Top 10 nations with most players in Premier League 2024-25

The first tier of English football features the best players from all around the world.

The English Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world. Fans from across the globe tune in to see the best of England in action. It features several major clubs, including Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Arsenal.

Along with attracting fans, the league is also a desired destination for many players from abroad. Top players tend to prefer the Premier League over other top European leagues because of the heritage of these major English clubs. But there is one more reason for their attraction – ‘Money’.

The Premier League is the highest-paying football league in Europe. The league generates more revenue than any other league and gives greater spending power to clubs. Clubs have more financial leverage than some historic European giants which perfectly reflects the league’s success in recent years.

So have you ever thought about from which country the Premier League attracts the most players? We will answer that question in today’s article as we will discuss the Premier League 2024/25 country-wise player data.

10. Denmark: 15 Players

Denmark contributes 15 players to the Premier League. The legendary Christian Eriksen has spent most of his career in England. Danish players like Rasmus Højlund and Mads Hermansen will look to follow in his footsteps as they are already in two of the biggest English clubs in the world.

9. Argentina: 16 Players

Many of Argentina’s first-team players are playing in the Premier League right now. Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Alejandra Gernacho and Emiliano Martinez are all playing vital roles for some major English clubs.

8. Spain: 16 Players

The reigning European champions have a lot of their talent playing in the English Premier League. Rodri was an integral part of Manchester City‘s success in recent years and other Spaniards like Marc Cucurella, Adama Traore, Marc Guiu and Sergio Reguilon are some of the Spanish talent that English clubs possess.

7. Scotland: 16 Players

Scotland has seen some of the best players in their history playing in the Premier League and it has not changed in modern times as well. Andrew Robertson, Ross Cameron, Thomas Cairney, and Kieran Tierney are just some of the Scottish players, the Premier League have at its disposal.

6. Ireland: 19 Players

Roy Keane was the pinnacle of Irish talent we saw in the Premier League. In the 2024/25 season, Irish players make up 4.8% of the total players in the division. Evan Ferguson, Matter Doherty and Ryan Manning are some of the players representing the Republic of Ireland in the Premier League right now.

5. Netherlands: 21 Players

6% of the total Premier League players are from the Netherlands. Matthijs de Ligt joined Manchester United this season and is currently the most valuable Dutch player in the Premier League. Captain Virgil van Dijk, Jurrien Timber, Nathan Aké, and Cody Gakpo are some of the Dutch players showcasing their talent in the first division of England.

4. France: 23 Players

Despite having a very competitive league of their own, France makes up 6.3% of the total Premier League players. William Saliba, Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, and Ibrahima Konaté are some of the best French players in the league and are representing clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool in the 2024/25 season.

3. Portugal: 27 Players

The talent pool of Portugal is one of the best in the world. It is very likely that you will find a Portuguese player in all of the biggest teams in Europe and English clubs are no exception. Manchester City have Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias, Manchester United have Bruno Fernandes and Chelsea have Joao Felix in their team as Portugal makes up more than 6.9% of the total Premier League players.

2. Brazil: 31 Players

Spain used to be the desired destination for most of the Brazilian players but now their focus has shifted to England. Brazil contributes 31 players to the English league which makes up 8.1% of the total players in the division. Casemiro, Anthony, Alisson, Richardson, Ederson, and Bruno Guimarães are some of the best Brazilian players in the world and all of them are playing in the Premier League.

1. England: 196 players

Everyone saw this one coming. Despite some big names like Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham playing in other leagues, the Premier League still retains most of the footballing talent produced in England. Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Cole Palmar, Trent Alexander Arnold and Reece James are just some of the names that are dominating the Premier League with their respective clubs

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