The following is a list of football players with dual nationality. It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country, and would have been eligible, or indeed still are, to play for said nation, as well as those who have attained foreign nationality during their career.
The players are primarily listed under the nation which they have represented internationally, elected to represent internationally, or which would be considered to be their default nation of choice.
Algeria
- France - Féthi Harek[1], Brahim Hemdani[1]
Argentina
- Colombia - Alfredo Di Stéfano[2]
- Israel[3] - José Pekerman[4], Juan Pablo Sorín[4]
- Italy - Roberto Abbondanzieri[5], Mariano Armentano[6], Federico Bessone[7], Nicolas Cinalli, [8] Luciano Civelli[9], Enrique Guaita[2], Luis Monti[2], Raimundo Orsi[2], Diego Trotta[10]
- Spain - Hermes Desio[11], Alfredo Di Stéfano[2]
Armenia
- Azerbaijan - Yura Movsisyan[12]
Australia
- Macedonia - Vlado Bozinovski[13], Spase Dilevski[14]
Austria
- Nigeria - Rubin Okotie[15]
- Pakistan - Rubin Okotie[15]
Belgium
- Albania - Adrian Bakalli[16]
- DR Congo - Patrick Dimbala[17], Nansha Kalonji[18], Vincent Kompany[19], Émile Mpenza[20], Mbo Mpenza[20], Gaby Mudingayi[21]
- Morocco - Marouane Fellaini[22]
- United States of America - Nansha Kalonji[23]
Brazil
Bulgaria
- Brazil - Tiago Silva [27]
Cameroon
- Germany - Marvin Matip[28]
- France - Sébastien Bassong[29]
- Spain - Samuel Eto'o[30]
Canada
- Burundi - Davy Uwimana[31]
- Croatia - Ive Sulentic[32]
- Guyana – Dwayne De Rosario[33]
- Scotland - Joe Kennaway[2]
- Zambia - Rumba Munthali[34]
Cape Verde
- France - Georges Santos[35], Mickaël Tavares[36]
- Netherlands - Cecilio Lopes[36], Guy Ramos[36]
- Portugal - Ricardo[36], Toy[36]
- Switzerland - Gilberto Reis[36]
Chile
- Mexico - Rodrigo Ruiz[37]
Colombia
- Argentina - Alfredo Di Stéfano[2]
- Mexico - Miguel Calero[38]
- Spain - Alfredo Di Stéfano[2]
Congo
- DR Congo - Moké Kajima[39]
DR Congo
- France - Roger Hitoto[40]
Côte d'Ivoire
- Spain - Felix Dja Ettien[41]
Croatia
- Brazil - Eduardo da Silva [42]
Cyprus
- England - Alexis Nicolas[43], Tom Williams[44]
Czechoslovakia
- Hungary - Ladislao Kubala[2]
- Spain - Ladislao Kubala[2]
Denmark
- Ghana - Sebastian Svärd[45]
- South Africa - Kofi Dakinah[46]
England
- Canada - Owen Hargreaves[47]
- France – Graeme Le Saux[48]
- Ghana - Danny Welbeck[49]
- Republic of Ireland - Lee Trundle[50][51]
- Jamaica - Floyd Streete[52]
- Latvia - Adam Legzdins[53]
- New Zealand - Ken Armstrong[2]
- Nigeria - Gabriel Agbonlahor[54][55][56], Shola Ameobi[57], Carlton Cole[57][58], Ugo Ehiogu[59], George Ndah[59], Nedum Onuoha[60]
- Northern Ireland - Jack Reynolds[2]
- Scotland - Gabriel Agbonlahor[56], Phil Bardsley[61][62]
- Sierra Leone - Carlton Cole[57][58]
- United States of America - Junior McDougald[63]
- Wales - Robert Evans[2], John Hawley Edwards[2]
- All other Home Nations – Under FIFA statutes[64] and an agreement by the four federations within the Home Nations,[65] British citizens born outside the United Kingdom are eligible to play for any of the four Home Nations.
Finland
- Italy - Lauri Dalla Valle[69]
France
- Algeria - Mourad Meghni,[70] Zinedine Zidane[71][72]
- Angola - Rio Mavuba[73]
- Benin - Sidney Govou[74]
- Cameroon - Jean-Alain Boumsong[75], Charles Itandje[76], Bruno N'Gotty[59], Pascal Nouma[59]
- Canada - Raheem Alibhai[77],
- Cape Verde - Manuel dos Santos[78]
- Congo - Christian Bassila[39], Matt Moussilou[39]
- DR Congo - Ali Lukunku[59], Péguy Luyindula[59], Claude Makélélé[59], Rio Mavuba[59]
- Côte d'Ivoire - Djibril Cissé[59], Martin Djetou[59], Olivier Kapo[59], Abdoulaye Sekou Sampil[79]
- Ghana - Marcel Desailly[45]
- India - Vikash Dhorasoo[80]
- Martinique - Christian Negouai[81]
- Mauritius - Vikash Dhorasoo[59]
- Mali - Moussa Sissoko,[49] Sambou Yatabaré[49]
- Réunion - Didier Agathe[59], Laurent Robert[59], Florent Sinama-Pongolle[59]
- Senegal - Ibrahim Ba[59], David Bellion[59], Patrice Evra[59], Bafétimbi Gomis[82], Alain Moizan[83], Patrick Vieira[59]
- Spain - Kike Gandul[84]
- Tunisia - Sabri Lamouchi[59]
Gabon
- France - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang[49]
Germany
- Brazil – Kevin Kurányi[85]
- Ghana - Gerald Asamoah[45], David Odonkor[45]
- Hungary – Kevin Kurányi[85]
- Iran - Ashkan Dejagah[86]
- Netherlands - Fritz Korbach[87]
- Nigeria - Leon Balogun,[88] Patrick Owomoyela[59]
- Panama – Kevin Kurányi[85]
- Poland - Michael Delura,[14] Miroslav Klose[89]
- Sierra Leone - Sahr Senesie[14]
- South Africa - Sean Dundee[90]
- Turkey - Daniyel Cimen[14]
- United States - Steffi Jones,[91] Mandi Urbas[92][93]
Ghana
- Denmark - Francis Dickoh[45]
- England - Junior Agogo,[45] Lloyd Owusu[45]
- France - Andre Ayew[45][94]
- Germany - Otto Addo,[45] Kevin-Prince Boateng[95]
- Netherlands - Quincy Owusu Abeyie[14][96]
- Norway - Adam Kwarasey[97]
Hungary
- Czechoslovakia - Ladislao Kubala[2]
- Spain - Ladislao Kubala[2], Ferenc Puskás[98]
Republic of Ireland
- England - Dessie Gorman[99]
- Northern Ireland - Darron Gibson[100], Marc Wilson[100]
- Netherlands - David van Zanten[101]
- Scotland - James McCarthy[102]
- USA - Joe Lapira[103]
Israel
- France - Ran Kadoch[104]
Italy
See also: Oriundo
- Algeria - Matteo Ferrari[59]
- Argentina - Enrique Guaita[2], Luis Monti[2], Raimundo Orsi[2]
- Ghana - Mario Balotelli[30][45]
- Guinea - Matteo Ferrari[59]
- Nigeria - Stefano Okaka Chuka[55]
- Scotland - Giovanni Moscardini[105]
- Somalia - Fabio Liverani[59]
- United States – Giuseppe Rossi[106]
Jamaica
- United States of America - Craig Ziadie[107]
Japan
- Northern Ireland - Robert Cullen[14]
Mali
- France - Mamadou Samassa[70]
Malta
- Nigeria - Chris Okoh[108]
Mexico
- Argentina - Gabriel Caballero[109], Guillermo Franco[110], Matias Vuoso[111],
- Brazil - Antônio Naelson[112]
- Italy - Antonio de Nigris[113], Jared Borgetti[114], Guillermo Franco[115], Matias Vuoso[116]
- Jamaica - Melvin Brown[117]
- Spain - Gerardo Torrado[118], Giovani Dos Santos[119], Rafael Márquez[120]
- United States - Edgar Castillo[121]
- Uruguay - Nery Castillo[122]
Moldova
- Romania - Alexandru Golban[123]
- Russia - Serghei Covalciuc[123]
Morocco
- Belgium - Rachid Tiberkanine[14]
- France - Nabil El Zhar[14], Ahmed Kantari[14], Adel Taarabt[124]
- Netherlands - Karim El Ahmadi[14]
Netherlands
- Angola - Dominique Kivuvu[125]
- Aruba - Hedwiges Maduro[14]
- Bosnia - Haris Medunjanin[14]
- DR Congo - Kiki Musampa[59]
- Ethiopia - Youssouf Hersi[126]
- Ghana - George Boateng[59]
- Indonesia - Giovanni van Bronckhorst[127], Denny Landzaat[127], Bart Latuheru[127], Bobby Petta[127], Sonny Silooy[127], Simon Tahamata[127]
- Liberia - Collins John[14][128]
- Morocco - Ibrahim Afellay[14]
- Suriname - Romeo Castelen[129], Edgar Davids[129], Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[129], Kew Jaliens[129], Frank Rijkaard[129], Clarence Seedorf[129], Aron Winter[129]
New Zealand
- England - Ken Armstrong[2]
Nigeria
- England - Sone Aluko,[130] Victor Anichebe,[55][131] Kelvin Etuhu[130]
- Germany - Dennis Aogo[70]
- Russia - Peter Odemwingie[132]
Northern Ireland
- England - Jack Reynolds[2]
- Republic of Ireland - Tony Kane[133]
- Zambia - Jeff Whitley[59]
Norway
- Gambia - John Carew[134]
- Kosovo - Albert Berbatovci[135]
Palestine
- USA - Omar Jarun[136]
Pakistan
- England - Kashif Siddiqi[137]
Poland
- Nigeria - Emmanuel Olisadebe[59]
Portugal
- DR Congo - José Bosingwa[59]
- Guinea-Bissau - Miguel[59]
- Mozambique - Tininho[138], Abel Xavier[59]
Romania
- Spain - Marcel Sabou[139]
Russia
- Tajikistan - Mukhsin Mukhamadiev[140]
Rwanda
- France - Fritz Emeran[141]
Scotland
- Canada - Joe Kennaway[2]
- England - Ikechi Anya,[142] Chris Armstrong[143], George Boyd,[144] Steve Howard[143], James McEveley[145], James Morrison[143]
- Nigeria - Ikechi Anya[142]
- Romania - Ikechi Anya[142]
- South Africa - Burton O'Brien[146]
Senegal
- France - Issiar Dia[147]
Serbia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Neven Subotić[148]
- United States – Neven Subotić[148]
South Africa
- Finland - Cheyne Fowler[149]
- Germany - Marc Arnold[90]
Spain
- Argentina - Alfredo Di Stéfano[2]
- Colombia - Alfredo Di Stéfano[2]
- Czechoslovakia - Ladislao Kubala[2]
- Hungary - Ladislao Kubala[2], Ferenc Puskás[2]
- Nigeria - Stephen Sunday[150]
Sweden
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zlatan Ibrahimović[151]
- Cape Verde - Henrik Larsson[59]
- Croatia – Zlatan Ibrahimović[151]
- Egypt - Rami Shaaban[59]
- Ghana - Kwame Amoateng[152]
- Iran - Behrang Safari [153]
- Iraq - Bovar Karim [154]
Switzerland
- Angola - Guilherme Afonso[14]
- Austria - Bernt Haas[155], Patrick Müller[155]
- Brazil - Henri Siqueira[14]
- Côte d'Ivoire - Johan Djourou[14]
- DR Congo - Blaise N'Kufo[59]
- Macedonia - Blerim Džemaili[14]
- Serbia - Philippe Senderos[14]
- Spain - Philippe Senderos[14]
- Turkey - Ferhat Çökmüş[14]
Tajikistan
- Russia - Mukhsin Mukhamadiev[140]
Trinidad and Tobago
- England – Chris Birchall[156]
Turkey
- Brazil - Mehmet Aurélio[157]
- England - Colin Kazim-Richards[158]
- Germany - Sezer Öztürk[14]
United States
- Brazil - Benny Feilhaber[14]
- Germany - Thomas Dooley,[159] Jonathan Spector[160]
- Ghana - Freddy Adu[14][161], Ofori Sarkodie[45], Kwame Sarkodie[162]
- Israel[3] - Jonathan Bornstein[163]
- Italy - Dominic Cervi,[164] Gabriel Ferrari[165]
- Mexico - Jonathan Bornstein[163]
- Netherlands – Earnie Stewart[166]
- Nigeria – Oguchi Onyewu[167]
Wales
- Australia - Rhys Williams[168]
- England - Freddy Eastwood[169], Robert Evans[2], Rhys Williams[168]
- India - Rhys Williams[168]
- Zambia - Robert Earnshaw[59]
- Zimbabwe - Lewin Nyatanga[59]
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