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The 33 of Colombia.
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01
Carlos Valderrama 111 caps (Colombia) · 12 goals · Millonarios, Deportivo CaliIn the 93rd minute against West Germany in Milan, 1990, Valderrama traded two wall passes and threaded the ball to Freddy Rincón, whose finish through Bodo Illgner's legs put Colombia into the last 16.
CAM1985–1998
Carlos Valderrama 111 caps (Colombia) · 12 goals · Millonarios, Deportivo CaliIn the 93rd minute against West Germany in Milan, 1990, Valderrama traded two wall passes and threaded the ball to Freddy Rincón, whose finish through Bodo Illgner's legs put Colombia into the last 16.
CAM1985–1998
02
James Rodríguez 31 goals · FC Porto, Real Madrid Club de FútbolTwenty-five yards out at the Maracanã on 28 June 2014, back to goal, James took Abel Aguilar's header on his chest, turned and volleyed left-footed in off the bar against Uruguay.
CAM2011–2026
James Rodríguez 31 goals · FC Porto, Real Madrid Club de FútbolTwenty-five yards out at the Maracanã on 28 June 2014, back to goal, James took Abel Aguilar's header on his chest, turned and volleyed left-footed in off the bar against Uruguay.
CAM2011–2026
04
FA
Faustino Asprilla 57 caps (Colombia) · 20 goals · Atlético Nacional, Parma Calcio 1913Newcastle beat Barcelona 3-2 at St James' Park on 17 September 1997, and all three goals were Asprilla's: a penalty he won himself, then two headers off Keith Gillespie crosses.
LM1993–2001
06
Luis Díaz 70 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Colombia) · 21 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Barranquilla, FC PortoHe scored twice at the Parc des Princes on 4 November 2025 and was sent off before half-time for a lunge on Achraf Hakimi, the first player in Champions League history to manage both in one half.
LM2018–
Luis Díaz 70 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Colombia) · 21 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Barranquilla, FC PortoHe scored twice at the Parc des Princes on 4 November 2025 and was sent off before half-time for a lunge on Achraf Hakimi, the first player in Champions League history to manage both in one half.
LM2018–
07
FR
Freddy Rincón 84 caps (Colombia) · 17 goals · América de Cali, SSC NapoliValderrama slid the pass, and in stoppage time against West Germany on 19 June 1990 Rincón rolled the ball between Bodo Illgner's legs for the 1-1 draw that took Colombia into the second round.
CM1990–2001
08
Juan Cuadrado 116 caps (Colombia) · 11 goals · US Lecce, ACF FiorentinaIn Brazil in 2014 he ended the World Cup with four assists, tied with Toni Kroos at the top of the tournament chart despite playing fewer minutes than the German.
RM2010–2023
Juan Cuadrado 116 caps (Colombia) · 11 goals · US Lecce, ACF FiorentinaIn Brazil in 2014 he ended the World Cup with four assists, tied with Toni Kroos at the top of the tournament chart despite playing fewer minutes than the German.
RM2010–2023
09
Mario Yepes 102 caps (Colombia) · Cortuluá, Deportivo CaliFortaleza, 4 July 2014: at 38 the oldest outfield player in Brazil, he forced a loose ball past Júlio César and saw it chalked off for offside, a call Colombians still argue about as era gol de Yepes.
CB1999–2014
Mario Yepes 102 caps (Colombia) · Cortuluá, Deportivo CaliFortaleza, 4 July 2014: at 38 the oldest outfield player in Brazil, he forced a loose ball past Júlio César and saw it chalked off for offside, a call Colombians still argue about as era gol de Yepes.
CB1999–2014
10
ÓC
Óscar Córdoba 73 caps (Colombia) · Millonarios, América de CaliAt the Morumbí in June 2000 he beat out penalties from Faustino Asprilla and Roque Júnior to take the Copa Libertadores back to Boca Juniors after twenty-three years, and was named the final's best player.
GK1993–2009
11
RH
René Higuita 68 caps (Colombia) · Atlético Nacional, Tiburones Rojos de VeracruzJamie Redknapp mishit a cross at Wembley on 6 September 1995 and Higuita dived forward to flick both heels over his head and clear it, the scorpion kick that outlived a goalless friendly nobody else remembers.
GK1987–1999
12
AE
Andrés Escobar 51 caps (Colombia) · Atlético Nacional, BSC Young BoysColombia's number 2 scored once for his country, a header from Alexis García's corner that drew 1-1 with England at Wembley on 24 May 1988, and Medellín knew him as el caballero del fútbol.
CB1988–1994
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AI
Arnoldo Iguarán 68 caps (Colombia) · 25 goals · Cúcuta Deportivo, Deportes TolimaRiohacha gave Colombia El Guajiro, and at the 1987 Copa América he finished as top scorer with four goals, two of them against Paraguay on 5 July.
ST1979–1993
14
David Ospina 130 caps (Colombia) · Atlético Nacional, OGC NiceMiguel Trauco struck his penalty at MetLife Stadium on 17 June 2016 and Ospina flung out a trailing leg to keep it out, sending Colombia into the Copa América semi-finals.
GK2007–2026
David Ospina 130 caps (Colombia) · Atlético Nacional, OGC NiceMiguel Trauco struck his penalty at MetLife Stadium on 17 June 2016 and Ospina flung out a trailing leg to keep it out, sending Colombia into the Copa América semi-finals.
GK2007–2026
15
JB
Jorge Bermúdez 56 caps (Colombia) · Deportes Quindío, América de CaliBoca Juniors called him El Patrón, and in Tokyo on 28 November 2000 he was the first to raise the Intercontinental Cup after Martín Palermo's two goals had seen off Real Madrid.
CB1995–2001
16
WO
Willington Ortiz 49 caps (Colombia) · 12 goals · Millonarios, Deportivo CaliMillonarios brought him up from Tumaco at nineteen and he scored the winner against Internacional de Porto Alegre, the start of seventeen years of beating full backs on either foot.
RM1973–1985
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CZ
Cristián Zapata 58 caps (Colombia) · Udinese Calcio, San Lorenzo de AlmagroIn the seventh minute of stoppage time in the Milan derby on 15 April 2017, Zapata met a flick at the far post and volleyed it in off the crossbar for 2-2, the last kick of the game.
CB2007–2019
18
Faryd Mondragón 51 caps (Colombia) · Club Atlético Independiente, Galatasaray S.K.He came on against Japan in the 85th minute on 24 June 2014, aged 43 years and 3 days, taking the record for the oldest man in a World Cup match from Roger Milla.
GK1993–2014
Faryd Mondragón 51 caps (Colombia) · Club Atlético Independiente, Galatasaray S.K.He came on against Japan in the 85th minute on 24 June 2014, aged 43 years and 3 days, taking the record for the oldest man in a World Cup match from Roger Milla.
GK1993–2014
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AV
Adolfo Valencia 37 caps (Colombia) · 14 goals · Independiente Santa Fe, New York Red BullsOn 5 September 1993 at the Monumental in Buenos Aires, Valencia scored the fifth goal in Colombia's 5-0 win over Argentina, then flew back to Munich the next day because Bayern had a game.
SS1992–1998
20
Amaranto Perea 76 caps (Colombia) · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Atlético Madrid
CB2002–2014
Amaranto Perea 76 caps (Colombia) · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Atlético Madrid
CB2002–2014
21
Camilo Zúñiga 61 caps (Colombia) · Atlético Nacional, SienaIn the 88th minute of the quarter-final in Fortaleza on 4 July 2014, his knee landed in Neymar's back as both went for the ball and fractured a vertebra, and the apology he gave that night has followed him since.
RB2005–2015
Camilo Zúñiga 61 caps (Colombia) · Atlético Nacional, SienaIn the 88th minute of the quarter-final in Fortaleza on 4 July 2014, his knee landed in Neymar's back as both went for the ball and fractured a vertebra, and the apology he gave that night has followed him since.
RB2005–2015
22
Jackson Martínez 40 caps (Colombia) · 9 goals · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Chiapas
ST2009–2015
Jackson Martínez 40 caps (Colombia) · 9 goals · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Chiapas
ST2009–2015
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Juan Fernando Quintero 53 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Colombia) · 6 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Envigado Fútbol Club, FC PortoRiver Plate needed one moment at the Bernabéu on 9 December 2018, and Quintero produced it in extra time, a strike from outside the box that decided the Libertadores final against Boca.
CAM2012–
Juan Fernando Quintero 53 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Colombia) · 6 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Envigado Fútbol Club, FC PortoRiver Plate needed one moment at the Bernabéu on 9 December 2018, and Quintero produced it in extra time, a strike from outside the box that decided the Libertadores final against Boca.
CAM2012–
25
MS
Mauricio Serna 51 caps (Colombia) · Deportivo Pereira, Atlético NacionalPalermo had Boca two goals up on Real Madrid inside six minutes in Tokyo in November 2000, and the holding midfielder in front of the back four was Serna, 1.66m tall, against Figo, Guti and Makélélé.
CDM1993–2001
26
Teófilo Gutiérrez 52 caps (Colombia) · 15 goals · Barranquilla, Club Atlético River PlateBelo Horizonte, 14 June 2014: a corner came in, Teo got there first and made it 2-0 against Greece on 58 minutes, in Colombia's first World Cup match for sixteen years.
SS2009–2017
Teófilo Gutiérrez 52 caps (Colombia) · 15 goals · Barranquilla, Club Atlético River PlateBelo Horizonte, 14 June 2014: a corner came in, Teo got there first and made it 2-0 against Greece on 58 minutes, in Colombia's first World Cup match for sixteen years.
SS2009–2017
27
VA
Víctor Aristizábal 66 caps (Colombia) · 15 goals · Atlético Nacional, Deportivo CaliAcross five games running at the 2001 Copa América he scored against Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Peru twice and Honduras, six goals on home soil while Colombia went through the whole tournament without conceding one.
ST1993–2003
30
AM
Alexis Mendoza 67 caps (Colombia) · Cúcuta Deportivo, América de CaliJunior counted 416 matches from him across three spells in Barranquilla, and the armband was his there from 1985, when he was 23.
CB1987–1997
31
Giovanni Hernández 46 caps (Colombia) · 5 goals · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Deportivo CaliAt the 2003 Confederations Cup in France he scored three goals in five matches, and Barranquilla later paid a club record for him and settled on the nickname El Príncipe.
CM1995–2009
Giovanni Hernández 46 caps (Colombia) · 5 goals · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Deportivo CaliAt the 2003 Confederations Cup in France he scored three goals in five matches, and Barranquilla later paid a club record for him and settled on the nickname El Príncipe.
CM1995–2009
32
LF
Luis Fernando Herrera 61 caps (Colombia) · Deportivo Independiente Medellín, América de CaliBetween 1987 and 1996 Chonto Herrera played 286 games for Atlético Nacional and scored twice, a decade at right back in the same shirt.
RB1987–1996
33
PA
Pablo Armero América de Cali, Sociedade Esportiva PalmeirasFive minutes into Colombia's first World Cup match in sixteen years, on 14 June 2014, he arrived late from left-back and scuffed a shot that deflected off Kostas Manolas and past Orestis Karnezis.
LB2008–
About this XI
Carlos Valderrama tops Colombia's all-time pool, ahead of James Rodríguez and Radamel Falcao. The 33 covers 4 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 13 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1970s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Left out, and why
A 33 is a set of decisions, and these are the players who lost their place in the last revision of Colombia's list. Every one of them has a case.
- Harold LozanoThe place went to Jorge Bermúdez.
- Frank FabraThe place went to Óscar Córdoba.
Disagree? That is the point. Settle it in the duels above.
Who is the greatest Colombia footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Carlos Valderrama. Its first five careers: Carlos Valderrama, James Rodríguez, Radamel Falcao, Faustino Asprilla, Iván Córdoba. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Colombia players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Colombia's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
Where can I read about the careers?
Open a player page from the collection to read the career scene, club record and recorded honours. The source links show where the available records come from.
Can I build and share my own Colombia all-time XI?
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