Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. Barcelona is one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from La Liga[1] and the most successful club in Spanish football, having won a total of 77 domestic titles: 27 La Liga titles, a record 31 Spanish Cups, a record 14 Spanish Super Cups, a record 3 Copas Eva Duarte and a record 2 League Cups. Barcelona is the only European side to have played continental football in every season since its inception in 1955 and one of the most successful clubs in European football, having won 14 official UEFA trophies in total.[2]
Aside from being the founder, Gamper was also one of the club's first footballers and holds the record for most goals in a single match, with nine.[3] Lionel Messi holds the record for the most number of appearances in official matches with 778, is the all-time top scorer with 700+ goals, all-time top scorer in official competitions, with 672, is the current La Liga top scorer with 474 goals and holds the record for the most appearances in La Liga, with 520 matches. Messi has won the record number of trophies for the club (35).
Barcelona has employed several famous players, with five FIFA World Player of the Year winners and six Ballon d'Or winners among the previous and current Barcelona players. This makes Barça the club with the most FIFA World Player awards received by the players. In 2009, Barcelona achieved an unprecedented sextuple by winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in one calendar year.[4] The same year, five of their players and their coach were voted onto the UEFA Team of the Year.[5]
The list includes notable footballers who have played for Barcelona. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included if they are on Barcelona's list of legends. Between 1899 and May 2015, 958 footballers have played at least one official game with Barcelona.[6]
Key
edit* | Club record holder |
‡ | Played their entire career at Barcelona |
Name in italics | Currently playing for Barcelona |
Year in italics | Started/ended career before inauguration of La Liga |
Bold | Record league goals or appearances |
List of players
edit- Appearance and goal totals only include matches in La Liga, which was first established in 1928; players who were only active before then are included for their notability. Substitute appearances are included.
- Statistics are correct as of 18 August 2024.
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Club captains
editDates | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
1950–1951 | César | |
1951–1955 | Mariano Gonzalvo | |
1955–1964 | Joan Segarra | |
1964–1969 | Ferran Olivella | |
1969–1972 | Josep Maria Fusté | |
1972–1975 | Antoni Torres | |
1975–1976 | Joaquim Rifé | |
1976–1978 | Johan Cruyff | First foreign captain in Barcelona history |
1978–1980 | Juan Manuel Asensi | First captain to win Cup Winners Cup |
1980–1982 | Antonio Olmo | |
1982–1984 | Tente Sánchez | |
1984–1986 | Bernd Schuster | |
1986–1987 | Víctor Muñoz | |
1987–1992 | José Ramón Alexanko | First captain to win European Cup |
1992–1993 | Andoni Zubizarreta | First captain to be a Goalkeeper |
1993–1996 | José Mari Bakero | |
1996–1997 | Gheorghe Popescu | |
1997–2001 | Pep Guardiola | |
2001–2002 | Sergi Barjuán | |
2002–2004 | Luis Enrique | |
2004–2014 | Carles Puyol | Longest-serving and most successful captain in Barcelona history |
2014–2015 | Xavi | |
2015–2018 | Andrés Iniesta | |
2018–2021 | Lionel Messi | First non-European captain in Barcelona history |
2021–2023 | Sergio Busquets | |
2023–2024 | Sergi Roberto[60] | |
2024– | Marc-André ter Stegen |
Notes
editNB^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
- d'Or. a b c d e f Won Ballon d'Or while at Barcelona.[61]
- BEST. a Won The Best FIFA Men's Player while at Barcelona.[62]
- FIFA. a b c d e Won FIFA Player of the Year while at Barcelona.[63]
- Pichichi.a b c d e f g h i j Won the Pichichi Trophy, a trophy for top goalscorer in the league, while at Barcelona. Martín was the first Barcelona player to win the trophy.[64]
- Zamora.a b c d e f g h i Won the Zamora Trophy, a trophy for goalkeeper who has the lowest "goals-to-games" ratio in the league, while at Barcelona.
- A. ^ Gamper is record goalscorer in one match, with nine goals.[3]
- B. ^ Samitier is Barcelona's record goalscorer in the Spanish Cup.[13]
- C. ^ Ramallets along with Valdés has Barcelona's record of Zamora trophies, with five trophies won.[8]
- D. ^ Suárez was the first Barcelona player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1960.[8]
- E. ^ Romário was the first Barcelona player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, in 1994.[8]
- F. ^ Xavi has made the most appearances for Barcelona with 178 matches in international competitions games.[8]
- G. ^ Messi has won the most titles with Barcelona, with 35; 10 La Liga, 7 Copas del Rey, 4 Champions League, 8 Supercopas de España, 3 UEFA Super Cups and 3 FIFA Club World Cups
- H. ^ Puyol captained Barcelona to the first ever sextuple.[7]
- I. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in all competitions including friendlies with 709 goals.
- J. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in official competitions with 672 goals.
- K. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer in La Liga with 474 goals.[8]
- L. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer league goals in one season, with 50 goals in a 38-game league during the 2011–12 season.[8]
- M. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer most goals in one season with 73 goals in official competitions during the 2011–12 season.[8]
- N. ^ Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer most goals in international competitions for Barcelona with 128.[8]
- O. ^ Messi holds the record of appearances for Barcelona as a foreign player, with 520 La Liga appearances.
- P. ^ Pedro and Messi are the only players to score in six official competitions in a year. They scored in the La Liga, Spanish Cup, Spanish Supercup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 (Pedro) and 2011 (Messi).[8]
- Q. ^ Pedro scored the fastest league hat-trick in Barcelona's history: 9 minutes (34th, 41st, 43rd), against Getafe in 2013–14.
- R. ^ Coutinho transferred from Liverpool to Barcelona in the winter of 2018, with Barcelona's joint highest transfer fee of €105 million.
- S. ^ Griezmann transferred from Atlético Madrid to Barcelona in the summer of 2019, with Barcelona's joint highest transfer fee of €105 million.
- T. ^ Lionel Messi has made the most league appearances for Barcelona with 520 games.
- U. ^ Messi has made the most appearances for Barcelona with 778 games in all competitions.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- All player information can be found on the official La Liga homepage, which list player data for each completed season:
- "LFP – Barcelona Seasons". Liga de Fútbol Profesional Tables for other seasons may be obtained using the "Other searches" button. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- Statistics from the latest season page found here:
- "FC Barcelona season 09–10". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- "Legendary Players - FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- "Barcelona – Current squad". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- Gran diccionari dels jugadors del Barça, Editarial Base, 2015.
- Specific
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- ^ "Football Europe: FC Barcelona". Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA). Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ a b c "Mythical Players – Joan Gamper". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Kings, queens and a young prince". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Team of the Year 2009 announced" (PDF). Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Presentation of Gran diccionari dels jugadors del Barça, sport.es, May 14th, 2015". Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Barcelona Honours". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "FC Barcelona individual records". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Belenguer, Manuel Tomàs. Capitans del FC Barcelona (in Spanish). Centre de Documentació i Estudis del FC Barcelona.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Comamala". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Alcántara". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Torralba". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Mythical Players – Samitier". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Piera". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Platko". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Campeonatos de Alejandro Morera". La Nacion. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Ventolra". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Escola". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Mariano Martin". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Cesar". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Gonzalvo". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Basora". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Ramallets". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Segarra". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Kubala". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Sígfrid Gràcia". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Suárez". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Eulogio Martínez". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Olivella". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Evaristo". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Kocsis". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Sadurní". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Rifé". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Torres". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Rexach". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Asensi". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Cruyff". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Migueli". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Neeskens". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Hans Krankl". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Quini". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Schuster". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Urruti". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Maradona". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Zubizarreta". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Amor". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Begiristain". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Bakero". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Laudrup". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Koeman". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Stoichkov". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Guardiola". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Romario". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Ronaldo". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Luis Enrique". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Rivaldo". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Ronaldinho". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Deco". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Mythical Players – Eto'o". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "FC Barcelona's new captains confirmed". Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Moore, Rob; Stokkermans, Karel (11 December 2009). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
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- ^ Bravo, Luis Javier (12 June 2009). "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
External links
edit- FC Barcelona players in La Liga Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine at BDFutbol