List of Portugal international footballers born outside Portugal

This list includes all the Portuguese players who played for the Portugal senior national football team who are born outside Portugal. Almost all of this players (94 totally) are born in the former Portuguese colonies, while others (the minority) are naturalized or born abroad.

List by country of birth Last update on 2 October 2026

CountryTotalNotes29Includes 26 players born in the Portuguese Angola23Includes 23 players born in the Portuguese Mozambique10Includes 4 players born in the Portuguese Guinea88Includes 6 players born in the Portuguese Cape Verde52 DR Congo2Includes 2 players born in Zaire Macau2Includes 2 players born in the Portuguese Macau2Includes 1 player born in the Portuguese São Tomé2211Born in the French Morocco1

List of players The players in bold are currently representing Portugal.

CountryBirthplacePlayerCapsGoalsPeriodNotesRef. Portuguese AngolaJosé Águas25111952–1962 Portuguese AngolaMiguel Arcanjo901957–1965William Carvalho8052013–2022Moved to Portugal as a child.Hélder Costa112018Switched to Angola in 2021. Portuguese AngolaJoaquim Dinis1451970–1973 Portuguese AngolaCarlos Duarte711952–1962Edgar101998Born to a Portuguese father. Moved to Portugal as a child. Portuguese AngolaJorge Ferreira401989–1990 Portuguese AngolaJosé Ferreira Pinto201965 Portuguese AngolaFernando Freitas901972–1976 Portuguese AngolaHélder3531992–2001 Portuguese AngolaJacinto João1021968–1974 Portuguese AngolaRui Jordão43151972–1989 Portuguese AngolaJosé Leal1511990–1992 Portuguese AngolaLito201983 Portuguese AngolaPaulo Madeira2531991–1999 Portuguese AngolaAmândio Malta da Silva 501971 Portuguese AngolaJosé Maria401967–1970 Portuguese AngolaAníbal Paciência101941 Portuguese AngolaCarlos Parente201987 Portuguese AngolaPaulinho101992 Portuguese AngolaFernando Peyroteo20151938–1949 Portuguese AngolaJorge Plácido321987–1989 Portuguese AngolaFilipe Ramos301992 Portuguese AngolaSantana511960–1965 Portuguese AngolaSeninho411976–1978 Portuguese AngolaMário Torres501957–1959 Portuguese AngolaVado301989–1995 Portuguese AngolaJosé Luís Vidigal1502000–2002Celso301976–1978Deco7552003–2010Liédson1542009–2010Lúcio501960–1962Otávio2232021–Became a Portuguese citizen in 2021.Rony Lopes202017–2018Born to a Portuguese mother. Moved to Portugal at age 4.Matheus Nunes2122021–Moved to Portugal at age 12.Pepe14182007–2024Moved to Portugal at age 18.Dyego Sousa202019Daniel Fernandes202007–2009Born to a Portuguese father.Ricardo Ferreira102017Born to Portuguese parents. Switched to Canada in 2021. Portuguese Cape VerdeCarlos Alhinho1501973–1982 Portuguese Cape VerdeHenrique Ben David641950–1952 Portuguese Cape VerdeÓscar Duarte101978Nélson402009–2012Became a Portuguese citizen in 2005. Portuguese Cape VerdeNeno901989–1996 Portuguese Cape VerdeOceano da Cruz5481985–1998Moved to Portugal as a child. Portuguese Cape VerdeParis101983Rolando2102009–2018Moved to Portugal at age 14. DR CongoJosé Bosingwa2702007–2015Born to a Portuguese father. Moved to Portugal as a child. DR CongoAriza Makukula412007–2008Born to a Portuguese mother.Raphaël Guerreiro6542014–Born to a Portuguese father.Anthony Lopes1402015–2021Born to Portuguese parents.Petit5742001–2008Born to Portuguese parents. Moved to Portugal at age 2.Kévin Rodrigues302017–2018Born to Portuguese parents. Previously has been a France youth international.Adrien Silva2612014–2018Born to a Portuguese father. Moved to Portugal at age 11.Cédric3412014–2022Born to Portuguese parents. Moved to Portugal at age 2.Bruma1222017–Moved to Portugal as a child.Yannick Djaló102010Eder3552012–2018Moved to Portugal as a child. Scored the winning goal in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final. Portuguese GuineaAlberto Fonseca921978–1986Toti Gomes202023–Edgar Ié102017He switched to Guinea-Bissau in 2021.Danilo Pereira7422015–Moved to Portugal at age 5. Portuguese GuineaReinaldo611979–1983 Portuguese GuineaSamuel501991–1992 Portuguese GuineaArnaldo Silva101974 Portuguese MacauJoaquim Pacheco101957 Portuguese MacauAugusto Rocha701958–1963 French MoroccoJacques Pereira101981Born to Portuguese parents. Portuguese MozambiqueAbel401972–1973 Portuguese MozambiqueAcúrsio801959–1960 Portuguese MozambiqueJorge Cadete3351990–1998 Portuguese MozambiqueMário Coluna5781955–1968 Portuguese MozambiqueAlberto Costa Pereira2201955–1965 Portuguese MozambiqueDjão101981 Portuguese MozambiqueEusébio64411961–1973 Portuguese MozambiqueHilário4001959–1971 Portuguese MozambiqueJoaquim Jorge201969 Portuguese MozambiqueJuca601952–1956 Portuguese MozambiqueArmando Manhiça201968 Portuguese MozambiqueMatateu27131952–1960 Portuguese MozambiqueAugusto Matine901970–1973 Portuguese MozambiqueMessias601972 Portuguese MozambiquePerdigão101957 Portuguese MozambiqueJosé Pérides201961 Portuguese MozambiqueRui Rodrigues1231967–1976 Portuguese MozambiqueVítor Santos101983 Portuguese MozambiqueShéu2411976–1986 Portuguese MozambiqueVicente2001959–1966 Portuguese MozambiqueAbel Xavier2021993–2002 Portuguese MozambiqueCarlos Xavier1001981–1993 Portuguese MozambiquePedro Xavier401985–1989Gedson Fernandes202018 Portuguese São Tomé and PríncipeVítor Guilhar201941Dimas4401995–2002Born to Portuguese parents.David Júlio401960–1961Diogo Costa5102021–Born to Portuguese parents. Moved to Portugal at age 7. Pedro Mendes102018Born to Portuguese parents.Danny3842008–2016Born to Portuguese parents. Moved to Portugal at age 15.

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