023 | 114 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| Juan Ignacio Lasa | 1960 | 1968 | 114 | 6 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 143 | 6 |
| Nihat | 2001 | 2006 | 133 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 142 | 58 |
| Antonio Ansola | 1953 | 1961 | 116 | 0 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| Igor Gabilondo | 2000 | 2006 | 129 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 140 | 16 |
| Paco Bienzobas | 1927 | 1942 | 91 | 53 | 45 | 18 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 140 | 71 |
| Aihen Muñoz | 2018 | 2024 | 106 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 137 | 1 |
| Silvestre Igoa | 1950 | 1956 | 116 | 58 | 14 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 9 | 137 | 70 |
| Portu | 2019 | 2022 | 109 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 18 |
| Adolfo Sarasqueta | 1952 | 1960 | 115 | 30 | 17 | 8 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 136 | 40 |
| Alexander Isak | 2019 | 2022 | 105 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 44 |
| Imanol | 1990 | 1998 | 113 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 131 | 7 |
| Fernando Murillo | 1947 | 1954 | 116 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 131 | 1 |
| Asier Riesgo | 2001 | 2010 | 127 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 130 | 0 |
| José María Izaga | 1935 | 1944 | 83 | 0 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | 129 | 1 |
| Diego Rivas | 2006 | 2011 | 124 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 129 | 3 |
| Javier Bengoetxea | 1985 | 1991 | 101 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| Juan Gómez | 1996 | 2000 | 111 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 127 | 0 |
| Eustaquio Zubillaga | 1953 | 1960 | 108 | 18 | 13 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 127 | 25 |
| Alberto Albístegi | 1984 | 1998 | 115 | 6 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 126 | 6 |
| Román Galarraga | 1943 | 1950 | 111 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| Xabi Alonso | 2000 | 2004 | 114 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 124 | 10 |
| Salva Iriarte | 1973 | 1982 | 94 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 124 | 11 |
| José Araquistain | 1954 | 1961 | 106 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| Gari Uranga | 2001 | 2008 | 116 | 9 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 123 | 9 |
| Javi Gracia | 1995 | 1999 | 106 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 119 | 13 |
| Ignacio Bidegain | 1939 | 1946 | 81 | 26 | 21 | 7 | – | – | 17 | 3 | 119 | 36 |
| José Javier Zubillaga | 1981 | 1987 | 80 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 118 | 5 |
| Chori Castro | 2012 | 2016 | 94 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 116 | 12 |
| Tomás Orbegozo | 1981 | 1985 | 85 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 2 |
| Luis López Rekarte | 1985 | 1988 | 92 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 114 | 3 |
| Miguel Ayestaran | 1929 | 1935 | 95 | 6 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 114 | 6 |
| Juanmi | 2016 | 2019 | 95 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 113 | 31 |
| Nemesio Arana | 1927 | 1936 | 94 | 0 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 113 | 0 |
| Dmitri Khokhlov | 1999 | 2003 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 113 | 15 |
| José Antonio Urtiaga | 1968 | 1973 | 96 | 22 | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 110 | 26 |
| Mikel Alonso | 2000 | 2009 | 104 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 110 | 4 |
| Carlos Xavier | 1991 | 1994 | 96 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 109 | 13 |
| Oceano | 1991 | 1994 | 96 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 107 | 20 |
| Pedro María Laguardia | 1953 | 1960 | 85 | 34 | 15 | 8 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 103 | 42 |
| Fernando Terán | 1934 | 1944 | 65 | 44 | 15 | 7 | – | – | 22 | 17 | 102 | 68 |
| Ander Guevara | 2019 | 2023 | 71 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 2 |
| José Antonio Uranga | 1972 | 1978 | 76 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 101 | 0 |
| José Luis Maiztegui | 1961 | 1967 | 83 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 101 | 1 |
| José María Castivia | 1946 | 1952 | 80 | 28 | 19 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100 | 35 |
| Enrique Silvestre | 1967 | 1972 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 21 |
| Gerardo | 2006 | 2009 | 96 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 3 |