the top 10 goalkeepers with the most official games for Valencia CF

This Monday, April 14, 2025, marks the celebration of International Goalkeeper Day. Throughout its history, Valencia CF has had some legendary goalkeepers. Here is the top 10 ranking of the goalkeepers with the most official matches wearing the Valencia CF shirt.

Santiago Cañizares leads the list with 416 official appearances, 305 of which were in LaLiga. The Madrid-born goalkeeper spent 10 seasons (1998–2008) at Valencia CF, winning eight titles. In second place is José Manuel Sempere, who played 364 matches (301 in LaLiga) over 15 seasons (1980–1995), claiming one title. Rounding out the podium is Ignacio Eizaguirre with 246 matches (187 in LaLiga) across 11 seasons (1941–1959), in which he won five competitions.

Following this top 3 are other notable names:

• Enrique Cano – 188 official matches (89 in LaLiga)

• Andoni Zubizarreta – 184 matches (152 in LaLiga)

• Diego Alves – 175 matches (146 in LaLiga)

• Abelardo González – 171 matches (125 in LaLiga)

• José Manuel Pesudo – 165 matches (127 in LaLiga)

• Ricardo Zamora – 147 matches (97 in LaLiga)

Giorgi Mamardashvili closes this prestigious and historic top 10. The Georgian goalkeeper has played 127 official matches for Valencia CF, 120 of them in LaLiga. During this 2024–25 season, Mamardashvili has reached major milestones. He was named Georgia’s Player of the Year 2024 by the Georgian Football Federation and Best Footballer of the Country by Georgian newspaper Sarbieli for his outstanding performance in the 2023–24 season. He also finished seventh in the race for the Yashin Trophy at the Ballon d’Or gala.

It’s also worth noting that next in the ranking, in 11th place, is Jaume Domènech with 122 matches, 78 of them in LaLiga. The Almenara native was part of the squad that won the Copa del Rey in 2019.

Statistics based on data updated by Alfonso Gil (2019).