The 50 greatest Real Madrid players of all time have been named - Karim Benzema 13th

Another week, another masterclass by Karim Benzema.

In 2021/22, the Real Madrid striker has been outrageously good and he took himself up to 41 goals for the season against Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Benzema has now scored 320 goals in 600 games across all competitions with Los Blancos, a phenomenal record.

He’s a bona fide Real Madrid legend and may become just the eighth player to win the Ballon d’Or while playing for the world’s most famous club.

But where does Benzema rank among the plethora of iconic footballing figures to have donned the white jersey?

Well, FourFourTwo have provided their answer to that question in their ranking of the 50 greatest Real Madrid players in history.

Let’s take a look at their list in full…

50. Mesut Ozil

49. Raphael Varane

48. Guti

47. Juanito

46. Steve McManaman

45. Fernando Morientes

44. Jose Maria Zarraga

43. David Beckham

42. Predrag Mijatovic

41. Pepe

A very modern feel to the first group of 10, with two English players making the cut in Beckham and McManaman. Juanito famously scored Real Madrid’s 3000th La Liga goal, while it was Guti who netted the 5000th.

40. Rafael Gordillo

39. Jacinto Quincoces

38. Angel Di Maria

37. Chengo

36. Ignacio Zoco

35. Hector Rial

34. Amancio Amaro

33. Fernando Redondo

32. Marcelo

31. Jose Antonio Camacho

A far more old-school feel to the second block of Real Madrid greats, which is lovely to see. Marcelo, Di Maria and Redondo are the only three to have represented the club in the 21st century. All of the 10 players above won trophies galore and Camacho’s 577 appearances is the ninth-most in Los Blancos’ history.

30. Gareth Bale

29. Manolo

28. Miguel Munoz

27. Toni Kroos

26. Marquitos

25. Jose Santamaria

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