This is a list of foreign-born international football players for Russia, which includes players born outside Russia or, for players born before Russian independence, outside the Russian SFSR.

List of players

Players in bold have been called up for Russia within the last 12 months, as of 1 October 2026

NameBornPlace of birthCountry of birthNational careerCapsGoals Vladislav Lemish1970 Baku (then )199210 Sergei Podpaly1963 Kiev (then )1992–199420 Igor Dobrovolski1967 Markivka (then )1992–1998182 Andrei Kanchelskis1969 Kirovohrad (then )1992–1998364 Sergei Yuran1969 Lugansk (then )1992–1999255 Vladimir Niederhaus1967 Kokchetav (then )1992–200041 Omari Tetradze1969 Velispiri (then )1992–2002401 Valery Karpin1969 Narva (then )1992–2003721 Viktor Onopko1969 Lugansk (then )1992–20041097 Bakhva Tedeyev1969 Tskhinvali (then )1993–199461 Andrey Pyatnitsky1967 Tashkent (then )1993–1995103 Sergei Gorlukovich1961 Boruny (then )1993–1996170 Yuriy Nikiforov1970 Odesa (then )1993–2002556 Sergei Mandreko1971 Kurgan-Tyube (then )199410 Rashid Rakhimov1965 Dushanbe (then )1994–199520 Vladislav Ternavsky1969 Kiev (then )1994–199690 Valery Kechinov1974 Tashkent (then )1994–199862 Ilya Tsymbalar1969 Odesa (then )1994–1999284 Mukhsin Mukhamadiev1966 Dushanbe (then )199511 Vladimir Lebed1973 Kherson (then )199510 Akhrik Tsveiba1966 Gudauta (then )199780 Sergei Semak1976 Sychanske (then ) 1997–2010654 Oleksandr Horshkov1970 Kirovsk (then )199820 Artyom Bezrodny1979 Sumy (then )199910 Gennadiy Nizhegorodov1977 Odesa (then )2000–200390 Rolan Gusev1977 Ashgabat (then )2000–2005311 Andrei Karyaka1978 Dnipropetrovsk (then )2001–2005276 Evgeni Aldonin1980 Alupka (then )2002–2007290 Viktor Budyanskiy1984 Vovchansk (then )200720Roman Neustädter1988 Dnipropetrovsk (then ) 2016–2020131 Guilherme1985 Cataguases2016–2021190 Mário Fernandes1990 São Caetano do Sul2017–2021335 Anton Zabolotny1991 Aizpute (then )2017–2021192 Ari1985 Fortaleza201820 Anton Shvets1993 Henichesk 201810 Ilzat Akhmetov1997 Bishkek2019–202390 Vladimir Pisarsky1996 Krasnoperekopsk202210 Daniil Khlusevich2001 Simferopol2022–202450 Yevgeni Kharin1995 Maardu202310 Kirill Glebov2005 Rudny2025–40

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