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This is a list of players that have played for the Argentina national football team. The players are listed in chronological order according to the date of their debut. Additionally, their dates of birth, number of caps and goals are stated.
Since the Golden Ball for the tournament's best player was officially awarded by FIFA in 1982, Argentina players have won it three times: Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022. Individually for Argentina, Lionel Messi is the all-time most-capped player with 191 matches and the highest goalscorer with 112 goals.
This category is for footballers who have appeared for the senior Argentina national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Argentine men's footballers
The World Cup Golden Ball has been given by FIFA to the best player at the World Cup since 1982; Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022. [17] World Cup top goalscorer. Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World Cups. [18] World Cup ...
Rodrigo Javier De Paul (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ðe pol]; [3] born 24 May 1994) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Julián Alvarez [α] (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljan ˈalβaɾes]; born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. Alvarez began his football career in his native Argentina, where he was an academy graduate of River Plate, making his first ...
Messi has also invested in youth football in Argentina: he financially supports Sarmiento, a football club based in the Rosario neighbourhood where he was born, committing in 2013 to the refurbishment of their facilities and the installation of all-weather pitches, and funds the management of several youth players at Newell's Old Boys and rival ...
Romero was Argentina's starting goalkeeper at the 2014 FIFA World Cup despite lack of first team opportunities whilst at Monaco. [ 111 ] [ 112 ] In the semi-final , he earned himself Man of the Match [ 113 ] by saving kicks from Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder as Argentina defeated the Netherlands 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out to reach the 2014 ...