This is a list of foreign-born football players who played for the Philippines national football team. Players born in countries other than the Philippines including those born in diaspora may qualify for the Philippines team through Filipino parents or grandparents, or through naturalization as Philippine citizens.
The Philippines is noted for including Filipinos of foreign-descent in their national football teams. Most of these players are born abroad. They have naturalized only one player without any Filipino ancestry so far – Bienvenido Marañón
This list excludes players with non-Filipino heritage such as Filipino-Japanese Daisuke Sato (Davao-born), Filipino-Iranian Misagh Bahadoran (Pampanga-born) and Simone Rota (adopted by Italian parents). This only includes players that have made at least one international cap for the Philippine national team.
List of players
Men List PlayerPlace of birthFirst capLast capFilipino ancestryRef (Sydney) 1999 2011 Maternal (San Francisco) 2004 2011 Maternal (San Francisco) 2004 2014 Full (Westminster) 2004 2014 Maternal (Ashford, Surrey) 2006 2019 Maternal (Ashford, Surrey) 2006 2019 Maternal (Brighton) 2006 2008 Maternal (London) 2008 present Maternal (Brighton) 2008 2016 Maternal (Breda) 2008 2016 Maternal (Ascot) 2009 2015 Maternal (San Francisco) 2010 2010 Maternal (Munich) 2010 present Maternal (Aarhus) 2011 2015Paternal (Málaga) 2011 2021 Maternal (Amsterdam) 2011 2018 Maternal (Washington, D.C.) 2011 2014 Maternal (Cologne) 2011 2017 Maternal (Southampton) 2011 2023 Maternal (Southampton) 2011 2011 Maternal (El Puerto de Santa Maria) 2011 2023 Maternal (Brussels) 2011 2018 Maternal (Glostrup) 2011 2014 Paternal (Berlin) 2011 2011 Maternal (New York) 2011 2013 Maternal (Schweinfurt) 2011 2024 Maternal (Hanover) 2012 2012 Maternal (Venice) 2012 2018 Full (Venice) 2012 2012 Full (Málaga) 2012 2016 Maternal (East Berlin) 2012 2024 Maternal (New Hyde Park) 2012 2012 Paternal (Richmond) 2012 present Full (Alameda) 2012 2012 Maternal (San Sebastián de los Reyes) 2013 2019 Maternal (Schlieren) 2014 2021 Maternal (Columbus, Ohio) 2014 present Maternal (Irvine, California) 2014 2014 Maternal (Toronto) 2014 2018 Maternal (London) 2014 2019 Full (Andujar) 2014 2019 Paternal (Sakae, Chiba) 2014 2014 Maternal (Pamplona) 2014 2014 Maternal (Perth) 2015 2022 Maternal (Rome) 2015 present Paternal (Abu Dhabi) 2015 2021 Maternal (Hamburg) 2015 present Paternal (Mauerbach) 2015 2019 Maternal (Sendai, Miyagi) 2016 2023 Maternal (Munich) 2016 present Maternal (Sydney) 2016 2016 Maternal (Santa Clara, California) 2016 2019 (Haarlem) 2016 2018 (Ghent) 2017 present Maternal (Hartlepool) 2017 2019 (Glasgow) 2017 2017 Maternal (Kastrup) 2018 2019 Maternal (Wetzlar) 2018 present Maternal (Malmö) 2018 2021 Maternal (Bagno a Ripoli) 2019 present Maternal (Johanngeorgenstadt) 2021 2023 Maternal (Herning) 2021 present Maternal (Schlieren) 2021 present Maternal (Kotka) 2021 present Maternal (Shinjuku, Tokyo) 2021 present Maternal (Münster) 2021 2021 Maternal (El Puerto de Santa María) 2021 present None (Naturalized) (Uppsala) 2021 present Maternal (New York) 2021 present Maternal (Cádiz) 2022 present Paternal (León, Spain) 2022 present (Bremen) 2022 present Maternal (Bærum) 2022 present Maternal (Tasmania) 2022 present Maternal (Aarhus) 2022 presentMaternal (Offenburg) 2022 present Maternal (Solothurn) 2022 present Maternal (Harrogate) 2022 present Maternal (Shinjuku, Tokyo) 2022 present Maternal (Madrid)2023presentFull (Brighton)2023presentFull (Orange County)2023presentMaternal (Berlin)2023presentMaternal (Corpus Christi)2023presentMaternal (Vancouver)2024presentFull (Henderson)2024presentMaternal (Waregem)2024presentMaternal (Molde)2024presentMaternal (Oslo)2024presentMaternal (Vancouver)2024presentFull (Brisbane)20242024Maternal (Los Altos)2024presentMaternal (Haarlem)2024presentMaternal (Schaffhausen)2025presentMaternal (Oslo)2025presentPaternal (Altötting)2025present Maternal
By country of birth BirthplacePlayers1815111054321
Women List PlayerPlace of birthFirst capLast capFilipino ancestryRef (Rancho Cucamonga, California) 2022 present (Zanesville, Ohio) 2018 present Maternal (Meadowbrook, Queensland) 2023 present Maternal (Santa Clara, California) 2018 present Maternal (New Haven, Connecticut) 2022 present Paternal 2024 present (Fairfield, California) 2022 present Maternal (Folsom, California) 2024 present Maternal (Bodø) 2022 present Maternal (Fullerton, California) 2022 present Paternal (Fairfax, Virginia) 2022 present Paternal (Holbæk) 2019 present (Washington D.C.) 2022 present Maternal (Montgomery County, Maryland) 2018 present (Torrance, California) 2022 present (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) 2016 present Maternal (Orange, California) 2021 present Maternal (Laguna Beach, California) 2021 present Maternal 2025 present Full (Glendale, California) 2024 present Maternal (Los Alamitos, California) 2023 present (Norwalk, Connecticut) 2024 present Paternal (Rosemead, California) 2018 present Maternal 2024 present (Coquitlam, British Columbia) 2022 present Maternal (Burlington, Ontario) 2013 2018 Maternal (Orange County, California) 2025 present
By country of birth BirthplacePlayers2121
Notes
See also ASEAN international footballers born from countries other than their respective football nationalities List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia List of Malaysia international footballers born outside Malaysia List of Singapore international footballers born outside Singapore List of Thailand international footballers born outside Thailand List of Vietnam international footballers born outside Vietnam
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