List of foreign La Liga players

This is a list of foreign players in La Liga. The following players:

  1. have played at least one La Liga game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Spanish national team on any level, independently from the birthplace, except for players of Spanish formation born abroad from Spanish parents and players who havear been capped for Spanish national team and also for other national teams.
  3. have been born in Spain and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with Spain.

In bold: players that played at least one La Liga game in 2021–22 season, and the clubs they have played for.

Africa (CAF)

Algeria

Rabah Madjer in 1986

Angola

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Samuel Eto'o playing for Barcelona in 2008
Carlos Kameni with Espanyol in 2009

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

DR Congo

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Yaya Touré playing for Barcelona in 2010

Kenya

Madagascar

Mali

Seydou Keita playing for Barcelona in 2008

Mauritania

Morocco

Youssef En-Nesyri playing for Leganés in 2018
Zaki in 2009

Mozambique

Nigeria

Ikechukwu Uche with Getafe in 2009

Senegal

South Africa

Togo

Tunisia

Asia (AFC)

Australia

China PR

Wu Lei in 2019

Iran

Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Thailand

Europe (UEFA)

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

David Alaba in 2018
Hans Krankl in 2009
Toni Polster in 2015

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Thibaut Courtois with Real Madrid in 2019
Eden Hazard playing for Real Madrid in 2019

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Mario Mandžukić being presented by Atlético Madrid in 2014
Luka Modrić with Real Madrid in 2018
Ivan Rakitić playing for Barcelona in 2019
Davor Šuker in 2014

Czech Republic

Denmark

England

David Beckham playing for Real Madrid in 2007
Gary Lineker in 2011
Michael Owen training with Real Madrid in 2005


Finland

France

Eric Abidal training with Barcelona in 2008
Karim Benzema playing for Real Madrid in 2019
Ousmane Dembélé playing for Barcelona in 2018
Antoine Griezmann with Atlético Madrid in 2017
Thierry Henry in action for Barcelona in 2008
Raymond Kopa in 2005
Lilian Thuram training with Barcelona in 2008
Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid manager in 2018

Georgia

Germany

Toni Kroos playing for Real Madrid in 2018
Bernd Schuster as Real Madrid manager in 2007
Marc-André ter Stegen with Barcelona in 2019

Greece

Hungary

László Kubala with Barcelona in 1953

Iceland

Eiður Guðjohnsen playing for Barcelona in 2007

Israel

Dudu Aouate playing for Mallorca in 2012

Italy

Fabio Cannavaro playing for Real Madrid in 2009
Amedeo Carboni with Valencia in 2005

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Montenegro

Netherlands

Phillip Cocu in 2015
Johan Cruyff celebrating the Amsterdam Tournament with Barcelona in 1975
Ruud van Nistelrooy with Real Madrid in 2007
Frank Rijkaard as Barcelona manager in 2006
Arjen Robben playing for Real Madrid in 2009

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Vítor Baía in 2016
Deco playing for Barcelona in 2006
Duda playing for Málaga in 2010
Luís Figo in 2017
Nani in 2017
Pauleta in 2012
Pepe training with Real Madrid in 2015
Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid in 2018
Simão (right) speaking with a referee during a match for Atlético Madrid in 2009

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Cosmin Contra with Getafe in 2009

Russia

Oleg Salenko in 2014

Scotland

Serbia

Miroslav Đukić as Valladolid manager in 2012

Slovakia

Slovenia

Jan Oblak with Atlético Madrid in 2019

Sweden

Zlatan Ibrahimović taking a free kick for Barcelona in 2009
Henrik Larsson playing for Barcelona in 2006

Switzerland

Turkey

Arda Turan playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013

Ukraine

Wales

Gareth Bale with Real Madrid in 2018

North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Canada

Costa Rica

Keylor Navas celebrating the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2018

Cuba

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Guadeloupe

Haiti

Honduras

Martinique

Note: Martinique is a French overseas department which is a member of CONCACAF but it is not recognized by FIFA. Players listed here are French citizens who have played for the Martinique national team. They are eligible to play for the France national team. Players with the note "Born in France" were not born in Martinique, despite being a part of France.

Mexico

Andrés Guardado playing for Valencia in 2012
Rafael Márquez in action for Barcelona in 2009

Panama

Julio Dely Valdés playing for Málaga in 2002

Puerto Rico

Suriname

United States of America

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

Sergio Agüero playing for Atlético Madrid in 2012
Pablo Aimar in 2017
Éver Banega playing for Sevilla in 2017
Eduardo Berizzo as Sevilla manager in 2017
Ángel Di María playing for Real Madrid in 2010
Alfredo Di Stéfano scoring for Real Madrid in 1959
Gonzalo Higuaín with Real Madrid in 2012
Diego Maradona (right) with Mario Kempes (left) before a Barcelona match against Valencia in 1982
Gerardo Martino as Barcelona manager in 2014
Javier Mascherano in action for Barcelona in 2012
Lionel Messi playing for Barcelona in 2018
Diego Milito in 2015
Ariel Ortega in 2013
Mauricio Pochettino as Espanyol manager in 2012
Juan Román Riquelme training with Villarreal in 2005
Javier Saviola playing for Barcelona in 2007
Diego Simeone as Atlético Madrid manager in 2018

Bolivia


Brazil

Bebeto in 2010
Cafu in 2019
Coutinho playing for Barcelona in 2018
Dani Alves celebrating the UEFA Super Cup with Barcelona in 2015
Denílson in 2009
Didi in 1958
Kaká scoring for Real Madrid in 2011
Marcelo in action for Real Madrid in 2019
Neymar lining up for Barcelona in 2016
Rivaldo in 2014
Robinho in 2012
Romário in 2019
Ronaldinho playing for Barcelona in 2007
Ronaldo with Real Madrid in 2005
Vavá in 1962

Chile

Claudio Bravo warming up for Barcelona in 2015
Alexis Sánchez celebrating the FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona in 2011
Arturo Vidal playing for Barcelona in 2019

Colombia

Radamel Falcao with Atlético Madrid in 2011
James Rodríguez with Real Madrid in 2014

Ecuador

Paraguay

Roque Santa Cruz scoring for Málaga in 2014
Nelson Valdez playing for Hércules in 2011
Justo Villar with Valladolid in 2009

Peru

Juan Seminario with Barcelona

Uruguay

Diego Forlán in action with Atlético Madrid in 2011
José Giménez training with Atlético Madrid in 2018
Diego Godín in action for Atlético Madrid in 2018
Cristian Rodríguez playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013
Luis Suárez playing for Barcelona in 2019

Venezuela

Juan Arango in 2015
Salomón Rondón training with Las Palmas in 2009


See also

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