Of a consecration performance in Brazil, to sign with the most important club on the planet. On July 22, 2014, shortly after finishing the World Cup, James Rodríguez officially became a Real Madrid player. The midfielder, figure of the Nations Tournament, arrived at the current European champion from Monaco and, with the 10 shirt behind his back, was presented Before more than 40,000 fans in Santiago Bernabéu.
His first season in Spain, at the individual level, was dreamy; But from the second campaign, with the arrival of Zidane to the technical direction, the Colombian was losing prominence. Although he added important titles (two Champions League, for example), His first stage at the White House ended in mid -2017, When he was assigned to Bayern Munich.
Two years later, he returned to Bernabéu to close his story in Madrid. However, in that last season, still with Zidane as a coach, he played very little and In 2020 it was definitively said goodbye To meet Ancelotti in Everton.
during his four years in Real Madrid, James played 125 games and scored 37 goals, a figure that is enough to be, along with other great stars, In a prestigious ranking of players who wore the white shirt during this century.
CR7, Benzema, Raúl, James … The scorers of Madrid
Transfermarkt elaborated the top 21 of Real Madrid scorers in the 21st century and There appeared the name of James Rodríguez. The Colombian occupies the last box of the ranks for its 37 scores between 2014 and 2020.
The ranking leads it Cristiano Ronaldowho scored 450 goals in 438 games with the Spanish team. My wife is likema, With 354 celebrations, and Raúlwith 222, they complete a podium of historic strikers who passed through the most times Champions Champion and left their mark based on celebrations.
From CR7 to James there are several players who marked an era in Madrid. Are, for example, Ronaldo Nazario, Sergio Ramos, Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos Y Zinédine Zidane.
The 10 maximum scorers of Madrid in the 20th century
- Cristiano Ronaldo: 450 goals
- My wife: 354 goals
- Raúl: 222 goals
- Gonzalo Higuaín: 121 goals
- Gareth Bale: 106 goals
- Vinicius Jr.: 105 goals
- Ronaldo: 104 goals
- Sergio Ramos: 101 goals
- Foster: 72 goals
- Rodrygo: 68 goals
In four seasons with Real Madrid, James added 9 titles to his record: Two Champions, two Club World Cups, two European Super Cups, two Leagues in Spain and a Spanish Super Cup. He only lacked to conquer the Copa del Rey.
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