South American players in Europe
South American football players who have played in Europe. ScoutBase tracks cross-regional career movements across all eras.
5608 players
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
LM
Lionel Messi
FW
24.06.1987 (39)
ARGArgentina
USA Inter Miami
2023
AS
Alexis Sánchez
FW
19.12.1988 (38)
CHIChile
ESP Sevilla
2025
IH
Iván Hurtado
DF
16.08.1974 (52)
ECUEcuador
Retired
DG
Diego Godín
DF
16.02.1986 (40)
URUUruguay
URU Porongos
2024
GM
Gary Medel
DF
03.08.1987 (39)
CHIChile
CHI Universidad Católica
2025
CB
Claudio Bravo
GK
13.04.1983 (43)
CHIChile
Retired
PD
Paulo da Silva
DF
01.02.1980 (46)
PARParaguay
Retired
JM
Javier Mascherano
MF
08.06.1984 (42)
ARGArgentina
Retired
AV
Arturo Vidal
MF
22.05.1987 (39)
CHIChile
CHI Colo-Colo
2024
ÁD
Ángel Di María
MF
14.02.1988 (38)
ARGArgentina
ARG Rosario Central
2025
MI
Mauricio Isla
DF
12.06.1988 (38)
CHIChile
Free Agent
JZ
Javier Zanetti
MF
10.08.1973 (53)
ARGArgentina
Retired
LS
Luis Suárez
FW
24.04.1987 (39)
URUUruguay
USA Inter Miami
2024
C
Cafu
DF
07.06.1970 (56)
BRABrazil
Retired
EC
Edinson Cavani
FW
14.02.1987 (39)
URUUruguay
ARG Boca Juniors
2023
TR
Tomás Rincón
MF
13.01.1988 (38)
VENVenezuela
BRA Santos
2023
FM
Fernando Muslera
GK
16.06.1986 (40)
URUUruguay
ARG Estudiantes
2025
JA
Juan Arango
MF
16.05.1980 (46)
VENVenezuela
Retired
DO
David Ospina
GK
31.08.1988 (38)
COLColombia
COL Atlético Nacional
2024
N
Neymar
FW
05.02.1992 (34)
BRABrazil
BRA Santos
2025
YY
Yoshimar Yotún
DF
07.04.1990 (36)
PERPeru
PER Sporting Cristal
2022
D
Dani Alves
DF
06.05.1983 (43)
BRABrazil
Retired
LA
Luis Advíncula
DF
02.03.1990 (36)
PERPeru
PER Alianza Lima
2026
NO
Nicolás Otamendi
DF
12.02.1988 (38)
ARGArgentina
POR Benfica
2020
MP
Maxi Pereira
DF
08.06.1984 (42)
URUUruguay
URU River Plate
2022
R
Roberto Carlos
DF
10.04.1973 (53)
BRABrazil
Retired
PG
Paolo Guerrero
FW
01.01.1984 (42)
PERPeru
PER Alianza Lima
2024
EV
Eduardo Vargas
FW
20.11.1989 (37)
CHIChile
CHI Universidad de Chile
2026
JV
Justo Villar
GK
30.06.1977 (49)
PARParaguay
Retired
SR
Salomón Rondón
FW
16.09.1989 (37)
VENVenezuela
MEX Pachuca
2024
JC
Juan Cuadrado
DF
26.05.1988 (38)
COLColombia
ITA Pisa
2025
MC
Martín Cáceres
DF
07.04.1987 (39)
URUUruguay
URU Juventud Las Piedras
2026
GJ
Gonzalo Jara
DF
29.08.1985 (41)
CHIChile
Retired
JR
José Manuel Rey
DF
20.05.1975 (51)
VENVenezuela
Retired
RA
Roberto Ayala
DF
12.04.1973 (53)
ARGArgentina
Retired
T
Thiago Silva
DF
22.09.1984 (42)
BRABrazil
POR Porto
2025
DF
Diego Forlán
FW
19.05.1979 (47)
URUUruguay
Retired
RS
Roque Santa Cruz
FW
16.08.1981 (45)
PARParaguay
PAR Libertad
2022
CV
Carlos Valderrama
MF
02.09.1961 (65)
COLColombia
Retired
ÉM
Édison Méndez
MF
16.03.1979 (47)
ECUEcuador
Retired
CG
Carlos Gamarra
DF
17.02.1971 (55)
PARParaguay
Retired
CR
Cristian Rodríguez
MF
30.09.1985 (41)
URUUruguay
Retired
DS
Diego Simeone
MF
28.04.1970 (56)
ARGArgentina
Retired
MM
Marcelo Moreno Martins
FW
18.06.1987 (39)
BOLBolivia
BOL Oriente Petrolero
2026
JB
Jean Beausejour
FW
01.06.1984 (42)
CHIChile
Retired
JR
James Rodríguez
MF
12.07.1991 (35)
COLColombia
USA Minnesota United
2026
L
Lúcio
DF
08.05.1978 (48)
BRABrazil
Retired
RF
Radamel Falcao
FW
20.02.1986 (40)
COLColombia
COL Millonarios
2026
CA
Charles Aránguiz
MF
17.04.1989 (37)
CHIChile
CHI Universidad de Chile
2024
CR
Cristian Riveros
MF
16.10.1982 (44)
PARParaguay
Retired
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