List of Valencia CF players explained

Valencia CF is an association football club based in Valencia, Spain, that plays in La Liga. The club was formed in 1919, and played its first competitive match on 21 May 1919, when it lost 1 - 0 to Valencia Gimnástico. They were promoted to La Liga for the first time in 1931 - 32, finishing 7th at the first attempt, and have only spent one season (1986 - 87) outside the top division since then. They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, having won La Liga on six occasions and the Copa del Rey eight times. They also won the Supercopa de España in 1999 and its predecessor, the Copa Eva Duarte, in 1949. They have also had significant success on the European stage, winning the UEFA Cup, and its predecessor the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, on three occasions. In addition to this, they have claimed two UEFA Super Cups, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1980, and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1998. They were defeated finalists in the UEFA Champions League in both 2000 and 2001.

Ricardo Arias holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 501 times between 1976 and 1992. Waldo is the all-time top scorer with 160.

The list includes notable footballers who have played for Valencia. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Key

	Club record holder
¤	Played their full career at Valencia

Players whose name is in italics currently play for the club.
The years are the first and last calendar years in which the player was registered to the club.
Appearances and goals comprise only those in league matches; that is those in La Liga and the Segunda División.

List of players

Name		Valencia career	data-sort-type="number"	!	data-sort-type="number"	Goals!	Notes
	Defender	1929 - 1935	46	0
	Midfielder	1933 - 1945	-	-
	Midfielder	1933 - 1946	168	5
	Goalkeeper	1934 - 1935	1	0
	Forward	1934 - 1935	-	-
	Defender	1934 - 1952	-	-	1941 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
	Midfielder	1936	0	0
Mundo	Forward	1939 - 1950	210	186	1949 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
	Forward	1940 - 1946	115	72
Epi	Forward	1940 - 1949	198	78
	Goalkeeper	1940 - 1950	197	0
	Midfielder	1940 - 1955	275	33
	Forward	1941 - 1950	168	81
	Midfielder	1942 - 1944 1945 - 1946 1948 - 1959	240+	65+
	Midfielder	1942 - 1946	77	4
	Defender	1942 - 1955	-	-	1954 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
	Midfielder	1943 - 1959	186	58
	Midfielder		256	4
Seguí	Midfielder	1945 - 1959	-	83
	Forward	1950 - 1956	97	90
	Forward	1953 - 1956	62	38
	Goalkeeper	1955 - 1961 1966 - 1971	127	0
	Defender	1955 - 1969¤	323	-
	Defender	1956 - 1957	26	5
Goyo	Goalkeeper	1956 - 1962	-	-
	Defender	1954 - 1965	197	4
Ricardo	Forward	1957 - 1960	-	-
	Forward	1958 - 1961	-	-
	Forward	1959 - 1961	32	15
	Forward	1959 - 1965	154	61
	Forward	1959 - 1970	153	50
	Midfielder	1959 - 1971¤	-	-	1967 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
Waldo	Forward	1961 - 1970	216	115
	Midfielder	1963 - 1972	212	26
Abelardo	Goalkeeper	1965 - 1974	-	-
	Defender	1965 - 1975 1979 - 1981	237	14
	Midfielder	1965 - 1978¤	294	55
	Forward	1969 - 1970	15	1
	Defender	1969 - 1977	146	1
	Forward	1971 - 1978	167	42
	Midfielder	1973 - 1975	57	11
	Forward	1973 - 1976	74	23
	Goalkeeper	1974 - 1975	-	-
	Midfielder	1974 - 1976	50	12
	Midfielder	1975 - 1977	55	22
	Midfielder	1975 - 1985	306	37
	Forward	1976 - 1981 1982 - 1984	184	116
	Defender	1976 - 1983	208	2	1979 Copa del Rey winning captain
	Midfielder	1976 - 1990	291	30
	Defender	1976 - 1992	411	3
	Midfielder	1977 - 1979	35	0
	Forward	1977 - 1979	71	18
	Goalkeeper	1977 - 1985	-	-
	Defender	1977 - 1986	208	17	1980 European Cup Winners' Cup winning captain
	Goalkeeper	1977 - 1995¤	301	0
	Midfielder	1978 - 1980	61	10
	Forward	1978 - 1983	121	18
	Midfielder	1978 - 1983	139	26
	Midfielder	1978 - 1984	104	8
	Forward	1980 - 1981	31	16
	Midfielder	1981 - 1983	32	13
	Forward	1981 - 1983	41	12
	Midfielder	1981 - 1986 1990 - 1995	258	58
	Forward	1982 - 1983	16	4
	Defender	1982 - 1993	216	8
	Defender	1982 - 1995	300	12
	Forward	1983 - 1986	74	8
Fernando	Midfielder	1983 - 1998	459	118
	Forward	1984 - 1985	54	22
	Defender	1984 - 1994	272	23
	Defender	1985 - 2000¤	266	7
	Midfielder	1986 - 1990	96	0
	Defender	1987 - 1992	140	7
	Forward	1988	14	4
	Forward	1988 - 1989	36	6
	Goalkeeper	1988 - 1992	105	0
	Forward	1988 - 1995	203	37
	Goalkeeper	1989 - 1994	0	0
	Forward	1989 - 1995	167	67
	Forward	1991 - 1993	21	2
	Midfielder	1991 - 1993	70	7
	Forward	1991 - 1994 1999 - 2004	142	30
	Defender	1991 - 1995	0	0
	Defender	1992 - 1994	49	0
	Midfielder	1992 - 1995	82	5
	Midfielder	1992 - 2001	230	44	1999 Supercopa de España winning captain
	Forward	1993 - 1994	19	4
	Forward	1993 - 1996	104	56
	Defender	1993 - 2000	41	0
	Forward	1994	7	0
	Defender	1994 - 1995	14	0
	Forward	1994 - 1995	25	7
	Midfielder	1994 - 1996	71	0
	Midfielder	1994 - 1997	69	2
	Defender	1994 - 1997	84	0
	Defender	1994 - 1997	91	5
	Goalkeeper	1994 - 1998	152	0
	Forward	1995 - 1996	30	10
	Defender	1995 - 1997	25	1
	Defender	1995 - 1997	60	4
	Midfielder	1995 - 1997	61	1
	Midfielder	1995 - 2013	351	6	2004 UEFA Cup winning captain 2004 UEFA Super Cup winning captain
	Midfielder	1996 - 1997	36	6
	Forward	1996 - 1997	23	8
	Midfielder	1996 - 1997	35	7
	Forward	1996 - 1997	11	5
	Defender	1996 - 1998	51	0
	Midfielder	1996 - 2000	115	10
	Forward	1996 - 2000	126	47
	Forward	1996 - 2000	73	17
	Midfielder	1996 - 2009	313	43
	Midfielder	1997	11	1
	Midfielder	1997 - 1998	12	0
	Midfielder	1997 - 1998	29	9
	Midfielder	1997 - 1998	14	0
	Defender	1997 - 1999	41	0
	Midfielder	1997 - 1999	15	1
	Midfielder	1997 - 2000	45	4
	Midfielder	1997 - 2001	79	1
	Defender	1997 - 2002	120	5
	Defender	1997 - 2003	157	4
	Defender	1997 - 2006	245	1
	Defender	1997 - 2009	117	1
	Forward	1998	2	0
	Forward	1998 - 1999	13	1
	Midfielder	1998 - 1999	25	1
	Midfielder	1998 - 1999	23	4
	Defender	1998 - 1999	1	0
	Defender	1998 - 2000	34	1
	Defender	1998 - 2001	57	1
	Midfielder	1998 - 2002	84	29
	Midfielder	1998 - 2002	14	1
	Goalkeeper	1998 - 2008	305	0
	Midfielder	1999 - 2003	92	8
	Defender	1999 - 2005	140	5
	Midfielder	2000 - 2001	13	0
	Midfielder	2000 - 2001	20	3
	Forward	2000 - 2002	20	2
	Forward	2000 - 2004	84	20
	Defender	2000 - 2007	188	9
	Midfielder	2000 - 2010	262	41
	Midfielder	2000 - 2011	243	36
	Forward	2001 - 2005	24	5
	Midfielder	2001 - 2006	162	27
	Midfielder	2001 - 2006	31	2
	Forward	2001 - 2006	144	40
	Midfielder	2001 - 2006	132	13
	Defender	2001 - 2010	230	8
	Defender	2003	18	1
	Forward	2003 - 2004	21	8
	Midfielder	2003 - 2005	11	1
	Midfielder	2003 - 2005	45	0
	Defender	2003 - 2009	131	5
	Midfielder	2003 - 2010	119	21
	Forward	2004 - 2006	21	3
	Forward	2004 - 2006	35	11
	Midfielder	2004 - 2007	20	2
	Midfielder	2004 - 2007 2008 - 2012	112	16
	Defender	2004 - 2008	46	1
	Defender	2004 - 2009	135	4
	Forward	2004 - 2010	2	0
	Forward	2005 - 2006	10	1
	Midfielder	2005 - 2008	0	0
	Midfielder	2005 - 2008	30	3
Edu	Midfielder	2005 - 2009	50	1
	Forward	2005 - 2010	166	108
	Midfielder	2005 - 2010	44	2
	Defender	2005 - 2012	175	2
	Forward	2006 - 2009	66	19
	Defender	2006 - 2011	15	0
Joaquín	Midfielder	2006 - 2011	158	18
	Forward	2007 - 2008	30	1
	Defender	2007 - 2008	25	1
	Goalkeeper	2007 - 2008	26	0
	Forward	2007 - 2010	28	5
	Midfielder	2007 - 2011	56	2
	Midfielder	2007 - 2011	129	33
	Midfielder	2007 - 2011	10	0
	Defender	2007 - 2012	74	5
	Midfielder	2008 - 2011	0	0
	Midfielder	2008 - 2012	76	2
	Midfielder	2008 - 2014	136	9
	Goalkeeper	2009 - 2011	63	0
	Midfielder	2009 - 2011	4	0
	Defender	2009 - 2014	126	6
	Forward	2009 - 2016	93	30
	Defender	2010 - 2011	20	2
	Forward	2010 - 2012	58	17
	Midfielder	2010 - 2012	22	0
	Midfielder	2010 - 2012	43	1
	Midfielder	2010 - 2013	84	10
	Forward	2010 - 2013	101	59
	Defender	2010 - 2014	87	7
	Midfielder	2010 - 2016	146	20
	Defender	2011 - 2014	51	1
	Forward	2011 - 2014	113	36
	Defender	2011 - 2014	61	2
	Defender	2011 - 2016	110	1
	Goalkeeper	2011 - 2017	146	0
	Midfielder	2011 - 2017	110	15
	Midfielder	2011 - 2020	282	54
	Midfielder	2012 - 2013	18	0
	Forward	2012 - 2013	28	6
	Defender	2012 - 2014	25	2
	Midfielder	2012 - 2014	18	2
	Midfielder	2012 - 2015	48	1
	Defender	2012 - 2015	55	0
	Defender	2012 - ¤	104	2
	Forward	2013 - 2014	13	3
	Forward	2013 - 2014	15	3
	Midfielder	2014	11	1
	Defender	2014	8	0
	Forward	2014	17	3
	Defender	2014 - 2015	35	6
	Midfielder	2014 - 2016	63	7
	Defender	2014 - 2016	61	6
	Defender	2014 - 2016	29	1
	Forward	2014 - 2017	55	10
	Defender	2014 - 2018	74	2
Rodrigo	Midfielder	2014 - 2020	172	38
	Midfielder	2015 - 2017	61	0
	Goalkeeper	2015 - 2017	10	0
	Defender	2015 - 2019	35	0
	Midfielder	2015 - 2018	34	2
	Midfielder	2016 2019 - 2022	96	6
	Defender	2016 - 2017 2019 - 2021	45	2
	Forward	2016 - 2017	33	6
	Midfielder	2016 - 2017	21	3
	Defender	2016 - 2020	92	6
	Midfielder	2016 - 2018	25	5
	Midfielder	2017 - 2022	113	23
	Midfielder	2017 - 2020	82	6
	Midfielder	2017 - 2018	15	0
	Defender	2017 - 2020	18	0
	Midfielder	2017 - 2018	16	1
	Forward	2017 - 2019	53	18
	Midfielder	2018 - 2021	44	2
	Midfielder	2018 -	7	0

Notes

For a full description of positions see football positions.

Pichichi.Won the Pichichi Trophy while at Valencia.^[1]
Zamora.Won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy while at Valencia.
A. Mundo and Mario Kempes are the only Valencia players to win multiple Pichichi Trophies, doing so twice each.
B. Waldo holds the record for most Valencia goals, with 160.
C. Ricardo Arias holds the record for most Valencia appearances, with 501.
D. Gaizka Mendieta is the most expensive player ever sold by Valencia, costing €48 million when he moved to Lazio in 2001.
E. Amedeo Carboni holds the record for most Valencia appearances by a foreign player, with 375.
F. Santiago Cañizares has the most Ricardo Zamora Trophies of any Valencia player, with 3.
G. Gonçalo Guedes is the most expensive player ever bought by Valencia, costing €40 million when he moved from Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.

Notes and References

Web site: Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 2010-04-09 . 2009-06-12 . Luis Javier . Bravo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084634/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spantops.html . 2016-03-04 .