List of foreign Indian Super League players

This is a list of foreign players in the Indian Super League, which commenced play in 2014.[1] The following players must meet both of the following criteria:

  1. Have played in at least one Indian Super League game (including finals). Players who were signed by Indian Super League clubs, but only played in cup and/or continental games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside India determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of India.

More specifically,

  • If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used.

As of now, 91 FIFA-affiliated nations have been represented in the Indian Super League. Jordan is the most recent to be represented with Hijazi Maher debuting for East Bengal on 4 November 2023.

In bold: players who currently plays in the Indian Super League.

Details correct as of 14 February 2024

Current season

Africa (CAF)

Botswana Botswana

  • Ofentse Nato – ATK – 2014–16

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

  • Bakary Koné – Kerala Blasters – 2020–21
  • Saidou Panandetiguiri – Pune City – 2014

Cameroon Cameroon

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Chad Chad

Congo Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia Ethiopia

Gabon Gabon

Ghana Ghana

Guinea Guinea

Guinea Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Mali Mali

Mauritania Mauritania

Morocco Morocco

Nigeria Nigeria

Bartholomew Ogbeche is the top scorer in Indian Super League history with 63 goals.

Senegal Senegal

South Africa South Africa

Tunisia Tunisia

Uganda Uganda

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan Afghanistan

Australia Australia

Bhutan Bhutan

Iran Iran

Japan Japan

Jordan Jordan

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia Malaysia

Nepal Nepal

Palestine State of Palestine

South Korea South Korea

Syria Syria

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Europe (UEFA)

Albania Albania

Armenia Armenia

Austria Austria

Belgium Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Croatia Croatia

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

England England

Finland Finland

France France

Florent Malouda was the Indian Super League Hero of the League in 2016.

Germany Germany

Greece Greece

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

Ireland Republic of Ireland

Italy Italy

Lithuania Lithuania

North Macedonia North Macedonia

Malta Malta

Montenegro Montenegro

Netherlands Netherlands

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Norway Norway

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Romania Romania

Scotland Scotland

Serbia Serbia

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Spain Spain

Sweden Sweden

Turkey Turkey

Ukraine Ukraine

Wales Wales

North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Canada Canada

Iain Hume won the first ever Indian Super League Hero of the League in 2014.

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Curaçao Curaçao

Haiti Haiti

Jamaica Jamaica

Martinique Martinique

Mexico Mexico

Suriname Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina Argentina

Brazil Brazil

Colombia Colombia

Uruguay Uruguay

Venezuela Venezuela

Oceania (OFC)

Fiji Fiji

New Zealand New Zealand

Notes

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    Born in Argentina
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    Born in Cameroon
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See also

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References

  1. ^ "Indian Super League players". WorldFootball.net.
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