List of foreign Canadian Premier League players

This is a list of foreign players^[a] that have played in the Canadian Premier League, which commenced play in 2019. The following players:

1. Have played at least one CPL regular season game. Players who were signed by CPL clubs, but only played in playoff games, Canadian Championship games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Canada determined by the following:

A player is considered foreign if his allegiance is not to play for the national team of Canada.

More specifically,

• If a player has been capped at 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 Canadian players with dual citizenship.
• If a player has not been capped at international level, his country of birth is used, except for those who are clearly indicated to have switched to another nation (e.g. Matthew Baldisimo).

This is a list of players currently occupying one of the seven spots designated for foreign players. Canadian Premier League teams may sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting lineup for each match.^[1] The following players are considered foreign players for the 2024 season.^[2][3] Some players are considered to be domestic, though they do not represent Canada, (e.g. Osaze De Rosario) through reasons like holding Canadian citizenship, being a refugee, or being a permanent resident.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Player 7
Atlético Ottawa	Aboubakary Sacko	Ollie Bassett [b ENG]	Alberto Zapater	Rubén del Campo	Liberman Torres	Kévin dos Santos
Cavalry FC	Daan Klomp	Jesse Daley	Lleyton Brooks	Tobias Warschewski	Jack Barrett	Tom Field[b ENG]
Forge FC	Malik Owolabi-Belewu	Béni Badibanga[b DRC]	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	Elimane Cissé	Opoku Ampomah	Daniel Parra
HFX Wanderers	Lorenzo Callegari	Andre Rampersad	Vitor Dias	Christian Volesky	Giorgio Probo
Pacific FC	Ayman Sellouf	Aly Ndom	Reon Moore	Andrei Tîrcoveanu
Valour FC	Roberto Alarcón	Charalampos Chantzopoulos	Tass Mourdoukoutas	Jordan Swibel	Kian Williams	Diogo Ressurreição
Vancouver FC	Renan Garcia	Alejandro Díaz	José Navarro	Moses Dyer
York United	Oswaldo León	Brem Soumaoro[b GUI]	Dennis Salanović	Orlando Botello	Josué Martínez	Thomas Vincensini

If not stated otherwise, the country the player is under is the country they were born in.

In bold (for this section): players who have played at least one CPL game in the current season (2024 Canadian Premier League season).

Africa (CAF)

Algeria

• Chakib Hocine – HFX Wanderers, Valour FC – 2019–20
• Mastanabal Kacher – Valour FC, FC Edmonton – 2020–22^{[reg CPL][4]}
• Nassim Mekidèche – Valour FC – 2022^[5]
• Rayane Yesli – Valour FC – 2022–23^{[reg CPL]}

Burundi

• Pacifique Niyongabire – Valour FC – 2023

Benin

• Goteh Ntignee – Cavalry FC – 2022–23^{[reg CPL]}

Cameroon

• Jeannot Esua – FC Edmonton – 2019–21^[6]
• Bertrand Owundi – Forge FC – 2019^[7]
• Macdonald Niba – Atlético Ottawa – 2022–^{[reg CPL]}
• Tony Tchani – FC Edmonton – 2019^{[c USA][8]}

Cape Verde

• Gianni dos Santos – Pacific FC, Atlético Ottawa – 2021–23^{[b NED]}

Congo

• Arnold Bouka Moutou – Valour FC – 2020–22^{[b FRA][9]}
• Dominique Malonga – Cavalry FC – 2019^{[b FRA][c FRA U19][10]}

DR Congo

• Sharly Mabussi – FC Edmonton – 2020^[11]
• Ousman Maheshe – FC Edmonton – 2022^[12]

Gambia

• Kekuta Manneh – Pacific FC – 2023

Ghana

• Nicky Gyimah – Vancouver FC – 2023^{[b ENG]}
• Solomon Kojo Antwi – Valour FC – 2020^[13]
• Edem Mortotsi – FC Edmonton – 2019–20^{[reg CPL][14]}
• Raphael Ohin – Valour FC – 2019–^{[reg CPL]}

Guinea

• Mamadi Camara – HFX Wanderers, FC Edmonton – 2021–22^{[reg CPL][15]}
• Mohamed Kourouma – HFX Wanderers, Atlético Ottawa – 2019–20^{[reg CPL][16]}
• Ibrahima Sanoh – HFX Wanderers – 2020^{[reg CPL][17]}

Ivory Coast

• Kouamé Ouattara – HFX Wanderers – 2019^[18]

Liberia

• David Doe – FC Edmonton – 2019–20^{[reg CPL][19]}
• T-Boy Fayia – FC Edmonton – 2021–22^{[reg CPL][20]}
• Brem Soumaoro – York United – 2023–^{[b GUI]}

Mali

• Abdou Samaké – Pacific FC, Valour FC – 2020–^{[reg CPL]}
• Aboubacar Sissoko – HFX Wanderers, Forge FC, Atlético Ottawa – 2020, 2022–^{[reg CPL][21]}

Morocco

• Omar Kreim – HFX Wanderers – 2020–21

Nigeria

• Udoka Chima – Cavalry FC – 2023^{[b ENG][22]}
• Kosi Nwafornso – HFX Wanderers – 2023
• Muslim Umar – York United – 2021^[23]

Senegal

• Elimane Cissé – Forge FC – 2019–21^[24]
• Mour Samb – HFX Wanderers – 2020^{[reg CPL][25]}

Somalia

• Abd-El-Aziz Yousef – HFX Wanderers – 2019^{[b KSA][26]}
• Ali Musse – Cavalry FC – 2021–^{[reg CPL][c CAN U17]}

South Sudan

• William Akio – Valour FC, Cavalry FC – 2021–22, 2024–^{[b KEN][27]}

Tunisia

• Eskander Mzoughi – Valour FC – 2023^{[b CAN]}

Zimbabwe

• Darlington Murasiranwa – FC Edmonton – 2021–22^{[reg CPL][28]}

Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan

• Adam Najem – FC Edmonton – 2021^{[b USA][29]}

Australia

• Lleyton Brooks – Cavalry FC – 2024–
• Jesse Daley – Cavalry FC – 2023–
• Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio – York United – 2022^[30]
• Tass Mourdoukoutas – York United – 2022–23

Chinese Taipei

• Emilio Estevez – York9 – 2019–20^{[b CAN][31]}

Iran

• Nima Moazeni Zadeh – Vancouver FC – 2023^{[reg CPL]}

Iraq

• Ameer Kinani – Vancouver FC – 2023^{[reg CPL]}

Japan

• Kodai Iida – HFX Wanderers – 2019^[32]
• Wataru Murofushi – York9 – 2019–20^[33]
• Fugo Segawa – York9 – 2020^[34]

Jordan

• Jaime Siaj – Valour FC – 2023^{[b SPA]}

Lebanon

• Gabriel Bitar – Cavalry FC, FC Edmonton, Vancouver FC – 2019, 2022–^{[b CAN]}
• Tony Mikhael – Valour FC – 2021–22^{[b CAN][35]}

Saudi Arabia

• Ahmed Al-Ghamdi – Pacific FC – 2019^[36]

South Korea

• Min-jae Kwak – Vancouver FC – 2023
• Son Yong-chan – FC Edmonton – 2019–20^[37]

Philippines

• Matthew Baldisimo – Pacific FC, York United – 2019–^{[b CAN]}

Syria

• Molham Babouli – Forge FC, York United – 2020–21, 2023–^{[reg CPL][b UAE][c CAN U23][38]}

Europe (UEFA)

Albania

• Rezart Rama – Forge FC – 2022–23^{[b GRE]}

Belgium

• Béni Badibanga – Forge FC – 2023–^{[b DRC]}
• Oumar Diouck – FC Edmonton – 2019^{[b SEN][39]}
• Mathias Janssens – Valour FC – 2019^[40]
• Paolo Sabak – Forge FC – 2020–21^[41]

Croatia

• Josip Golubar – Valour FC – 2019^[42]

Czech Republic

• Martin Graiciar – York United – 2022^[43]

Denmark

• Ludwig Kodjo Amla – HFX Wanderers – 2022–
• Daniel Obbekjær – York United – 2022^[44]

England

• Elijah Adekugbe – Cavalry FC, York United – 2019–^{[reg CPL]}
• Tomi Ameobi – FC Edmonton – 2019–20^{[reg CPL][45]}
• Ibrahim Bakare – Vancouver FC – 2023–
• Ethan Beckford – Cavalry FC – 2023–^{[reg CPL]}
• Cory Bent – HFX Wanderers – 2020–2022^[46]
• Jordan Brown – Pacific FC – 2022^[47]
• Stephen Hoyle – Valour FC – 2019^[48]
• Nathan Mavila – Cavalry FC, Pacific FC – 2019–20, 2022^[49]
• Adam Mitter – Valour FC – 2019^[50]
• Lifumpa Mwandwe – HFX Wanderers – 2022–23
• Vashon Neufville – Atlético Ottawa – 2020–21^[51]
• Malik Owolabi-Belewu – Forge FC – 2022–
• Elliot Simmons – Cavalry FC, Vancouver FC – 2020–^{[reg CPL]}
• Callum Watson – HFX Wanderers – 2023
• Jay Wheeldon – Cavalry FC – 2019–20^[52]
• Kian Williams – Valour FC – 2023–

Estonia

• Andreas Vaikla – FC Edmonton – 2022^{[b CAN][53]}

France

• André Bona – HFX Wanderers – 2019
• Lorenzo Callegari – HFX Wanderers – 2023–
• Théo Collomb – HFX Wanderers – 2023
• Bradley Kamdem – Cavalry FC – 2023–
• Aly Ndom – Pacific FC – 2024–
• Guillaume Pianelli – Valour FC – 2023
• Emmanuel Robe – Vancouver FC – 2023^[54]
• Aboubakary Sacko – Atlético Ottawa – 2023–
• Abdoul Sissoko – Atlético Ottawa – 2022^[55]
• Thomas Vincensini – York United – 2024–

Germany

• Julian Engels – Cavalry FC – 2019^[56]
• Julian Roloff – Cavalry FC – 2022^[57]
• Peter Schaale – HFX Wanderers – 2019–22^[58]
• Hendrik Starostzik – Pacific FC – 2019^[59]
• Mélé Temguia – FC Edmonton – 2019–21^{[reg CPL][60]}
• Julian Ulbricht – York9/York United, FC Edmonton – 2020–22^[61]
• Tobias Warschewski – FC Edmonton, York United, FC Edmonton (2), Cavalry FC – 2021–22, 2024–^[62]

Greece

• Ilias Iliadis – Atlético Ottawa – 2023^{[reg CPL][b CAN][63]}

Ireland

• Tom Field – Cavalry FC – 2021–22, 2023–^{[b ENG][64]}
• Joe Mason – Cavalry FC – 2021–23^{[b ENG]}

Italy

• Michele Paolucci – Valour FC – 2019^[65]

Netherlands

• Oussama Alou – York United – 2023
• Djenairo Daniels – Pacific FC – 2022–23
• Lassana Faye – York United – 2023
• Daan Klomp – Cavalry FC – 2021–
• Daniël Krutzen – Forge FC – 2019–22^[66]
• Ayman Sellouf – Pacific FC – 2023–
• Bradley Vliet – Cavalry FC, Pacific FC – 2022–

Northern Ireland

• Ollie Bassett – Pacific FC, Atlético Ottawa – 2021–^{[b ENG]}
• Daryl Fordyce – Valour FC – 2020–2022^{[reg CPL][67]}
• Ryan McCurdy – Pacific FC – 2019

Portugal

• Umaro Baldé – Pacific FC – 2022^{[b GBS][68]}
• David Brazão – Pacific FC – 2023
• José da Cunha – Atlético Ottawa – 2022^{[reg CPL][69]}
• Kévin Santos – York United, Atlético Ottawa – 2022–

Serbia

• Teodor Obadal – Atlético Ottawa – 2021^[70]

Spain

• Miguel Acosta – Atlético Ottawa – 2021–23
• Roberto Alarcón – Cavalry FC – 2022–23
• Víctor Blasco – Pacific FC – 2019–21^[71]
• Sergio Camus – Atlético Ottawa – 2022^[72]
• Diego Espejo – Atlético Ottawa – 2022–23
• José Galán – Valour FC – 2019–21^[73]
• Viti Martínez – Atlético Ottawa – 2020–21^[74]
• Iván Pérez – Atlético Ottawa – 2022^[75]
• Álvaro Rivero – York9/York United – 2020–21^[76]
• Ramón Soria – FC Edmonton – 2019–21^[77]
• Alberto Soto – Atlético Ottawa – 2021^[78]
• Raúl Uche – Atlético Ottawa – 2021^[79]
• Nacho Zabal – Atlético Ottawa – 2020^[80]
• Alberto Zapater – Atlético Ottawa – 2023–

Sweden

• Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson – Forge FC – 2019–
• Simon Adjei – York9 – 2019^[81]
• Erik Zetterberg – FC Edmonton – 2020^{[b BEL][82]}

Switzerland

• Rubén del Campo – Atlético Ottawa – 2023–

Ukraine

• Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy – York United – 2023–^{[reg CPL]}

Wales

• Josh Heard – Pacific FC – 2020–^{[reg CPL]}

North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Belize

• Eugene Martinez – Vancouver FC – 2023

Costa Rica

• Joshua Navarro – Forge FC – 2021^[83]

Cuba

• Andy Baquero – Valour FC – 2021–23^{[reg CPL]}
• Orlendis Benítez – Forge FC – 2022^[84]
• Alejandro Portal – HFX Wanderers – 2021^[85]

Dominican Republic

• Gerard Lavergne – York United – 2021^[86]
• Rafael Núñez – Atlético Ottawa – 2021^[87]

El Salvador

• Gabriel Escobar – HFX Wanderers – 2022^{[c CAN U17][88]}
• Marcus Velado-Tsegaye – FC Edmonton – 2019–21^{[b CAN][89]}

Guyana

• Osaze De Rosario – York United – 2022–^{[reg CPL][b USA]}
• Javier George – York United – 2021^[90]
• Jonathan Grant – Forge FC, York United – 2019–23^{[reg CPL][b CAN][c CAN U23]}
• Quillian Roberts – Forge FC – 2019^{[b CAN][c CAN U17][c CAN]}
• Marcus Simmons – Vancouver FC – 2023 –^{[reg CPL][b CAN]}
• Emery Welshman – Forge FC – 2021–22^{[b CAN][91]}

Haiti

• Bicou Bissanthe – FC Edmonton – 2022^[92]
• Mikaël Cantave – Cavalry FC – 2022–^{[reg CPL][b CAN][c CAN U17]}
• Jems Geffrard – HFX Wanderers – 2020–21^{[b CAN][93]}
• Andrew Jean-Baptiste – Valour FC – 2020–23^{[b USA][c USA U18]}
• James Marcelin – FC Edmonton – 2019^[94]
• Garven Metusala – Forge FC – 2021–^{[reg CPL][b CAN]}
• Cédric Toussaint – Pacific FC – 2024–^{[b CAN]}

Honduras

• José Escalante – Cavalry FC – 2019–23

Jamaica

• Shawn-Claud Lawson – Atlético Ottawa – 2021^{[b CAN][95]}
• Nicholas Hamilton – York9/York United – 2020–21^[96]
• Tevin Shaw – Atlético Ottawa – 2020–21^[97]
• Alex Marshall – HFX Wanderers – 2020–22^[98]

Mexico

• Francisco Acuña – Atlético Ottawa – 2020^[99]
• Orlando Botello – York United – 2024–
• Alejandro Díaz – Pacific FC, Vancouver FC – 2020–
• Josué Martínez – York United – 2024–
• Vladimir Moragrega – Atlético Ottawa – 2023^[100]
• Daniel Parra – Forge FC – 2024–
• Rodrigo Reyes – Valour FC – 2021^[101]
• Gael Sandoval – Vancouver FC – 2023

Panama

• Omar Browne – Forge FC – 2021–22^[102]
• Alexander González – Pacific FC – 2019^[103]
• Amir Soto – Valour FC – 2020–21^[104]

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Justin Springer – York9 – 2019^{[b CAN][105]}

Trinidad and Tobago

• Akeem García – HFX Wanderers – 2019–22^[106]
• Elton John – HFX Wanderers – 2019^[107]
• Reon Moore – Pacific FC – 2024–
• Kareem Moses – FC Edmonton – 2019–20^[108]
• Federico Peña – Valour FC – 2019–22^[109]
• Andre Rampersad – HFX Wanderers – 2019–
• Malcolm Shaw – Atlético Ottawa, Cavalry FC – 2020–^{[reg CPL][b CAN]}
• Luke Singh – FC Edmonton, Atlético Ottawa, Atlético Ottawa – 2022–^{[b CAN]}
• Ryan Telfer – York9, Atlético Ottawa, HFX Wanderers – 2019–21, 2024–^{[b CAN][110]}
• Jan-Michael Williams – HFX Wanderers – 2019–20^[111]

Turks and Caicos

• Billy Forbes – Valour FC – 2022^[112]

United States

• Roberto Avila – FC Edmonton – 2021^[113]
• Jonathan Ezparza – Valour FC – 2022^[114]
• Azriel González – FC Edmonton – 2021–22^[115]
• Hunter Gorskie – FC Edmonton – 2021^[116]
• Osvaldo Ramirez – York United – 2021^[117]
• Adisa De Rosario – HFX Wanderers, York United – 2022, 2023
• Ahinga Selemani – Cavalry FC, Valour FC – 2021, 2023^{[b CAN][118]}
• Blake Smith – Pacific FC – 2019
• Christian Volesky – HFX Wanderers – 2024–
• Jeremy Zielinski – Vancouver FC – 2023

Oceania (OFC)

New Zealand

• Myer Bevan – Cavalry FC – 2022–^{[reg CPL]}
• Moses Dyer – Valour FC – 2020–22^[119]

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

• Lisandro Cabrera – York United – 2021–22^[120]
• Mateo Hernández – York United – 2021–22^[121]

Brazil

• Renan Garcia – Vancouver FC – 2023–
• Rafael Galhardo – Valour FC – 2021–22^[122]
• Eduardo Jesus – York United – 2022^[123]
• Richard Luca – Cavalry FC – 2020–21^[124]
• Oliver Minatel – Cavalry FC, York United – 2019–22^[125]
• João Morelli – HFX Wanderers – 2020–23
• Eriks Santos – HFX Wanderers – 2020–22^[126]
• Gabriel Vasconcelos – York9 – 2020^[127]
• William Wallace – York United – 2021–22^[128]

Chile

• Rodrigo Gattas – York9 – 2019^[129]
• Walter Ponce – Valour FC – 2022–23

Colombia

• Daniel Ascanio – Valour FC – 2022^[130]
• Sebastián Gutiérrez – York United – 2021–22^[131]
• Ivan Mejia – Vancouver FC – 2023–^[132]
• Carlos Patiño – Cavalry FC – 2019
• Luis Perea – HFX Wanderers – 2019^[133]
• Kevin Rendón – Valour FC – 2022–23

Peru

• Jair Córdova – Cavalry FC – 2020^[134]
• Juan Gutiérrez – HFX Wanderers – 2019^[135]
• Jared Ulloa – Valour FC – 2021, 2023

Uruguay

• Martín Arguiñarena – Valour FC – 2019^[136]

See also

Notes

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