Soccer players who were born in Spain and ended up playing for another team

For a footballer there is no greater pride than representing his country, however, sometimes, whether due to nationality or feeling more identified with another nation, you leave aside the possibility of wearing the jersey of your birthplace to wear others. colors.

Here we leave you some footballers who were born in Spain, but opted for another team:

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The right side of the PSG was born in Madrid in 1998, however, he chose to represent Moroccobeing part of the delegation that surprised the world by reaching the semifinals of Qatar 2022.

The defender had options to play with Spain, but he identifies strongly with his Moroccan roots, apart from having debuted with the senior team at a young age. He is one of the pillars of the African team.

He was also born in Madrid, Spain, however, he chose Argentina even though he represented The Red in the lower categories. In the end he felt more familiar because of his mother's birthplace.

For now he defends the cause of Manchester United and he has shone for his skill and scoring ability.

While his younger brother Nicoborn in Pamplona, ​​did choose to play with the national team Spainthe eldest, born in Bilbao, wore the jersey of Ghana. Despite having gone through the youth ranks of The Redthe forward of the Athletic Bilbao manifests itself with the Africans as a tribute to their roots, being part of the adventure of the Black Stars in Qatar 2022.

Being born in Girona and having grown up in the city of Catalonia allowed the striker to represent Spain in lower teams, but in the end, despite all that, he felt that his duty was to be international with Senegal. His speed and skill at the front of the attack helped him become champion of the 2022 Africa Cup.

Another Madrid native. The midfielder of Sassuolo from Italy he performed between 2009 and 2014 in three lower categories of Spainsub-17, sub-19 and sub-21, but in April 2015 he showed willingness to represent Equatorial Guineacountry of origin of his parents.

The defender of Vallecano Raya native of Caldas de Malavella, also had a presence in the minors of Spainbut when his paternal Albanian ancestry was discovered, he was summoned by Albania playing duels heading to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The defender was born in Canet de Mar, Barcelona. However, his Indonesian ancestry came from his grandmother. And although throughout his career he stood out with several clubs The leagueAs the Spanish, Vallecano Ray and Real Betisnow plays in the Asian country's league.

Therefore, like many others on the list, he went through the lower ranks of Spainbut in 2022 he debuted with Indonesia.

The midfielder came into this world in Tenerife, developing his life in Spain through the youth academy. real Madrid.

Being the son of the Argentine Pablo Pazmedalist in Atlanta 1996, was called up to the national team Argentinafirst passing through the sub-20 and then arriving at the absolute level.

The native of Huesca was present in several Spanish lower division teams until he later went through Greece, Nicaragua, Albania, Slovakia, Iceland, Hong Kong and El Salvador. The right winger made history with the Real Esteli in 2018 by being the first Spanish player to score a goal in the CONCACAF League. Already in 2022, the attacker obtained the nationality to be Nicaraguan national team.

From Premiá de Mar we have the forward of the Seville and youth player real Madrid. In March 2013, he debuted with the national team Dominican Republic in a friendly match against Haiti. After that match, the attacker reported that he would not play with the Caribbean team again, so a possible call-up with Spain because it is not an official F
IFA duel.

He is the son of the Spanish footballer Michel Salgadobut in July 2022 he was called up by the U-20 team of the United Arab Emirates. Unlike his father, who was a defender, his son plays as a forward, who was forged in the lower categories of the Celta Vigo.

The young man has a passport from the United Arab Emirates, which is a country of adoption, because his family has resided in Dubai for several years due to his father's work.

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