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Atletico Madrid is a Madrid football institution founded in 1903, known for its red-and-white identity, fierce competitive character and deep connection with its supporters. This team page brings together the club’s recorded squad, coaching timeline, recent player movement and competition footprint. It also places the modern team in context through its home at the Cívitas Metropolitano, its enduring Colchoneros tradition and the broader football culture that has shaped one of Spain’s most distinctive clubs.
Xtra rating
1889
Conservative: 1459
Rank club
45
Updated: 13 September 2026
Atletico Madrid Upcoming matches by league
La Liga
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- Regular Season - 6
Atletico Madrid
Osasuna
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- Regular Season - 7
Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid
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- Regular Season - 8
AlavesNo H2HAtletico Madrid
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- Regular Season - 9
EspanyolNo H2HAtletico Madrid
UEFA Champions League
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- Group Stage
Atletico Madrid
Manchester United
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- Group Stage
VfB Stuttgart
Atletico Madrid
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- Group Stage
Atletico Madrid
Bayern München
Atletico Madrid Last matches by league
La Liga
UEFA Champions League
Friendlies Clubs
Copa del Rey
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
Atletico Madrid Team Roster
Atletico Madrid’s recorded squad contains 36 players: nine attackers, 12 defenders, five goalkeepers and 10 midfielders. The roster mixes recognisable names with a broad group of additional squad options. J. Oblak and J. Musso are listed among the goalkeepers, while Koke, Pablo Barrios, M. Hjulmand and Lee Kang-In feature in midfield. The attacking group includes A. Lookman, A. Sørloth, Álex Baena and J. Álvarez. Defensive options include J. Giménez, C. Romero, D. Hancko, Robin Le Normand, Álex Grimaldo and Marc Pubill, alongside Javier Boñar and M. Ruggeri. Rayane Belid, Sergio Esteban, Álvaro Moreno and Mario de Luis are also listed.
position Goalkeeper
1
Juan Agustín Musso
GK
Argentina
1
Mario de Luis Jiménez
GK
Spain
13
Salvador Esquivel Gámez
GK
Spain
13
Jan Oblak
GK
Slovenia
51
position Defender
4
Antal Yaakobishvili
DEF
Hungary
15
Aleksa Puric
DEF
Serbia
17
Dávid Hancko
DEF
Slovakia
18
Marc Pubill Pagès
DEF
Spain
21
Cristian Gabriel Romero
DEF
Argentina
22
Alejandro Grimaldo García
DEF
Spain
24
Robin Aime Robert Le Normand
DEF
France
27
Jorge Dominguez
DEF
30
Daniel Martinez Moreno
DEF
Spain
position Midfielder
3
Obed Gómez Vargas
MID
USA
4
Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya
MID
Spain
5
João Lucas de Souza Cardoso
MID
USA
6
Jorge Resurrección Merodio
MID
Spain
8
Pablo Barrios Rivas
MID
Spain
10
Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
MID
Spain
14
Marcos Llorente Moreno
MID
Spain
18
Taufik Seidu Zanzi Awudu
MID
Ghana
20
Giuliano Simeone Baldini
MID
Italy
23
Morten Blom Due Hjulmand
MID
Denmark
37
Rayane Belid
MID
Spain
46
J. Castillo
MID
position Attacker
7
Kang-In Lee
FWD
Korea Republic
9
Sergio Esteban
FWD
9
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
Norway
10
M. Llorente
FWD
11
Ademola Lookman Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman
FWD
England
15
Jonathan Christian David
FWD
USA
16
Arnau Ortiz Sánchez
FWD
Spain
19
Julián Álvarez
FWD
Argentina
Last Atletico Madrid Coachs
Diego Simeone is the most recent recorded appointment and remains Atletico Madrid’s current head coach. The Argentine began his Atletico Madrid tenure on 1 December 2011, giving the club a long period of continuity on the touchline. Earlier entries show Gregorio Manzano from June to December 2011, preceded by Quique Sánchez Flores between October 2009 and May 2011. Javier Aguirre’s spell ran from July 2006 to February 2009, while Pepe Murcia is recorded from January to May 2006. The timeline places Simeone’s tenure within a broader sequence of Spanish and international coaching appointments.
Diego Pablo Simeone González
Argentina
Coach since
1 December 2011
Coach until
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Pablo Simeone González | Argentina | 1 December 2011 | |
| Gregorio Manzano Ballesteros | Spain | 1 June 2011 | 1 December 2011 |
| Enrique Sánchez Flores | Spain | 1 October 2009 | 1 May 2011 |
| Javier Aguirre Onaindía | Mexico | 1 July 2006 | 1 February 2009 |
| José Murcia González | Spain | 1 January 2006 | 1 May 2006 |
| César Ferrando Giménez | Spain | 1 June 2004 | 1 May 2005 |
| Gregorio Manzano Ballesteros | Spain | 1 July 2003 | 1 May 2004 |
| Claudio Ranieri | Italy | 1 July 1999 | 1 April 2000 |
| Javier Clemente Lazaro | Spain | 1 July 1989 | 1 June 1990 |
Atletico Madrid Transfers
Recent arrivals recorded include transfers, loan returns, a free-agent arrival and one loan entry. Lee Kang-In joined from Paris Saint Germain on 24 July, after M. Hjulmand from Sporting CP and Álex Grimaldo from Bayer Leverkusen. A. Lookman, Rodrigo Mendoza and O. Vargas are also listed as transfers arriving in 2026. Carlos Martín, H. Moldovan, T. Lemar and several other players are recorded as returning from loan on 29 June. M. De Luis is listed as a free-agent arrival, while L. Nájera appears as a loan arrival in November 2025. This is a selected recent sample rather than a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. David |
Juventus
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| A. Yaakobishvili |
Girona
|
Loan | 26 August 2026 |
| C. Romero |
Tottenham
|
Transfer | 14 August 2026 |
| Lee Kang-In |
Paris Saint Germain
|
Transfer | 24 July 2026 |
| M. Hjulmand |
Sporting CP
|
Transfer | 10 July 2026 |
| Álex Grimaldo |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Alejandro Mestanza |
Getafe
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Pablo Pérez |
Atlético Madrid II
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Mestanza |
Getafe
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Álex Grimaldo |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
| Carlos Giménez |
PAOK
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Arenas Getxo
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 | |
| D. Munoz |
Ourense CF
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Diego Bri |
Cordoba
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. El Jebari |
Mirandes
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Recent departures recorded include transfers, loans, free-agent exits and returns from loan. N. Molina moved to AS Roma on 11 August, followed by T. Almada to River Plate and J. Morcillo to Elche in August. I. Kostis, Julio Díaz del Romo, A. Mestanza, S. El Jebari, Diego Bri and Alejandro Monserrate are also listed as transfers. Daniel Muñoz Navas left as a free agent, while H. Moldovan and C. Lenglet are recorded as loans. Several 29 June entries mark returns from loan, including D. Šits, M. Bellotti and L. Nájera. This recent sample is selective rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Martín |
HNK Hajduk Split
|
Loan | 1 September 2026 |
| J. Giménez |
Deportivo La Coruna
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| T. Lemar |
Elche
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| G. Spina |
Jong Ajax
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| Iker Luque |
Racing Santander
|
Transfer | 30 August 2026 |
| I. Luque |
Racing Santander
|
Transfer | 30 August 2026 |
| Javier Boñar |
Girona
|
Transfer | 28 August 2026 |
| M. Ruggeri |
Aston Villa
|
Transfer | 18 August 2026 |
| N. Molina |
AS Roma
|
Transfer | 11 August 2026 |
| T. Almada |
River Plate
|
Transfer | 7 August 2026 |
| J. Morcillo |
Elche
|
Transfer | 5 August 2026 |
| I. Kostis |
Castellón
|
Transfer | 30 July 2026 |
| I. Kostis |
Castellón
|
Transfer | 29 July 2026 |
| Alberto Moreno |
CD Coria
|
Free agent | 27 July 2026 |
| Julio Díaz del Romo |
Sevilla
|
Transfer | 27 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Atletico Madrid’s recent movement shows activity across several player-status categories rather than a single type of change. The arrivals list combines transfers from Paris Saint Germain, Sporting CP, Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta, Elche and Seattle Sounders with returns from loan, a free-agent arrival and a loan entry. The departures list likewise includes transfers to clubs in Spain, Italy, Portugal and elsewhere alongside loans, a free-agent exit and returns from loan. Movement is especially concentrated in the June to August 2026 period, with additional arrivals and departures recorded in late 2025 and February 2026. The names appearing in both arrival and departure records reflect the circulation created by loan returns and subsequent moves. Because each list is a limited recent sample, it cannot establish a complete seasonal total or an overall transfer balance. It does, however, show a squad environment combining incoming recruitment, returning loanees and outgoing movement across domestic and international destinations.
Leagues Atletico Madrid has participated in
Atletico Madrid’s recorded competition footprint includes La Liga, Copa del Rey, the Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and club friendlies, with entries running through 2025. These are the club’s most recently recorded domestic, European, global and preparation competitions, although they do not establish the 2026-27 schedule. The International Champions Cup is historical, with participation recorded from 2016 to 2019. The UEFA Super Cup appears for 2018, and the UEFA Europa League for 2017. The overall history therefore combines recurring recent entries with older one-period records rather than a complete current-season fixture list.
More about Atletico Madrid
Founded in 1903, Atletico Madrid is a Madrid institution whose identity combines Spanish football tradition with a reputation for resilience, intensity and emotional commitment. The club is commonly known as Atleti, Los Rojiblancos and Los Colchoneros, the latter nickname linked to the red-and-white stripes of its traditional home kit and their resemblance to mattress covers. That visual language remains central to the club, alongside blue shorts and the crest’s bear and strawberry tree, symbols associated with the city of Madrid. Seven stars representing the Ursa Major constellation complete the badge’s distinctive imagery.
The club’s historical path began as a branch of Athletic Bilbao before developing into an independent Madrid entity. Over time, Atletico established a major domestic and continental presence, with La Liga at the centre of its football ecosystem and European competitions reinforcing its international profile. The club is often characterised as a gritty, working-class alternative within Madrid’s football landscape, a tradition expressed through collective effort and a refusal to concede easily.
Atletico’s home is the Cívitas Metropolitano in the San Blas-Canillejas district of northeast Madrid. The modern UEFA Category 4 stadium is recognised for its high capacity, wave-shaped roof and intense match atmosphere. Its setting gives the club a contemporary base while preserving a strong sense of local belonging. Pre-match rituals include the club anthem Himno del Centenario, and the raccoon mascot Indi is another familiar part of its public identity.
The club operates as a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, or SAD, with ownership shaped by majority shareholders and international investment groups. On the pitch, its modern culture is closely associated with Cholismo, the philosophy linked to Diego Simeone and marked by defensive organisation, pressing, tactical discipline and emotional resilience. Together, these elements connect Atletico’s historic symbols, supporter culture, governance and competitive character.
Last matches statistics for Atletico Madrid
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Atletico Madrid
4 - 1
Getafe
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Manchester United
2 - 1
Atletico Madrid
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Manchester City
3 - 1
Atletico Madrid
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Marseille
1 - 2
Atletico Madrid
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Atletico Madrid
2 - 0
Malaga
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6 / 15 |
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88 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
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Atletico Madrid
2 - 2
Villarreal
|
4 / 19 |
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88 | 12 | 3 1 | 4 |
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Sevilla
1 - 3
Atletico Madrid
|
5 / 12 |
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86 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
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Athletic Club
3 - 0
Atletico Madrid
|
5 / 15 |
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0% | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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Liverpool
2 - 1
Atletico Madrid
|
4 / 9 |
|
85 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
|
Real Sociedad
0 - 3
Atletico Madrid
|
5 / 13 |
|
0% | 9 | 1 | 3 |
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