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List of foreign Bundesliga players

This is a list of foreign players in the Bundesliga, which commenced play in 1963. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one Bundesliga game. Players who were signed by Bundesliga clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included. Players of 2. Bundesliga clubs are also not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Germany determined by the following:
:A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Germany.

More specifically,

  • If a player has been capped on an international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include German players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on an international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from German parents or moved to Germany at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one Bundesliga game—and seasons are those in which the player has played at least one Bundesliga game. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. For example, "1992–95" indicates that the player has played in every season from 1992–93 to 1994–95, but not necessarily every calendar year from 1992 to 1995. Therefore, a player should always have a listing under at least two years — for instance, a player making his debut in 2014, during the 2013–14 season, will have '2013–14' after his name. This follows general practice in expressing sporting seasons.

Also please consider, that season specifications shall only be divided into more than one element, if a player has at least one season played no game in the Bundesliga. For example, a player plays in 2012–13 at club "A" and in 2013–14 at club "B", the correct season specification is "2012–14". This approach is used to keep the list more clear and readable.

In bold: players who have played at least one Bundesliga game in the current season (2024–25), and are still at the clubs for which they have played. This does not include current players of a Bundesliga club who have not played a Bundesliga game in the current season.

Naturalized players

UEFA

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Until 1992 part of SFR Yugoslavia

Bulgaria

Croatia

Until 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia

Cyprus

Czechia

Until 1992 Czechoslovakia

Denmark

England

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Israel

Italy

Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Until 1992 part of SFR Yugoslavia, from 1992 to 2003 part of FR Yugoslavia, from 2003 to 2006 part of Serbia and Montenegro, from 2006 to part of Serbia

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Until 1992 part of SFR Yugoslavia, from 1992 to 2003 part of FR Yugoslavia, from 2003 to 2006 part of Serbia and Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Until 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia, from 1991 to 2019 named Republic of Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Russia

Until 1991 Soviet Union, from 1991 to 1992 CIS

Scotland

Serbia

Until 1992 SFR Yugoslavia, from 1992 to 2003 FR Yugoslavia, from 2003 to 2006 Serbia and Montenegro

Slovakia

Until 1992 part of Czechoslovakia

Slovenia

Until 1991 part of SFR Yugoslavia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkiye

Ukraine

Until 1991 part of Soviet Union, from 1991 to 1992 part of CIS

Wales

CONMEBOL

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

CAF

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Comoros

Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo

Until 1997 named Zaire

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Libya

Mali

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Nigeria

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

AFC

Australia

Cambodia

China PR

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Korea DPR

Korea Republic

Lebanon

Philippines

Tajikistan

Thailand

CONCACAF

Canada

Costa Rica

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

Guadeloupe

Jamaica

Martinique

Mexico

Panama

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

OFC

New Zealand

See also

Goalscorers

Summary

By continent

  • Europe (UEFA)
  • South America (CONMEBOL)
  • Africa (CAF)
  • Asia (AFC)
  • North America (CONCACAF)
  • Oceania (OFC)

By country

Algeria, Azeribaijan Thailand, Japan, Ireland, Indonesia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Iceland, Israel, Austria, Albania, Croatia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Gambia, Gabon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Algeria, Angola, Namibia, Moldova, Malta, Burkina Faso, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Italy, Togo, Portugal, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Hungary, North Korea, South Korea, Georgia, Iran, Philippines, Netherlands China PR Cambodia, Suriame, Panama, Denmark, Bulgaria, Congo, France, Bosnia, Belgium, Czechia, Türkiye, Norway, Montenegro, Jamaica, England, Mozambique, Serbia, Curaçao, Finland, Faroe Islands, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, DR Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Guadeloupe, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay , United States, Venezuela Wales, Lebanon, Libya, Liechenstein Martinique

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