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Juan Arango 129 caps · CF Pachuca, RCD MallorcaLucien 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. He played six Copa Américas and helped Venezuela to fourth place in 2011, still their best finish, and left with 129 caps, 22 goals and the 2016 NASL title and MVP award with the New York Cosmos.
CDM2011–16
Salomón Rondón 120 caps · 48 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. He is Venezuela's record scorer with 50 goals in 122 caps, won the Russian league with Zenit in 2015, the Argentine title with River Plate in 2023 and the CONCACAF Champions Cup with Pachuca in 2024 as its top scorer.
ST2015–24
83
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. He won Serie A and the Coppa Italia with Juventus in 2016/17, took the fans' player of the tournament award at the 2011 Copa América, and wore the armband at the Centenario in 2016 and the Copa América of 2019.
CDM2008–25
82
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. He took the Golden Boot, the league MVP award and the MLS Cup final MVP as Atlanta United won the title in only their second season, added the 2023 Leagues Cup with Inter Miami, and scored 15 goals in 70 caps for Venezuela.
RM2018–23
80
Roberto Rosales 96 caps · 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. He won the KNVB Cup with Twente in 2011 and two Johan Cruijff Shields, scored in the final match of 2018/19 that took Espanyol back into Europe after twelve years, played 96 times for Venezuela and was part of the side that finished fourth at the 2011 Copa América.
RB2010–18
80
Wuilker Faríñez R.C. LensNineteen 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. He finished that tournament as a runner-up with 506 minutes unbeaten, was voted Venezuela's best goalkeeper in 2016 and 2017, won the 2018 Superliga Colombiana with Millonarios and kept clean sheets against Peru and Brazil at the 2019 Copa América.
GK2016–19
79
Fernando Amorebieta 15 caps · Athletic Bilbao B, FulhamOn 11 October 2011 in Puerto La Cruz, his goal settled a 1-0 win over Argentina, the first time Venezuela had beaten them in a World Cup qualifier. He won the Copa Sudamericana with Independiente in 2017, reached the Europa League final and the Copa del Rey final with Athletic Bilbao in 2012, played 254 games for the club, and lifted the European Under-19 title with Spain in 2004.
CB2004–17
79
Giancarlo Maldonado 64 caps · 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. He shared the 2007 Golden Boot of the Americas with Martín Palermo, won the CONCACAF Champions League and the Mexican Apertura with Atlante, took two Venezuelan league titles, and finished with 22 goals for the national team.
ST2007–08
79
Jefferson Savarino 51 caps · 4 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. Botafogo won both titles that year, and he added the Bola de Prata, the Libertadores team of the tournament and the South American team of the year, having already taken a league title and Copa do Brasil with Atlético Mineiro in 2021.
CAM2021–24
79
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo 80 caps · Caracas Fútbol Club, Club Atlético LanúsOnly one goal separated Venezuela and Bolivia on 15 November 2011, and the centre back scored it, one of seven he managed across more than 80 caps from 2004 onwards. He was part of the side that finished fourth at the 2011 Copa América, won three Venezuelan league titles with Caracas and the Colombian Finalización with Once Caldas in 2010, and played 122 matches for Nantes across four seasons.
CB2004–11
78
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. Miku won the Scottish league and cup double on loan at Celtic in 2013 and the Indian Super League with Bengaluru in 2019, and he scored eleven times in 51 caps, including the Paraguay draw at Venezuela's fourth place Copa América in 2011.
SS2011–19
78
Renny Vega 63 caps · 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. The draw sent Venezuela through, and they finished fourth at that 2011 Copa América, their best ever; Vega made the team of the tournament, won 66 caps, and took two Venezuelan league titles and the 2009 Copa Venezuela with Caracas.
GK2009–11
76
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. He had already won the Venezuelan league and the Copa Venezuela with Caracas, went on to become the first Venezuelan to score in Ligue 1 with Nantes, and played 29 times for his country across the 2019 and 2021 Copa Américas.
ST2012–21
76
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. That run ended in fourth place, still Venezuela's high water mark, and he added 70 caps, the Venezuelan championship with Caracas in 2010, the 2009 Copa Venezuela, and selection in the Ligue 2 team of the season with Nantes in 2013.
LB2009–13
75
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. Sixteen caps and the 2015 Copa América followed, plus four Thai League titles at Buriram United between 2014 and 2018, the 2015 FA Cup, League Cups in 2015 and 2016, and a fifth championship with BG Pathum in 2020-21 that put him in the league's Best XI.
CB2011–20
75
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. It stayed his only international goal across close to 30 caps that took in the 2016 Centenario and the 2019 Copa América, and at Málaga he reached 146 appearances and 11 goals in seven seasons, the first of them in La Liga an equaliser against Barcelona in January 2016.
RM2016–19
75
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.
LM2011–22
The three highest rated names in Venezuela's pool are Juan Arango, Salomón Rondón and Tomás Rincón. The 33 covers 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards. Juan Arango leads the pool at 86 overall. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.