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01
Juan Arango 129 caps (Venezuela) · Nueva Cádiz, ZuliaLucien Favre called him one of the best left feet in the game after he beat Mainz from 48 yards in December 2012, the kind of goal Venezuelans had learned to expect from the man they called Arangol.
CDM1999–2015
Juan Arango 129 caps (Venezuela) · Nueva Cádiz, ZuliaLucien Favre called him one of the best left feet in the game after he beat Mainz from 48 yards in December 2012, the kind of goal Venezuelans had learned to expect from the man they called Arangol.
CDM1999–2015
02
Salomón Rondón 122 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · 50 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Málaga CF, West Bromwich AlbionThree headers in one match against Swansea on 14 December 2016 made him a Premier League hat-trick scorer, and only the second man to do it with his head alone.
ST2008–
Salomón Rondón 122 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · 50 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Málaga CF, West Bromwich AlbionThree headers in one match against Swansea on 14 December 2016 made him a Premier League hat-trick scorer, and only the second man to do it with his head alone.
ST2008–
03
Tomás Rincón Zamora, Hamburger SVBetween 2008 and 2025 he answered the call 143 times, more than anyone else in Venezuelan football, and the nickname stuck: El General, the man who held the ground in front of the back four.
CDM2008–
Tomás Rincón Zamora, Hamburger SVBetween 2008 and 2025 he answered the call 143 times, more than anyone else in Venezuelan football, and the nickname stuck: El General, the man who held the ground in front of the back four.
CDM2008–
04
Josef Martínez Caracas Fútbol Club, BSC Young BoysIn 2018 he scored 31 goals in the MLS regular season and broke the league record of 27 in only his 26th match.
RM2011–
Josef Martínez Caracas Fútbol Club, BSC Young BoysIn 2018 he scored 31 goals in the MLS regular season and broke the league record of 27 in only his 26th match.
RM2011–
05
RD
Rafael Dudamel 56 caps (Venezuela) · Independiente Santa Fe, Deportivo CaliHe gave four seasons and 142 league games to Deportivo Cali, played across Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and South Africa, and later coached Venezuela's under-20 side to the 2017 World Cup final.
GK1993–2007
06
YH
Yangel Herrera 40 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · 3 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Monagas Sport Club, Granada CFVenezuela's under-20 side needed 108 minutes to break Japan in the 2017 round of 16, and it was their captain who found the finish.
CM2016–
07
DM
Darwin Machís Asociación Civil Mineros de Guayana, Granada CFGranada had never won at Camp Nou until the night of 29 April 2021, when Machís struck the equaliser against Barcelona and Roberto Soldado turned it into a 2-1 win.
LM2011–
09
Roberto Rosales 96 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · KAA Gent, FC TwenteTwente's 3-3 draw with Tottenham on 7 December 2010 carried a small piece of history, because his goal was the first scored by a Venezuelan in the Champions League.
RB2007–
Roberto Rosales 96 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · KAA Gent, FC TwenteTwente's 3-3 draw with Tottenham on 7 December 2010 carried a small piece of history, because his goal was the first scored by a Venezuelan in the Champions League.
RB2007–
10
Wuilker Faríñez Caracas, MillonariosNineteen years old at the 2017 under-20 World Cup, he made four saves against Uruguay in the semi-final and then stopped two penalties in the shootout to put Venezuela into a World Cup final for the first time.
GK2016–
Wuilker Faríñez Caracas, MillonariosNineteen years old at the 2017 under-20 World Cup, he made four saves against Uruguay in the semi-final and then stopped two penalties in the shootout to put Venezuela into a World Cup final for the first time.
GK2016–
12
Giancarlo Maldonado 64 caps (Venezuela) · 22 goals · Unión Atlético Maracaibo, O'HigginsSeventeen meetings with Brazil had never brought Venezuela a win until a 2008 friendly in Boston, when he opened the scoring and Venezuela won 2-0.
ST2003–2011
Giancarlo Maldonado 64 caps (Venezuela) · 22 goals · Unión Atlético Maracaibo, O'HigginsSeventeen meetings with Brazil had never brought Venezuela a win until a 2008 friendly in Boston, when he opened the scoring and Venezuela won 2-0.
ST2003–2011
13
Jefferson Savarino 51 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Zulia, Clube Atlético MineiroBotafogo's number 10 in 2024, he ended the season with eight goals and seven assists in the Brasileirão and four goals and four assists across the Libertadores run.
CAM2017–
Jefferson Savarino 51 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Venezuela) · 4 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Zulia, Clube Atlético MineiroBotafogo's number 10 in 2024, he ended the season with eight goals and seven assists in the Brasileirão and four goals and four assists across the Libertadores run.
CAM2017–
15
CG
César González From about 30 yards against Ecuador on 9 July 2011, he hit the only goal of the game in a Copa América that Venezuela would finish fourth in.About the editorial selection
CM
16
Nicolás Fedor UD Salamanca, Gimnàstic de TarragonaBy 20 February 2016 he had scored in five straight matches for Rayo Vallecano, a run no player in the club's history had managed, and La Liga named him player of the month.
SS2006–
Nicolás Fedor UD Salamanca, Gimnàstic de TarragonaBy 20 February 2016 he had scored in five straight matches for Rayo Vallecano, a run no player in the club's history had managed, and La Liga named him player of the month.
SS2006–
17
Renny Vega 63 caps (Venezuela) · Carabobo, BursasporVenezuela were a goal down to Paraguay in Salta on 13 July 2011 when their goalkeeper came up for a stoppage time corner and headed it across for Grenddy Perozo to make it 3-3.
GK1999–2013
Renny Vega 63 caps (Venezuela) · Carabobo, BursasporVenezuela were a goal down to Paraguay in Salta on 13 July 2011 when their goalkeeper came up for a stoppage time corner and headed it across for Grenddy Perozo to make it 3-3.
GK1999–2013
18
RO
Rómulo Otero Caracas Fútbol Club, Club Deportivo HuachipatoOn 31 May 2017 he curled a corner straight into the net against Paraná in the Copa do Brasil quarter-final, one of the set pieces that made El Escorpión a name in Belo Horizonte, where eight of his goals came from free kicks. He won the Uruguayan championship and Supercopa with Nacional in 2025, the Campeonato Mineiro in 2017 and 2020, Venezuela's title with Caracas in 2010 and the Copa Venezuela in 2013.
CAM2013–
19
LV
Luis Vera 53 caps (Venezuela) · Asociación Civil Minervén Fútbol Club, ZuliaEl Pájaro wore the armband when Venezuela hosted the Copa América in 2007, taking the country out of the group stage and playing all ninety minutes of the 4-1 quarter-final loss to Uruguay.
CDM1996–2007
20
RV
Ronald Vargas Caracas Fútbol Club, Club Brugge K.V.Club Brugge paid Caracas FC 1.5 million euros for him, the largest fee a Venezuelan club had received, and then his cruciate ligament went in February 2011 and the knee kept troubling him afterwards.
CAM2008–
21
RM
Ruberth Morán 65 caps (Venezuela) · 14 goals · Córdoba CF, Atlético BucaramangaSix goals in the 1999 Copa Libertadores made him the tournament's joint leading scorer alongside Rubén Sosa and Fernando Baiano, an Estudiantes de Mérida forward level with the continent's best.
ST1996–2007
22
SR
Stalin Rivas 34 caps (Venezuela) · 3 goals · K. Boom, MillonariosHe finished the 1994 Copa Libertadores as its top scorer with seven goals for Minervén of El Callao, a Venezuelan side that went out only in the quarter-finals to Olimpia.
CM1989–1996
23
AM
Alejandro Moreno 41 caps (Venezuela) · 3 goals · LA Galaxy, Columbus CrewIn the 31st minute of the 2008 MLS Cup he took Guillermo Barros Schelotto's pass, drove down the right past Diego Jiménez and finished beyond Danny Cepero to open the scoring in Columbus's 3-1 win at the Home Depot Center on 23 November.
SS2004–2012
24
AG
Alexander González Caracas Fútbol Club, BSC Young BoysHe was eighteen when Venezuela handed him a debut against Argentina on 1 June 2011, and weeks later he was in the squad that reached the semi-finals of the Copa América, the country's best run at the tournament.
RB2009–
25
Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas Fútbol Club, FC NantesOn 9 December 2012 he put three past Deportivo Táchira in the Clásico, still the only hat-trick anyone has scored in that fixture, and closed the Apertura as top scorer with 14 goals at the age of 20.
ST2010–
Fernando Aristeguieta Caracas Fútbol Club, FC NantesOn 9 December 2012 he put three past Deportivo Táchira in the Clásico, still the only hat-trick anyone has scored in that fixture, and closed the Apertura as top scorer with 14 goals at the age of 20.
ST2010–
26
Gabriel Cichero Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, Deportivo PetareWith ten minutes left of the 2011 Copa América quarter final against Chile in San Juan on 17 July, he scored the goal that made it 2-1 and put Venezuela into their first semi final.
LB2004–
Gabriel Cichero Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, Deportivo PetareWith ten minutes left of the 2011 Copa América quarter final against Chile in San Juan on 17 July, he scored the goal that made it 2-1 and put Venezuela into their first semi final.
LB2004–
27
LM
Luis Mendoza The Brazilian coach Orlando Fantoni pushed him off the left wing and into midfield, and as Mendocita he stayed in Venezuela's plans long enough to appear at three Copa Américas, 1967, 1975 and 1979.About the editorial selection
CM
29
Andrés Túñez RC Celta Fortuna, RC Celta de VigoBorn in Caracas to Galician parents and raised in Spain from age eight, he took Venezuela's call on 2 September 2011 and came on in the 86th minute against Argentina.
CB2011–
Andrés Túñez RC Celta Fortuna, RC Celta de VigoBorn in Caracas to Galician parents and raised in Spain from age eight, he took Venezuela's call on 2 September 2011 and came on in the 86th minute against Argentina.
CB2011–
30
Juanpi Añor Atlético Malagueño, Málaga CFAt the Metropolitano de Mérida on 6 September 2016 he opened the scoring against Argentina, and Venezuela held on for a 2-2 draw in World Cup qualifying.
RM2014–
Juanpi Añor Atlético Malagueño, Málaga CFAt the Metropolitano de Mérida on 6 September 2016 he opened the scoring against Argentina, and Venezuela held on for a 2-2 draw in World Cup qualifying.
RM2014–
31
Yohandry Orozco Deportes TolimaWolfsburg signed him on 31 January 2011, a nineteen-year-old out of Zulia and only the third Venezuelan ever to reach the Bundesliga, though the move brought him seven appearances and no goals. Orozco built his real career in Colombia, winning the Categoría Primera A with Deportes Tolima in 2018 and 2021 and the Superliga in 2022, and he was part of the Vinotinto side that finished fourth at the 2011 Copa América.
LM
Yohandry Orozco Deportes TolimaWolfsburg signed him on 31 January 2011, a nineteen-year-old out of Zulia and only the third Venezuelan ever to reach the Bundesliga, though the move brought him seven appearances and no goals. Orozco built his real career in Colombia, winning the Categoría Primera A with Deportes Tolima in 2018 and 2021 and the Superliga in 2022, and he was part of the Vinotinto side that finished fourth at the 2011 Copa América.Career sources
Identity and career · Wikidata Q719169About this XI
The collection opens with Juan Arango, Salomón Rondón and Tomás Rincón. The 33 covers 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1980s 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.
Who is the greatest Venezuela footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Juan Arango. Its first five careers: Juan Arango, Salomón Rondón, Tomás Rincón, Josef Martínez, Rafael Dudamel. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Venezuela players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Venezuela'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.
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