Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional football club based in Buenos Aires, who currently play in the Argentine Primera División. River Plate entered the Primera División in their fifth season, and placed second in the league's 18th edition. Since that time, the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions. Since playing their first competitive match, more than 1300 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, of whom 206 players have made at least 100 appearances.

River Plate's record appearance-maker is Reinaldo Merlo, who made 563 appearances between 1969 and 1984. Amadeo Carrizo has made the second-most appearances with 550, while eight other players have made more than 400 appearances for the club. Ángel Labruna is the club's record goalscorer, with 318 goals in over 20 years at the club. He is also the only player to score more than 300 goals for River Plate; only two other players have scored more than 200 goals for the club.

Players Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club. Positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus, the change in the names of defensive and midfield reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards. Players still actively playing at River Plate are marked with . Statistics correct as of 19 September 2026.

Table headers Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth. Club career– The year of the player's first appearance for River Plate to the year of his last appearance. Starts – The number of games started. Sub – The number of games played as a substitute. Substitutions were only introduced to the Primera División in the year 1959. Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

+ Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull backDFDefenderHBHalf backMFMidfielderFWForwardUUtility player

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References

External links LaHistoriaRiver.com has a list of River Plate players.