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List of naturalized international footballers

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The following is a list of international association football players who had to undergo naturalization — acquire the relevant citizenship to be eligible to play for their national football team. Some, but not all, of these players had been capped for more than one national team.

Not all foreign-born players or those with foreign heritage were necessarily naturalized. Depending on the specific country's nationality laws, a person who has acquired citizenship may not be considered as "naturalized": these players are also excluded from the list. For example, a foreign-born player who obtained citizenship via jus sanguinis is not naturalized.

On the other hand, naturalized players may or may not have ancestral roots to their national team's country. For example, Lebanon grants citizenship on a paternal jus sanguinis basis; thus, a player who acquired Lebanese citizenship on the basis of having a Lebanese mother had to undergo naturalization (e.g. Jamal Taha).

Exclusion criteria[edit]

  • Players whose original country ceased to exist and who then played for a successor state, prominent examples being those who had played for the Soviet Union (and/or Commonwealth of Independent States), East Germany, Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s, or who played for one national team prior to a region becoming independent and then also played for that new state, for example the secession of South Sudan from Sudan. This contrasts to the situation with Kosovo in the 2010s when it became an official FIFA team: several players who had moved to other parts of Europe in childhood switched from those national teams (or Albania, which granted passports to those displaced ethnic Albanian persons) to play for Kosovo,[1][2] but this change was not automatic based on their birthplace, and as such those who made that choice are listed below (see Football in Kosovo).
  • Senior caps only. Excludes any players who had only played at the youth level.
  • Players who are eligible to play for multiple national teams who were born with multiple citizenships such as
  • Players who played for a national team through their initial citizenship, but were never capped for the relevant national team of their acquired citizenship.
  • Players who appeared for non-affiliated regional teams such as Catalonia.

List[edit]

The following players have noted by reliable sources to have undergo naturalization in order to play for the national team associated with their acquired citizenship.

Name Original nationality[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] National team Previous national teams[lower-alpha 3] Year naturalized Years active[lower-alpha 4] Ref
Adrian Alston England  Australia 1969–1977 [3][4]
Francis Awaritefe England  Australia 1992 1993–1996 [4][5][6]
Ken Boden England  Australia 1981 1979–1981 [4][7]
Greg Brown England  Australia  New Zealand (B) 1991 1991–1992 [4][8]
Branko Buljevic Yugoslavia  Australia 1972–1974 [4][9]
Oscar Crino Argentina  Australia 1981–1989 [4][10]
Robbie Dunn Scotland  Australia 1985 [4][11][12]
Jean-Paul de Marigny Mauritius  Australia 1987–1990 [4][13]
Bernie Ibini-Isei Nigeria  Australia 2014–2015 [14]
Milan Ivanović Yugoslavia  Australia 1992 1991–1998 [lower-alpha 5][8][16][17][18]
Awer Mabil  Australia 2018–present [19]
Alan Marnoch Scotland  Australia 1967–1969 [4][20]
Agenor Muniz Brazil  Australia 1975–1979 [4][21][22]
Alan Niven England  Australia 1981–1983 [4][23]
Zarko Odzakov Yugoslavia  Australia 1985–1987 [4][12]
George Sleight England  Australia 1965 [4][24]
Matt Smith England  Australia 2012 [25]
John Stevenson Scotland  Australia 1980 1977 [4][26][27]
Jim Tansey England  Australia 1977 1975–1981 [4][28][29]
Dave Todd England  Australia 1965 [4][24]
Doug Utjesenovic Yugoslavia  Australia 1972–1976 [4][30]
John Yzendoorn England  Australia 1981 1980–1981 [4][7]
Renan Bressan Brazil  Belarus 2012 2012–2018 [31]
Luís Oliveira Brazil  Belgium 1992–1999 [citation needed]
Marc Enoumba Cameroon  Bolivia 2021 2021–present [32]
Martin Smedberg-Dalence Sweden  Bolivia  Sweden (youth) 2013 2014–2016 [33]
Gabriel Arias Argentina  Chile 2018 2018–present [34]
Ben Brereton Díaz England  Chile  England (youth) 2021 2021–present [35]
Alan Carvalho Brazil  China PR  Brazil (youth) 2019 2021–present [36]
Aloísio Brazil  China PR 2020 2021–present [37]
Elkeson Brazil  China PR 2019–present [citation needed]
Nico Yennaris England  China PR  England (youth) 2019–present [38]
Óscar Duarte Nicaragua  Costa Rica 2010–present [39]
Alexandre Guimarães Brazil  Costa Rica 1985–1990 [citation needed]
Eduardo Brazil  Croatia 2004–2014 [40]
Sammir Brazil  Croatia  Brazil (U-17) 2011 2012–2018 [41]
Pione Sisto Uganda  Denmark 2015 2015–present [42]
Hernán Galíndez Argentina  Ecuador 2021 2021–present [43]
Raheem Sterling Jamaica  England 2009 2012–present [44]
Oscar Amoabeng Ghana  Equatorial Guinea  Ghana (U-20) 2008 2008–2011 [45]
Anderson Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2007 2007 [46]
André Neles Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2007 2007–2011 [47]
Mamadou Baldé Senegal  Equatorial Guinea 2010 2010–2011 [citation needed]
Éric Batinga Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2011 2011 [48]
Carlos Bejarano Colombia  Equatorial Guinea 2013–2014 [49]
Jimmy Bermúdez Colombia  Equatorial Guinea  Colombia (U-20) 2013 2013–2014 [50]
Christian Bon Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2008–2009 [citation needed]
Daniel Martins Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2006 2006–2007 [51]
Danilo Clementino Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2006 2006–2013 [52]
Rolan de la Cruz Colombia  Equatorial Guinea 2011–2012 [citation needed]
Dio Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2013–2014 [53]
Biranna Diop Senegal  Equatorial Guinea 2006–2010 [54]
Lawrence Doe Liberia  Equatorial Guinea 2006–present [citation needed]
Eduardo Ferreira Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2013 2013 [55]
Narcisse Ekanga Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2009 2010–2012 [56]
Daniel Ekedo Nigeria  Equatorial Guinea 2008 2008–2012 [57]
Viera Ellong Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2011 2011–2017 [58]
Fernando Alves Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2007 2007 [59]
Thierry Fidjeu Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea  Cameroon (U-20) 2011 2011–2014 [60]
Baba Issaka Ghana  Equatorial Guinea 2013 [citation needed]
Samuel Itondo Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2007 2008–2011 [61]
Jônatas Obina Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2012 2013 [62]
Judson do Bonfim Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2012 2012–2013 [63]
Fousseny Kamissoko Ivory Coast  Equatorial Guinea 2012 [64]
Ben Konaté Ivory Coast  Equatorial Guinea  Ivory Coast (youth) 2009 2010–2014 [65]
Francis Mbome Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2008–2009 [66]
Mauricio Mina Colombia  Equatorial Guinea 2014 2014 [67]
Luciano Mutasi Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2006–2007 [68]
Jean-Maxime Ndongo Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2012 [69]
Abdoulaye Ndoye Senegal  Equatorial Guinea 2009 [citation needed]
Francisco Ondo Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea 2014 [citation needed]
Kelvin Onosiughe Nigeria  Equatorial Guinea 2010–2011 [citation needed]
Achille Pensy Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea  Cameroon (U-17) 2009 2009–2010 [70]
Danny Quendambú Colombia  Equatorial Guinea  Colombia (U-20) 2011 2012 [71]
Ricardinho Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2012–2013 [72]
Claudiney Rincón Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2012–2013 [53]
César Rivas Colombia  Equatorial Guinea 2013–2014 [citation needed]
Ronan Falcão Brazil  Equatorial Guinea 2006 2006–2012 [73]
Rui da Gracia Spain  Equatorial Guinea 2010 2010–present [74]
Manuel Sima Gabon  Equatorial Guinea 2008 2008–2009 [75]
Adriana Parente Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's)  Brazil (women's) 2008 2008–2016 [76]
Téclaire Bille Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2008–2010 [77]
Bruna Amarante Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2010–2015 [76]
Camila Nobre Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's)  Brazil (women's) 2012 2012–2016 [76]
Carol Carioca Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2008 2008–2016 [76]
Laetitia Chapeh Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2011–2018 [citation needed]
Gloria Chinasa Nigeria  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2005 2006–2018 [78]
Dorine Chuigoué Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2006 2006–present [79]
Cris Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2011 2011–2016 [76]
Blessing Diala Nigeria  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2006 2006–present [80]
Dulce Maria Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2011 2011–2016 [76]
Clotilde Essiane Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2006–2007 [citation needed]
Leila Fatoumata Mali  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2011 [citation needed]
Jumária Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2008 2008–2016 [76]
Annette Jacky Messomo Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2014 2016–2018 [81]
Mirian Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2008 2008–2016 [76]
Ghyslaine Nke Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2006 2006–present [citation needed]
Christelle Nyepel Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2011–present [82]
Tiga Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's) 2011 2011–2016 [76]
Vânia Brazil  Equatorial Guinea (women's)  Brazil (women's) 2011 2011–2016 [76]
Gerald Asamoah Ghana  Germany 2001 2001–2006 [83]
Cacau Brazil  Germany 2009 2009–2012 [84]
Marko Marin Yugoslavia  Germany 2008 2008–2010 [85]
Lukas Podolski Poland  Germany 2003 2004–2017 [86]
Paulo Rink Brazil  Germany 1998 1998–2000 [87]
Piotr Trochowski Poland  Germany 2005 2006–2010 [88]
Loïc Négo France  Hungary  France (youth) 2020 2020–present [89]
Greg Nwokolo Nigeria  Indonesia 2011 2013–2019 [90]
Cristian Gonzáles Uruguay  Indonesia  Uruguay (youth) 2010 2010–2015 [91]
Sergio van Dijk Netherlands  Indonesia 2013–2014 [citation needed]
Saman Ghoddos Sweden  Iran  Sweden 2017 2017–present [92]
Roberto Colautti Argentina  Israel 2007 2006–2010 [93]
Toto Tamuz Nigeria  Israel 2007 2006–2007 [93]
José Altafini Brazil  Italy  Brazil 1961 1961–1962 [94]
Amauri Brazil  Italy 2010 2010 [95]
Mario Balotelli Ghana  Italy 2008 2010–present [96]
Mauro Camoranesi Argentina  Italy 2003 2003–2010 [97]
Éder Brazil  Italy 2014 2015–2017 [98]
Emerson Palmieri Brazil  Italy  Brazil (U-17) 2017 2018–present [99]
Jorginho Brazil  Italy 2016 2016–present [100]
Cristian Ledesma Argentina  Italy 2008[101] 2010 [102]
Thiago Motta Brazil  Italy  Brazil 2010 2011–2016 [103]
Stefano Okaka Nigeria  Italy 2007 2014–present [104]
Dani Osvaldo Argentina  Italy 2007 2011–2014 [105]
Gabriel Paletta Argentina  Italy 2014 2014 [106]
Rafael Tolói Brazil  Italy  Brazil (U-20) 2021 2021–present [107]
Nenè Nhaga Bissoli Guinea-Bissau  Italy (women's) 2007 2009–2014 [citation needed]
Alessandro Santos Brazil  Japan 2002–2006 [108]
Wagner Lopes Brazil  Japan 1997 1997–1999 [109]
Ruy Ramos Brazil  Japan 1990–1995 [citation needed]
Marcus Tulio Tanaka Brazil  Japan 2006 2006–2010 [110]
Anzor Nafash Russia  Jordan 2002–2003 [111]
David Tetteh Ghana  Kyrgyzstan 2013 2013–2015 [112]
Gurgen Engibaryan Armenia  Lebanon 1995–2001 [citation needed]
Vardan Ghazaryan Armenia  Lebanon 1994[113] 1995–2001 [114]
Gevorg Karapetyan Armenia  Lebanon 1996–1999 [115]
Babken Melikyan Armenia  Lebanon 1992 1993–1997 [116]
Jamal Taha Egypt  Lebanon 1992 1993–2000 [116]
Jo-Anne Beaumier Canada  Lebanon (women's) 2018–present [117]
Mohamadou Sumareh The Gambia  Malaysia 2018 2018–present [118]
Rogelio Funes Mori Argentina  Mexico  Argentina 2020 2021–present [119]
Christian Giménez Argentina  Mexico  Argentina (youth) 2013 2013 [120]
Sinha Brazil  Mexico 2004–2013 [40]
Mehdi Carcela Belgium  Morocco  Belgium 2011 2011–present [121]
Andrew Durante Australia  New Zealand 2013–2017 [122][123]
Roberto Acuña Argentina  Paraguay 1993–2011 [124]
Lucas Barrios Argentina  Paraguay 2010 2010–present [125]
Raúl Bobadilla Argentina  Paraguay 2015 2015–present [124]
Jonathan Fabbro Argentina  Paraguay 2010 2012–2016 [124]
Gastón Giménez Argentina  Paraguay  Argentina 2020 2020–present [126]
Juan Iturbe Argentina  Paraguay  Argentina (youth) 2009–2019 [124]
Néstor Ortigoza Argentina  Paraguay 2009 2009–2017 [124]
Ricardo Rojas Argentina  Paraguay 1997–1998 [124]
Jonathan Santana Argentina  Paraguay 2007–2016 [124]
Bienvenido Marañón Spain  Philippines 2021 2021–present [127]
Thiago Cionek Brazil  Poland 2014 2014–2019 [128]
Roger Guerreiro Brazil  Poland 2008 2008–2011 [129]
Emmanuel Olisadebe Nigeria  Poland 2000 2000–2004 [130]
William Carvalho Angola  Portugal 2013–present [131]
Deco Brazil  Portugal 2003–2010 [40]
Eder Guinea-Bissau  Portugal 2012 2012–2018 [132]
Liédson Brazil  Portugal 2009 2009–2010 [133]
Matheus Nunes Brazil  Portugal 2021 2021–present [134]
Pepe Brazil  Portugal 2006 2007–present [135]
Almoez Ali Sudan  Qatar 2013 2013–present [136]
Emerson Sheik Brazil  Qatar  Brazil (U-20) 2008 2008 [137]
Boualem Khoukhi Algeria  Qatar 2013 2013–present [138]
Marcone Brazil  Qatar 2008 2008–2010 [citation needed]
Fábio Montezine Brazil  Qatar 2008 2008–2013 [citation needed]
Mohammed Muntari Ghana  Qatar 2014 2014–present [139]
Lawrence Quaye Ghana  Qatar 2010 2010–2013 [140]
Wesam Rizik Jordan  Qatar 2001–2014 [141]
Rodrigo Tabata Brazil  Qatar 2015–2017 [142]
Ró-Ró Portugal  Qatar 2016–present [143]
Sebastián Soria Uruguay  Qatar 2007–2017 [142]
Mário Fernandes Brazil  Russia  Brazil 2016 2017–2021 [144]
Song Ui-young South Korea  Singapore 2021 2021–present [145]
Paulino Alcántara Phillipines  Spain  Philippines 1921–1923 [146]
Catanha Brazil  Spain 2000 2000 [147]
Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina  Spain  Argentina
 Colombia[lower-alpha 6]
1956 1957–1962 [148][149]
Diego Costa Brazil  Spain  Brazil 2013 2014–present [150]
Ansu Fati Guinea-Bissau  Spain 2019 2020–present [151]
Rodrigo Moreno Brazil  Spain 2012–present [152]
Juan Antonio Pizzi Argentina  Spain 1994 1994–1998 [153]
Marcos Senna Brazil  Spain 2006 2006–2008 [154]
Johan Djourou Ivory Coast   Switzerland 2001 2006–2018 [155]
Breel Embolo Cameroon   Switzerland 2014 2015–present [156]
Gelson Fernandes Cape Verde   Switzerland 2005 2007–2018 [157]
François Moubandje Cameroon   Switzerland 2011 2014–present [158]
Yvon Mvogo Cameroon   Switzerland 2018–present [159]
Alan Leandro Brazil  Timor-Leste 2012 [160]
Fellipe Bertoldo Brazil  Timor-Leste 2014–2015 [161][162]
Jairo Neto Brazil  Timor-Leste 2014–2015 [161]
Juninho Brazil  Timor-Leste 2015–2016 [161]
Paulo Helber Brazil  Timor-Leste 2011–2016 [161]
Paulo Martins Brazil  Timor-Leste 2014–2015 [161]
Patrick Fabiano Brazil  Timor-Leste 2015 [161][163]
Diogo Rangel Brazil  Timor-Leste 2014–2015 [161]
Ramon Saro Brazil  Timor-Leste 2012–2016 [161]
Rodrigo Silva Brazil  Timor-Leste 2012–2016 [161]
Eric Akoto Ghana  Togo 2000–2009 [108]
Chris Birchall England  Trinidad and Tobago 2005 2005–2013 [164]
Francileudo Santos Brazil  Tunisia 2003 2004–2008 [165]
José Clayton Brazil  Tunisia 1998–2006 [166]
Mehmet Aurélio Brazil  Turkey 2006–2011 [citation needed]
Edmar Brazil  Ukraine 2011 2011–2014 [167]
Júnior Moraes Brazil  Ukraine 2019 2019–2021 [168]
Marlos Brazil  Ukraine 2017 2017–2021 [169]
Caio Canedo Brazil  United Arab Emirates 2020 2020–present [170]
Sebastián Tagliabúe Argentina  United Arab Emirates 2020 2020–present [171]
Tab Ramos Uruguay  United States 1982 1988–2000 [citation needed]
Notes
  1. Main FIFA sporting nationality, not citizenship, prior to naturalization as per citation. (hence the constituent country of England not the sovereign United Kingdom; Chinese Taipei not Taiwan (Republic of China), Denmark rather than Greenland – a non-FIFA member)
  2. The priority of which main nationality would be listed if the player was noted to be eligible to play for multiple countries is as follows:
    • The first national team one played for (including youth teams) prior to playing for the national team associated with their new citizenship if they played for multiple national teams
    • If has not played for the national team, the citizenship inherited from their father and/or mother.
    • Country of birth
  3. For brevity, players who played in multiple levels (under-18, under-23) of a single national team youth team system is simply marked by "(youth)". This excludes players who played for a single senior national team who has featured in the youth level of the same country.
  4. Senior level only for the national team associated with the acquired citizenship
  5. Ivanović played for Australia in early 1991 before he was an Australian citizen. FIFA ruled that he was ineligible to represent Australia against England in mid-1991[15]
  6. Only played non-FIFA matches for Colombia

See also[edit]


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