List of FC Barcelona players

List of FC Barcelona players

Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals and appearances at Barcelona

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

List of FC Barcelona players

	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

List of FC Barcelona players

Carles Puyol captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble.

Xavi has made the most international competition appearances with 178 matches for Barcelona.

Lionel Messi is the only player to win Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Shoe in the same season. He is also the all-time highest scorer for Barcelona.

• 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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Position[NB]</th><th>Barcelona career</th><th>Captaincy</th><th>League appearances</th><th>League goals</th><th>Notes</th><th>Refs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Joan Gamper </td><td> Switzerland</td><td>Forward</td><td>1899–1903</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>[A]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carles Comamala</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1903–1912</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paulino Alcántara</td><td>Philippines Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1912–1916 1918–1927</td><td>1920–1927</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ramón Torralba</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1913–1928</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Samitier </td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1919–1932</td><td>1927–1932</td><td>28</td><td>20</td><td>[B]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vicenc Piera</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1920–1933 ‡</td><td>—</td><td>53</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ferenc Plattkó</td><td>Hungary</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1923–1930</td><td>—</td><td>17</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juan José Nogués</td><td>Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1930–1942</td><td>1933–1942</td><td>114</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alejandro Morera Soto</td><td> Costa Rica</td><td>Forward</td><td>1933–1935</td><td>—</td><td>24</td><td>11</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Martí Ventolrà</td><td>Spain</td><td>Winger</td><td>1933–1937</td><td>—</td><td>58</td><td>31</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Raich</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1934–1936 1940–1945</td><td>—</td><td>140</td><td>16</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Escolà</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1934–1949</td><td>—</td><td>152</td><td>86</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mariano Martín</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1939–1948</td><td>—</td><td>112</td><td>97</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Francisco Calvet</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1939–1952</td><td>—</td><td>151</td><td>7</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Bravo</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1940–1948</td><td>—</td><td>120</td><td>51</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>César Rodrìguez</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1942–1955</td><td>1946–1955</td><td>287</td><td>192</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Puig Puig</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1942–1951</td><td>—</td><td>178</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marià Gonzalvo</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1942–1956</td><td>1955–1956</td><td>208</td><td>26</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jaume Elías</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1943–1949</td><td>—</td><td>123</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juan Velasco</td><td>Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1943–1954</td><td>—</td><td>168</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Seguer</td><td>Spain</td><td>Winger</td><td>1943–1957</td><td>—</td><td>214</td><td>38</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Gonzalvo</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1943–1950</td><td>—</td><td>146</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Estanislao Basora</td><td>Spain</td><td>Winger</td><td>1946–1958</td><td>—</td><td>237</td><td>89</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antoni Ramallets </td><td>Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1946–1961</td><td>1956–1961</td><td>288</td><td>0</td><td>[C][Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joan Segarra</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1949–1964 ‡</td><td>1961–1964</td><td>299</td><td>17</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>László Kubala</td><td> Czechoslovakia  Hungary Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1950–1961</td><td>—</td><td>186</td><td>131</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eduardo Manchón</td><td>Spain</td><td>Winger</td><td>1950–1957</td><td>—</td><td>144</td><td>57</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gustau Biosca</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1950–1958</td><td>—</td><td>139</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sígfrid Gràcia</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1952–1966</td><td>—</td><td>231</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Justo Tejada</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1953–1961</td><td>—</td><td>149</td><td>73</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luis Suárez </td><td>Spain</td><td>Winger</td><td>1954–1961</td><td>—</td><td>122</td><td>61</td><td>[D][d'Or]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ramón Villaverde</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1954–1963</td><td>—</td><td>162</td><td>53</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eulogio Martínez</td><td>Paraguay Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1956–1962</td><td>—</td><td>111</td><td>62</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Enric Gensana</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1956–1964</td><td>—</td><td>132</td><td>13</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Martí Vergés</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1956–1966</td><td>—</td><td>188</td><td>15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ferran Olivella</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1956–1969</td><td>1964–1969</td><td>215</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Evaristo de Macedo</td><td>Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>1957–1962</td><td>—</td><td>114</td><td>78</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sándor Kocsis</td><td> Hungary</td><td>Forward</td><td>1958–1965</td><td>—</td><td>75</td><td>42</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zoltán Czibor</td><td> Hungary</td><td>Forward</td><td>1958–1961</td><td>—</td><td>84</td><td>36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Manuel Pesudo</td><td>Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1961–1966</td><td>—</td><td>65</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pedro Zaballa</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1961–1967</td><td>—</td><td>109</td><td>28</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Julio César Benítez</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>Defender</td><td>1961–1968</td><td>—</td><td>123</td><td>10</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chus Pereda</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1961–1969</td><td>—</td><td>134</td><td>41</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Salvador Sadurní</td><td>Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1961–1976</td><td>1969–1971</td><td>247</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Antonio Zaldúa</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1961–1971</td><td>—</td><td>145</td><td>61</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cayetano Ré</td><td>Paraguay</td><td>Forward</td><td>1962–1966</td><td>—</td><td>84</td><td>56</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Maria Fusté</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1962–1972</td><td>—</td><td>197</td><td>47</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eladio Silvestre</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1962–1972</td><td>—</td><td>226</td><td>8</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joaquim Rifé</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1964–1976</td><td>1971–1973</td><td>290</td><td>23</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antoni Torres</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1965–1976</td><td>—</td><td>269</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gallego</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1965–1975</td><td>—</td><td>248</td><td>17</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carles Rexach</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1965–1981</td><td>—</td><td>328</td><td>81</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Miguel Reina</td><td>Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1966–1973</td><td>—</td><td>111</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pedro María Zabalza</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1967–1973</td><td>—</td><td>149</td><td>10</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juan Carlos Pérez</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1968–1975</td><td>—</td><td>163</td><td>18</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marcial Pina</td><td>Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1969–1977</td><td>—</td><td>210</td><td>47</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juan Manuel Asensi</td><td>Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1970–1980</td><td>1978–1980</td><td>299</td><td>73</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quique Costas</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1971–1980</td><td>—</td><td>172</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antonio de la Cruz</td><td>Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1972–1979</td><td>—</td><td>183</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hugo Sotil</td><td> Peru</td><td>Forward</td><td>1973–1977</td><td>—</td><td>65</td><td>21</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johan Cruyff</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Forward</td><td>1973–1978</td><td>1974–1978</td><td>139</td><td>47</td><td>[d'Or]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Migueli</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1973–1989</td><td>—</td><td>391</td><td>20</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johan Neeskens</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1974–1979</td><td>—</td><td>140</td><td>35</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pedro María Artola</td><td> Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1975–1984</td><td>—</td><td>186</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Vicente Sánchez</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1975–1986</td><td>1983–1984</td><td>236</td><td>13</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Antonio Ramos Huete</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1976–1982</td><td>—</td><td>119</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antonio Olmo</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1976–1984</td><td>1980–1982</td><td>188</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Esteban Vigo</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1977–1987</td><td>—</td><td>166</td><td>18</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Francisco José Carrasco</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1978–1989</td><td>—</td><td>262</td><td>49</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hans Krankl</td><td> Austria</td><td>Forward</td><td>1978–1980</td><td>—</td><td>46</td><td>34</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allan Simonsen</td><td> Denmark</td><td>Forward</td><td>1979–1982</td><td>—</td><td>98</td><td>31</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Ramón Alexanko</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1980–1993</td><td>1986–1993</td><td>274</td><td>26</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quini</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1980–1984</td><td>1982–1983</td><td>100</td><td>54</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bernd Schuster</td><td> Germany</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1980–1988</td><td>1984–1986</td><td>170</td><td>63</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josep Moratalla</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1981–1988</td><td>—</td><td>104</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Javier Urruticoechea</td><td> Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1981–1988</td><td>—</td><td>120</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerardo Miranda</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1981–1988</td><td>—</td><td>145</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Víctor Muñoz</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1981–1988</td><td>1986–1988</td><td>224</td><td>14</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Diego Maradona</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1982–1984</td><td>—</td><td>36</td><td>22</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marcos Alonso Peña</td><td> Spain</td><td>Winger</td><td>1982–1987</td><td>—</td><td>124</td><td>28</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Julio Alberto</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1982–1991</td><td>—</td><td>200</td><td>9</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Urbano Ortega</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1981–1991</td><td>—</td><td>122</td><td>7</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ramón Calderé</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1984–1988</td><td>—</td><td>110</td><td>15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gary Lineker</td><td> England</td><td>Forward</td><td>1986–1989</td><td>—</td><td>103</td><td>42</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Roberto Fernández</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1986–1990</td><td>—</td><td>144</td><td>35</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andoni Zubizarreta</td><td> Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1986–1994</td><td>—</td><td>301</td><td>0</td><td>[Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guillermo Amor</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1988–1998</td><td>—</td><td>311</td><td>47</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Txiki Begiristain</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1988–1995</td><td>—</td><td>223</td><td>63</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ricardo Serna</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1988–1992</td><td>—</td><td>101</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andoni Goikoetxea</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1988–1994</td><td>—</td><td>126</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Julio Salinas</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>1988–1994</td><td>—</td><td>146</td><td>60</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eusebio Sacristán</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1988–1995</td><td>—</td><td>203</td><td>14</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>José Mari Bakero</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1988–1996</td><td>1993–1996</td><td>260</td><td>72</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Michael Laudrup</td><td> Denmark</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1989–1994</td><td>—</td><td>167</td><td>40</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ronald Koeman</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Defender</td><td>1989–1995</td><td>—</td><td>192</td><td>67</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Albert Ferrer</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1990–1998</td><td>—</td><td>204</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hristo Stoichkov</td><td> Bulgaria</td><td>Forward</td><td>1990–1995 1996–1998</td><td>—</td><td>175</td><td>83</td><td>[d'Or]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pep Guardiola</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1990–2001</td><td>1997–2001</td><td>263</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Miguel Ángel Nadal</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1991–1999</td><td>—</td><td>207</td><td>12</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sergi</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1993–2002</td><td>2001–2002</td><td>267</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Romário </td><td> Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>1993–1995</td><td>—</td><td>46</td><td>34</td><td>[E][FIFA][Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Abelardo</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1994–2002</td><td>—</td><td>178</td><td>11</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luís Figo</td><td> Portugal</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1995–2000</td><td>—</td><td>172</td><td>30</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ronaldo</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>1996–1997</td><td>—</td><td>37</td><td>34</td><td>[FIFA][Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luis Enrique</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1996–2004</td><td>2002–2004</td><td>207</td><td>73</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Michael Reiziger</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Defender</td><td>1997–2004</td><td>—</td><td>173</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ruud Hesp</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>1997–2000</td><td>—</td><td>100</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rivaldo</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1997–2002</td><td>—</td><td>157</td><td>86</td><td>[FIFA][d'Or]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frank de Boer</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Defender</td><td>1998–2003</td><td>—</td><td>144</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phillip Cocu</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1998–2004</td><td>—</td><td>205</td><td>31</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Patrick Kluivert</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Forward</td><td>1998–2004</td><td>—</td><td>182</td><td>90</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xavi </td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1998–2015</td><td>2014–2015</td><td>505</td><td>58</td><td>[F]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gabri</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>1999–2006</td><td>—</td><td>129</td><td>7</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carles Puyol </td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>1999–2014 ‡</td><td>2004–2014</td><td>392</td><td>12</td><td>[H]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thiago Motta</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2001–2007</td><td>—</td><td>96</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Javier Saviola</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Forward</td><td>2001–2007</td><td>—</td><td>123</td><td>49</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oleguer</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2001–2008</td><td>—</td><td>127</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Víctor Valdés</td><td> Spain</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>2002–2014</td><td>—</td><td>387</td><td>0</td><td>[C][Zamora]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andrés Iniesta</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2002–2018</td><td>2015–2018</td><td>442</td><td>35</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ronaldinho</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>2003–2008</td><td>—</td><td>145</td><td>70</td><td>[FIFA][d'Or]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Giovanni van Bronckhorst</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Defender</td><td>2003–2007</td><td>—</td><td>105</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rafael Márquez</td><td> Mexico</td><td>Defender</td><td>2003–2010</td><td>—</td><td>163</td><td>9</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deco</td><td> Portugal</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2004–2008</td><td>—</td><td>113</td><td>13</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Samuel Eto'o</td><td> Cameroon</td><td>Forward</td><td>2004–2009</td><td>—</td><td>144</td><td>108</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lionel Messi </td><td> Argentina</td><td>Forward</td><td>2004–2021</td><td>2018–2021</td><td>520</td><td>474</td><td>[G][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P] [FIFA][d'Or][BEST][Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sylvinho</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Defender</td><td>2004–2009</td><td>—</td><td>89</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eiður Guðjohnsen</td><td> Iceland</td><td>Forward</td><td>2006–2009</td><td>—</td><td>72</td><td>10</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thierry Henry</td><td>France</td><td>Forward</td><td>2007–2010</td><td>—</td><td>80</td><td>35</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bojan Krkić</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>2007–2011</td><td>—</td><td>104</td><td>26</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yaya Touré</td><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2007–2010</td><td>—</td><td>74</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eric Abidal</td><td>France</td><td>Defender</td><td>2007–2013</td><td>—</td><td>125</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dani Alves</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Defender</td><td>2008–2016 2022</td><td>—</td><td>261</td><td>15</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Seydou Keita</td><td> Mali</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2008–2012</td><td>—</td><td>119</td><td>16</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sergio Busquets</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2008–2023</td><td>2021–2023</td><td>481</td><td>11</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerard Piqué</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2008–2022</td><td>—</td><td>397</td><td>29</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pedro </td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2008–2015</td><td>—</td><td>204</td><td>58</td><td>[P][Q]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thiago Alcântara</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2009–2013</td><td>—</td><td>68</td><td>7</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adriano</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Defender</td><td>2010–2016</td><td>—</td><td>114</td><td>9</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>David Villa</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>2010–2013</td><td>—</td><td>77</td><td>33</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Javier Mascherano</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Defender</td><td>2010–2018</td><td>—</td><td>203</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sergi Roberto</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2010–2024</td><td>2023–2024</td><td>245</td><td>12</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cesc Fàbregas</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2011–2014</td><td>—</td><td>96</td><td>28</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alexis Sánchez</td><td> Chile</td><td>Forward</td><td>2011–2014</td><td>—</td><td>88</td><td>39</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jordi Alba</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2012–2023</td><td>—</td><td>313</td><td>17</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Neymar</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>2013–2017</td><td>—</td><td>123</td><td>68</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luis Suárez </td><td> Uruguay</td><td>Forward</td><td>2014–2020</td><td>—</td><td>191</td><td>147</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivan Rakitić</td><td> Croatia</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2014–2020</td><td>—</td><td>200</td><td>25</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marc-André ter Stegen</td><td> Germany</td><td>Goalkeeper</td><td>2014–</td><td>2024–</td><td>291</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Samuel Umtiti</td><td> France</td><td>Defender</td><td>2016–2022</td><td>—</td><td>91</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ousmane Dembélé</td><td> France</td><td>Forward</td><td>2017–2023</td><td>—</td><td>127</td><td>24</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nélson Semedo</td><td> Portugal</td><td>Defender</td><td>2017–2020</td><td>—</td><td>82</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Philippe Coutinho</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>2018–2021</td><td>—</td><td>76</td><td>17</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clément Lenglet</td><td> France</td><td>Defender</td><td>2018–2025</td><td>—</td><td>105</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ronald Araujo</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>Defender</td><td>2019–</td><td>—</td><td>130</td><td>10</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frenkie de Jong</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2019–</td><td>—</td><td>190</td><td>14</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ansu Fati</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>2019–</td><td>—</td><td>86</td><td>22</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Antoine Griezmann</td><td> France</td><td>Forward</td><td>2019–2021</td><td>—</td><td>74</td><td>22</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pedri</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2020–</td><td>—</td><td>150</td><td>22</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alejandro Balde</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2021–</td><td>—</td><td>102</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gavi</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2021–</td><td>—</td><td>110</td><td>6</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eric García</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2021–</td><td>—</td><td>99</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jules Koundé</td><td> France</td><td>Defender</td><td>2022–</td><td>—</td><td>113</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Robert Lewandowski</td><td> Poland</td><td>Forward</td><td>2022–</td><td>—</td><td>124</td><td>80</td><td>[Pichichi]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Raphinha</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Forward</td><td>2022–</td><td>—</td><td>111</td><td>38</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ferran Torres</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>2022–</td><td>—</td><td>124</td><td>36</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lamine Yamal</td><td> Spain</td><td>Forward</td><td>2023–</td><td>—</td><td>87</td><td>21</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fermín López</td><td> Spain</td><td>Midfielder</td><td>2023–</td><td>—</td><td>71</td><td>18</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pau Cubarsí</td><td> Spain</td><td>Defender</td><td>2024–</td><td>—</td><td>68</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Club captains

List of FC Barcelona players

Dates	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	First captain from Eastern Europe
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
2024–2025	Marc-André ter Stegen
2025–	Ronald Araújo