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Greatest Argentine Football Players of All Time
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Greatest Argentine Football Players of All Time

Argentina has produced the world's two greatest footballers and a pantheon of legends. With Boca Juniors trending globally, Argentine football passion is unmatched.

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Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

8 Ballon d'Or awards and a 2022 World Cup — Messi's career is the greatest individual achievement in football history, full stop.

▲ Rising·Score +28
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Oscar Ruggeri

Oscar Ruggeri

The thundering centre-back who anchored Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning defence alongside Maradona's genius.

▲ Rising·Score +25
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Ángel Di María

Ángel Di María

Man of the Match in the 2022 World Cup final — Di María's goal was the decisive moment of Messi's greatest night.

▲ Rising·Score +23
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Mario Kempes

Mario Kempes

The Golden Boot winner at the 1978 home World Cup — Kempes's two goals in the final are some of the most passionate in Argentine history.

▲ Rising·Score +22
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Pablo Aimar

Pablo Aimar

The Little Magician — Aimar's dribbling genius at Valencia made him Messi's childhood idol and one of Spain's most beloved imports.

▲ Rising·Score +21
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Javier Zanetti

Javier Zanetti

Inter Milan's legendary captain played 858 games for the club — a model of loyalty, consistency, and leadership rarely seen in football.

▲ Steady·Score +19
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Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century in the same match — Maradona's 1986 World Cup is the greatest individual tournament ever.

▲ Steady·Score +17
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Sergio Agüero

Sergio Agüero

93:20 — Agüero's title-winning goal for Manchester City against QPR is the greatest moment in Premier League history.

▲ Steady·Score +16
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Gonzalo Higuaín

Gonzalo Higuaín

Record-breaking striker who scored 36 goals in a single Serie A season — Napoli and Juventus fans still debate his legacy passionately.

▲ Steady·Score +13
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Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Batistuta

Batigol — one of the most prolific and powerful strikers of the 1990s, Serie A's all-time scorer for a decade at Fiorentina.

▲ Steady·Score +12
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Carlos Tevez

Apache's career — River Plate to Corinthians to Man United to Man City — is one of football's most turbulent and exciting journeys.

▲ Steady·Score +8
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Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Di Stéfano

The original Galáctico — Di Stéfano won five consecutive European Cups with Real Madrid and is Bernabeu's greatest ever player.

▲ Steady·Score +7
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