List of foreign Indian Super League players explained

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,

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

Africa (CAF)

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Chad

Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Ivory Coast

Mali

Mauritania

Morocco

Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan

Australia

Bhutan

Iran

Japan

Jordan

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Nepal

Palestine

South Korea

Syria

Tajikistan

Europe (UEFA)

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

England

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

North Macedonia

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Ireland

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Scotland

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

Ukraine

Wales

North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Canada

Costa Rica

Curaçao

Haiti

Jamaica

Martinique

Mexico

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

Brazil

Colombia

Uruguay

Venezuela

Oceania (OFC)

Fiji

New Zealand

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Super League players. WorldFootball.net.