Valencia squad players: Top five all-time greatest players

List of Valencia first-team squad

Top goalscorers in the 2020-21 season

The table above has shown us the top goalscorers of Valencia in the previous season and their respective goals in the 2020-21 La Liga and Copa del Rey. Accordingly, the number 10 player Carlos Soler was the 2020-21 Valencia top goalscorer with 12 goals in total, including 11 La Liga goals and one Copa del Rey goal. He is still a goal machine and one of the best players in the current time as this midfielder still scores in almost every game at the beginning of the 2021-22 season.

Carlos Soler

Top five all-time greatest Valencia players

Below is the list of the top five best players of Valencia since the inception of the club:

1. Mario Kempes

The 1978 World Cup champion is widely considered to be one of Spain's finest attackers. Kempes played for Valencia twice, the most successful of which was in the 1970s. Between 1976 and 1984, the Argentinian striker scored 116 league goals in 184 games for Murcielagos, helping them win the Copa Del Rey and the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (now Europa League). 

Mario, commonly known as El Matador, was awarded Spain's best striker in 1977 and 1978. Kempes was regarded as a tireless striker who could score with powerful shots from outside the penalty area and storming runs towards goal.

Mario Kempes

2. Waldo Machado da Silva

Throughout the 1960s, the outstanding Brazilian was a major star for Valencia. Between 1961 and 1970, Waldo made 216 appearances for the Spanish team, scoring 115 league goals. For the 1966-1967 La Liga season, Machado was named top goalscorer.

Waldo Machado da Silva

3. Fernando Gomez Colomer

With almost 500 appearances in league and cup competitions, the former Spanish international holds the record for most appearances for Valencia. Between 1983 and 1998, the offensive midfielder made 458 appearances for the La Liga club, scoring 117 league goals.

Fernando Gomez Colomer

4. Edmundo Suarez Trabanco

Mundo, as he was affectionately called, is Valencia's all-time leading goal scorer. In 216 appearances for the La Liga club, he scored 186 league goals and helped them win the league title three times (1941-1942, 1943-1944, 1946-1947). For the 1941-1942 and 1943-1944 seasons, Edmundo was also named the top goal scorer. In his coaching career, Mundo also guided Valencia twice. Edmundo is considered a hero among Valencia fans.

An old picture of Edmundo Suarez Trabanco

5. Santiago Canizares

Valencia's famous goalie is probably one of the club's all-time greats. Canizares was one of the greatest goalkeepers in the early 2000s for Murcielagos, and he was a constant presence in goal. Between 1998 and 2008, Santiago made almost 400 appearances in goal for Valencia, earning two La Liga titles, a Copa Del Rey title, and a UEFA Cup (Europa League) victory.

Santiago Canizares

References

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