# List of Atlético Nacional players

Atlético Nacional is a professional Colombian football team based in Medellín. Considered to be one of the strongest clubs from Colombia, it is one of the most consistent clubs in the country. Atlético Nacional was founded in 1947 by Julio Ortiz, Jorge Osorio Cadavid, Jorge Gómez, Arturo Torres, Gilberto Molina, Alberto Eastman, Raúl Zapata Lotero and Luis Alberto Villegas Lopera.
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Atlético Nacional. They must have had at least 100 appearances with the club, have made a significant contribution for the achievement of a title or played for the national team while in the club.

## List of players

| Name | Nationality | Positions | Atlético Nacional career | Club Apps | Club Goals | NT Apps | NT Goals | Notes |
| Ignacio Calle | Colombia | Defender | 1951–1965 | 346 | 0 | 5 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup. |
| Jairo Arias | Colombia | Forward | 1957–1959 1961–1962 | 154 | 35 | 4 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1963 South American Championship. |
| Jorge Hugo Fernández | Argentina | Midfielder | 1970–1973 | 157 | 45 | 4 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1963 South American Championship. |
| Francisco Maturana | Colombia | Defender | 1970–1980 | 359 | 15 | 6 | 0 | |
| Oscar Calics | Argentina | Defender | 1971–1973 | 120 | 0 | 6 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the 1967 South American Championship. |
| Hugo Lóndero | Colombia | Striker | 1973–1976 | 164 | 76 | 3 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1975 Copa América. |
| Ramón Bóveda | Argentina | Winger | 1976–1977 | | | 8 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1975 Copa América. |
| Eduardo Vilarete | Colombia | Forward | 1976 1979–1981 | 102 | 44 | 21 | 7 | He was part of the national squad for the 1979 Copa América. |
| Alejandro Semenewicz | Argentina | Defender | 1977–1978 | 126 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Hernán Herrera | Colombia | Midfielder | 1976–1984 | | | 37 | 10 | He was part of the national squad for the 1979 Copa América and the 1983 Copa América. |
| Pedro Sarmiento | Colombia | Midfielder | 1977–1984 | 346 | 23 | 37 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1983 Copa América. |
| César Cueto | Peru | Midfielder | 1978–1983 | 165 | 57 | 51 | 6 | He was part of the national squad for the 1975 Copa América, 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. |
| Víctor Luna | Colombia | Defender | 1978–1985 1989 | | | 21 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1983 Copa América. |
| Carlos Ricaurte | Colombia | Midfielder | 1978–1987 | 279 | 39 | 9 | 0 | |
| Guillermo La Rosa | Peru | Striker | 1979–1983 | 160 | 50 | 36 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 1975 Copa América, 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. |
| Sergio Santín | Uruguay | Midfielder | 1983–1986 | 107 | 26 | 18 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. |
| Luis Fernando Suárez | Colombia | Defender | 1981–1985 1987–1989 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabriel Gómez | Colombia | Midfielder | 1981–1986 1991–1994 | 283 | 39 | 49 | 2 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, 1989 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1993 Copa América and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
| Luis Fernando Herrera | Colombia | Defender | 1987–1996 | 286 | 2 | 61 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1991 Copa América, 1993 Copa América and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
| José Luis Brown | Argentina | Defender | 1983–1986 | 87 | 14 | 36 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1983 Copa América, 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1987 Copa América and the 1989 Copa América. |
| León Villa | Colombia | Defender | 1984–1991 | 307 | 6 | 7 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1989 Copa América and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. |
| Luis Fajardo | Colombia | Midfielder | 1984–1992 | 169 | 14 | 15 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. |
| Nelson Gutiérrez | Uruguay | Defender | 1985 | 28 | 0 | 57 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1983 Copa América, 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1987 Copa América,1989 Copa América, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. |
| Gustavo Benítez | Paraguay | Midfielder | 1985–1987 | | | 43 | 2 | He was part of the national squad for the 1975 Copa América, 1983 Copa América and the 1987 Copa América. |
| John Jairo Tréllez | Colombia | Striker | 1985–1989 1991–1994 | 271 | 116 | 25 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América and the 1989 Copa América. |
| René Higuita | Colombia | Goalkeeper | 1987–1992 1994–1997 | 181 | 4 | 67 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, 1989 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1991 Copa América, 1995 Copa América and the 1999 Copa América. |
| Alexis García | Colombia | Midfielder | 1987–1998 | 443 | 57 | 25 | 2 | He was part of the national squad for the 1989 Copa América, 1991 Copa América and the 1993 Copa América. |
| Andrés Escobar | Colombia | Defender | 1986–1989 1990–1994 | 222 | 0 | 51 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1989 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1991 Copa América, and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
| José Ricardo Pérez | Colombia | Midfielder | 1987–1992 | 151 | 7 | 17 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, and the 1993 Copa América. |
| Gildardo Gómez | Colombia | Defender | 1987–1993 | 123 | 1 | 21 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1989 Copa América, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. |
| Leonel Álvarez | Colombia | Midfielder | 1987–1989 | 42 | 0 | 100 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, 1989 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1991 Copa América, 1993 Copa América, 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 Copa América. |
| Luis Carlos Perea | Colombia | Defender | 1987–1990 | 76 | 6 | 78 | 2 | He was part of the national squad for the 1987 Copa América, 1989 Copa América, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1991 Copa América, 1993 Copa América and the 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
| Níver Arboleda | Colombia | Forward | 1988–1991 | 103 | 20 | 5 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1995 Copa América. |
| José Santa | Colombia | Defender | 1988–1998 | 216 | 1 | 27 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1995 Copa América, 1997 Copa América and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. |
| Albeiro Usuriaga | Colombia | Forward | 1989 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1991 Copa América. |
| Faustino Asprilla | Colombia | Striker | 1989–1992 2002 | 89 | 38 | 57 | 20 | He was part of the national squad for the 1993 Copa América, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1995 Copa América, 1997 Copa América, 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Víctor Aristizábal | Colombia | Striker | 1989–1993 1994–1995 2000 2005–2007 | 258 | 146 | 66 | 15 | He was part of the national squad for the 1993 Copa América, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1995 Copa América, 1997 Copa América, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2001 Copa América and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. |
| Víctor Hugo Marulanda | Colombia | Defender | 1989–1996 1998–1999 | 249 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hernán Gaviria | Colombia | Midfielder | 1990–1997 | 218 | 17 | 27 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 1993 Copa América, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1995 Copa América and the 1997 Copa América. |
| Diego Osorio | Colombia | Defender | 1991–1995 1997–1998 | 154 | 13 | 17 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1991 Copa América and the 1993 Copa América. |
| Mauricio Serna | Colombia | Midfielder | 1991–1997; 2005 | 278 | 29 | 51 | 2 | He was part of the national squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. |
| Juan Pablo Ángel | Colombia | Striker | 1993–1997 2013–2014 | 194 | 62 | 33 | 9 | |
| Neider Morantes | Colombia | Midfielder | 1994–2000 2002–2003 | 93 | 9 | 21 | 4 | He was part of the national squad for the 1997 Copa América, 1999 Copa América and the 2004 Copa América. |
| Iván Córdoba | Colombia | Defender | 1996–1997 | 73 | 1 | 73 | 5 | He was part of the national squad for the 1997 Copa América, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1999 Copa América, 2001 Copa América, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2007 Copa América. |
| Freddy Grisales | Colombia | Midfielder | 1996–1999 2000–2004 | 187 | 24 | 41 | 6 | He was part of the national squad for the 1999 Copa América and the 2001 Copa América. |
| Henry Zambrano | Colombia | Striker | 1998–1999 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1999 Copa América. |
| Miguel Calero | Colombia | Goalkeeper | 1998–2000 | 94 | 0 | 51 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1991 Copa América, 1995 Copa América, 1997 Copa América, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1999 Copa América, 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2001 Copa América and the 2007 Copa América. |
| Andrés Estrada | Colombia | Midfielder | 1998–2000 | 97 | 3 | 12 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 1997 Copa América and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. |
| Ever Palacios | Colombia | Defender | 1999–2000 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. |
| Elkin Calle | Colombia | Defender | 1999–2004 2012–2014 | 282 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tressor Moreno | Colombia | Striker | 2000 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 7 | He was part of the national squad for the 2004 Copa América and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Aquivaldo Mosquera | Colombia | Defender | 2000–2005 | 154 | 13 | 29 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2011 Copa América. |
| Felipe Chará | Colombia | Midfielder | 2000–2009 | 233 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Héctor Hurtado | Colombia | Forward | 2001–2006 | 187 | 30 | 18 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Carlos Alberto Díaz | Colombia | Defender | 2001–2010 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Camilo Zúñiga | Colombia | Midfielder | 2002–2008 | 123 | 9 | 48 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2007 Copa América and the 2011 Copa América. |
| Edixon Perea | Colombia | Striker | 2003–2005 | 86 | 42 | 26 | 9 | He was part of the national squad for the 2004 Copa América and the 2007 Copa América. |
| Cristian Marrugo | Colombia | Midfielder | 2003–2006 | 94 | 9 | 11 | 0 | |
| Carmelo Valencia | Colombia | Forward | 2004 2006–2008 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hugo Morales | Argentina | Midfielder | 2004–2006 | 54 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |
| Jorge Rojas | Venezuela | Midfielder | 2004–2006 | 57 | 5 | 88 | 4 | He was part of the national squad for the 1999 Copa América, 2001 Copa América, 2004 Copa América and the 2007 Copa América. |
| Humberto Mendoza | Colombia | Defender | 2004–2010 | 202 | 22 | 12 | 2 | He was part of the national squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Leonardo Fernández | Bolivia | Goalkeeper | 2005 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 2004 Copa América |
| Marcelo Ramos | Brazil | Striker | 2005–2007 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aldo Ramírez | Colombia | Midfielder | 2005–2007 2009 | 93 | 12 | 24 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| David Ospina | Colombia | Goalkeeper | 2005–2008 | 97 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| José Amaya | Colombia | Midfielder | 2005–2010 | 188 | 4 | 13 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 2004 Copa América. |
| Vladimir Marín | Colombia | Midfielder | 2006 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2007 Copa América. |
| José Manuel Rey | Venezuela | Defender | 2006 | 19 | 1 | 111 | 11 | He was part of the national squad for the 1997 Copa América, 1999 Copa América, 2001 Copa América, 2004 Copa América, 2007 Copa América and the 2011 Copa América. |
| Oscar Passo | Colombia | Defender | 2006–2007 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Iván Hurtado | Ecuador | Defender | 2007 | 38 | 1 | 168 | 5 | He was part of the national squad for the 1993 Copa América, 1995 Copa América, 1999 Copa América, 2001 Copa América, 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 Copa América, 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Copa América. |
| Jairo Patiño | Colombia | Midfielder | 2007 2009–2011 | 67 | 12 | 35 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2004 Copa América and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Estiven Vélez | Colombia | Midfielder | 2007–2009 | 55 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| Carlos Rentería | Colombia | Forward | 2008–2009 2011–2012 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walter Moreno | Colombia | Defender | 2008–2010 | 63 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Giovanni Moreno | Colombia | Midfielder | 2008–2010 | 67 | 34 | 15 | 3 | |
| Víctor Ibarbo | Colombia | Forward | 2008–2011 2016 | 109 | 6 | 12 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. |
| Jairo Palomino | Colombia | Midfielder | 2008–2011 | 106 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Gastón Pezzuti | Argentina | Goalkeeper | 2009–2012 | 118 | 0 | | | |
| Edwin Cardona | Colombia | Midfielder | 2009–2014 | 104 | 31 | 2 | 0 | He was part of the 2015 Copa América and Copa América Centenario |
| Orlando Berrío | Colombia | Forward | 2009–2011 2013–2016 | 126 | 24 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dorlan Pabón | Colombia | Forward | 2010–2012 | 71 | 34 | 14 | 3 | |
| Stefan Medina | Colombia | Defender | 2010–2014 | 91 | 3 | 8 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the Copa América Centenario. |
| Sebastián Pérez Cardona | Colombia | Midfielder | 2011–2016 | 96 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Macnelly Torres | Colombia | Midfielder | 2011 2012–2013 2015– | 79 | 13 | 38 | 3 | He was part of the national squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2007 Copa América. |
| Román Torres | Panama | Defender | 2011 | 36 | 8 | 72 | 11 | He was part of the national squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
| Juan Fernando Quintero | Colombia | Midfielder | 2012 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. |
| Alexis Henríquez | Colombia | Defender | 2012– | 57 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Alexander Mejía | Colombia | Midfielder | 2012–2014 2015–2016 | 122 | 0 | 25 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. |
| Óscar Murillo | Colombia | Defender | 2012–2015 | 84 | 15 | 6 | 0 | |
| Farid Díaz | Colombia | Defender | 2012–2017 | 146 | 2 | 13 | 0 | He was part of the national squad for the Copa América Centenario. |
| Luis Fernando Mosquera | Colombia | Forward | 2012–2013 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |
| Francisco Nájera | Colombia | Defender | 2012–2017 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alejandro Bernal | Colombia | Defender | 2012–2017 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fernando Uribe | Colombia | Forward | 2012–2015 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| Juan David Valencia | Colombia | Defender | 2012–2015 | 102 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| Diego Arias | Colombia | Midfielder | 2012– | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Neco Martínez | Colombia | Goalkeeper | 2012–2016 | 66 | 0 | 8 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2011 Copa América. |
| Alejandro Guerra | Venezuela | Defender | 2014–2016 | 36 | 10 | 61 | 4 | He was part of the national squad for the 2007 Copa América. |
| Marlos Moreno | Colombia | Forward | 2014–2016 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 1 | He was part of the national squad for the Copa América Centenario. |
| Miguel Borja | Colombia | Forward | 2016 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |