# List of Atlético Madrid players

Atlético Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid, who currently play in La Liga. The club was founded in 1903.
They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, having won eleven Championship titles, ten Copa del Rey titles, two Supercopas de España, one Copa Presidente FEF and one Copa Eva Duarte. They have won eight European titles: the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, the UEFA Europa League in 2010, 2012 and 2018, and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010, 2012 and 2018. They also won the Intercontinental Cup in 1974.
This is a list of its notable players. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more official matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes some players who fell just short of the 100 total and players who made significant contributions to the club's history.

## Players

Nationality column refers to the country (countries) represented internationally by the player, if any.
Statistics correct as of 21 December 2024.
| Player | Nationality | Position | Atlético Madrid career | Appearances | Goals |
| Jose Mesa Suarez $_{Spanisharticle}$ | Spain | DF | 1934–1945 | 109 | 0 |
| Ramon Gabilondo | Spain | MF | 1934–1946 | 207 | 12 |
| Francisco Arencibia $_{Spanisharticle}$ | Spain | MF | 1935–1947 | 141 | 54 |
| Alfonso Aparicio | Spain | DF | 1939–1952 | 261 | 5 |
| Germán Gomez Gomez | Spain | MF | 1928–1939 | 227 | 4 |
| Paco Campos | Spain | CF | 1939–1948 | 248 | 158 |
| Juan Vázquez | Spain | MF | 1939–1947 | 175 | 33 |
| José Luis Riera | Spain | DF | 1942–1951 | 178 | 1 |
| José Juncosa | Spain | CF | 1944–1955 | 217 | 103 |
| Juan José Mencia | Spain | DF | 1944–1954 | 149 | 2 |
| Adrián Escudero | Spain | FW | 1945–1958 | 330 | 169 |
| Alfonso Silva | Spain | MF | 1946–1956 | 153 | 34 |
| Larbi Ben Barek | Morocco | CF | 1948–1954 | 120 | 61 |
| Tinte | Spain | DF | 1948–1955 | 140 | 2 |
| Henry Carlsson | Sweden | MF | 1949–1953 | 95 | 32 |
| Alberto Callejo | Spain | DF | 1951–1963 | 210 | 19 |
| José Hernández | Spain | MF | 1950–1960 | 188 | 3 |
| Ramon Cobo | Spain | DF | 1950–1958 | 145 | 4 |
| Miguel | Spain | CF | 1949–1954 | 252 | 73 |
| Enrique Collar | Spain | CF | 1952–1969 | 470 | 105 |
| Manuel Pazos | Spain | GK | 1955–1962 | 174 | 0 |
| Joaquin Peiro | Spain | FW | 1955–1963 1970–1971 | 219 | 125 |
| Vavá | Brazil | FW | 1958–1961 | 71 | 31 |
| Feliciano Rivilla | Spain | DF | 1958–1968 | 356 | 7 |
| Jorge Alberto Mendonça | Portugal | CF | 1958–1967 | 234 | 91 |
| Edgardo Madinabeytia | Argentina | GK | 1958–1967 | 241 | 0 |
| Isacio Calleja | Spain | DF | 1958–1972 | 425 | 7 |
| Ramiro Rodrigues | Brazil | MF | 1959–1965 | 169 | 32 |
| Jorge Griffa | Argentina | DF | 1959–1969 | 291 | 8 |
| Adelardo Rodríguez | Spain | MF | 1959–1976 | 553 | 113 |
| Jesús Glaría | Spain | DF | 1960–1968 | 263 | 14 |
| Martinez Jayo | Spain | DF | 1962–1973 | 289 | 4 |
| José Cardona | Honduras | FW | 1964–1969 | 52 | 20 |
| José Ufarte | Spain | CF | 1964–1974 | 323 | 34 |
| Luis Aragonés | Spain | MF | 1964–1975 | 370 | 173 |
| Julio Iglesias | Spain | DF | 1966–1973 | 177 | 0 |
| José Eulogio Gárate | Spain | FW | 1966–1977 | 325 | 136 |
| Rodri | Spain | GK | 1965–1974 | 173 | 0 |
| Javier Irureta | Spain | FW | 1967–1975 | 277 | 68 |
| Eusebio Bejarano | Spain | DF | 1968–1979 | 283 | 2 |
| Melo | Spain | DF | 1968–1976 | 244 | 1 |
| Alberto Fernández | Spain | FW | 1969–1979 | 361 | 15 |
| Ignacio Salcedo | Spain | MF | 1969–1977 | 223 | 36 |
| Iselín Ovejero | Argentina | MF | 1969–1974 | 107 | 4 |
| José Luis Capón | Spain | LB | 1970–1980 | 269 | 8 |
| Eugenio Leal | Spain | MF | 1971–1982 | 253 | 33 |
| Domingo Benegas | Paraguay | MF | 1972–1978 | 151 | 3 |
| Ramón Heredia | Argentina | DF | 1973–1977 | 104 | 9 |
| Miguel Reina | Spain | GK | 1973–1980 | 216 | 0 |
| Ruben Ayala | Argentina | CF | 1973–1980 | 214 | 58 |
| Francisco Bermejo | Spain | MF | 1974–1981 | 194 | 12 |
| Marcelino | Spain | RB | 1974–1984 | 259 | 4 |
| Luis Pereira | Brazil | DF | 1975–1980 | 171 | 17 |
| Leivinha | Brazil | CF | 1975–1979 | 94 | 43 |
| Ruben Cano | Spain | CF | 1976–1982 | 204 | 97 |
| Robi | Spain | MF | 1976–1981 | 110 | 3 |
| Rubio | Spain | WF | 1977–1987 | 329 | 49 |
| Miguel Ángel Ruiz | Spain | LB | 1977–1987 | 358 | 25 |
| Juan Carlos Arteche | Spain | DF | 1978–1989 | 421 | 22 |
| Quique Ramos | Spain | RB | 1979–1988 | 355 | 33 |
| Roberto Simón Marina | Spain | MF | 1979–1990 | 309 | 55 |
| Marcos Alonso | Spain | MF | 1979–1982 1987–1989 | 143 | 14 |
| Julio Prieto | Spain | MF | 1980–1991 | 253 | 19 |
| Mario Cabrera | Argentina | CF | 1980–1986 | 170 | 64 |
| Balbino García | Spain | DF | 1980–1986 | 155 | 1 |
| Ángel Mejías | Spain | GK | 1981–1993 | 164 | 0 |
| Hugo Sánchez | Mexico | CF | 1981–1985 | 134 | 65 |
| Clemente Villaverde | Spain | MF | 1981–1987 | 149 | 0 |
| Miroslav Votava | Czech Republic | LB | 1982–1985 | 96 | 9 |
| Jesús Landaburu | Spain | MF | 1982–1988 | 255 | 34 |
| Tomás Reñones | Spain | RB | 1984–1996 | 483 | 4 |
| Abel Resino | Spain | GK | 1986–1995 | 303 | 0 |
| Donato | Brazil | DF | 1988–1993 | 197 | 14 |
| Patxi Ferreira | Spain | DF | 1989–1995 | 150 | 5 |
| Paulo Futre | Portugal | CF | 1986–1993 1997–1998 | 213 | 51 |
| Carlos Aguilera | Spain | DF | 1987–1993 1996–2005 | 456 | 34 |
| Manolo | Spain | CF | 1988–1995 | 271 | 92 |
| Roberto Solozábal | Spain | DF | 1989–1997 | 290 | 8 |
| Juan Vizcaíno | Spain | DMF | 1990–1998 | 317 | 24 |
| Bernd Schuster | Germany | CMF | 1990–1993 | 112 | 17 |
| Juanito | Spain | DF | 1990–1994 | 142 | 16 |
| Toni Muñoz | Spain | LB | 1990–2001 | 325 | 4 |
| Juanma | Spain | DF | 1990–2001 | 205 | 6 |
| José Luis Caminero | Spain | WF | 1993–1998 | 186 | 47 |
| Kiko | Spain | CF | 1993–2001 | 278 | 64 |
| Delfí Geli | Spain | DF | 1994–1999 | 182 | 11 |
| Diego Simeone | Argentina | DMF | 1994–1997 2003–2005 | 165 | 31 |
| José Molina | Spain | GK | 1995–2000 | 248 | 0 |
| Fernando Correa | Uruguay | FW | 1995–2003 | 175 | 45 |
| Santiago Denia | Spain | DF | 1995–2004 | 296 | 9 |
| Milinko Pantić | Serbia and Montenegro | MF | 1995–1998 | 139 | 36 |
| Roberto Fresnedoso | Spain | MF | 1995–2002 | 184 | 20 |
| Radek Bejbl | Czech Republic | DMF | 1996–2000 | 147 | 2 |
| José Mari | Spain | FW | 1997–2000 2002–2003 | 144 | 34 |
| Fernando Torres | Spain | CF | 2000–2007 2015–2018 | 404 | 129 |
| Antonio López | Spain | LB | 2000–2002 2004–2012 | 270 | 13 |
| Gabi | Spain | MF | 2003–2007 2011–2018 | 417 | 10 |
| Leo Franco | Argentina | GK | 2004–2009 | 159 | 0 |
| Pablo Ibáñez | Spain | DF | 2004–2010 | 198 | 10 |
| Luis Perea | Colombia | DF | 2004–2012 | 314 | 0 |
| Maxi Rodríguez | Argentina | WF | 2005–2010 | 145 | 42 |
| Juan Valera | Spain | DF | 2005–2008 2009–2011 | 103 | 8 |
| Mario Suárez | Spain | MF | 2005–2006 2010–2015 | 185 | 5 |
| Sergio Agüero | Argentina | FW | 2006–2011 | 234 | 101 |
| Diego Forlán | Uruguay | CF | 2007–2011 | 196 | 96 |
| Simão Sabrosa | Portugal | LWF | 2007–2010 | 168 | 32 |
| Raúl García | Spain | MF | 2007–2015 | 329 | 46 |
| José Antonio Reyes | Spain | WF | 2007–2011 | 147 | 14 |
| Paulo Assunção | Brazil | DMF | 2008–2012 | 138 | 1 |
| Tomáš Ujfaluši | Czech Republic | DF | 2008–2011 | 133 | 2 |
| Álvaro Domínguez | Spain | DF | 2008–2012 | 120 | 7 |
| David de Gea | Spain | GK | 2009–2011 | 57 | 0 |
| Koke | Spain | MF | 2009– | 663 | 48 |
| Tiago | Portugal | CM | 2010–2017 | 228 | 20 |
| Filipe Luís | Brazil | DF | 2010–2014 2015–2019 | 333 | 12 |
| Diego Godín | Uruguay | DF | 2010–2019 | 389 | 27 |
| Diego Costa | Spain | FW | 2010–2014 2017–2020 | 216 | 83 |
| Juanfran | Spain | DF | 2011–2019 | 355 | 6 |
| Miranda | Brazil | DF | 2011–2015 | 177 | 13 |
| Arda Turan | Turkey | MF | 2011–2015 | 178 | 22 |
| Radamel Falcao | Colombia | FW | 2011–2013 | 91 | 70 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Belgium | GK | 2011–2014 | 154 | 0 |
| Saúl | Spain | CMF | 2012–2024 | 427 | 48 |
| David Villa | Spain | FW | 2013–2014 | 47 | 15 |
| José Giménez | Uruguay | DF | 2013– | 339 | 13 |
| Antoine Griezmann | France | FW | 2014–2019 2021– | 414 | 192 |
| Jan Oblak | Slovenia | GK | 2014– | 469 | 0 |
| Lucas Hernandez | France | CMF | 2014–2019 | 110 | 1 |
| Ángel Correa | Argentina | FW | 2015– | 444 | 85 |
| Stefan Savić | Montenegro | DF | 2015–2024 | 297 | 3 |
| Thomas Partey | Ghana | CMF | 2015–2020 | 188 | 16 |
| Yannick Carrasco | Belgium | AMF | 2015–2018 2020–2023 | 266 | 47 |
| Thomas Lemar | France | AMF | 2018– | 180 | 11 |
| Marcos Llorente | Spain | MF | 2019– | 220 | 30 |
| Mario Hermoso | Spain | DF | 2019–2024 | 174 | 10 |
| Álvaro Morata | Spain | FW | 2019–2020 2022–2024 | 154 | 58 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | Argentina | CM | 2021– | 158 | 14 |
| Axel Witsel | Belgium | DF | 2022– | 111 | 2 |
| Nahuel Molina | Argentina | DF | 2022– | 106 | 7 |

## Captains

| Period | Player |
| 1953–1955 | José Juncosa |
| 1955–1958 | Ramón Cobo |
| 1958–1969 | Enrique Collar |
| 1969–1972 | Isacio Calleja |
| 1972–1976 | Adelardo |
| 1976–1977 | José Eulogio Gárate |
| 1977–1979 | Alberto |
| 1979–1980 | José Luis Capón |
| 1980–1982 | Eugenio Leal |
| 1982–1984 | Marcelino |
| 1984–1987 | Miguel Ángel Ruiz |
| 1987–1989 | Juan Carlos Arteche |
| 1989–1990 | Roberto Marina |
| 1990–1993 | Paulo Futre |
| 1993–1996 | Tomás |
| 1996–1997 | Roberto Solozábal |
| 1997–2001 | Toni |
| 2001–2004 | Juan Carlos Aguilera |
| 2004–2007 | Fernando Torres |
| 2007–2010 | Maxi Rodríguez |
| 2010–2012 | Antonio López |
| 2012–2018 | Gabi |
| 2018–2019 | Diego Godín |
| 2019– | Koke |