This is the list of notable footballers who have played for Sporting de Gijón. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes first nationals at the club, and some players who fell short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history or in his career.

Appearances and goals include La Liga, Segunda División and playoffs matches. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2015–16 season.

Asturian flag is added for Spanish players born in Asturias.

Name	Nat.	Pos.	Sporting career	Apps	Goals	NT Apps	NT Goals
Joaquín		MF	1976–1992	514	67	18	1
Quini		FW	1968–1980 1984–1987	441	227	35	8
Manuel Jiménez		DF	1979–1991	420	8	1	0
Jesús Castro		GK	1967–1984	417	0
Ablanedo II		GK	1982–1999	401	0	4	0
Manuel Mesa		MF	1975–1987	339	36	2	1
Armando Medina		MF	1951–1966	321	22
Pepe Ortiz		FW	1949–1963	321	131
Tati Valdés		MF	1965–1979	316	40
Cundi		DF	1974–1976 1977–1989	310	9	9	0
Rafel Sastre		DF	2001–2011	309	4
Tamayo		DF	1940–1955	306	3
Ciriaco Cano		MF	1971–1983	301	29
Roberto Canella		DF	2006–2014 2015–2019	306	8
Francisco Sánchez		FW	1945–1959	286	61
Molinucu		MF	1944–1957	285	28
José Antonio Redondo		DF	1972–1985	278	3
Ignacio Churruca		FW	1967–1976	274	51	16	0
Enzo Ferrero		FW	1975–1985	273	65	3	1
José Manuel		MF	1968–1978	270	7
Carlos Carmona		MF	2012–	260	43
Alberto Lora		DF	2007–2018	256	5
Cholo Dindurra		FW	1941–1942 1943–1953	246	65
Sión		GK	1949–1960	240	0
Rogelio Altisent		DF	1952–1962	235	0
Eloy		FW	1982–1988 1995–1996	227	39	15	4
Antonio Puente		DF	1962–1973	227	13
Miguel Ángel Montes		MF	1959–1961 1962–1969	224	60
Pablo		DF	1990–1998	216	4
Antonio Maceda		DF	1976–1985	212	20	36	8
Igor Lediakhov		MF	1994–1998 1998–2002	211	43	16	1
Rafael Biempica		FW	1955–1964	210	55
Miguel Alonso		DF	1962–1974	210	1
Juan		MF	2001–2006	202	9
David Barral		FW	2006–2012	201	48
Mate Bilić		FW	2003–2004 2008–2013	201	57	7	3
Iván Cuéllar		GK	2008–2017	201	0
Abel		FW	1976–1984	198	41
Roberto		GK	2002–2008	197	0
Pocholo		FW	1960–1968	195	74
Juan Eraña		MF	1962–1970	184	22
Sergio Álvarez		MF	2009–2012 2013–2018	180	11
Abelardo		DF	1989–1994	179	13	54	3
Nacho Cases		MF	2010–2017	178	10
Ablanedo I		DF	1983–1994 1985–1994	174	7
José Prendes		MF	1948–1957	172	88
Francisco Javier Uría		DF	1977–1983	172	7	14	0
Víctor Doria		DF	1973–1983	170	14
Diego Castro		FW	2006–2011	170	39
Esteban		DF	1982–1988	168	8
Jesús Uribe		DF	1963–1969	167	0
Manuel Cervigón		MF	1940–1951	166	12
Tomás		MF	1991–1998	161	13
David Cano		MF	1994–2001	161	10
Pablo Álvarez		MF	2001–2006	161	26
Tati		DF	1986–1993	160	0
Dmitri Cheryshev		FW	1996–2001	158	47	13	1
Luis Sierra		DF	1987–1994	155	2
Iván Hernández		DF	2007–2015	155	1
Muñiz		DF	1991–1996	152	6
Pin		MF	1928–1936 1939–1943	151	64
José Manuel Espinosa		DF	1982–1988	148	2
Mario Cotelo		MF	1993–1994 1998–2001	148	10
Javi Fuego		MF	2001–2007 2019–	148	4
Enrique Cabal		DF	1949–1958	146	2
Javier Dorado		DF	2001–2002 2003–2006	146	2
Germán		MF	1948–1956	145	8
Anastasio Calleja		MF	1933–1936 1939–1946	144	12
Manuel Echevarría		DF	1965–1973	143	0
Alfonso Fanjul		MF	1970–1978	143	14
Dani Borreguero		MF	2001–2005	143	13
Fabián		DF	1970–1976	141	1
Míchel		MF	2005–2010	138	7
Florín		DF	1962–1970	138	1
Luis Hernández		DF	2012–2016	135	1
Herrero II		MF	1967–1976	134	15
Antonio Amengual		FW	1962–1968	133	23
Joaquín Villa		FW	1983–1985 1986–1990	133	27
Pablo Pérez		MF	2014–2016 2018–	132	10
Isma López		MF	2013–2018	131	8
Óscar		MF	1988–1994	129	10
Alfredo Pascual		DF	1970–1975	125	3
Diego Mariño		GK	2016–	123	0
Pío		FW	1944–1950 1954–1955	122	74
Emilio		MF	1982–1983 1984–1991	122	12
Miguel de las Cuevas		MF	2009–2013	121	18
Sión III		DF	1941–1948	120	2
Juan Pablo		GK	2009–2013	120	0
Bernardo		DF	2013–2017	119	8
Herrero I		MF	1967–1973	118	2
Juan José Valencia		GK	1999–2004	118	0
Juanma		MF	1986–1992	116	9
Jorge		DF	2005–2009	116	5
Alfredo Ladreda		DF	1946–1955	115	2
Javier Manjarín		FW	1989–1993	115	16	13	2
Cástulo		DF	1947–1953	114	2
Alberto		MF	1962–1968	112	17
Ángel Luis Alcázar		DF	1989–1993	112	2
Zurdi		FW	1982–1988	110	5
Arturo		DF	1987–1988 1989–1994	110	1
Raúl Lozano		MF	1999–2003	109	12
Gerardo		MF	2001–2007	108	9
Alfredo Megido		FW	1971–1975	107	19	1	1
Jaime		MF	1985–1990	105	2
Luis Morán		FW	2006–2012	105	12
Jony		MF	2014–2016 2018	105	20
Francisco Solabarrieta		FW	1963–1969	104	72
Rubén Suárez		FW	1998–2004	104	11
Isma		DF	1998–2005	102	4
Perico Pena		DF	1928–1934 1939–1940	101	1
Jesús Enrique Velasco		DF	1994–1998	100	4
Juanele		FW	1991–1994	91	18	5	2
David Villa		FW	2001–2003	80	38	98	59
Paco Campos		FW	1948–1952	82	65
Georgi Yordanov		FW	1990–1993	77	7	40	3
Milan Luhový		MF	1989–1992	56	23	31	7
Ramón Herrera		FW	1930–1935	54	62
Julio Salinas		FW	1995–1996	54	24	56	22
Joakim Nilsson		MF	1990–1993	49	0	27	1
Sebastián Eguren		MF	2010–2012	49	3	54	7
Stefan Šćepović		FW	2013–2014	41	23	8	1
Luis Enrique		MF	1989–1991	36	14	62	12
Ricardo Alós		FW	1956–1957	34	46

• List of players in BDFutbol.com
• All Sporting footballers
• "La historia del Sporting en La Liga" (ISBN 978-84-697-4388-1)