List of foreign Ekstraklasa players explained

The following list is a summary of foreign football players, who have played at least one game in the highest level in men's football league system in Poland (1948–2008 I liga, since 2009 Ekstraklasa). Up to now, 105 different federations associated with one of the following: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC or UEFA have been represented in Ekstraklasa.

Players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one Ekstraklasa game
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Poland determined by the following: A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Poland

In bold: footballers that play in Ekstraklasa in 2023-24 season, and the clubs they play for.

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

England

Estonia

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Liberia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Norway

Palestine

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Scotland

Senegal

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Togo

Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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