List of Real Madrid CF players

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain, that plays in La Liga. The club was formed in 1902 as Madrid Football Club and played its first competitive match on 13 May 1902 when it entered the final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII. Real Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, along with FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, to have never been relegated from the league. Since then, the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organized competitions. Real is the most successful club in Spanish football, having won 71 domestic titles; a record 36 La Liga titles, 20 Spanish Cups, 13 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, and 1 League Cup. Real is the most successful club in European and international football, having won 29 official UEFA and FIFA trophies in total.

Raúl holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 741 from 1994 to 2010, ahead of Iker Casillas, who made 725 appearances from 1999 to 2015. Manuel Sanchís, Jr is third with 710 appearances from 1983 to 2001 for the club. Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer with 450 goals in 438 appearances from 2009 to 2018. He holds the record for the most goals in a season for Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored 61 in all competitions during the 2014–15 season and also holds the record for second most league goals scored in a season in La Liga, with 48 goals in 2014–15 La Liga. Karim Benzema is the second-highest scorer with 354 goals, having overtaken Raúl, who is third with 323 goals, in August 2022.

Real Madrid has employed numerous famous players, with four FIFA World Player of the Year, ten Ballon d'Or, two FIFA Ballon d'Or, four European Golden Shoe and three FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball winners among the previous and current club players.

The list includes notable footballers who have played for Real Madrid. Generally, this means players that have played at least 50 official matches. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included if they are on Real's list of Legendary Players.

Key

 * Players whose name is in italics currently play for the club.
 * The years are the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared in competitive first-team football for the club.
 * The total appearances and goals comprise those in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and several now-defunct competitions, including the Campeonato Centro, Copa de la Liga, Copa Eva Duarte, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Latin Cup, Copa Iberoamericana and Intercontinental Cup.

List of players
Information correct as of the match played on 24 June 2024.

Team captains
The following players have been official Real Madrid captains. Vice captains are also listed.