futbolista

See also: futbolistā

Catalan

Etymology

From futbol +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fud.buˈlis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fud.boˈlis.ta]

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Noun

futbolista m or f by sense (plural futbolistes)

1. (soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)

Galician

Etymology

From fútbol +‎ -ista.

Noun

futbolista m or f by sense (plural futbolistas)

1. (soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)

Synonyms

• xogador m de fútbol, xogadora f de fútbol

Related terms

• fútbol

Latvian

Noun

futbolista

1. genitive singular of futbolists

Spanish

Etymology

From fútbol +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fudboˈlista/ [fuð̞.β̞oˈlis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: fut‧bo‧lis‧ta

Noun

futbolista m or f by sense (plural futbolistas)

1. (soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)

   Synonyms: jugador de fútbol, jugadora de fútbol

Derived terms

• fútbol sala

Related terms

• fútbol
• futbol m

Further reading

• “futbolista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025