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 2015-16 season, and the clubs they have played for.

Albania Albania

Algeria Algeria

Andorra Andorra

Angola Angola

Argentina Argentina

Lionel Messi in 2012.
Mario Kempes in 2006.
Nery Pumpido in 2006.
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.
Rivaldo in 2014.
Romário in 2010.
Bebeto in 2010.
Cafu in 2010.
Neymar in 2013.
Kaká in 2007.

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Burundi Burundi

Cameroon Cameroon

Samuel Eto'o 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

Croatia Croatia

Davor Šuker in 2008.

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.
Lilian Thuram in 2012.
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 2012.
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 1978.

Montenegro Montenegro

Morocco Morocco

Badou Ezzaki in 2009.
Nabil El Zhar in 2009.

Mozambique Mozambique

Netherlands Netherlands

Johan Cruyff in 1974.
Arjen Robben in 2012.

Nigeria Nigeria

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Norway Norway

John Carew in 2008.

Panama Panama

Paraguay Paraguay

Justo Villar in 2009.

Peru Peru

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Luís Figo in 2006.
Deco in 2008.
Vítor Baía in 2013.
Pauleta in 2011.

Romania Romania

Gheorghe Hagi in 2008.

Russia Russia

Viktor Onopko in 2011.
Valeri Karpin in 2009.
Oleg Salenko in 2012.

Scotland Scotland

Senegal Senegal

Serbia Serbia

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

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

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

Venezuela Venezuela

Juan Arango in 2012.

Wales Wales

Gareth Bale in 2011.

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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