Brazilians with the most appearances in La Liga

Spain's La Liga has long been a hot spot and sought out destination for Brazilian football talent over the years, we take a look at the Brazilian players who have made the most appearances in the Spanish top tier.

Leo Baptistao

Leo Baptistao spent the large majority of his career in Spain and clocked up over 200 league appearances after moving from his native Brazil at just 16 years old.

He was a product of the Rayo Vallecano youth system but played for a number of clubs across La Liga including Atletico Madrid, Real Betis and Villarreal.

Edu (Luís Eduardo Schmidt)

Former Celta Vigo and Real Betis forward Edu made over 250 appearances in La Liga during his career, after initially breaking through at his home club of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Edu lifted the Copa del Rey with Betis in 2006 and was capped once by his national team, making his one and only appearance for Brazil against Thailand in 2000.

Willian Jose

Willian José da Silva made 267 appearances in La Liga, representing four clubs across 10 years in the Spanish top flight.

Jose initially broke through at Gremio Barueri in his homeland before loan spells with Serie A sides Sao Paulo, Gremio and Santos.

His skills caught the eye of Spanish giants Real Madrid, who he joined in 2014, before making a series of loan moves before settling at Real Sociedad where he enjoyed 6 years as a first-team regular.

Diego Alves

Former Brazil international goalkeeper Diego Alves will be a familiar name to fans of Valencia where he made 146 appearances across a six year spell.

The Rio de Janeiro native was a product of the Atletico Mineiro youth academy before moving to Almeria where he was their number one for four years.

Alves represented the Brazilian national team 10 times from 2011-2017.

Adriano (Adriano Correia Claro)

Former Brazilian defender Adriano made over 270 appearances in La Liga in an illustrious career which saw him win the treble at Barcelona and lift the UEFA Champions League twice.

He started his career at his home club of Coritiba before moving to Sevilla where he won the Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup twice before earning a move to Catalonian giants Barcelona in 2010.

Adriano won several major trophies with Barcelona, including four La Liga titles and was capped 17 times by Brazil.

Filipe Luis

Brazilian left-back Filipe Luis spent the majority of his career in Spain and is best known for his time on the red side of the capital at Atletico Madrid, where he made over 240 La Liga appearances.

Luis enjoyed a decorated career which including stints at Real Madrid, Chelsea and Ajax, and was capped 44 times by Brazil, with whom he lifted the 2019 Copa America.

Mauro Silva

Defensive midfielder Mauro Silva made over 360 appearances in La Liga, all accumulated at a single club, Deportivo La Coruna.

Silva enjoyed an illustrious career which included a World Cup winners medal with Brazil in 1994, alongside winning the La Liga title at now fallen giants Deportivo in the 1999/2000 season.

Roberto Carlos

A name familiar with football fans across the world, Roberto Carlos was one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game.

Carlos clocked up a massive 372 La Liga appearances, all for the club where he spent the bulk of his career, Real Madrid.

Playing in the era of the 'Galacticos', Carlos won it all; four La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles, one World Cup and two Copa America titles.

He was also capped 125 times by his nation, a true legend of the game.

Marcelo

Second on the list and pipping the man he replaced for club and country is Marcelo, the heir apparent to Roberto Carlos.

Like Carlos, Marcelo spent the large majority of his career at Real Madrid where he enjoyed truly tremendous success in his 386 appearances for Los Blancos.

Marcelo won six La Liga titles and five UEFA Champions League titles during a period of utter dominance for Madrid, he was also capped 58 times by his country.

Dani Alves

The Brazilian player with the most appearances in La Liga history is former Barcelona defender Dani Alves.

Clocking up a massive 436 appearances in the Spanish top flight for Sevilla and Barcelona, Alves is generally regarded as one of the greatest right backs in football history and won six La Liga titles in his time at the Nou Camp.