The Santander League is one of the most powerful and competent league competitions in the world. Many of the best players in history have played in Spain, such as Messi, Di Stéfano, Cristiano Ronaldo or Johan Cruyff. Despite the large number of players who have competed in La Liga, so only the best can stand out and have a long career.
The Transfermarkt portal has carried out the eleven of the players who have played the most minutes during the last decade in the Santander League, an eleven that adds up 520 million euros market value. Of the eleven players that appear, seven continue to play in the Spanish league.
FC Barcelona highlights, which has four players who currently play for the club at eleven. Atlético de Madrid, Real Madrid and Valencia have a player in eleven.
This is the eleven players with the most minutes played in the last decade in LaLiga:
1. Leo Messi
The Barcelona player has played 28,850 minutes in La Liga the last 10 years, in which he has scored 349 goals and 139 assists. During this decade, FC Barcelona has won six leagues.
As for the individual awards, the Argentine forward has won six gold boots, six Spanish League Pichichi trophies, six trophies for the best player of the season and six Golden Balls.
2. Griezmann
The French striker has disputed 26,701 minutes in the last decade of La Liga. Antoine Grizmann has played on three teams in the last ten years: Real Sociedad, Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona.
He debuted in the First Division with Real Sociedad in the 2010/11 season. He remained at the Basque club until the 2013/14 season. During these four years, Griezmann scored 47 league goals.
In 2014 he signed for Atlético de Madrid, becoming one of the club's top scorers. He played for five seasons in the Madrid team, with which he scored 114 goals in LaLiga.
This last season he signed for FC Barcelona, with which he has 13 goals. This season Griezmann could win his first Spanish league.
3. Godín
Diego Godín has 26,028 minutes in La Liga since the 2010/11 season, in which he signed for Atlético de Madrid. The Uruguayan became a key defender in Atlético's eleven. In the season 2013/14 won their only Spanish league. During his time at Atlético the last decade he achieved 17 goals and 10 assists in the league.
The Uruguayan defender signed for Inter Milan this season, where he has played 17 games and has made one assist.
4. Sergio Ramos
The Real Madrid captain has played 25,713 minutes in the Spanish league since 2010. This last decade he has played in the Madrid club, and has become one of the best players in the club, adding 42 goals and 16 assists.
Sergio Ramos has won two leagues with Real Madrid these last ten years. The defender has become the third highest scoring defender in all of LaLiga history, with a total of 66 goals.
5. Busquets
Sergio Busquets is the midfielder who has played the most minutes in the last decade in La Liga, adding 25,530 minutes. During these years, the player has scored 8 goals and made 25 league assists.
FC Barcelona, club in which he has played since 2008, has managed to win six leagues in the last decade.
6. Even
The current Valencia player has played 25,041 minutes in LaLiga the last ten years. He started the 2010/11 season as a Getafe player, with whom he scored 3 goals and 5 assists in the league.
In the 2011/12 season he signed for Valencia. Since then, the Valencia captain has scored 53 goals and 49 assists for the club.
7. Piqué
Gerard Piqué has played the last decade with FC Barcelona, and adds 24,716 minutes. During these years, the player has become one of the best defenses in LaLiga.
He has achieved 25 goals and 7 assists for the club in the league, and has raised 6 leagues with Barcelona in the last ten years.
8. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese striker became the best Real Madrid player of the last decade, for which he added 24,508 minutes disputed. During his career at Real Madrid the last ten years, he has managed two leagues and he has scored 285 league goals and achieved 85 league assists.
With Real Madrid he won two leagues in 2013 and 2018. As for personal titles, has achieved four Golden Balls, three Golden Boots, three Pichichi Trophies of the Spanish League and a Player of the Year trophy for the League.
Currently, the Portuguese striker plays for Juventus, the club for which he signed this season and with which he has 21 goals.
9. Gabi
The Spanish midfielder has played for the last decade 24,210 minutes in the league. In the 2010/11 season he played for Zaragoza in the first division, with which he scored 11 goals and achieved 5 assists.
After finishing the season, he signed for Atlético de Madrid, with which he managed to win a league in 2014. During his time at Atlético, he has achieved 6 goals and 26 league assists.
This season, Gabi signed for Al Sadd, with whom he has played ten games and managed one assist.
10. Iraizoz
Gorka Iraizoz is the goalkeeper who has played the most minutes during the last decade in LaLiga, reaching the 23,655 minutes disputed.
The decade began as an Athletic goalkeeper, with whom he has conceded 293 goals and managed to maintain the clean sheet in 64 games.
In the 2017/2018 season, he signed for Girona and played 16 games. It is currently retired.
11. Koke
The midfielder has played in the last ten years with Atlético de Madrid, and has added 23,159 minutes. Won their only Spanish league in the 2013/14 season.
Koke has managed to score 31 goals and 78 league assists for the club over the past ten years.