List of India international footballers born outside India explained
This is a list of football players who represented the India national football team or India national youth football teams (such as India U-23, U-20 and U-17) in international football, and were born outside India.
The following players:
- have at least one game for the (senior or youth male and female) India international team; and
- were born outside India.
This list includes players born abroad alongside those, who have become naturalized Indian citizens. The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth; if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.
Players
Canada
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Nepal
Kingdom of Sikkim
Born before 1975 merger with India
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
List of countries
| Country of birth | Total |
|---|
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 1 | |
See also
Notes and References
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