Young striker Franco Mastantoono returned the Argentine fingerprint at Real Madrid, who was 11 years ago after the departure of his compatriot Angel de Maria to Manchester United.
The Spanish newspaper “Sport” reported that Mastonto, who will compete in the Club World Cup with his Argentine team, River Plate, and then will move to Real Madrid starting next August 14, is the 34th Argentine player in the history of the Royal Club.
🇦🇷 Welcome! 🤍#WelcomeMastantuono pic.twitter.com/ydrPljM7gq
Real Madrid (@realmadridarab) June 13, 2025
Perhaps the most prominent Argentine names that wore the Real Madrid shirt Alfredo de Stefano, Fernando Redondo, Jorge Valdano and Di Maria.
Sotero Arangorin, born in the Argentine capital, Bionis Aires, was in 1894, the first Argentine to wear the Real Madrid shirt in history, where he joined the Royal Club in 1911 and played 60 games during which he scored 4 goals before death kidnapped him in 1922 at the age of 28 due to pneumonia.
Indeed 💎🎬 pic.twitter.com/zFGUvXSaV6
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) April 27, 2025
Two do not disagree that the legend de Stefano is the first name that comes to the minds of football fans in general and Real Madrid in particular when linking Argentina to the Royal Club.
De Stefano arrived in Madrid from River Plate also in 1953 in a controversial deal after a fierce competition with Barcelona, before that the riyal was only a “local club that has no clear international identity” according to the description of the newspaper itself, but with its presence the Merangi turned into a team that is the strongest in Europe.
During 11 seasons (1953-1964), De Stefano, nicknamed “blond arrow”, led Real Madrid to crown 5 consecutive titles in the Champions League (1956-1960), in addition to 8 in the Spanish League and an orphan title in the King’s Cup.
⚽️ ⚪️ #Futball #International | All Argentine soccer players🇦🇷 who played in the #Real https://t.co/tIQj3AMLI7 pic.twitter.com/Nsr1I1OPUi
– Javier Panzardo (@javier_panzardo) June 14, 2025
Besides, De Stefano imposed a new model for the comprehensive player, as he was back to hand over the ball, organize the game, defend and score goals as well.
The last prominent Argentine in Real Madrid is De Maria, who left the club after leading the team to win the “tenth” in the Champions League (2013-2014), to include it to 5 other titles, the most important of which is the Spanish League (1).
Next is the most prominent Argentine players in Real Madrid’s history:
- Sotero Arangorin
- Alfredo de Stefano
- Hector Real
- Jorge Valdano
- Oscar Rogerer
- Fernando Redondo
- Juan Esnider
- Santiago Solari
- Esteban Campyasu
- Walter Samuel
- Javier Saviola
- Gabriel Heinza
- Ezikil Garay
- Gonzalo Higuain
- Fernando Gago
- Angel de Maria