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Premier League Foreign Players by Club & Country 1992-93 to 2022-23

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Two Tables summarize the 2,603 Foreign Premier League players 1992-93 to 2022-23 according to the 50 clubs they played for & 113 Nations they have represented.
The players must meet both of the following two criteria
: 1. Have played at least one Premier League game. Players who were signed by Premier League clubs, but only played in lower league, Domestic Cups and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games, are not included.
2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside The United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales).
Statistics correct to 22nd May 2022 – Matchday 38

Click for Detailed List of Foreign Premier League Players by Nationality

Premier League Foreign Players by Club
Clubs (51) Total

Chelsea Results

Chelsea 179

West Ham United 20-21

West Ham United 167

Manchester City Results

Manchester City 159

Fulham Results

Fulham 155

Arsenal Results

Arsenal 151

Liverpool Results

Liverpool 149

New Castle United Football Results

Newcastle United 143

Tottenham Hotspur 20-21

Tottenham Hotspur 142

Sunderland Results

Sunderland 132

Everton Results

Everton 129

Aston Villa 20-21

Aston Villa 125

Manchester United Results

Manchester United 118

Southampton Badge

Southampton 110

New Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers 96

Blackburn Rovers Results

Blackburn Rovers 94

Watford Results

Watford 94

WBA Results

West Bromwich Albion 90

Crystal Palace Results

Crystal Palace 86

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 85

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Portsmouth 79

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Middlesbrough 78

Leicester

Leicester City 71

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Norwich City 66

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Wigan Athletic 66

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Leeds United 63

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Stoke City 62

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Derby County 55

Birmingham Football Results

Birmingham City 53

Hull City Results

Hull City 51

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Brighton & Hove Albion 49

QPR Results

Queens Park Rangers 43

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Swansea City 43

Charlton Football

Charlton Athletic 39

English Football

Coventry City 38

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Reading 34

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AFC Bournemouth 33

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Burnley 33

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Nottingham Forest 31

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Sheffield United 29

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Sheffield Wednesday 28

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Cardiff City 27

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Huddersfield Town 24

New Brentford

Brentford 23

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Ipswich Town 22

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Wimbledon 20

Barnsley

Barnsley 10

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Bradford City 9

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Blackpool 8

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Oldham Athletic 4

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Swindon Town 2

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Luton Town 0

Premier League Foreign Players by Country

Countries (113) Total

France Football

France 226

Ireland Football

Republic of Ireland 199

Spain Football

Spain 164

Netherlands Football

Netherlands 141

Brazil Football

Brazil 107

Portugal Football

Portugal 90

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Argentina 79

Germany Football

Germany 78

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Italy 77

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Denmark 76

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Norway 74

Sweden Football

Sweden 71

Belgium Football

Belgium 62

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Nigeria 59

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Jamaica 57

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Australia 55

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United States of America 53

Senegal football

Senegal 44

Ivory Coast Football

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 40

Switzerland Football

Switzerland 35

Cameroon Football

Cameroon 33

Ghana Fooball

Ghana 33

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Serbia 30

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Greece 29

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Croatia 28

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Czech Republic 28

Uruguay Football

Uruguay 26

Colombia Football

Colombia 23

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Morocco 22

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Poland 22

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Austria 21

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Turkey 21

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Democratic Republic Congo 19

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Mali 19

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Slovakia 19

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Algeria 18

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Finland 18

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Iceland 18

Israel Football

Israel 17

Chile Football

Chile 15

South Africa Football

South Africa 15

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Ecuador 14

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Korea Republic (S Korea) 14

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Romania 14

Egypt Football

Egypt 12

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Football

Trinidad and Tobago 12

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Canada 11

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Japan 11

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Hungary 10

Mexico Football

Mexico 10

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Ukraine 10

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Bulgaria 9

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Curaçao 9

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Paraguay 9

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Russia 8

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China 7

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Costa Rica 7

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Tunisia 7

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Bosnia and Herzegovina 6

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Guinea 6

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Honduras 6

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New Zealand 6

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Slovenia 6

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Zimbabwe 6

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Republic of the Congo 5

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Gabon 5

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Georgia 5

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Iran 5

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Latvia 5

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North Macedonia 5

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Peru 5

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Saint Kitts and Nevis 5

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Sierra Leone 5

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Zambia 5

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Barbados 4

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Guyana 4

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Montenegro 4

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Togo 4

Angola football

Angola 3

Antigua_and_Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda 3

Benin Football

Benin 3

Bermuda Football

Bermuda 3

Cape Verde Football

Cape Verde 3

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Cyprus 3

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Grenada 3

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Kosovo 3

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Liberia 3

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Montserrat 3

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Albania 2

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Belarus 2

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Bolivia 2

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Burkina Faso 2

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Burundi 2

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Equatorial Guinea 2

Lithuania football

Estonia 2

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Lithuania 2

Armenia Football

Mauritania 2

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Seychelles 2

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Venezuela 2

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Armenia 1

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Central African Republic 1

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Cuba 1

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Faroe Islands 1

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Gambia 1

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Gibraltar 1

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Guinea-Bissau 1

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Kenya 1

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Malta 1

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Oman 1

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Pakistan 1

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Philippines 1

Suriname Football

Suriname 1

Tanzania Football

Tanzania 1
Total PL Foreign Players 2,603

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