List of FC Barcelona players

The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper.

[2] Aside from being the founder, Gamper was also one of the club's first footballers and holds the record for most goals in a single match, with nine.

[3] Lionel Messi holds the record for the most number of appearances in official matches with 778, is the all-time top scorer with 700+ goals, all-time top scorer in official competitions, with 672, is the current La Liga top scorer with 474 goals and holds the record for the most appearances in La Liga, with 520 matches.

In 2009, Barcelona achieved an unprecedented sextuple by winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League, the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in one calendar year.

However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included if they are on Barcelona's list of legends.

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Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals and appearances for Barcelona.
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Carles Puyol captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble . [ 7 ]
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Xavi has made the most international competition appearances with 178 matches for Barcelona
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Lionel Messi is the only player to win Ballon d'Or , FIFA World Player of the Year , Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Shoe in the same season. [ 8 ] He is also the all-time highest scorer for Barcelona.