Premier League Players from the Top Five UEFA League Nations

These are current Premiership players from the nations where the top 5 UEFA coefficient leagues in Europe are located. (besides England of course). I've included the foreign clubs that the players were signed from when they initially joined the Premier League. Paris Saint-Germain is the most "signed-from" club, followed by Auxerre, Lyon, and Real Sociedad.

Mostly, the trends in this case tend to follow the foreign managers. Frenchmen at Arsenal with Wenger, Spaniards at Liverpool with Benitez, in the late 90's/early 2000's, Italians at Chelsea with Vialli and Ranieri. There hasn't really been a "German" club, although Manchester City has had more Germans than any other club with 7.



France

• Jérémie Aliadière - Arsenal, West Ham, Middlesbrough - 2001-
• Nicolas Anelka - (Paris Saint-Germain) Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, (Fenerbahçe) Bolton, Chelsea - 1996-99, 2001-05, 2006-
• Sébastien Bassong - (FC Metz) Newcastle United - 2008-
• Pascal Chimbonda - (Bastia) Wigan, Tottenham, Sunderland - 2005-
• Djibril Cissé - (Auxerre) Liverpool (Marseille) Sunderland (loan) - 2004-07, 2008-
• Gaël Clichy - (Cannes) Arsenal - 2003-
• Abou Diaby - (Auxerre) Arsenal - 2006-
• Didier Digard - (Paris Saint-Germain) Middlesbrough - 2008-
• Sylvain Distin - (Paris Saint-Germain) Newcastle, Manchester City, Portsmouth - 2001-
• Patrice Evra - (AS Monaco) Manchester United - 2006-
• William Gallas - (Marseille) Chelsea, Arsenal - 2001-
• Younes Kaboul - (Auxerre) Tottenham, Portsmouth - 2007-
• Olivier Kapo - (Juventus) Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic - 2007-
• Steed Malbranque - (Lyon) Fulham, Tottenham, Sunderland - 2001-
• Florent Malouda - (Lyon) Chelsea - 2007-
• Bernard Mendy - (Paris Saint-Germain) Bolton, Hull City - 2002-03, 2008-
• Arnold Mvuemba - (Rennes) Portsmouth - 2007-
• Samir Nasri - (Marseille) Arsenal - 2008-
• David N'Gog - (Paris Saint-Germain) Liverpool - 2008-
• Charles N'Zogbia - (Le Havre Youth) Newcastle, Wigan - 2004-
• Damien Plessis - (Lyon) Liverpool - 2007-
• Sébastien Puygrenier - (Zenit St. Petersburg) Bolton (loan) 2009-
• Bacary Sagna - (Auxerre) Arsenal - 2007-
• Louis Saha - (Metz) Newcastle, Fulham, Manchester United, Everton - 1999-
• Antoine Sibierski - (Lens) Manchester City, Newcastle, Wigan - 2003-
• Mikaël Silvestre - (Inter Milan) Manchester United, Arsenal - 1999-
• Armand Traoré - (AS Monaco Youth) Arsenal, Portsmouth (loan) - 2006-

Germany

• Michael Ballack - (Bayern Munich) Chelsea FC - 2006-
• Dietmar Hamann - (Bayern Munich) Newcastle United, Liverpool, Manchester City 1998-
• Robert Huth - (Union Berlin Youth) Chelsea, Middlesbrough - 2001-

Italy

• David Di Michele - (Torino) West Ham United (loan) - 2008-
• Andrea Dossena - (Udinese) Liverpool FC - 2008-

Spain

• Manuel Almunia - (Celta Vigo) Arsenal - 2004-05, 2006-
• Xabi Alonso - (Real Sociedad) Liverpool - 2004-
• Álvaro Arbeloa - (Deportivo de La Coruña) Liverpool - 2006-
• Mikel Arteta - (Real Sociedad) Everton - 2004-
• Carlos Cuéllar - (Rangers) Aston Villa - 2008-
• Cesc Fàbregas - (FC Barcelona Youth) Arsenal - 2004-
• Javier Garrido - (Real Sociedad) Manchester City - 2007-
• Pepe Reina - (Villarreal) Liverpool - 2005
• Albert Riera - (RCD Espanyol) Manchester City, Liverpool 2005-06, 2008-
• Fernando Torres - (Atlético Madrid) Liverpool - 2007-
• Diego Tristán - (Livorno) West Ham United - 2008-
• Borja Valero - (Real Mallorca) West Bromwich Albion - 2008-
• Xisco - (Deportivo La Coruña) Newcastle United - 2008-

All-Time EPL Players from...
136 - France
46 - Italy
40 - Spain
29 - Germany