List of foreign Scottish Premier League players

This is a list of foreign players in the Scottish Premier League (1997–2013). The following players must meet the following three criteria: 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. Signed and played for a club prior to the dissolution of the SPL into the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2012–2013 Scottish Premier League season. Players with careers overlapping both eras can be included, but only clubs played for during the Premier League era can be listed. 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.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.

Albania Rudi Vata – Celtic – 1993–96

Algeria

Angola José Quitongo – Heart of Midlothian, 1998–2000, Kilmarnock – 2002–03

Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol – Motherwell – 2012–13

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Benin Laurent D'Jaffo – Aberdeen – 2002–03

Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirsad Bešlija – Heart of Midlothian – 2005–07 Saša Papac – Rangers – 2006–12 Dubravko Tešević – Livingston – 2005–06

Brazil

Bulgaria Ilian Kiriakov – Aberdeen – 1998–2000 Tsanko Tsvetanov – Aberdeen – 1996–1998 Stiliyan Petrov – Celtic – 1999–2006

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic Ange Oueifio – Motherwell – 2000–01 Willi Oueifio – Heart of Midlothian – 2002–03

Chile Mauricio Pinilla – Heart of Midlothian – 2006–08 Sebastián Rozental – Rangers 1998–2001

China PR Fan Zhiyi – Dundee – 2001–02 Du Wei – Celtic – 2005–06 Zheng Zhi – Celtic – 2009–10

Colombia David González Giraldo – Aberdeen – 2011–12

Congo David Louhoungou – Hamilton Academical – 2009

Congo DR Yves Ma-Kalambay – Hibernian – 2007–10 Michel Ngonge – Kilmarnock – 2001–02

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia Nikica Jelavic – Rangers – 2010–12 Dado Pršo – Rangers – 2004–07

Cyprus Angelis Charalambous – Motherwell – 2010–11

Czech Republic

Denmark

Ecuador Ulises de la Cruz – Hibernian – 2001–02 Eduardo Hurtado – Hibernian – 2001–02

Estonia Henrik Ojamaa – Motherwell – 2012–2013 Sander Puri – St Mirren – 2013

Faroe Islands Jákup Mikkelsen – Partick Thistle – 2003–04

Finland

France

Gabon Willy Aubameyang – Kilmarnock – 2011–12 Daniel Cousin – Rangers – 2007–09

The Gambia Pa Saikou Kujabi – Hibernian – 2012–13

Georgia Shota Arveladze – Rangers – 2001–05 Temuri Ketsbaia – Dundee – 2001–02 Zurab Khizanishvili – Dundee, Rangers – 2000–05 Georgi Nemsadze – Dundee – 2000–04

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guinea Bobo Baldé – Celtic – 2001–09 Mohammed Camara – Celtic, St Mirren – 2005–06, 2009–2010 Mohammed Sylla – St Johnstone, Celtic, Kilmarnock – 2000–05, 2006–07

Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves – St Mirren – 2013

Haiti Lecsinel Jean-François – Falkirk – 2005–07 Abel Thermeus – Motherwell – 2006

Honduras Jorge Claros – Hibernian – 2012–13 Emilio Izaguirre – Celtic – 2010–13 Francisco Ramírez – Dundee United – 2000–01

Hungary

Iceland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan Koki Mizuno – Celtic – 2008–10 Shunsuke Nakamura – Celtic – 2005–09

Kenya Victor Wanyama – Celtic – 2011–2013

Latvia Pavels Mihadjuks – Inverness CT – 2008–09

Liberia Christopher Wreh – St Mirren – 2001–02

Lithuania

Madagascar William Gros – Kilmarnock – 2010–2014

Mali Amadou Konte – Hibernian – 2004–07 Mohamadou Sissoko – Kilmarnock – 2010–2011

Mexico Efrain Juárez – Celtic – 2010–2012

Montenegro Nikola Vujadinović – Aberdeen – 2010–2011

Montserrat Junior Mendes – Dunfermline Athletic – 2000–02

Morocco

Namibia Eliphas Shivute – Motherwell – 1998–99 Quinton Jacobs – Partick Thistle – 1999–2000

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles Dyron Daal – Aberdeen – 2006–07 Shelton Martis – Hibernian – 2006–07

New Zealand Rory Fallon – Aberdeen, St Johnstone – 2011–13 Chris Killen – Hibernian, Celtic – 2005–10 Michael McGlinchey – Celtic, Motherwell – 2005–06, 2010 Steven Old – Kilmarnock – 2009–11

Nigeria

Norway

North Macedonia David Babunski - Dundee United - 2024- Bajram Fetai – Rangers, Inverness CT – 2003–05 Georgi Hristov – Dunfermline Athletic – 2004–05 Goran Stanić – Livingston – 2004–05

Peru José Valeriani – Dundee United – 1998–99

Poland

Portugal

Romania Dorin Goian – Rangers – 2011–12 Marius Niculae – Inverness CT – 2007–08

Russia Andrei Kanchelskis – Rangers – 1998–2002 Dmitri Kharine – Celtic – 1999–2002

Saint Lucia Earl Jean – Hibernian – 1999–2000

Senegal

Serbia Saša Ćurčić – Motherwell – 1999–2000 Dragan Mladenović – Rangers – 2004–05 Gordan Petrić – Rangers, Heart of Midlothian – 1998–99, 1999–2001

Sierra Leone Mohamed Bangura – Celtic – 2011–2013

Slovakia

Slovenia Danijel Marčeta – Falkirk – 2009–2010 Leon Panikvar – Kilmarnock – 2011–12 Jure Travner – St Mirren – 2010–2011

South Africa Dean Furman – Rangers – 2007–08 Chad Harpur – Kilmarnock – 2007–08

South Korea Cha Du-Ri – Celtic – 2010–2012 Ki Sung-Yueng – Celtic – 2010–12

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland Stéphane Henchoz – Celtic – 2004–05 Oumar Kondé – Hibernian – 2006–07 Mihael Kovačević – Dundee United, Ross County – 2008–11, 2012–13 Ramon Vega – Celtic – 2000–01

Togo Yoann Folly – Aberdeen – 2010–12 Mamam Cherif Touré – Livingston – 2001–04

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Hamed Namouchi – Rangers – 2003–06 Lassad Nouioui – Celtic – 2012–13

Turkey Tugay Kerimoğlu – Rangers – 1999–2001

Uganda David Obua – Heart of Midlothian – 2008–12

United States

DaMarcus Beasley – Rangers – 2007–10 Alejandro Bedoya – Rangers – 2011–12 Carlos Bocanegra – Rangers – 2011–12 Dominic Cervi – Celtic – 2008–12 Maurice Edu – Rangers – 2008–12 Claudio Reyna – Rangers – 1998–02

Uruguay Carlos Marcora – Dundee United – 2000–01 Gerardo Traverso – Dundee – 2001–02 Fabián Yantorno – Gretna, Hibernian – 2007–09

Venezuela Jonay Hernandez – Dundee – 2002–04 Fernando de Ornelas – Celtic – 1999–2000 Miku – Celtic – 2012–13

Notes

References

List of foreign Scottish Premier League players

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