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 2016-17 season, and the clubs they have played for.

Albania Albania

Algeria Algeria

Rabah Madjer in 1986.

Andorra Andorra

Angola Angola

Argentina Argentina

Lionel Messi in 2005.
Diego Simeone in 2013.
Ariel Ortega in 2013.
Roberto Ayala in 2007.

Armenia Armenia

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belarus Belarus

Belgium Belgium

Bolivia Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil Brazil

Ronaldo in 2005.
Ronaldinho in 2008.
Rivaldo in 2014.
Romário in 2010.
Bebeto in 2010.
Cafu in 2010.
Neymar in 2013.
Kaká in 2011.

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Burundi Burundi

Cameroon Cameroon

Samuel Eto'o in 2008.
Carlos Kameni in 2009.

Canada Canada

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Chad Chad

Chile Chile

Claudio Bravo in 2013.

PR China China

Colombia Colombia

Congo Republic of the Congo

DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Keylor Navas in 2015.

Croatia Croatia

Davor Šuker in 2008.
Luka Modrić in 2015.
Ivan Rakitić in 2014.

Cuba Cuba

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Ecuador Ecuador

Egypt Egypt

El Salvador El Salvador

England England

Gary Lineker in 2009.
Michael Owen in 2010.

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea Eritrea

Finland Finland

Jari Litmanen in 2009.

France France

Thierry Henry in 2008.
Laurent Blanc in 2011.
Karim Benzema in 2012.
Raymond Kopa in 1963.

Gabon Gabon

Gambia The Gambia

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Toni Kroos in 2015.
Rainer Bonhof in 1975.

Ghana Ghana

Greece Greece

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Haiti Haiti

Honduras Honduras

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

Iran Iran

Ireland Republic of Ireland

Israel Israel

Dudu Aouate in 2012.

Italy Italy

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Yaya Touré in 2012.

Japan Japan

Latvia Latvia

Lithuania Lithuania

Macedonia Republic of Macedonia

Madagascar Madagascar

Mali Mali

Seydou Keita in 2008.

Martinique Martinique

Mexico Mexico

Hugo Sánchez in 1988.

Montenegro Montenegro

Morocco Morocco

Badou Ezzaki in 2009.
Nabil El Zhar in 2009.

Mozambique Mozambique

Netherlands Netherlands

Arjen Robben in 2009.

Nigeria Nigeria

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Norway Norway

John Carew in 2008.

Panama Panama

Paraguay Paraguay

Justo Villar in 2009.

Peru Peru

Juan Seminario scores a goal against England

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Luís Figo in 2006.
Deco in 2006.
Nani in 2012.
Vítor Baía in 2016.
Pauleta in 2011.
Simão in 2012.
Pepe in 2015.

Qatar Qatar

Romania Romania

Gheorghe Hagi in 2008.

Russia Russia

Viktor Onopko in 2011.
Valeri Karpin in 2014.
Oleg Salenko in 2012.

Scotland Scotland

Senegal Senegal

Serbia Serbia

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Jan Oblak in 2014.

South Africa South Africa

South Korea South Korea

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Thailand Thailand

Togo Togo

Tunisia Tunisia

Turkey Turkey

Arda Turan in 2013.

Ukraine Ukraine

United States of America United States

Uruguay Uruguay

Luis Suárez in 2014.
Diego Forlán in 2011.
Gustavo Poyet in 2011.
Diego Godín in 2014.
Diego Lugano in 2007.

Venezuela Venezuela

Juan Arango in 2012.

Wales Wales

Gareth Bale in 2015.

See also

Notes

  1. played mostly for France
  2. also played for France
  3. played once for Ukraine
  4. played mostly for Russia

Sources

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