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 2020–21 season, and the clubs they have played for.

Albania

Algeria

Rabah Madjer in 1986

Andorra

Angola

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 (left) with Mario Kempes (right) 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

Armenia

Australia

Austria

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

Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

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

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

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

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

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

PR China

Wu Lei in 2019

Colombia

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

Congo

DR Congo

Costa Rica

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

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

Cuba

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

England

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

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

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

Gabon

Gambia

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

Ghana

Greece

Guadeloupe

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

László Kubala with Barcelona in 1953

Iceland

Eiður Guðjohnsen playing for Barcelona in 2007

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Dudu Aouate playing for Mallorca in 2012

Italy

Fabio Cannavaro playing for Real Madrid in 2009
Amedeo Carboni with Valencia in 2005
Gianluca Zambrotta warming up for Barcelona in 2007

Ivory Coast

Yaya Touré playing for Barcelona in 2010

Japan

Kenya

Latvia

Lithuania

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mali

Seydou Keita playing for Barcelona in 2008

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.

Mauritania

Mexico

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

Montenegro

Morocco

Zaki in 2009

Mozambique

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

Nigeria

Ikechukwu Uche with Getafe in 2010

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

John Carew in 2011

Panama

Julio Dely Valdés playing for Málaga in 2002

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

Philippines

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

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Cosmin Contra with Getafe in 2009

Russia

Oleg Salenko in 2014

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

Senegal

Serbia

Miroslav Đukić as Valladolid manager in 2012

Slovakia

Slovenia

Jan Oblak with Atlético Madrid in 2019

South Africa

South Korea

Suriname

Sweden

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

Switzerland

Thailand

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Arda Turan playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013

Ukraine

United States of America

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
Luis Suárez playing for Barcelona in 2019

Venezuela

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

Wales

Gareth Bale with Real Madrid in 2018

See also

Notes

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    Born in Angola
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    Born in Argentina
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    Born at sea
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    Born in Austria
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    Born in Belgium
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    Born in Belarus (then part of Soviet Union)
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    Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Brazil
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    Born in Cameroon
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    Born in Canada
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    Born in Cape Verde
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    Born in Croatia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Mexico
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    Born in Moldova (then part of the Kingdom of Romania)
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    Born in Montenegro (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Mozambique
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    Born in Nicaragua
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    Born in Nigeria
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    Born in Poland
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    Born in Portugal
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    Born in Romania
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    Born in Romania (then part of Austria-Hungary)
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    Born in Saudi Arabia
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    Born in Senegal
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    Born in Serbia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Slovakia (then part of Czechoslovakia)
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    Born in Slovenia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in South Africa
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    Born in Spain
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    Born in Suriname
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    Born in Sweden
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    Born in Switzerland
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    Born in Turkey
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    Born in Uganda
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    Born in Ukraine (then part of Soviet Union)
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    Born in Uruguay
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    Born in the United States
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    Born in West Germany (now part of Germany)
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    Capped for the Belgium national under-16 football team
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    Capped for the Belgium national under-15 football team
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    Capped for the Brazil national under-18 football team
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