The 10 best Spanish players in Premier League history

Givemesport site ranked the 10 best Spanish players in the history of the English Premier League.

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The Premier League has always been known as the most attractive tournament on the planet for many years. Therefore, there are many players from different countries, from Europe to famous football countries in South America or North America.

In the history of the tournament, there have been many Spanish players who shined here. Typically, Rodri became an indispensable part of Manchester City or Thiago Alcantara also spent many years playing for Liverpool.

However, both of the above two players are not mentioned in the ranking of the 10 best Spanish players in Premier League history, according to a poll by Givemesport.

1. David Silva - 309 matches, 60 goals and 93 assists

David Silva has played an important role in most of the titles that The Citizens have won over the past 12 years, including 4 Premier League titles.

2. Cesc Fabregas - 350 matches, 50 goals and 111 assists

Cesc Fabregas was a young and dynamic midfielder at Arsenal, before becoming a mainstay in Chelsea's midfield for 5 consecutive seasons from 2014 to 2019.

Fabregas is the player with the second most assists in the history of the tournament (111), only behind Ryan Giggs of Manchester United (162).

3. Fernando Torres - 212 matches, 103 goals and 12 assists

Torres scored 33 goals on all fronts in his first season, after transferring from Atletico Madrid. However, the Spanish striker's injury was one of the reasons why The Kop could not win the Premier League championship the following season.

Torres's time at Chelsea was uneventful, although he did win the Champions League title in 2012.

4. Xabi Alonso - 143 matches, 14 goals and 18 assists

Alonso is considered by many Liverpool fans to be one of the best midfielders the team has had in the past two decades.

After leaving Liverpool in 2009, the Spanish midfielder won many national championships and Champions League titles during his time at Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

5. David de Gea - 415 matches, conceded 446 goals and kept 148 clean sheets

Manchester United said goodbye to their No. 1 goalkeeper for the past 12 years in the summer of 2023. Before that, David de Gea was the only player remaining in United's squad from when they won the Premier League title. in 2013, during Sir Alex Ferguson's final season.

6. Diego Costa - 112 matches, 53 goals and 18 assists

Diego Costa played a key role in the Premier League title-winning campaign in his first year at Chelsea.

During his 3 years at Stamford Bridge, the striker scored 52 goals in 89 appearances, becoming the 11th player to reach the 50-goal mark the fastest in the league.

7. Santi Cazorla - 129 matches, 25 goals and 36 assists

Cazorla is one of the players with 4 assists in 1 match, in Arsenal's 4-1 victory over Wigan Athletic in 2013.

However, eight operations on an ankle injury slowed his career at the Emirates significantly.

8. Juan Mata - 278 matches, 52 goals and 63 assists

Mata won the Champions League in his first season at Chelsea and won the Europa League in the 2012/13 season.

Being voted the club's Best Player in both 2012 and 2013 showed his class, when at that time the Blues still had the world's top stars like Eden Hazard and Didier Drogba.

9. Cesar Azpilicueta - 349 matches, 10 goals and 41 assists

The former Chelsea captain moved in 2019 and has played more than 500 matches in every position in defense.

Azpilicueta won two Premier League titles, one Champions League and two Europa Leagues during his time at Stamford Bridge.

10. Pepe Reina - 297 matches, conceded 267 goals and kept 136 clean sheets

Pepe Reina's most successful career was probably during his time playing for Liverpool from 2005 to 2014, with three consecutive Premier League Golden Glove awards in the 2005-2008 seasons.