List of foreign Scottish Premier League players

This is a list of foreign players in the Scottish Premier League (1997-2013) or Scottish Premiership. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one Scottish Premier League game. Players who were signed by Scottish Premier League clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Great Britain and Ireland, determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national teams of Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.[note 1]


Contents
Algeria | Angola | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Benin | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil | Bulgaria | Cameroon | Canada | Central African Republic | Chile | China | Colombia | Congo | Congo DR | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Ecuador | Estonia | Faroe Islands | Finland | France | Gabon | The Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Haiti | Honduras | Hungary | Iceland | Iran | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Kenya | Latvia | Liberia | Lithuania | Macedonia | Mali | Martinique | Mexico | Montenegro | Montserrat | Morocco | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway | Peru | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Saint Lucia | Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda | United States | Uruguay | Venezuela
References

Albania

  • Rudi Vata – Celtic – 1993–96
  • Ylber Ramadani - Aberdeen - 2022 - Current

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

  • Logan Bailly - Celtic
  • Benin

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Brazil

    Bulgaria

    Cameroon

    Canada

  • Alistair Johnston - Celtic F.C - 2022-Present
  • Central African Republic

    Chile

    China PR

    Colombia

    Congo

    Congo DR

    Côte d'Ivoire

    Croatia

    Cyprus

    Czech Republic

    Denmark

    Ecuador

    Estonia

    Faroe Islands

    Finland

    France

    Gabon

    The Gambia

    Georgia

    Germany

    Ghana

  • Jojo Wollacott - Hibernian - 2023-Present
  • Greece

  • Giorgos Giakoumakis - Celtic F.C. - 2021-Present
  • Guinea

    Guinea-Bissau

    Haiti

    Honduras

    Hungary

    Iceland

    Iran

    Israel

    Italy

    Jamaica

    Japan

    Kenya

    Latvia

    Liberia

    Lithuania

    Madagascar

    Mali

    Mexico

    Montenegro

    Montserrat

    Morocco

    Namibia

    Netherlands

    Netherlands Antilles

    New Zealand

    Nigeria

    Norway

    North Macedonia

    Peru

    Poland

    Portugal

    Romania

    Russia

    Saint Lucia

    Senegal

    Serbia

    Sierra Leone

    • Mohamed Bangura – Celtic – 2011–2013

    Slovakia

    Slovenia

    South Africa

    South Korea

    Spain

    Sweden

    Switzerland

    Togo

    Trinidad and Tobago

    Tunisia

    Turkey

    Uganda

    United States

    Uruguay

    Venezuela

    Notes

    1. ^ 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 British/Irish 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 British/Irish parents or moved to Great Britain/Ireland at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.
      • Clubs listed are those which the player has played at least one Scottish Premier League game for.

    References

    1. ^ Damián Casalinuovo at Soccerbase
    2. ^ Francis Dickoh at Soccerbase
    3. ^ Marius Činikas at Soccerbase
    4. ^ Valdas Trakys at Soccerbase
    5. ^ Michael McGlinchey at Soccerbase
    6. ^ Bruno Aguiar at Soccerbase
    7. ^ Jorge Cadete at Soccerbase
    8. ^ Nuno Capucho at Soccerbase
    9. ^ Tiago Costa at Soccerbase
    10. ^ Quino Cabrera at Soccerbase
    11. ^ David Fernández at Soccerbase
    12. ^ Paco Luna at Soccerbase
    13. ^ Daniel Andersson at Soccerbase
    14. ^ Oumar Kondé at Soccerbase
    15. ^ Carlos Marcora at Soccerbase
    16. ^ Gerardo Traverso at Soccerbase
    17. ^ Fabián Yantorno at Soccerbase
    18. ^ Jonay Hernandez at Soccerbase
    19. ^ Fernando de Ornelas at Soccerbase