FEDERICO VALVERDE'S RECORD
Valverde’s new record for club games in a season
Federico Valverde appeared in the season 2024-25 in 65 official games for Real Madrid, more than anyone else from a European club in a single season in the XXI century.
The previous record (64 games) was shared by 3 players, José Jurado, Oscar and Fernando Torres. Details are in the table.
*Valverde was used 62 times as a starter and 3 times as a substitute.
*Of Real Madrid’s total 68 games during the season, the Uruguayan midfielder missed hence only 3: on 23 February vs Girona (2-0), on 26 February vs Real Sociedad (1-0) and on 1 March vs Betis (1-2).
*Only 2 Real Madrid players in the club’s history have played 60+ official games in a season. The second did it also in the 2024-25 campaign: Luka Modrić (63 games).
Kylian Mbappé appeared in 59 games; he shares the third position in the club ranking alongside Camavinga (2022-23).
*Valverde is the new Real Madrid record holder also for minutes played in a season: 5.557.
The previous record belonged to the goalkeeper Paco Buyo: 5.250 minutes in 1986-87.
| XXI CENTURY | UEFA | |||||||||||||
| MOST CLUB | GAMES | IN A | SEASON | |||||||||||
| Club | Nation | Games | Season | NL | NC | LC | NS | CL | EL | SC | IC | WC | Club | |
| 1 | Federico Valverde | Uruguay | 65 | 2024-25 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2 | José Jurado | Spain | 64 | 2009-10 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Atlético Madrid | |||||
| 3 | Oscar | Brazil | 64 | 2012-13 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | ||
| 4 | Fernando Torres | Spain | 64 | 2012-13 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Chelsea |
NL = National League (top divisions)
NC = National Cup
LC = League Cup
NS = National Super Cup
CL = Champions’ League
EL = Europa League
SC = UEFA Super Cup
IC = FIFA InterContinental Cup
WC = Club World Cup