Throughout the history of Real Madrid, a large number of players of African origin wore the royal shirt, the latest of whom was the duo Eduardo Camavinga, the French midfielder of Rennes, and Aurelien Chuamini, the talent of Monaco.
African blood left a historical imprint within Real Madrid, where several elements belonging to the black continent contributed to the royal winning many local and European championships.
And here are the 13 players of African descent who wore the Real Madrid shirt, according to what was published by the Spanish newspaper “Marca” as follows.
Samuel Eto’o – Cameroon – 1999-2000 season
Jeremy Njitab – Cameroon – 1999 to 2003
Makelele – Kinshasa (Democratic Congo) – 2000 to 2003
Mohamedou Diarra – Mali – 2000 to 2003
Lassana Diarra – Mali – 2009 to 2012
Emmanuel Adebayor – Togo – 2011
Michael Essien – Ghana – 2012
Zinedine Zidane – Algeria – 2001 to 2006
Karim Benzema – Algeria – 2015 to 2022
David Alaba – Nigeria – 2021-2022
Camavinga – Angola – 2021-2022
Antonio Rudiger – Sierra Leone – 2022
Tshwamini – Cameroon – 2022
It is worth noting that the five, Karim Benzema, David Alaba, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rudiger and Chuamini, are among the current Real Madrid squad.