List of FC Barcelona players

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 and the most successful club in Spanish football, having won a total of 79 domestic titles: 27 La Liga titles, a record 32 Spanish Cups, a record two League Cups, a record 15 Spanish Super Cups and a record three Copas Eva Duarte. 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 22 official UEFA and FIFA trophies in total.

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. 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 also won the record number of trophies with 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. The same year, five of their players and their coach were voted onto the UEFA Team of the Year.

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.

Key *Club record holderPlayed their entire career at BarcelonaName in italicsCurrently playing for BarcelonaYear in italicsStarted/ended career before inauguration of La LigaBoldRecord league goals or appearances

List of players

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 21 December 2025.

NameNationalityPositionBarcelona careerCaptaincyLeague appearancesLeague goalsNotesRefs *Forward1899–1903Forward1903–1912 Forward1912–19161918–19271920–1927Midfielder1913–1928 *Midfielder1919–19321927–1932MidfielderGoalkeeper1923–1930Goalkeeper1930–19421933–1942Forward1933–1935Winger1933–1937Midfielder1934–19361940–1945Forward1934–1949Forward1939–1948Defender1939–1952Forward1940–1948Forward1942–19551946–1955Defender1942–1951Midfielder1942–19561955–1956Defender1943–1949Goalkeeper1943–1954Winger1943–1957Midfielder1943–1950Winger1946–1958 *Goalkeeper1946–19611956–1961Defender1949–1964 1961–1964Forward1950–1961Winger1950–1957Defender1950–1958Defender1952–1966Forward1953–1961 *Winger1954–1961Forward1954–1963Forward1956–1962Defender1956–1964Midfielder1956–1966Defender1956–19691964–1969Forward1957–1962Forward1958–1965Forward1958–1961Goalkeeper1961–1966Midfielder1961–1967Defender1961–1968Midfielder1961–1969Goalkeeper1961–19761969–1971Forward1961–1971Forward1962–1966Midfielder1962–1972Defender1962–1972Defender1964–19761971–1973Defender1965–1976Defender1965–1975Forward1965–1981Goalkeeper1966–1973Midfielder1967–1973Midfielder1968–1975Midfielder1969–1977Forward1970–19801978–1980Defender1971–1980Defender1972–1979Forward1973–1977Forward1973–19781974–1978Defender1973–1989Midfielder1974–1979Goalkeeper1975–1984Midfielder1975–19861983–1984Defender1976–1982Defender1976–19841980–1982Midfielder1977–1987Forward1978–1989Forward1978–1980Forward1979–1982Defender1980–19931986–1993Forward1980–19841982–1983Midfielder1980–19881984–1986Midfielder1981–1988Goalkeeper1981–1988Defender1981–1988Midfielder1981–19881986–1988Midfielder1982–1984Winger1982–1987Julio AlbertoDefender1982–1991Midfielder1981–1991Forward1984–1988Forward1986–1989Midfielder1986–1990Goalkeeper1986–1994Midfielder1988–1998Midfielder1988–1995Defender1988–1992Midfielder1988–1994Forward1988–1994Midfielder1988–1995Midfielder1988–19961993–1996Midfielder1989–1994Defender1989–1995Defender1990–1998Forward1990–19951996–1998Midfielder1990–20011997–2001Defender1991–1999Defender1993–20022001–2002 *Forward1993–1995Defender1994–2002Midfielder1995–2000 Forward1996–1997Midfielder1996–20042002–2004Defender1997–2004Goalkeeper1997–2000Midfielder1997–2002Defender1998–2003Midfielder1998–2004Forward1998–2004 *Midfielder1998–2015 Midfielder1999–2006 *Defender1999–2014 2004–2014Midfielder2001–2007Forward2001–2007Defender2001–2008*Goalkeeper2002–2014*Midfielder2002–2018Forward2003–2008Defender2003–2007Defender2003–2010Midfielder2004–2008Forward2004–2009 *Forward2004–2021520474Defender2004–2009Forward2006–2009Forward2007–2010Forward2007–2011Midfielder2007–2010Defender2007–2013Defender2008–20162022Midfielder2008–2012Midfielder2008–2023Defender2008–2022 *Midfielder2008–2015Zlatan IbrahimovićSwedenForward2009-20112619Midfielder2009–2013Defender2010–2016Forward2010–2013 Defender2010–2018 Defender2010–2024Midfielder2011–2014Forward2011–2014Defender2012–2023Forward2013–2017 *Forward2014–2020 Midfielder2014–2020 Goalkeeper2014– Defender2016–2022Forward2017–2023Defender2017–2020Forward2018–2021Defender2018–2025Defender2019–Midfielder2019–Forward2019–2026Forward2019–2021Defender2020–2024Midfielder2020-Defender2021–Midfielder2021–Defender2021–Defender2022–Defender2022–*Forward2022–2026Forward2022–Forward2022–Midfielder2022–Forward2023–Defender2023–2025Midfielder2023–Defender2023–2024; 2025-Defender2024–Defender2024–Midfielder2024–Goalkeeper2024–Goalkeeper2025–Forward2025–Forward2025–2026Forward2026–

Club captains

DatesNameNotes1947–1951 César1951–1953 Mariano Gonzalvo1953–1954 César1954–1955 Antoni Ramallets1955–1964 Joan Segarra1964–1967 Ferran Olivella1967–1969 Jose Antonio Zaldua1969–1970 Eladio Silvestre1970–1973 Joaquim Rifé1973–1974 Juan Carlos Perez1974–1975 Antoni Torres1975–1978 Johan CruyffFirst foreign captain in Barcelona history1978–1980 Juan Manuel AsensiFirst captain to win Cup Winners Cup1980–1982 Antonio Olmo1982–1984 Tente Sánchez1984–1986 Bernd Schuster1986–1987 Víctor Muñoz1987–1992 José Ramón AlexankoFirst captain to win European Cup1992–1993 Andoni ZubizarretaFirst captain to be a Goalkeeper1993–1996 José Mari Bakero1996–1997 Gheorghe PopescuFirst captain from Eastern Europe1997–2001 Pep Guardiola2001–2002 Sergi Barjuán2002–2004 Luis Enrique2004–2014 Carles PuyolLongest-serving and most successful captain in Barcelona history2014–2015 Xavi2015–2018 Andrés Iniesta2018–2021 Lionel MessiFirst non-European captain in Barcelona history2021–2023 Sergio Busquets2023–2024 Sergi Roberto2024–2025 Marc-André ter Stegen2025–2026 Ronald Araújo2026– Raphinha

Notes NB For a full description of positions see football positions. d'Or. Won Ballon d'Or while at Barcelona. BEST. Won The Best FIFA Men's Player while at Barcelona. FIFA. Won FIFA Player of the Year while at Barcelona. Pichichi. 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. Zamora. 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. B. Samitier is Barcelona's record goalscorer in the Spanish Cup. C. Ramallets along with Valdés has Barcelona's record of Zamora trophies, with five trophies won. D. Suárez was the first Barcelona player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1960. E. Romário was the first Barcelona player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, in 1994. F. Xavi has made the most appearances for Barcelona with 178 matches in international competitions games. 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. 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. 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. M. Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer most goals in one season with 73 goals in official competitions during the 2011–12 season. N. Messi is Barcelona's record goalscorer most goals in international competitions for Barcelona with 128. 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). 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.

List of FC Barcelona players

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