This is a list of foreign players in the Philippines Football League. The following players are considered foreign if they do not hold a Philippine passport. If a player is naturalized through various means, then he is no longer considered a foreign player.
Up to now, 33 different nations have been represented in the Philippines Football League.
Current foreign players
PFL clubs can register a maximum of six foreign players with at least one player of AFC affiliated nationality, but may only register four per matchday.
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Dynamic Herb Cebu Rintaro Hama Ken Murayama Ryo Togashi Arda Çınkır Göktuğ Demiroğlu Marius Kore Kaya–Iloilo Daizo Horikoshi Akito Saito Henri Bandeken Robert Lopez Mendy Ricardo Sendra Abou Sy Maharlika Manila Soufiane Bouazzaoui Ousman Jeng Tyler John Boris Moundang Ibrahima Ndour Mendiola 1991 Milad Behgandom Ali Ghamloush Hamed Hajimehdi Junior Sam Stallion Laguna Reo Nakamura Yuta Nomura Kraig Bonanken Ignacio Giampaoli Cristian Ivanobski Abraham Placito
Asia (AFC)
AustraliaAndrew PawiakIlocos United2017Blake PowellCeres–Negros2018Harry SawyerDavao Aguilas2017, 2018Jesse CurranKaya–Iloilo2022–23Tahj MinnieconMeralco Manila2017Davao Aguilas2018Yianni PerkatisGlobal Cebu2017IranHamed HajimehdiMendiola 19912019, 2020, 2021, 2022–23, 2023–24Stallion Laguna2022–23Milad BehgandomMendiola 19912020, 2023–24Kaya–Iloilo2022–23Mahdi KeygobadhiMendiola 19912022–23Amir MemariStallion Laguna2022–23Mahan RahmaniMendiola 19912022–23IraqAhamad AzzawiGlobal Cebu2017JapanAtsushi ShimonoJPV Marikina2017, 2018Daizo HorikoshiKaya–Iloilo2020, 2021, 2022–23, 2023–24Tamon HorikoshiKaya–Iloilo2022–23Keigo MoriyasuJPV Marikina2018Ken KenseiStallion Laguna2018Rintaro HamaDynamic2022–23, 2023–24Kota KawaseCeres–Negros2017Masaki YanagawaJPV Marikina2017Masanari OmuraKaya–Iloilo2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021Dylan NobirakiKaya–Iloilo2022–23Ren OkudaDynamic Herb Cebu2022–23, 2023–24Ryo FujiiKaya–Iloilo2021, 2022–23Ryo TamiyaStallion Laguna2017Ryota IshikawaStallion Laguna2017Ryuki KozawaJPV Marikina2018Shu SasakiGlobal Cebu2017Takashi Odawara JPV Marikina2017Davao Aguilas2018Ceres–Negros2019United City2020Takumi Uesato JPV Marikina2017, 2018Ceres–Negros2018Kaya–Iloilo2020Tsubasa SuzukiJPV Marikina2018Yu HoshideGlobal Cebu2017Yusuke YamagataStallion Laguna2017Yusuke HayashiStallion Laguna2022–23Kosuke UchidaStallion Laguna2022–23Ken MurayamaDynamic Herb Cebu2023–24Ryo TogashiDynamic Herb Cebu2023–24Akito SaitoKaya–Iloilo2023–24Reo NakamuraStallion Laguna2023–24Yuta NomuraStallion Laguna2023–24LebanonAli GhamloushMendiola 19912022–23, 2023–24South Korea Jung Da-hwonUnited City2021Kim Dong-HyeonStallion Laguna2019Kim DongyeonStallion Laguna2020Kim Hyun-KyoonGreen Archers United2019Kim MinsuMendiola 19912021, 2022–23Kim Myung-SuStallion Laguna2017Kim Sung-minDavao Aguilas2018, Stallion Laguna2021Maharlika Manila2020, 2022–23Ko Kyung-joonStallion Laguna2017, 2018Lee Jeong-minMeralco Manila2017Global Cebu2018Park Jeong-cholStallion Laguna2019Yu SeungpyoStallion Laguna2019Yu Sung-NaStallion Laguna2018Tajikistan Amirbek JuraboevUnited City2022–23YemenGamal Al MesbahiDynamic Herb Cebu2021
Africa (CAF)
CameroonBoris MoundangPhilippine Air Force2019Maharlika Manila2022–23, 2023–24Christian NanaStallion Laguna2017, 2019Frank BaringMaharlika Manila2022–23Freddy MbangGreen Archers United2019Henri BandekenGreen Archers United2019Maharlika Manila2020, 2022–23Mendiola 19912022–23Kaya–Iloilo2023–24Joel OkonoGreen Archers United2019Philippine Air Force2019Junior Ngong SamUnited City2022–23Mendiola 19912022–23, 2023–24Serge KaoleGlobal Cebu2017Kaya–Iloilo2018Maharlika Manila2020Mendiola 19912022–23Souleyman NdepeMendiola 19912019, 2020William EbandaIlocos United2017DR CongoGary EpessoMaharlika Manila2020, 2022–23Equatorial GuineaBen KonatéMaharlika Manila2022–23GambiaOusman JengMaharlika Manila2022–23, 2023–24GhanaAlfred OseiKaya–Iloilo2017, 2018, 2019Baba SampanaIlocos United2017Isaac EsselMaharlika Manila2022–23Daniel AshleyMendiola 19912021David AsareMaharlika Manila2022–23Emmanuel OseiKaya–Iloilo2020Patrick ArthurKaya–Iloilo2022–23Patrick AsareKaya–Iloilo2021Samuel BonneyStallion Laguna2020Stephen AppiahGreen Archers United2019Mendiola 19912020, 2022–23Valentine KamaIlocos United2017GuineaMohamed SoumahDynamic Herb Cebu2021, 2022–23Sekou SyllaGlobal Cebu2017Ivory CoastArthur KouassiIlocos United2017Dini OuattaraMendiola 19912019, 2020Hosni DossoMendiola 19912021Marius KoreDynamic Herb Cebu2021, 2022–23, 2023–24Roland SadiaStallion Laguna2017MoroccoSoufiane BouazzaouiMaharlika Manila2023–24NigeriaAnthony OkohGlobal Makati2019Ekundayo AndrewDynamic Herb Cebu2021Emmanuel OtuyemiGlobal Makati2019Maharlika Manila2022–23Ilemona UsmanDynamic Herb Cebu2021Kenneth ObananayaGlobal Makati2019SenegalAbou SyStallion Laguna2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022–23Kaya–Iloilo2023–24Alassane WadeMendiola 19912022–23Ibrahima NdourStallion Laguna2020Maharlika Manila2022–23, 2023–24Robert Lopez MendyKaya–Iloilo2017, 2018, 2022–23, 2023–24Ceres–Negros2019United City2020South AfricaAlan RobertsonUnited City2022–23TogoIbrahim MoroDynamic Herb Cebu2022–23
Europe (UEFA)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMahir KaricCeres–Negros2019EnglandAdam MitterIlocos United2017Global Cebu2018NorwaySimen LyngbøAzkals Development Team2020United City2022–23SerbiaBojan MališićDavao Aguilas2017Marko TrkuljaDavao Aguilas2017Milan NikolićMeralco Manila2017Global Cebu2018Miloš KrstićDavao Aguilas2017Nikola GrubješićDavao Aguilas2017SpainAntonio BelloCeres–Negros2017Bienvenido MarañónCeres–Negros2017, 2018, 2019United City2020Bienvenido VillaflorMaharlika Manila2022–23Fernando RodríguezCeres–Negros2017Joaco CañasMeralco Manila2017Dynamic Herb Cebu2021, 2022–23Rufo SánchezGlobal Cebu2017, 2018SúperCeres–Negros2017, 2018, 2019, 2020Toni DoblasCeres–Negros2018SwedenAndoni SuescunStallion Laguna2019SwitzerlandCarlo PolliStallion Laguna2017, 2018Gabriele MascazziniStallion Laguna2017TurkeyArda ÇınkırDynamic Herb Cebu2022–23, 2023–24Mert AltınözDynamic Herb Cebu2022–23Nazım ÖzcanDynamic Herb Cebu2022–23
North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)
CanadaEdris NajmStallion Laguna2019Matt SilvaUnited City2022–23Leaford AllenDynamic Herb Cebu2022–23CuraçaoKemy AgustienGlobal Cebu2017MexicoJuan TrujilloStallion Laguna2021, 2022–23, 2023–24Trinidad and TobagoCarlyle MitchellKaya–Iloilo2020, 2021, 2022–23Darren MitchellDavao Aguilas2017Darryl RobertsGlobal Cebu2017, 2018Kaya–Iloilo2019Azkals Development Team2020United StatesAbraham PlacitoStallion Laguna2021, 2022–23, 2023–24Jonny CampbellUnited City2021Tyler JohnMaharlika Manila2023–24Hunter HarrisonMeralco Manila2017Oscar DelgadoStallion Laguna2022–23Rafael NoguedaStallion Laguna2022–23Kraig BonankenStallion Laguna2022–23, 2023–24
Oceania (OFC)
New ZealandJai InghamUnited City2021Papua New GuineaBrad McDonaldDavao Aguilas2017, 2018
South America (CONMEBOL)
ArgentinaRicardo SendraMendiola 19912019Stallion Laguna2020Dynamic Herb Cebu2021United City2022–23Kaya–Iloilo2023–24Cristian IvanobskiStallion Laguna2023–24Ignacio GiampaoliStallion Laguna2023–24BrazilDaniel MatsunagaMaharlika Manila2020Diego AlvesDavao Aguilas2018Gabriel SilvaStallion Laguna2021, 2022–23Leonardo NogueiraStallion Laguna2022–23Rafael DumasGlobal Cebu2017Wesley dos SantosGlobal Cebu2017, 2018Davao Aguilas2018
References
External links Philippines Football League Philippines Football Federation