List of Algeria international footballers born outside Algeria
This is a list of foreign players who have played international football for the Algerian national football team.
The following players:
- have played at least one game for the full Algeria international team.
- have not been born inside Algeria and qualify through the FIFA grand parent rules,
16 of the Algeria players selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad had been born in France.[1] This followed rule changes by FIFA which allowed players to switch nationality, so long as they had not played in a competitive senior international match.[2] Eight players in the 2014 Algeria squad had played for France youth teams.[2]
Key
| * | Current internationals. Statistics are correct as of 19 July 2019. |
| Caps | Appearances |
| Pos | Positions |
|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
List of players
- As of 19 July 2019
By country of birth
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
 France |
84 |
 Morocco |
1 |
 England |
1 |
 Netherlands |
1 |
 East Germany |
1 |
See also
- List of Algerian international footballers
References
- "At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it". www.pri.org. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- Ross, Tony (6 June 2014). "'The other French team': Soccer and independence in Algeria". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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