List of foreign La Liga players

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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)[edit]

Algeria Algeria[edit]

Rabah Madjer in 1986

Angola Angola[edit]

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso[edit]

Burundi Burundi[edit]

Cameroon Cameroon[edit]

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

Cape Verde Cape Verde[edit]

Central African Republic Central African Republic[edit]

Chad Chad[edit]

Congo Republic of the Congo[edit]

DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo[edit]

Egypt Egypt[edit]

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea[edit]

Eritrea Eritrea[edit]

Gabon Gabon[edit]

Gambia The Gambia[edit]

Ghana Ghana[edit]

Iñaki Williams playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2018

Guinea Guinea[edit]

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau[edit]

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast[edit]

Yaya Touré with Barcelona in 2010

Kenya Kenya[edit]

Liberia Liberia[edit]

Madagascar Madagascar[edit]

Mali Mali[edit]

Seydou Keita playing for Barcelona in 2008

Mauritania Mauritania[edit]

Morocco Morocco[edit]

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

Mozambique Mozambique[edit]

Nigeria Nigeria[edit]

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

Senegal Senegal[edit]

South Africa South Africa[edit]

Togo Togo[edit]

Tunisia Tunisia[edit]

Zambia Zambia[edit]

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe[edit]

Asia (AFC)[edit]

Australia Australia[edit]

China PR China[edit]

Wu Lei in 2019

Indonesia Indonesia[edit]

Iran Iran[edit]

Japan Japan[edit]

Takefusa Kubo in 2019

Malaysia Malaysia[edit]

Philippines Philippines[edit]

Qatar Qatar[edit]

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia[edit]

South Korea South Korea[edit]

Lee Kang-in in 2019

Syria Syria[edit]

Thailand Thailand[edit]

Europe (UEFA)[edit]

Albania Albania[edit]

Andorra Andorra[edit]

Armenia Armenia[edit]

Austria Austria[edit]

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

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan[edit]

Belarus Belarus[edit]

Alexander Hleb in 2015

Belgium Belgium[edit]

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Meho Kodro in 2023
Miralem Pjanić in 2015

Bulgaria Bulgaria[edit]

Hristo Stoichkov in 2016

Croatia Croatia[edit]

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 Czech Republic[edit]

Denmark Denmark[edit]

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

England England[edit]

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

Finland Finland[edit]

Jari Litmanen in 2015

France France[edit]

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 Georgia (country)[edit]

Germany Germany[edit]

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 Gibraltar[edit]

Greece Greece[edit]

Hungary Hungary[edit]

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

Iceland Iceland[edit]

Eiður Guðjohnsen playing for Barcelona in 2007

Israel Israel[edit]

Italy Italy[edit]

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 Kosovo[edit]

Latvia Latvia[edit]

Lithuania Lithuania[edit]

Montenegro Montenegro[edit]

Predrag Mijatović in 2007

Netherlands Netherlands[edit]

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 North Macedonia[edit]

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland[edit]

Norway Norway[edit]

Poland Poland[edit]

Robert Lewandowski in 2019

Portugal Portugal[edit]

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 Republic of Ireland[edit]

Romania Romania[edit]

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 Russia[edit]

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

Scotland Scotland[edit]

Serbia Serbia[edit]

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