Over the years, South America has been producing some absolute players in football. Some of these footballers have shown their skills in the Premier League. Let's take a look at some of the best South American players in Premier League history.
In making this list, I only considered their time in the Premier League and not anywhere else. Here are the 10 best South American players in Premier League history –
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Solano became the first Peruvian in Premier League history when he signed with the Magpies in 1998 and will make 182 appearances at the club in six years in his first season.
He then joined Aston Villa and became Villa's player of the season in 2005 before returning to St James' Park for two years before spending a decade in Hammers' England top flight.
His talent in football ranges from accurate crosses to excellent dead-ball skills, and he has traditionally played either on the right side of midfield or as a right-back in his career.
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Mascherano joined West Ham in the summer of 2006. The move to West Ham was seen as a surprise, with many of Europe's top clubs linked to Mascherano all summer.
He then joined Liverpool in 2007, where the midfielder excelled in three seasons before moving to Barcelona in 2010 for £17.6 million. He will always be remembered among the best South American players in Premier League history.
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In June 1997, Poyet joined Chelsea on a free basis. In the club's first season, he helped them win the Cup Winners' Cup.
The following year, he contributed 14 goals – making him the club's second top scorer – helping Chelsea finish third in the Premier League, including a crucial header in the 1-0 win over United. He also scored the winning goal for Chelsea in the 1998 European Super Cup against Real Madrid.
Poyet joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 2001 for around £2.2 million. He scored 14 goals in his debut season for Tottenham to help the team reach the League Cup final, but they lost 2-1 to Blackburn Rangers. His time at the club was eclipsed by injuries, and he suffered another ligament injury in August 2002 but still scored 23 goals in 98 games.
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The attacking midfielder is an unlikely hero in the northeast, but there is a shared love between the players and the fans, with Boninho in tears when the club was relegated in 1997 during the Brazilian's first game in Riverside.
Prior to moving to Atletico Madrid, the Boro star finished runner-up by Gianfranco Zola in FWA Player of the Year that season. Juninho returned to the club twice in 1999 and 2002, playing one and two seasons respectively.
He was voted the club's best player of all time in 2007. He said: "I will always support the club and what Middlesbrough has done for me is incredible and I will always be grateful. "I just want to thank the club for everything they have done for me." He is definitely one of the best South American players in premier league history.
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Sanchez joined Arsenal in 2014 for a transfer fee of £31.7 million. While at Arsenal, Sanchez was very influential. However, he has been in poor shape since joining Manchester United. But he has enough qualities to change that at any time.
He is a fast, creative and hard-working player who focuses on scoring goals, especially for his energy, skill and efficiency on the pitch. Sanchez has excellent technical ability, agility, talent and acceleration, which allows him to break through opponents with a feint dribble in a one-on-one situation, create space, score goals himself or arrange teammates.
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Gilberto Silva is a true midfielder who was a key member of the Gunners' famous "invincible" team in 2003/04, alongside Patrick Vieira.
In his first five seasons with the club, he played in 208 games and scored 23 goals. He scored Arsenal's first competitive goal at the newly built Emirates Stadium. In 2006 he was appointed vice-captain of the Arsenal team. In addition to the Premier League, he won the FA Cup twice with Arsenal in 2003 and 2005.
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Zabaleta is one of the greatest right-backs the Premier League has ever seen. In the summer of 2008, Zabaleta joined Manchester City after rejecting an offer from Juventus. On the move, he said: "Manchester City's offer is impossible to refuse. ”
While at Manchester City, Za balletta won all the major honours of English football: the 2011 FA Cup, the 2012 and 2014 Premier Leagues and the 2014 and 2016 Football League Cups. He was named Manchester City Player of the Season 2012 - 2013 Season.
Following Manchester City, he joined West Ham in the summer of 2017. Even as he grew older, he didn't fail to deliver a steady performance to the Hammers.
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In 2006, Tevez joined West Ham United. He was successful at Upton Park, scoring a winning goal against future side Manchester United in 2007 to keep the hardcore team in the Premier League.
Tevez then went on loan at Old Trafford for two years, winning the Champions League and Premier League titles twice before moving on to rivals Manchester City and winning the league title and FA Cup again. He also won the Premier League Golden Boot for the 2010-2011 season.
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Suarez may have had a controversial time at Anfield – racist fines and biting the names of opponents – but there is no doubt about the Uruguayan's ability in front of goal.
In 2011, he joined Barcelona from Ajax for 26.5 million euros. In April 2014, he was named PFA Player of the Year and FWA Player of the Year. He also won the Premier League Golden Boot with 31 goals and shared the European Golden Boot with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Suarez created scoring chances with his powerful shots and "extraordinary technical ability". Suarez is known for rushing directly to the target, and he is particularly fond of nutmeg opponents.
It was Suarez's performance that brought Liverpool really close to their first Premier League title in 2013-2014, however, they eventually finished runners-up with Manchester City.
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Sergio Aguero is undoubtedly City's greatest striker of all time and one of the best strikers the Premier League has ever seen. He has been a revolution for Manchester City.
On the final day of his first season with the club, Aguero scored a goal in the 94th minute against Queens Park Rangers, winning City's first league title in 44 years. That moment will be the greatest moment in premier league history.
He is the most goal-scoring player City has ever scored. He was named Manchester City's Best Player in the 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 seasons. He also won the Premier League Golden Boot for the 2014-2015 season.
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