Victor Valdes is now the keeper who has played most games for Barça. On Monday, against Villarreal, he equalled the figure of Andoni Zubizarreta (the current Sports Director) of 410 official matches. Valdes made his debut with the first team in 2002 and since the end of the 2003/04 season he has been the undisputable number one between the posts. Four Zamora trophies as the goalkeeper conceding fewest goals in the League (2005, 2009, 2010, and 2011) stand out in his career.

323 goals conceded in 410 games

The Barcelona number 1, 29 years old, has the 410 games distributed as follows: 296 in the League, 82 in the Champions League, 12 in the Spanish Cup, 4 in the World Club Championship, 5 in the UEFA Cup, 8 in the Spanish Super Cup, and 3 in the European Super Cup. In total he’s let in 323 goals, which represents an average of 0.78 per game. In his ten seasons with the first team he’s won 17 trophies, including 5 League titles and 3 Champions Leagues.

Behind Zubizarreta and Valdes (410) come other Barça legends, like Antoni Ramallets (384 games and 5 Zamora trophies), Salvador Sadurní (331), and Pello Artola (248).

"This figure is unbelievable"

After the game against Villarreal, Valdes mentioned the record he’s just reached: "I’m very proud to equal Zubi, it’s a very special day. This figure was unthinkable when I made my debut”. Later, his manager, Pep Guardiola joked about the record: "As testimonial to Zubi, I decided to play with a 3 man defence ....our aim is that Victor helps us to move the ball, and he’s not the typical goalkeeper who just makes saves”.