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.
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.
Catalonia national team players (since 1997)
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.
KeyStill active for the national team Player is tied for the number of capsGKGoalkeeperDFDefenderMFMidfielderFWForward
+ Catalonia national team players since 1997#NamePositionFirst capLast capCapsGoals * 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 2022 3 0 = * MF 2016 2019 2 0 DF 1997 1 0 = (es) DF 1997 1 0 = MF 1997 1 0 = FW 1998 1 1 = (es) FW 1998 1 0 = MF 1999 1 0 = FW 2000 1 0 = GK 2000 1 0 = Raül Capó: Raül Capó Gibert, BDFutbol DF 2003 1 0 = * MF 2003 1 0 = MF 2004 1 0 = DF 2005 1 0 = Sellarés: Marc Sellarés de Pedro, BDFutbol 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 = Santi Triguero: Santiago Triguero Blanch, BDFutbol 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 20142022 2 3 = * GK 2015 1 0 = * FW 20152025 2 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
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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
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Catalan heritage There are many other international footballers with some Catalan heritage or connection, for example:
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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
References
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