JOAQUIN'S LA LIGA RECORD
Joaquín equals Zubi in his last game!
Past night, Joaquín said goodbye to football, having managed to catch up with La Liga record holder in the number of appearances Andoni Zubizarreta.
The match against Valencia (1-1), the last in Betis midfielder career, was his 622nd in the Spanish top flight.
Zubizarreta amassed exactly the same amount of games between 1981 and 1998.
Raúl García from Athletic Bilbao has a chance to overtake them both next season. He ended the season at 589 and is still playing.
| PLAYERS | WITH | MOST GAMES IN SPAIN TOP DIVISION | ||
| Player | Games | Breakdown by clubs | Period | |
| 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta | 622 | Athletic 169, Barcelona 301, Valencia 152 | 1981-1998 |
| 2 | Joaquín | 622 | Betis 407, Valencia 158, Málaga 57 | 2001-2023 |
| 3 | Raúl García | 589 | Osasuna 101, Atlético Madrid 216, Athletic 272 | 2004- |
| 4 | Raúl | 550 | Real Madrid 550 | 1994-2010 |
| 5 | Eusebio Sacristán | 543 | Valladolid 246, Atlético Madrid 27, Barcelona 203, Celta 67 | 1983-2002 |
| 6 | Paco Buyo | 542 | Sevilla 199, Real Madrid 343 | 1980-1997 |
| 7 | Manolo Sanchís | 523 | Real Madrid 523 | 1983-2001 |
| 8 | Lionel Messi | 520 | Barcelona 520 | 2004-2021 |
| 9 | Iker Casillas | 510 | Real Madrid 510 | 1999-2015 |
| 10 | Sergio Ramos | 508 | Real Madrid 469, Sevilla 39 | 2003-2021 |
| 11 | Xavi | 505 | Barcelona 505 | 1998-2015 |
| 12 | Miquel Soler | 504 | Espanyol 118, Barcelona 81, Atlético Madrid 25, Sevilla 75, | 1983-2003 |
| Real Madrid 14, Zaragoza 39, Mallorca 152 |