5 Real Madrid players with the least minutes played in the 2021-22 season

3. Antonio Blanco - 36

Antonio Blanco has won the UEFA Youth League 2019-20 with Real Madrid Castilla

Antonio Blanco is being groomed under the watchful eyes of Florentino Perez considering the future of the club. Blanco's skill set makes him the perfect future prospect for Real Madrid's aging midfield.

As of now, Blanco is being used as a back in the senior side and a regular in the Real Madrid Castilla squad. Antonio Blanco rose to prominence after Real Madrid Castilla's UEFA Youth League 2019-20 triumph.

Blanco has made a total of 36 minutes of appearances for Real Madrid's senior side so far this season. He played 30 minutes against Los Blancos' thumping 6-1 win against Mallorca on 23rd September 2021. The remaining six minutes were marked during the return fixture against FC Sheriff.

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2. Dani Ceballos - 18

Dani Ceballos was loaned out to Arsenal in 2019

Dani Ceballos was signed by Real Madrid in 2017. He scored a brace in Real Madrid's 2-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves in his first-ever start for the club. Despite being used as a limited resource in the club's La Liga outings, Dani featured in four UCL games that season. The same year, the club registered its third consecutive and thirteenth overall UCL title.

To keep his form alive, the club decided to send the former Betis man on loan to Arsenal for a season. His fine form earned him an extension at the Emirates Stadium. Dani Ceballos was eventually called back to the Santiago Bernabeu.

He played his last game in the white shirt on 6th March 2022 against Real Sociedad. He played just eight minutes.

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1. Jesús Vallejo - 14

Jesus Vallejo spent two brief loan spells at Granada

Real Madrid were never out of solid center-back options. If shuffled through the pages of the club's roster, we will be able to find some of the best names within the world of football decorating the stopper's role within the club.

Jesus Vallejo joined Real Madrid in 2015 and was immediately loaned to Real Zaragoza as the center back roles were occupied by Sergio Ramos and Pepe. When Pepe departed, the highly talented Raphael Varane took over.

The presence of versatile defenders Nacho and Lucas Vazquez put Jesus' place within the team in jeopardy. Later, signing Alaba and Eder Militao hammered the final nail on Vellejo's hopes of finding a permanent place in the team.

The Zaragoza-native spent two brief loan spells at Granada before returning to Real Madrid before the start of the season. His last appearance was a late cameo against his former team Granada on 21st November 2021.