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 have 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 2023–24 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

Iñaki Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2018

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Yaya Touré with Barcelona in 2010

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

Mali

Seydou Keita playing for Barcelona in 2008

Mauritania

Morocco

Youssef En-Nesyri playing for Leganés in 2018
Achraf Hakimi with Real Madrid in 2018
Noureddine Naybet in 2019
Zaki in 2009

Mozambique

Nigeria

Samuel Chukwueze with Villarreal in 2018
Ikechukwu Uche with Getafe in 2009

Senegal

South Africa

Togo

Tunisia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia (AFC)

Australia

China PR

Wu Lei in 2019

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Takefusa Kubo in 2019

Malaysia

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Lee Kang-in in 2019

Syria

Thailand

Europe (UEFA)

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

David Alaba in 2018
Hans Krankl in 1981
Toni Polster in 2015

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Alexander Hleb in 2015

Belgium

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Meho Kodro in 2023
Miralem Pjanić in 2015

Bulgaria

Hristo Stoichkov in 2016

Croatia

Mario Mandžukić being presented by Atlético Madrid in 2014
Luka Modrić with Real Madrid in 2018
Robert Prosinečki in 2023
Ivan Rakitić playing for Sevilla in 2020
Davor Šuker in 2014

Czech Republic

Denmark

Michael Laudrup in 2016
Allan Simonsen in 2012
Jon Dahl Tomasson in 2021

England

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

Finland

Jari Litmanen in 2015

France

Eric Abidal training with Barcelona in 2008
Karim Benzema with Real Madrid in 2021
Laurent Blanc in 2013
Ousmane Dembélé playing for Barcelona in 2018
Didier Deschamps in 2018
Antoine Griezmann with Atlético Madrid in 2017
Thierry Henry in action for Barcelona in 2008
Raymond Kopa in 1963
Lilian Thuram training with Barcelona in 2008
Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid manager in 2018

Georgia

Germany

Paul Breitner in 2011
Toni Kroos playing for Real Madrid in 2018
Bernd Schuster as Málaga manager in 2013
Marc-André ter Stegen with Barcelona in 2015

Gibraltar

  • Manuel Imossi – Valencia – 1931–32

Greece

Hungary

Zoltán Czibor in 1954
Sándor Kocsis in 1970
László Kubala with Barcelona in 1953
Ferenc Puskás with Real Madrid in 1965

Iceland

Eiður Guðjohnsen playing for Barcelona in 2007

Israel

Italy

Demetrio Albertini in 2016
Fabio Cannavaro playing for Real Madrid in 2009
Amedeo Carboni with Valencia in 2005
Christian Vieri in 2007
Gianluca Zambrotta in 2019

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Montenegro

Predrag Mijatović in 2007

Netherlands

Phillip Cocu in 2015
Johan Cruyff celebrating the Amsterdam Tournament with Barcelona in 1975
Patrick Kluivert in 2006
Ronald Koeman in 2014
Ruud van Nistelrooy with Real Madrid in 2007
Frank Rijkaard as Barcelona manager in 2006
Arjen Robben playing for Real Madrid in 2009
Wesley Sneijder in 2014

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

Poland

Robert Lewandowski in 2019

Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid in 2018
Deco playing for Barcelona in 2006
Duda playing for Málaga in 2010
Fernando Couto in 2011
Luís Figo in 2017
Nani in 2017
Pauleta in 2012
Pepe training with Real Madrid in 2015
Ricardo Quaresma in 2018
Simão (right) speaking with a referee during a match for Atlético Madrid in 2009
Vítor Baía in 2016

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Cosmin Contra with Getafe in 2009
Gheorghe Hagi after playing in a Barcelona legends match in 2018
Marius Lăcătuș in 2010
Gheorghe Popescu in 2016

Russia

Rinat Dasayev in 2017
Valeri Karpin in 2022
Viktor Onopko in 2014
Oleg Salenko in 2014

Scotland

Serbia

Miroslav Đukić as Valladolid manager in 2012
Slaviša Jokanović in 2022
Darko Kovačević in 2008
Savo Milošević in 2017

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 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 Real Betis in 2022
Javier Hernández in 2018
Rafael Márquez in action for Barcelona in 2009
Hugo Sánchez in 1988

Panama

Julio Dely Valdés playing for Málaga in 2002

Puerto Rico

Suriname

United States of America

Jozy Altidore in 2019

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

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 2021
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
Roberto Carlos in 2019
Robinho in 2012
Romário in 2023
Ronaldinho playing for Barcelona in 2007
Ronaldo with Real Madrid in 2005
Vavá in 1962
Vinícius Júnior with Real Madrid in 2018

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
Iván Zamorano in 2013

Colombia

Radamel Falcao with Atlético Madrid in 2011
René Higuita in 2007
James Rodríguez with Real Madrid in 2014
Carlos Valderrama in 2016

Ecuador

Antonio Valencia in 2022

Paraguay

José Luis Chilavert in 1985
Paulo da Silva in 2011
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
Hugo Sotil with Barcelona circa 1975

Uruguay

Ronald Araújo playing for Barcelona in 2021
Edinson Cavani in 2018
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
Gustavo Poyet in 2010
Cristian Rodríguez playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013
José Santamaría in 1962
Luis Suárez playing for Barcelona in 2019
Federico Valverde playing for Real Madrid in 2018

Venezuela

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

See also

Notes

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