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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 2019–20 season, and the clubs they have played for.

Albania Albania

Algeria Algeria

Rabah Madjer in 1986

Andorra Andorra

Angola Angola

Argentina Argentina

Sergio Agüero playing for Atlético Madrid in 2012
Pablo Aimar in 2017
Roberto Ayala in 2018
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
Martín Palermo in 2018
Mauricio Pochettino as Espanyol manager in 2012
Juan Román Riquelme training with Villarreal in 2005
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Oscar Ruggeri in 1986
Javier Saviola playing for Barcelona in 2007
Diego Simeone as Atlético Madrid manager in 2018

Armenia Armenia

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

Hans Krankl in 2009
Toni Polster in 2015

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belarus Belarus

Alexander Hleb in 2015

Belgium Belgium

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

Benin Benin

Bolivia Bolivia

Marco Etcheverry in 2000

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil 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
Roberto Carlos in 2019
Robinho in 2012
Romário in 2019
Ronaldinho playing for Barcelona in 2007
Ronaldo with Real Madrid in 2005

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Hristo Stoichkov in 2018

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Burundi Burundi

Cameroon Cameroon

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

Canada Canada

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Central African Republic Central African Republic

Chad Chad

Chile 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

PR China China

Wu Lei in 2019

Colombia Colombia

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

Congo Republic of the Congo

DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica Costa Rica

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

Croatia Croatia

Mario Mandžukić being presented by Atlético Madrid in 2014
Luka Modrić with Real Madrid in 2018
Robert Prosinečki in 2012
Ivan Rakitić playing for Barcelona in 2019
Davor Šuker in 2014

Cuba Cuba

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

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

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Ecuador Ecuador

Antonio Valencia in 2017

Egypt Egypt

El Salvador El Salvador

England England

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

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea Eritrea

Finland Finland

Jari Litmanen in 2015

France France

Eric Abidal training with Barcelona in 2008
Karim Benzema playing for Real Madrid in 2019
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 2005
Bixente Lizarazu in 2011
Claude Makélélé in 2012
Lilian Thuram training with Barcelona in 2008
Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid manager in 2018

Gabon Gabon

Gambia The Gambia

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Rainer Bonhof in 1975
Toni Kroos playing for Real Madrid in 2018
Mesut Özil with Real Madrid in 2010
Bernd Schuster as Real Madrid manager in 2007
Marc-André ter Stegen with Barcelona in 2019

Ghana Ghana

Greece Greece

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Haiti Haiti

Honduras Honduras

Hungary Hungary

Zoltán Czibor in 1953
Sándor Kocsis in 1970
László Kubala with Barcelona in 1953
Ferenc Plattkó in 1941
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Ferenc Puskás with Real Madrid in 1971

Iceland Iceland

Eiður Guðjohnsen playing for Barcelona in 2007

Iran Iran

Ireland Republic of Ireland

John Aldridge in 2008

Israel Israel

Dudu Aouate playing for Mallorca in 2012

Italy Italy

Demetrio Albertini in 2010
Fabio Cannavaro playing for Real Madrid in 2009
Amedeo Carboni with Valencia in 2005
Christian Vieri in 2007
Gianluca Zambrotta warming up for Barcelona in 2007

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Yaya Touré playing for Barcelona in 2010

Japan Japan

Kenya Kenya

Latvia Latvia

Lithuania Lithuania

Madagascar Madagascar

Malaysia Malaysia

Mali Mali

Seydou Keita playing for Barcelona in 2008

Martinique 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 Mauritania

Mexico Mexico

Andrés Guardado playing for Valencia in 2012
Javier Hernández in 2018
Rafael Márquez in action for Barcelona in 2009
Hugo Sánchez in 2008

Montenegro Montenegro

Predrag Mijatović in 2007

Morocco Morocco

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Larbi Benbarek
Zaki in 2009

Mozambique Mozambique

Netherlands 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

Nigeria Nigeria

Ikechukwu Uche with Getafe in 2010

North Macedonia North Macedonia

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Norway Norway

John Carew in 2011

Panama Panama

Julio Dely Valdés playing for Málaga in 2002

Paraguay Paraguay

José Luis Chilavert in 2014
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 Peru

Juan Seminario with Barcelona

Philippines Philippines

Poland Poland

Roman Kosecki in 2011

Portugal Portugal

Vítor Baía in 2016
Fernando Couto in 2011
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
Ricardo Quaresma in 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid in 2018
Simão (right) speaking with a referee during a match for Atlético Madrid in 2009

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Qatar Qatar

Romania Romania

Cosmin Contra with Getafe in 2009
Gheorghe Hagi in 2016
Marius Lăcătuș in 2010
Gheorghe Popescu in 2016

Russia Russia

Rinat Dasayev in 2017
Valeri Karpin in 2018
Viktor Onopko in 2014
Oleg Salenko in 2014

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Scotland Scotland

Senegal Senegal

Serbia Serbia

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

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Jan Oblak with Atlético Madrid in 2019

South Africa South Africa

South Korea South Korea

Suriname Suriname

Sweden Sweden

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

Switzerland Switzerland

Thailand Thailand

Togo Togo

Tunisia Tunisia

Turkey Turkey

Arda Turan playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013

Ukraine Ukraine

United States of America United States

Jozy Altidore in 2019

Uruguay 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
Gustavo Poyet in 2010
Luis Suárez playing for Barcelona in 2019

Venezuela Venezuela

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

Wales Wales

Gareth Bale with Real Madrid in 2018

See also

Notes

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    Born in Albania
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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 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 Uganda
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    Born in Ukraine (then part of Soviet Union)
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