North African Players in Top European Leagues - 2013/2014

Players from the geographic region of North Africa that are currently playing in the top level leagues of England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Algeria 

England
Adlène Guédioura - Crystal Palace

France
Salim Arrache - Ajaccio
Nadjib Baouia - Evian TG
Ryad Boudebouz - SC Bastia
Kamel Ghilas - Stade Reims
Faouzi Ghoulam - Saint-Etienne
Féthi Harek - SC Bastia
Foued Kadir - Stade Rennais
Mehdi Mostefa - Ajaccio
Bilal Ouali - Stade Reims

Italy
Ishak Belfodil - Inter Milan
Djamel Mesbah - Parma
Saphir Taider - Inter Milan

Spain
Yacine Brahimi - Granada
Liassine Cadamuro - Real Sociedad
Sofiane Feghouli - Valencia
Mehdi Lacen - Getafe
Hassan Yebda - Granada


Chad
None


Egypt

England
Ahmed Elmohamady - Hull City
Gedo - Hull City

Italy
Ahmed Hegazy - Fiorentina


Libya
None


Mali

England
Jimmy Kébé - Crystal Palace
Modibo Maïga - West Ham United
Yacouba Sylla - Aston Villa

France
Cheick Diabaté - Bordeaux
Drissa Diakité - SC Bastia
Sigamary Diarra - Ajaccio
Tongo Doumbia - Valenciennes
Mohamed Fofana - Stade Reims
Cédric Kanté - Sochaux
Sidy Koné - Lyon
Adama Niane - Nantes
Mamadou Samassa - Guingamp
Oumar Sissoko - Ajaccio
Birama Touré - Nantes
Abdou Traoré - Bordeaux
Kalilou Traoré - Sochaux
Mahamane Traoré - OGC Nice
Mustapha Yatabaré - Guingamp

Italy
Mamadou Samassa - Chievo Verona


Mauritania

France
Adama Ba - SC Bastia


Morocco

England
Oussama Assaidi - Stoke City
Marouane Chamakh - Crystal Palace
Karim El Ahmadi - Aston Villa
Adel Taarabt - Fulham

France
Karim Aït-Fana - Montpellier
Rachid Alioui - Guingamp
Chahir Belghazouani - Ajaccio
Nabil Dirar - AS Monaco
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari - Montpellier
Yassine Jebbour - Montpellier
Mounir Obbadi - AS Monaco
Adrien Regattin - Toulouse

Germany
Mohamed Amsif - FC Augsburg

Italy
Mehdi Benatia - AS Roma
Omar El Kaddouri - Torino

Spain
Zakarya Bergdich - Real Valladolid
Issam El Adoua - Levante
Youssef El Arabi - Granada
Mounir El Hamdaoui - Malaga
Nabil El Zhar - Levante


Niger
None


South Sudan
None


Sudan
None


Tunisia

France
Aymen Abdennour - Toulouse
Fahid Ben Khalfallah - Bordeaux
Saber Khalifa - Olympique Marseille
Wahbi Khazri - SC Bastia
Jamel Saihi - Montpellier
Saad Trabelsi - Nantes

Germany
Sami Allagui - Hertha BSC
Änis Ben-Hatira - Hertha BSC
Karim Haggui - VfB Stuttgart
Ahmed Sassi - TSG Hoffenheim

Italy
Yohan Benalouane - Parma
Karim Laribi - US Sassuolo

FIFA Rankings of Region:

28 - Algeria

38 - Mali

46 - Tunisia

50 - Egypt

70 - Libya

74 - Morocco

102 - Niger

140 - Sudan

150 - Mauritania

158 - Chad

205 - South Sudan

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