List of Catalan footballers explained

The list of Catalan footballers features male association football players from Catalonia, one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities and a territory with a population of over 7 million, plus the adjoining Pyrénées-Orientales, a French department, and also the Sardinian city of Alghero. All of them have reached international status with the national teams as specified, the vast majority representing Spain.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The region has a representative squad – the Catalonia national football team – but they are not recognised by FIFA, were inactive for long periods and only play friendly matches against FIFA teams or against other sides with similar status such as the Basque Country.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Catalonia national team players (since 1997)

See also: Catalonia national football team results. Listed below are the players who have featured for the Catalonia international team dating from 1997 when regular fixtures against FIFA national teams were arranged. As of May 2019, there have been 25 matches played in this era (including four against the Basque Country who have the same unofficial status as Catalonia and select their squads on the same basis), with 141 players involved.

	Key
	Still active for the national team
	Player is tied for the number of caps
GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender
MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward

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Name	Position	First cap	Last cap	Caps	Goals
		FW	2002	2019	16	9
		MF	1999	2013	15	2
		MF	1997	2006	12	2
=		MF	1998	2016	12	2
=		GK	2001	2011	12	0
		FW	2006	2016	11	3
		DF	1997	2004	10	0
=		DF	2002	2013	10	0
=		DF	2004	2019	10	0
		MF	1997	2005	9	1
=		DF	2001	2008	9	0
=		MF	2003	2011	9	1
		FW	1997	2004	8	1
=		GK	1997	2004	8	0
=		MF	1997	2008	8	2
=		MF	1998	2005	8	0
=		FW	2007	2019	8	7
=		MF	2008	2015	8	0
		DF	2001	2006	7	0
=		MF	2004	2010	7	0
		DF	1997	2004	6	0
=		FW	1997	2002	6	1
=		DF	2001	2013	6	0
=		FW	2003	2015	6	1
=		DF	2004	2010	6	0
=		DF	2004	2009	6	0
=		FW	2004	2014	6	1
=		FW	2010	2016	6	0
=		DF	2010	2019	6	0
=		DF	2011	2016	6	0
=		DF	2011	2019	6	0
		FW	1997	2007	5	0
=		FW	1998	2002	5	5
=		MF	1999	2006	5	0
=		GK	2001	2013	5	0
=		FW	2001	2008	5	3
=		GK	2001	2008	5	0
=		DF	2005	2009	5	0
=		DF	2006	2008	5	0
=		DF	2008	2015	5	0
=		GK	2010	2015	5	0
		GK	1997	2002	4	0
=		DF	1998	2001	4	0
=		FW	1998	2002	4	1
=		DF	2004	2010	4	0
=		DF	2010	2016	4	0
=		DF	2010	2016	4	0
=		MF	2013	2019	4	0
=		DF	2013	2019	4	0
=		DF	2013	2016	4	0
		DF	2000	2002	3	0
=		FW	2002	2006	3	2
=		MF	2004	2013	3	0
=		GK	2006	2007	3	0
=		MF	2007	2016	3	0
=		DF	2007	2008	3	0
=		DF	2006	2009	3	0
=		DF	2011	2019	3	0
=		GK	2014	2016	3	0
=		FW	2014	2016	3	1
=		DF	1997	1998	2	0
=		MF	1997	1998	2	0
=		DF	1997	1998	2	0
=		DF	1998	1999	2	0
=		DF	1998	1999	2	0
=		DF	2000	2002	2	0
=		DF	2002	2007	2	0
=	(es)	MF	2002	2002	2	0
=		MF	2002	2008	2	0
=		MF	2002	2004	2	0
=	(es)	MF	2002	2002	2	0
=		MF	2002	2004	2	0
=		MF	2004	2004	2	0
=		MF	2005	2006	2	0
=		DF	2007	2008	2	0
=		MF	2007	2008	2	0
=		MF	2010	2015	2	0
=		DF	2011	2019	2	0
=		DF	2011	2013	2	0
=		FW	2013	2013	2	0
=		MF	2013	2015	2	0
=		FW	2013	2016	2	1
=		MF	2014	2016	2	0
=		MF	2015	2016	2	0
=		FW	2015	2019	2	0
=		GK	2016	2019	2	0
=		MF	2016	2019	2	0
		DF	1997	1	0
=	(es)	DF	1997	1	0
=		MF	1997	1	0
=		FW	1998	1	1
=		FW	1998	1	0
=		MF	1999	1	0
=		FW	2000	1	0
=		GK	2000	1	0
=	^[7]	DF	2003	1	0
=		MF	2003	1	0
=		MF	2004	1	0
=		DF	2005	1	0
=	^[8]	FW	2005	1	0
=		DF	2006	1	0
=	(ca)	MF	2006	1	0
=		FW	2006	1	0
=		DF	2006	1	0
=		DF	2006	1	0
=		FW	2006	1	0
=		MF	2006	1	0
=	(nl)	FW	2007	1	0
=		MF	2008	1	0
=	^[9]	FW	2008	1	0
=		MF	2008	1	0
=		MF	2009	1	1
=		DF	2010	1	0
=		FW	2010	1	0
=		DF	2011	1	0
=		DF	2011	1	0
=		MF	2011	1	0
=		MF	2011	1	0
=		MF	2013	1	0
=		DF	2013	1	0
=		MF	2013	1	0
=		MF	2013	1	0
=		FW	2014	1	0
=		GK	2015	1	0
=		FW	2015	1	0
=		DF	2016	1	0
=		DF	2016	1	0
=		DF	2016	1	0
=		DF	2016	1	0
=		MF	2016	1	0
=		MF	2019	1	0
=		MF	2019	1	0
=		GK	2019	1	0
=		FW	2019	1	0
=		DF	2019	1	0
=		MF	2019	1	0
=		FW	2019	1	1
=		MF	2019	1	0
=		MF	2019	1	0
=		MF	2019	1	0

Notes

FIFA international players from Catalonia

All of the players listed were either born or raised in Catalonia, with most meeting both criteria.

• Players in bold have won the FIFA World Cup
• Players in underlined have won a continental championships
• Players in italics have won the gold medal at the Olympic Games

			2	2017	Active	N/A	No
			1	2011		N/A	No
			64	1997	2009	N/A	Yes
			129	1997	Active	N/A	No
			5	2010	Active	N/A	No
			48	2015	Active	N/A	No
			11	2018	Active	N/A	No
			1	2013	Active	N/A	No
			2	2018	Active	N/A	No
			0	2024	Active	1	No
			18	2012	Active	N/A	No
			0	2024	Active	1	No
			0	2024	Active	1	No
			5	2003	2012	N/A	No
			39	2003	2015	2	No
			2	2015	Active	1	No
			4	2008	2010	N/A	No
			7	2021	Active	N/A	No
			12	2003	2008	N/A	No
			2	2009	2012	N/A	No
			6	2017	Active	N/A	No
			13	2016	Active	N/A	No
			1	2013	Active	N/A	No
			22	2015	Active	1	No
			1	1991		N/A	No
			13	1975	1978	1	No
			4	1928	1929	1	No
			11	1935	1939	2	No
			1	2016	Active	N/A	No
			16	2018	Active	N/A	No
			13	2016	Active	1	No
			1	2019	Active	1	No
			4	2017	Active	N/A	No
			5	2017	2018	N/A	Yes
			1	2022	Active	1	No
			13	1975	1978	1	No
			26	2005	2017	N/A	No
			33	2003	2007	2	No
			0	2023	Active	N/A	No
			9	1996	1996	1	Yes
			9 8	1954 1959	1955 1962	1 1	Yes
			5	1973	1974	N/A	No
			2 5	1917 1921	1917 1923	N/A	Yes
			33	2016	Active	3	Yes
			22	2017	Active	1	No
			1	2008		N/A	No
			72	2011	Active	8	Yes
(es)			2	1925	1925	N/A	Yes
			0	N/A		1	No
(es)			1	1954		N/A	Yes
(es)			1	1949		N/A	Yes
			7	2022	Active	1	Yes
			56	1994	2002	4	Yes
			14	2013	Active	1	Yes
			22	1948	1958	1	Yes
			4	2016	Active	1	No
			11	1951	1954	N/A	Yes
(es)			6	1953	1955	N/A	Yes
			8	1929	1934	1	Yes
			123	2009	Active	9	Yes
			18	1985	1988	2	No
			2	1951	1951	N/A	Yes
			1	1978	1978	N/A	No
			60	2002	2011	5	Yes
(es)			1.	1927		1	Yes
			1	2014	Active	N/A	Yes
(es)			1	1931		N/A	Yes
			4	1998	2000	1	Yes
			3	1985	1985	N/A	No
			3	2024	Active	N/A	No
			10	2021	Active	2	Yes
			3	1947	1948	N/A	Yes
			4	2014	Active	N/A	Yes
			1	1963		N/A	Yes
			10	1966	1970	1	Yes
			14	1998	2000	1	No
			2	1941	1945	N/A	Yes
(es)			1	1982		N/A	No
			110	2006	Active	8	Yes
			10	2020	Active	1	Yes
			36	1991	1999	3	Yes
			0	N/A		1	No
			0	N/A	Active	1	Yes
			1	1975		N/A	No
			0	N/A		1	No
			8	1964	1969	2	No
			3	2003	2004	2	Yes
(es)			0	1937		N/A	Yes
			2	2023	Active	N/A	Yes
			0	N/A		1	Yes
			5	1998	2000	1	Yes
			19	2020	Active	2	No
			20	2005	2008	1	Yes
			0	N/A		1	Yes
			6	1983	1984	1	No
			2	2008	2008	1	Yes
(es)			2	1974	1974	N/A	Yes
(ca)			1	1927		N/A	Yes
			4	1992	1993	N/A	Yes
			10	1957	1961	N/A	No
			4	2021	Active	1	No
			8	1948	1950	1	Yes
			16	1946	1954	1	Yes
			10	1959	1962	1	Yes
			47	1992	2001	3	Yes
			3	1930	1930	N/A	Yes
			133	2000	2014	10	Yes
			3	1978	1979	N/A	No
			3	1998	1999	1	Yes
			2	1948	1950	1	Yes
			1	2008	Active	N/A	Yes
			3	1997	1998	1	No
			6	2000	2000	1	Yes
			2	2018	Active	N/A	Yes
			17	2002	2005	3	Yes
			1	1954		N/A	Yes
(es)			3	1951	1953	N/A	Yes
			3	1930	1931	N/A	Yes
			3	1991	1991	N/A	Yes
			0	N/A		1	No
			1	2021	Active	1	No
(es)			0	N/A		1	No
(es)			1	1922		N/A	Yes
			0	N/A	Active	1	Yes
			0	N/A	N/A	1	Yes
			18	2019	Active	1	Yes
			6	1990	1991	N/A	Yes
			2	2008	2008	1	Yes
			5	1952	1953	N/A	Yes
(es)			1	1930		N/A	Yes
			18	1966	1968	2	Yes
			13	1977	1980	3	No
			39	2019	Active	3	No
			0	N/A		1	No
			0	N/A		1	Yes
			7	1950	1951	1	Yes
(es)			1	1935		N/A	Yes
^[10]			1	1927		N/A	Yes
			13	1977	1979	1	No
			15	1922	1931	1	Yes
			0	N/A		1	Yes
			102	2009	2018	7	Yes
(es)			2	1927	1928	N/A	Yes
(es)			4	1933	1933	N/A	Yes
			1	2021	Active	1	Yes
			1	1969		N/A	Yes
			100	2000	2013	7	Yes
			1	1941		N/A	Yes
			35	1950	1961	1	Yes
			4	1975	1977	N/A	Yes
			6	2022	Active	2	Yes
			15	1969	1978	1	Yes
(es)			3	1949	1950	N/A	No
			4	1968	1970	N/A	Yes
			10	2016	Active	N/A	Yes
			4	1962	1962	1	Yes
			4	1985	1985	N/A	No
			0	N/A	Active	1	Yes
(es)			2	1941	1941	N/A	Yes
			4	1929	1930	N/A	No
			10	1963	1969	2	Yes
			2	1926	1926	N/A	Yes
			0	N/A		1	No
			21	1920	1931	2	Yes
			14	1978	1984	2	No
			3	1920	1923	1	Yes
(es)			1	1947		N/A	No
(es)			1	1930		N/A	Yes
			25	1951	1962	1	Yes
			4	1952	1952	N/A	Yes
			11	2001	2005	1	Yes
			4	1929	1936	1	Yes
			9	1987	1991	1	Yes
			7	1973	1981	N/A	Yes
			13	2000	2007	1	Yes
			8	1958	1961	N/A	Yes
			1	2013	Active	1	Yes
(es)			4	1941	1942	N/A	Yes
			5	1968	1969	N/A	Yes
			5	2001	2002	1	Yes
			5	2020	Active	1	No
			7	1961	1963	N/A	Yes
(es)			1	1941		N/A	Yes
			20	2010	2014	3	Yes
			0	N/A		1	Yes
			12	1930	1936	1	Yes
			12	1957	1962	1	Yes
			1	2015	Active	N/A	Yes
			0	N/A	Active	1	Yes
			15	1991	1992	N/A	Yes
			14	2023	Active	1	No
			11	1931	1936	1	Yes
			46	1920	1936	2	Yes

Catalan heritage

There are many other international footballers with some Catalan heritage or connection, for example:

Notes

See also

• Catalan Countries
• Catalan football championship
• Catalan Football Federation
• Catalonia national football team
• List of Catalan women's footballers
• List of Basque footballers
• List of FC Barcelona players
• List of Spain international footballers

External links

• Spain national team players (with province of birth) at BDFutbol
• List of all Catalan players who have played international football at rsssf.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catalonia Greatest All-time 23 member team. Soccer, football or whatever. 4 September 2015 . 4 March 2019.
2. Web site: Which players would make the all-time Catalan XI?. Marca. 30 September 2017. 4 March 2019.
3. Web site: The Catalan referendum tears through Spain – and Gerard Pique and Sergio Ramos fall on either side of the divide. The Independent . 3 October 2017. 4 March 2019.
4. Web site: Catalonia and Basque Country reignite call for independent national football identities. The Telegraph newspaper, 30 December 2013. 25 March 2019.
5. Web site: The unofficial Catalonia national football team . Sports Keeda . 4 October 2017. 4 March 2019.
6. Web site: Basque Country: The Spain internationals playing for a different team . Matt Davis. . 13 October 2018 . 4 March 2019 .
7. https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j4744.html Raül Capó: Raül Capó Gibert
8. https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j300123.html Sellarés: Marc Sellarés de Pedro
9. https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j300036.html Santi Triguero: Santiago Triguero Blanch
10. https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j14977.html Perelló: Emilio Perelló Serra