Walter Adrian Samuel (born March 23, 1978 in Laborde, Cordoba Province) is an Argentine football (soccer) player who currently plays for Real Madrid in Spain, and the Argentine national team.

The centre-back got the nickname of Il Muro (The Wall) while playing for AS Roma in Italy, due to his defensive skills.

Samuel started playing professionally in 1996 in Argentina for Newell's Old Boys, and a year later moved to Boca Juniors where he stayed until 2000. In that year AS Roma bought his pass for 22,250,000 US Dollars, and in 2004 Real Madrid bought it for 25,000,000 Euros, almost 30,000,000 US Dollars.

He played 45 matches for the Argentine national team, scoring 4 goals. He played for his country in the 2002 World Cup.

Club History

Season	Club	Games	Goals
2004~	Real Madrid	7	1
2003~2004	AS Roma	30	1
2002~2003	AS Roma	31	2
2001~2002	AS Roma	30	5
2000~2001	AS Roma	31	1
1999~2000	Boca Juniors	29	2
1998~1999	Boca Juniors	34	2
1997~1998	Boca Juniors	12	0
1996~1997	Newell's Old Boys	37	0

Achievements

• 2001 Italian Super Cup (AS Roma)
• 2001 Italian Championship (AS Roma)
• 2000 Copa Libertadores (Boca Juniors)
• 1999 Argentine Clausura Championship (Boca Juniors)
• 1998 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca Juniors)
• 1997 FIFA's Football World Youth Championship