Dani Carvajal

Five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid — the most decorated right-back in the competition's history.

Daniel Carvajal Ramos was born in Leganés, Spain in 1992. Real Madrid's academy developed him before a formative loan at Bayer Leverkusen. He returned to Madrid in 2013 and has spent the following decade winning five Champions Leagues — the most by a right-back in the competition's history. He won Euro 2024 with Spain — scoring the opening goal in the final against England with a header. He has been Real Madrid's first-choice right-back for eleven consecutive seasons. A series of serious muscle injuries — including a ruptured cruciate in the 2024 Champions League Final celebrations — have punctuated his career without preventing him from returning each time to his previous level. His combination of defensive solidity, attacking overlapping runs and set-piece delivery has made him the most reliable right-back in Madrid's system across the most successful club period in European football. He suffered a cardiac event during training in 2023 — successfully treated — before returning to win another Champions League.

• Champions League 5x (2014,2016,2018,2022,2024)
• La Liga 6x
• World Cup (2010 youth)
• Euro (Spain 2024)