List of foreign A-League players

This is a list of foreign players in the A-League, which commenced play in 2005. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one A-League game (including finals). Players who were signed by A-League clubs, but only played in cup and/or continental games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Australia and New Zealand determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Australia or New Zealand.

More specifically,

  • If a player has been capped on 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 Australia/New Zealand players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from Australian parents or moved to Australia 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 A-League game. Note that calendar years are used. This follows general practice in expressing years a player spent at club.

As of 2 January 2021, 83 different nations have been represented in the A-League. Benin is the most recent nation to be represented with Rudy Gestede debuting for Melbourne Victory on 2 January 2021.

In bold: players who are currently at an A-League club.

Contents
Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Austria | Bahrain | Barbados | Belgium | Benin | Brazil | Burundi | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Croatia | Curaçao | Denmark | Ecuador | England | Eritrea | Fiji | Finland | France | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Hungary | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Ivory Coast | Japan | Kosovo | Liberia | Lithuania | Malaysia | Mali | Malta | Martinique | Mauritius | Mexico | Netherlands | Nigeria | North Macedonia | Northern Ireland | Norway | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Scotland | Senegal | Serbia | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | South Korea | South Sudan | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda | Ukraine | United States | Uruguay | Vanuatu | Venezuela | Wales
See also | References

Albania

Algeria

Argentina

Austria

Bahrain

Barbados

Belgium

Benin

Brazil

Denni won the A-League Championship in 2008 with Newcastle Jets.
Fred played for three A-League clubs, including winning the Championship and Premiership with Melbourne Victory in 2007.

Burundi

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Curaçao

Denmark

Ecuador

England

Robbie Fowler was the inaugural captain of North Queensland Fury.

Eritrea

Fiji

Finland

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Hungary

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Kosovo

Liberia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritius

Mexico

Netherlands

Patrick Zwaanswijk won an A-League Championship with Central Coast Mariners.
Rutger Worm was Melbourne Heart's first international signing.

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Scotland

Melbourne Victory midfielder Grant Brebner, winner of two Premiership Championship doubles with his club

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Korea

South Sudan

Spain

Perth Glory midfielder Diego Castro, winner of the 2016 Johnny Warren Medal

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United States

Uruguay

Bruno Fornaroli is the fastest player to score 30 goals in the A-League.

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Wales

See also

Notes

    1. ^
      Born in Albania
    2. ^
      Born in Australia
    3. ^
      Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia)
    4. ^
      Born in Canada
    5. ^
      Born in Cyprus
    6. ^
      Born in England
    7. ^
      Born in Ethiopia
    8. ^
      Born in France
    9. ^
      Born in Ghana
    10. ^
      Born in the Maldives
    11. ^
      Born in the Netherlands
    12. ^
      Born in New Zealand
    13. ^
      Born in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union)
    14. ^
      Born in Switzerland
    15. ^
      Born in Suriname
    16. ^
      Born in Sweden
    17. ^
      Born in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    28. ^
      Has received Australian citizenship, but is not eligible to represent the national team due to having represented another country's youth team before receiving Australian nationality
    29. ^
      Has received Australian citizenship, but having spent less than 5 years living in the country is not eligible to represent the national team

    References

    General
    • "Players". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
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