This is a list of foreign players in the Primera Division, which began league play in 1933. The following players must meet the following criteria: Have played at least one Primera División game. Players who were signed by Primera División clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or international matches, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Nicaragua, if he is not eligible to play for the Nicaragua national team.

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 Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua parents or moved to Nicaragua at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those the player has played at least one Primera División game for. Seasons listed are those the player has played at least one Primera División game in.

In bold: players who have played at least one Primera División game in the current season (2011–12), and the clubs they've played for. They include players who have subsequently left the club, but do not include current players of a Pro League club who have not played a Primera División game in the current season.

In Italics: Players who have represented their national team

Naturalized players

Erick Alcázar - Diriangen FC, Chinandega FC, Deportivo Walter Ferretti Daniel Cadena - Deportivo Walter Ferretti Luis Fernando Copete - Managua F.C., Deportivo Walter Ferretti Mario García - Managua F.C., Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Diriangen FC Raul Leguias - Real Esteli F.C., Managua F.C., Deportivo Walter Ferretti Elmer Mejia - Real Esteli F.C. Darwin Ramírez - VCP Chinandega, Deportivo Ocotal, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Diriangen FC Manuel Rosas - Real Esteli F.C. Pablo Gállego - Real Esteli, Managua Richard Rodriguez - Real Esteli, Diriangen FC

Asia – AFC

India Ranvir Singh - Diriangen FC

Japan Kazumichi Ikeda - Juventus Managua Masashi Kobari - Chinandega F.C., Real Madriz Kohei Tomokiyo - FC San Marcos, Deportivo Walter Ferretti

Africa - CAF

Equatorial Guinea Niko Kata - Real Esteli

Ghana Joseph Donko - UNAN Managua

Togo Donouvi Blaise - UNAN Managua

South America - CONMEBOL

Argentina Luis Acuña - Real Esteli German Aguirre - Diriangen Gabriel Álvarez - Scorpión FC, Diriangen Tomas Alvarez - Diriangen Jesús Anrique - Deportivo Jalapa Ignacio Artola - Real Esteli Sergio Arzamendia - Diriangen Lucio Barroca - Real Esteli F.C. Alfredo Batista - FC San Marcos, Xilotepelt Juan Berdún - Real Esteli F.C. Pablo Rodrigo Barrios - Masachapa F.C. Enzo Brahim - San Francisco Masachapa Rodrigo de Brito - Deportivo Sebaco Diego Brutto - Diriangen Leonel Buter - Diriangen Brian Calabrese - Walter Ferretti, Managua, FC San Marcos Diego Campos - Diriangen Lucas Carrera - Diriangen Emanuel Casado - Real Esteli Lautaro Ceratto - Real Esteli Roberto Armando Chanampe - Diriangen, Chinandega FC Tiago Ruiz Díaz - CS Sebaco Leandro Figueroa - Walter Ferretti Matias Galvaliz - Diriangen Jonatan Brigatti Gomez - Diriangen FC, Chinandega FC Nazareno Gomez - Matagalpa FC, Managua Mirko Ladrón de Guevara - CS Sebaco Néstor Ariel Holweger - Masatepe, FC San Marcos, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Real Esteli Allan Maralles - Juventus Managua Lucas Martella - Diriangen Allan Marbella Morales - FC San Marcos Abel Mendez - Real Esteli, Walter Ferretti, Rancho Santana Jose Francisco Molina - Diriangen Fabián Monserrat - Real Esteli, Walter Ferretti Jorge Moreno - Real Madriz Carlos Javier Martino - Masatepe, Scorpión FC, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Real Madriz, Diriangen FC, FC San Marcos Axel Oyeras - Deportivo Sebaco Jonathan Pacheco - Diriangen Ramiro Peters - Diriangen Juan Saraví Platero - Bluefields Lucas Piccinini - Masatepe, Deportivo Walter Ferretti Miguel Angel Pucharella - Diriangen, CS Sebaco Carlos López Quintero - Managua Lucas Reynoso - Juventus Managua Alvaro Rezzano - Real Esteli Franco Rondina - CS Sebaco, Matagalpa FC Juan Sánchez - Deportivo Sebaco Víctor Hugo Sánchez - Real Esteli Luciano Sanhueza - Managua, Walter Ferretti Alan Schonfeld - Diriangen Dante Segovia - Diriangen Hugo Silva - Real Esteli, Diriangen FC, América Managua Matías Steib - Managua Carlos Tórres - Diriangen FC, Walter Ferretti Juan Manuel Trejo - Real Esteli Ricardo Valenzuela - Diriangen FC Federico Vasilchick - Managua Mauro Vernon - Managua Matias Vernon - Matagalpa FC Juan Vieyra - Real Esteli

Bolivia Fernando Saldías - ART Jalapa

Brazil Jefferson Geraldo De Almeida - Real Esteli Rafael De Almeida - Walter Ferretti, Juventus Managua, Matagalpa FC Ricardo Silva de Almeida - Real Esteli Gyan Araujo - Managua Kleber Araujo - VCP Chinandega Leandro Barbosa - Managua F.C. Rodrigo Bronzatti - Real Esteli Douglas Caé - Real Esteli, Matagalpa FC Marcel Cecel - Real Esteli Gabriel Coelho - ART Municipal Jalapa Rafael Costa - Real Esteli Leandro Da Cruz - Real Esteli Clayton Jose da Cunha - Real Esteli, Managua Assad Esteves - Real Esteli Vitor Faiska - Real Esteli Leonardo Fernandes- Real Esteli Douglas de Souza Ferreira - Real Esteli Felipe Cristiano Ferreira - Diriangén Carlos Conceição Junior - Walter Ferretti Gabriel Junior - Managua F.C. Alan Kardek - Real Esteli David Lazari - Real Esteli Cristiano Fernández da Lima - Managua, Walter Ferretti, Ocotal Rodrigo Ludke - VCP Chinandega Robinson Luiz - Walter Ferretti, Juventus Managua, Diriangén, UNAM Managua Fernando Marques - Real Esteli Bruno de Morais - Walter Ferretti Leandro Cruz de Oliveira - Real Esteli Lucas Oliviera - Managua F.C. Luri Oliveira - Real Esteli Sidney Pages - Real Esteli Pedro Augusto Pedrinho - Walter Ferretti Gledson Pereira - UNAN Managua Eduardo Praes - Real Esteli Jonatas Ribeiro - Real Esteli Jonathan Joaelton Sampaio - Real Esteli Maycon Santana - Walter Ferretti, Juventus Managua, Real Esteli, Diriangén Leandro Teofilo Santos - Real Esteli José Vagno Fontes dos Santos - Real Esteli Lucas Dos Santos - Managua F.C., Juventus Managua Pedro Dos Santos - Walter Ferretti, Diriangén, UNAN Managua Revson Santos - Real Esteli Daniel Da Silva - Real Esteli David Da Silva - Walter Ferretti Denis Da Silva - VCP Chinandega Ewerton da Silva - Real Esteli, Managua F.C. Gabriel Da Silva - Real Esteli Jose Pereira da Silva - Juventus Managua Thiago Lima da Silva - Managua F.C. Leandro Soares - Walter Ferretti Vinicius da Souza - Managua F.C., Real Esteli Patrick Torelli - Diriangén Daniel Venancio - UNAN Managua Gabriel Vidal - Managua F.C. Rafael Vieira - Diriangén, Juventus Managua Vitinho - Real Esteli

Chile Juan Pablo Abarzúa - Rancho Santanna FC Henry Barrientos - Real Esteli Héctor Vega - Juventus Managua

Colombia Sebastian Acosta - Real Esteli F.C. Yaidero Alberio - Deportivo Walter Ferretti Sebastian Alzáte - UNAM Managua Alberto Asprilla - Deportivo Jalapa Juan Sebastián Arce - Managua F.C. Yubeiquer Arenas - Ocotal Diego Arismendi - Ocotal Josué Ramírez Asprilla - Real Madriz Leyvin Balanta - Real Esteli Paul Barbosa - Masachapa FC, Rancho Santana FC Cristian Ortiz Barraza - Real Madriz Marlon Barrios - Real Madriz, Managua F.C., Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Chinandega FC Miguel Batalla - Ocotal Juan Sebastián Bedoya - Deportivo Ocotal Ronny Bello - Managua F.C. Dayrn Benavides - Rancho Santana FC Jorge Betancur - Real Esteli F.C., Juventus Managua Deybran Blanco - Juventus Managua Arley Bonilla - Real Esteli, Managua Cristhian Cabria - Deportivo Ocotal, ART Jalapa Erwin Cabrera - Chinandega FC, ART Jalapa Ronaldinho Caicedo - Matagalpa FC Brayan Cañate - Chinandega FC Deiver Canate - Deportivo Walter Ferretti Nester Carabali - Masachapa FC, Rancho Santana José Antonio Julio Carballo - Real Madriz Braison Cardonna - CS Sebaco Darwin Carrero - Managua Juan Carvajal - Ocotal Jose Luis Cassiani - Real Madriz Juan Castaño - Ocotal José Ortiz Castillo - Real Esteli F.C. Oscar Castillo - Xilotepelt, Managua F.C. David Castrillón - Juventus Managua, CS Sebaco Juan Pablo Chacon - Real Esteli F.C. Alex Chandler - Real Esteli F.C. Richard Charris - Chinandega FC Eder Chaux - Real Esteli F.C. Dandy Choles - Ocotal Juan Vidal Congo - UNAN Managua Cesar Vente Contenció - Walter Ferretti Andrés Cortobarria - ART Jalapa Lancelott Devenish - Deportivo Ocotal Jason Diaz - Deportivo Ocotal Yeison Díaz - Juventus Managua Jonathan Donado - UNAN Managua Luis Fernando Escobar - Managua F.C. Jose Estrada - Real Madriz Miguel Estrada - Diriangen FC, Real Madriz Luis Fernando - Real Esteli F.C. Javier Gaitán - Parmalat Andres Garzon - ART Jalapa, Real Madriz Andres Giraldo - Chinandega FC, Diriangen FC, Managua F.C. Ezequiel Góngora - Juventus Managua Jesus Graizabal - Chinandega FC Ronald Granja - CS Sebaco Jesus Guerrero - Real Madriz, Deportivo Ocotal, Diriangen FC, UNAN Managua Emiro Manuel Gomez - Deportivo Ocotal Evaristo González - Deportivo Sebaco, UNAN Managua, Deportivo Ocotal, ART Municipal Jalapa Jose Luis Gonzales - ART Jalapa Luiz Fernanado Gonzales - Real Esteli F.C., Managua, Juventus Managua, UNAN Managua Devis Gutiérrez - Real Esteli F.C. Daniel Henao - Juventus Managua Carlos Hernandez - Managua John Hernández - UNAN Managua Rodrigo Hernández - UNAN Managua, Walter Ferretti Johan Hurtado - Chinandega FC Marlon Ibarguen - Masachapa FC, Rancho Santana FC Ramón Eloy Iriarte - Real Madriz Victor Landazuri - Matagalpa FC Bryan Leal - Deportivo Sebaco Fabian Lemus - UNAN Managua Andrés Llano - Diriangen FC Jose Lloreda - Real Esteli Jerson Lora - UNAM Managua, Matagalpa FC Edwin Lopez - Matagalpa FC Kenverlen López - Ocotal Esteban Lozada - Chinandega FC Brayan Cantillo Lucumi - Ocotal Nelson Maldonado - Ocotal Luis Marines - Deportivo Jalapa Jorge Marin - Diriangen FC Juan Marin - Ocotal Gabriel Martinez - Real Esteli Edwin Mejia - Diriangen FC Brandon Mena - Masachapa/San Francisco, Diriangen FC Christian Mena - Diriangen FC John Mena - UNAN Managua New Mena - Ocotal José Mendoza - Chinandega FC Hans Mina - UNAN Managua Miguel Potes Mina - Diriangen Bryan Mojica - Real Madriz Miguel Montalvo - Ocotal Miguel Morales - CS Sebaco Willian Morales - Matagalpa FC Jamilton Moreno - Real Madriz Carlos Mosquera - Masachapa/San Francisco, Deportivo Las Sabanas, Junior de Managua Jhon Mosquera - Diriangen Jonathan Mosquera - Real Esteli Yeison Mosquera - Walter Ferretti Alexander Trimiñio Motta - Ocotal Oscar Movil - Real Esteli Eder Munive - Walter Ferretti Juan David Muriel - Managua F.C. Juan Murillo - ART Jalapa, Matagalpa FC Luis Murillo - UNAN Managua Aldair Niño - Ocotal Raúl Nomesque - Masachapa/San Francisco Kevin Obregón - Juventus Managua Jairo Olivares - Chinandega FC Jefreg Javier Olivero - Real Madriz Cristian Ortega - Nandasmo Juan Esteban Ospina - Juventus Managua Ronaldo Pabon - ART Municipal Jalapa, CS Sebaco Jorge Vargas Palacio - Diriangen FC Anderson Palacios - Managua F.C., Juventus Managua Oscar Castillo Palomino - UNAN Managua, Managua F.C. William Parra - Real Esteli David Pinilla - ART Municipal Jalapa Freider Mattos Pombo - UNAN Managua Jafet Del Portillo - Ocotal, ART Municipal Jalapa Carlos Preciado - Real Esteli Alexander Quiñonez - Real Madriz Camilo Quiñonez - ART Jalapa, Nandasmo, Diriangen FC Duver Quinonez - Chinandega FC Nicolas Quinonez - Real Madriz Ronald Quintero - Real Esteli F.C., Juventus Managua Andres Camilo Ramirez - Real Esteli F.C. Cristián Ramírez - ART Jalapa German Arias Ramirez - Real Madriz Mario Ramirez - CS Sebaco Francisco Ramos - Walter Ferretti