- Source: List of foreign Allsvenskan players
This is a list of foreign players in Allsvenskan, which commenced play in 1924. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
have played at least one Allsvenskan game. Players who were signed by Allsvenskan clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
are considered foreign, determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for Sweden men's national football team.
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, except those who were born abroad from Swedish parents or moved to Sweden at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.
Clubs listed are those which the player has played at least one Allsvenskan game for.
In bold: players who have played at least one Allsvenskan game in the most recent season (2024 Allsvenskan), and are still at the clubs for which they have played. This does not include current players of an Allsvenskan club who have not played an Allsvenskan game in the current season.
Background
Ronald Powell, who played for Brynäs IF in the 1974 season, was the first foreign player in Allsvenskan.
For the match squad, the limit of foreign players refers to if the players are home-grown or not. Starting in the 2010s, each match squad of 18 players were to consist maximally to the half of not home-grown players. For the 2023 season, when the total match squad size for Allsvenskan was increased from 18 to 20, the amount of non home-grown players in the squad, would still be to the maximum half of the squad, however never more than 9.
A foreign player must have a work permit, which they may earn when having a monthly salary of SEK 14,300.
List of players
= Afghanistan
=Sharif Mukhammad – AFC Eskilstuna – 2017
Farshad Noor – AFC Eskilstuna – 2017
= Albania
== Algeria
=Samir Beloufa – Helsingborg – 2007
Dalil Benyahia – Brommapojkarna – 2009–2010
= Angola
=Yamba Asha – Öster – 2006
Paulo Figueiredo – Öster – 2006
Dominique Kivuvu – Mjällby – 2012
Rui Modesto – AIK – 2023–2024
Vá – Djurgården – 2023–
= Argentina
== Armenia
=André Calisir – Djurgården, Jönköpings Södra, IFK Göteborg, Brommapojkarna – 2010–2011, 2016–2020, 2023–
Yura Movsisyan – Djurgården – 2018
Levon Pachajyan – GAIS – 2008
= Australia
=Nic Bosevski – Norrköping – 2002
Luke Casserly – AIK – 2000–2002
Ante Čović – Hammarby, Elfsborg – 2002–2006, 2009–2011
Alex Gersbach – Kalmar – 2024–
Scott Jamieson – IFK Göteborg – 2016–2017
Peter Makrillos – GIF Sundsvall – 2022
Nik Mrdja – AIK – 2004
Joseph Spiteri – Norrköping – 2001
= Austria
=Roman Kienast – Helsingborg – 2008
Michael Langer – Norrköping – 2016–2017
Thomas Piermayr – AFC Eskilstuna – 2017
Michael Steinwender – Värnamo – 2024–
= Azerbaijan
=Emin Nouri – Öster, Kalmar – 2006, 2008–2021
Anatoli Ponomarev – Kalmar, GAIS – 2005, 2007
Igor Ponomaryov – Norrköping – 1989
Musa Qurbanlı – Djurgården – 2023–2024
= Belarus
=Sergei Aleinikov – Oddevold – 1996
Artsyom Rakhmanaw – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
Dzyanis Sashcheka – Halmstad – 2005
Pilip Vaitsiakhovich – Värnamo – 2022–2023
= Belgium
=Samuel Asoma – Västerås – 2024–
Bernard Beuken – Malmö FF – 1996
Yanis Mbombo – Örebro – 2017
Stefan Van Riel – Trelleborg – 1998
= Benin
=Yosif Ayuba – Djurgården – 2009–2010
Mattéo Ahlinvi – Västerås – 2024–
Razak Omotoyossi – Helsingborg, GAIS, Syrianska – 2007–2008, 2011
= Bosnia and Herzegovina
== Bolivia
=Martin Smedberg-Dalence – IFK Göteborg, Ljungskile, IFK Norrköping – 2005, 2008, 2011–2017
= Brazil
== Bulgaria
=Mihail Ivanov – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
Plamen Nikolov – Brage – 1986
Emil Spassov – Brage – 1986
= Burkina Faso
=Ibrahim Bancé – Helsingborg – 2019
Adama Guira – Djurgården – 2011
= Burundi
=Frédéric Nsabiyumva – Västerås – 2024–
Marco Weymans – Östersund – 2019–2021
= Cameroon
== Canada
== Cape Verde
=Mateus Lopes – Assyriska – 2005
Sixten Mohlin – Dalkurd, Östersund – 2018–2019, 2021
= Chad
=Azrack Mahamat – Halmstad – 2009
= Chile
=Miiko Albornoz – Brommapojkarna, Malmö FF – 2009–2014
Marko Biskupović – Kalmar – 2016–2017
Juan Robledo – Mjällby, Öster – 2010, 2012–2013
= Comoros
=Fouad Bachirou – Östersund, Malmö – 2016–2020
= Congo
=Noel Mbo – Helsingborg – 2019–2020
Ravy Tsouka – Helsingborg – 2020, 2022
= Costa Rica
=Celso Borges – AIK – 2012–2014
Diego Calvo – IFK Göteborg – 2014
Diego Campos – Degerfors – 2022–2023
Mayron George – Kalmar – 2020
Jonathan McDonald – Kalmar – 2012–2013
Christopher Meneses – Norrköping – 2013–2015
Roy Miller – Örgryte – 2009
Ian Smith – Norrköping – 2018–2019
= Croatia
== Curaçao
=Anthony van den Hurk – Helsingborg – 2020, 2022
= Cyprus
=Ioannis Pittas – AIK – 2023–
= Czech Republic
=Matěj Chaluš – Malmö FF – 2022
Martin Hyský – AIK – 1996
Dušan Melichárek – Malmö FF – 2008–2009, 2011, 2019
Pavel Zavadil – Öster, Örgryte – 2006, 2009
= Denmark
== DR Congo
=Yannick Bapupa – Djurgården, Gefle – 2002–2004, 2006–2009
Richard Ekunde – GAIS – 2006–2012
René Makondele – Djurgården, Gefle, Helsingborg, Häcken – 2002–2016
Nzuzi Toko – IFK Göteborg – 2019–2020
= Egypt
=Faithem Abolew – Helsingborg – 1997
Alexander Jakobsen – Falkenberg, Norrköping, Kalmar – 2015–2019
= England
== Eritrea
=Henok Goitom – AIK – 2012–2015, 2017–2021
Mohammed Saeid – Örebro, Sirius – 2012–2014, 2018–2021
= Estonia
== Ethiopia
=Walid Atta – AIK, Helsingborg, Häcken, Östersund – 2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2016
Yussuf Saleh – AIK, Syrianska – 2008–2009, 2011–2012
= Faroe Islands
=Viljormur Davidsen – Helsingborg – 2022
Brandur Hendriksson – Helsingborg – 2020
= Finland
== France
== Gabon
=Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali – Brommapojkarna, Hammarby – 2010, 2013–2014, 2017–2020, 2024–
= Gambia
== Georgia
=Soso Chedia – GIF Sundsvall – 1991
Giorgi Kharaishvili – IFK Göteborg – 2018–2020
Saba Mamatsashvili – Sirius – 2024–
Kakhaber Tskhadadze – GIF Sundsvall – 1991
Zurab Tsiskaridze – AFC Eskilstuna – 2017
= Germany
== Ghana
== Greece
=Giannis Anestis – IFK Göteborg – 2019–2021
Vasilios Martidis – Kalmar – 1982, 1984–1985
= Guinea
=Ousmane Camara – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
Amadou Doumbouya – Djurgården – 2022
Mikael Dyrestam – IFK Göteborg, Kalmar – 2009–2013, 2017–2018
Ibrahim Breze Fofana – Hammarby – 2024–
Amadou Kalabane – AFC Eskilstuna – 2017
Aly Keita – Östersund – 2016–2021
Pa Konate – Malmö FF, GIF Sundsvall – 2013–2017, 2019
= Guinea-Bissau
=Adelino Lopes – Assyriska – 2005
José Monteiro – Hammarby – 2006–2009
= Haiti
=Ronaldo Damus – GIF Sundsvall – 2022
= Honduras
=Kevin Álvarez – Norrköping – 2019–2021
= Hungary
=Balázs Rabóczki – Norrköping – 2002
Gábor Szántó – Elfsborg – 1987
= Iceland
== Italy
=Gianluca Curci – AFC Eskilstuna, Hammarby – 2018–2019
= Iran
=Omid Nazari – Malmö FF – 2011
Saman Ghoddos – Östersund – 2016–2018
Alireza Haghighi – AFC Eskilstuna – 2017
= Iraq
== Ireland
=Zachary Elbouzedi – AIK – 2021–2023
Anto Flood – Örebro – 2010
Patrick Walker – Häcken, GIF Sundsvall – 1983, 1987–1989
= Israel
=Yahav Gurfinkel – Norrköping – 2021
= Ivory Coast
== Jamaica
=Teafore Bennett – Öster – 2006
Dwayne Miller – Syrianska – 2011–2013
Ravel Morrison – Östersund – 2019
Michael Seaton – Örebro – 2015
Luton Shelton – Helsingborg – 2006–2007
Khari Stephenson – GAIS, AIK – 2006–2008
Blair Turgott – Östersund, Häcken, Halmstad – 2019–2022, 2024–
= Japan
=Kosuke Kinoshita – Halmstad – 2017
Keita Kosugi – Djurgården – 2024–
Yukiya Sugita – Dalkurd, Sirius – 2018, 2020–2022
Soya Takahashi – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
= Jordan
=Jonathan Tamimi – Jönköping, GIF Sundsvall, Mjällby, Degerfors – 2016–2021
= Kazakhstan
=David Loria – Halmstad – 2007
= Kenya
== Kosovo
== Latvia
=Kaspars Gorkšs – Öster, Assyriska – 2003, 2005
Valerij Ivanov – Helsingborg – 1993–1994
Andrej Linards – Örebro – 1992–1993
Andrejs Rubins – Öster – 1997
= Lebanon
=Mohammed Ali Khan – Häcken, Halmstad – 2009–2013, 2015
Abbas Hassan – Elfsborg, Norrköping – 2005, 2007, 2011–2016
Felix Michel Melki – Syrianska, AFC Eskilstuna, AIK – 2013, 2019–2020
Mohamed Ramadan – Helsingborg – 2011, 2015
= Liberia
=Jimmy Dixon – Häcken, Malmö FF – 2005–2009, 2012
Emmanuel Gono – AIK – 2024–
Dulee Johnson – Häcken, AIK – 2001–2010
Sam Johnson – Djurgården, Mjällby – 2015–2016, 2021
Amadaiya Rennie – Elfsborg, GAIS, Hammarby – 2010–2011, 2015–2016
Justin Salmon – Degerfors – 2021–2023
Divine Teah – Hammarby – 2024–
Dioh Williams – Häcken, Gefle – 2005–2006, 2011–2016
Peter Wilson – GIF Sundsvall – 2015–2019
= Lithuania
=Vytautas Andriuškevičius – Djurgården – 2013–2014
Tomas Ražanauskas – Malmö FF, Trelleborg – 1999, 2004
Donatas Vencevičius – GIF Sundsvall – 2005
Tomas Žvirgždauskas – Halmstad – 2002–2011
= Luxembourg
=Seid Korac – Degerfors – 2023
Lars Krogh Gerson – Norrköping, GIF Sundsvall – 2012–2020
Vincent Thill – AIK – 2022–2023
= Malawi
=Russell Mwafulirwa – Norrköping – 2008, 2011
= Mali
=Ismaila Coulibaly – AIK – 2024–
Ismael Diawara – Degerfors, Malmö FF, AIK – 2021–
Mamadou Kouyaté – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
Adama Tamboura – Helsingborg – 2006–2009
Malick Yalcouyé – IFK Göteborg – 2024
= Moldova
=Igor Armaş – Hammarby – 2009
Petru Racu – Norrköping – 2008, 2011
= Montenegro
== Montserrat
=Alex Dyer – Östersund, Elfsborg – 2016–2019
= Morocco
=Driss El-Asmar – Malmö FF, Enköping – 2002–2003
Moestafa El Kabir – Mjällby, Häcken, Kalmar – 2010–2014, 2018–2019
Karim Fegrouche – Sirius – 2018
Yazid Kaïssi – Häcken – 2005–2006
= Netherlands
== New Zealand
=Francis de Vries – Värnamo – 2022
Matthew Garbett – Falkenberg – 2020
Craig Henderson – Mjällby – 2011–2013
Dan Keat – Falkenberg – 2014–2015
Kees Sims – GAIS – 2024–
= Nigeria
== North Macedonia
== Northern Ireland
=Colin Hill – Trelleborg – 1997
David McCreery – GIF Sundsvall – 1989
Sammy McIlroy – Örgryte – 1986
Daryl Smylie – Ljungskile, Kalmar, Jönköping – 2008–2010, 2016–2017
= Norway
== Pakistan
=Abdullah Iqbal – Mjällby – 2024–
= Palestine
=Ahmed Awad – Dalkurd, Östersund – 2018, 2020–2021
Mahmoud Eid – Kalmar – 2016–2017, 2019
Omar Faraj – Degerfors, AIK – 2022–
Imad Zatara – Brommapojkarna, Syrianska, Åtvidaberg – 2007, 2011–2014
= Panama
=Brunet Hay – Örebro – 2011
= Paraguay
=Antonio Rojas – Halmstad – 2013–2015
= Peru
=Sergio Peña – Malmö FF – 2021–
Yoshimar Yotún – Malmö FF – 2015–2017
= Philippines
=Jesper Nyholm – AIK, Djurgården – 2017, 2020–2021
= Poland
== Portugal
=Gabriel Castro – GIF Sundsvall – 2022
Yago Fernández – Malmö FF – 2010–2011
Rúben Lameiras – Åtvidaberg – 2015
Paulino Lopes Tavares – Trelleborg – 2008–2009
Filipe Sisse – Varberg – 2022–2023
= Romania
=Stefan Szilagyi – Ljungskile – 1997
= Russia
== Rwanda
=Bobo Bola – Landskrona – 2005
Olivier Karekezi – Helsingborg – 2005–2007
= Scotland
== Senegal
=Aliou Badji – Djurgården – 2017–2018
Mamadou Diallo – IFK Göteborg – 2003
Papa Alioune Diouf – Kalmar – 2012–2019, 2022
Malick Mané – IFK Göteborg – 2014
Youssoupha Sanyang – Västerås – 2024–
= Serbia
== Sierra Leone
== Sint Maarten
=Chovanie Amatkarijo – GAIS – 2024–
= Slovakia
=Juraj Dovičovič – Djurgården – 2004
Marek Hamšík – IFK Göteborg – 2021
Michal Kubala – Ljungskile – 2008
= Slovenia
== South Africa
== South Korea
=Moon Seon-min – Djurgården – 2015–2016
= Spain
== Suriname
=Warner Hahn – IFK Göteborg, Hammarby – 2022, 2024–
Shaquille Pinas – Hammarby – 2022–
= Switzerland
=Feliciano Magro – Landskrona, Djurgården, Norrköping – 2004–2008
= Syria
=Hosam Aiesh – Häcken, Östersund, IFK Göteborg – 2014, 2016–2022
Mohammad Alsalkhadi – Värnamo – 2024–
Louay Chanko – Djurgården, Malmö FF, Hammarby, Syrianska – 2001–2009, 2012–2013
Imad Chhadeh – Brommapojkarna – 2007, 2009–2010
Ahmad Faqa – AIK – 2024–
Daleho Irandust – Häcken, Brommapojkarna – 2017–2021, 2024–
Elias Merkes – Assyriska – 2005
George Mourad – V:a Frölunda, IFK Göteborg, Syrianska – 2000, 2004–2007, 2012
= Tanzania
=Haruna Moshi – Gefle – 2010
Kali Ongala – GIF Sundsvall – 2008
= Togo
=Lalawélé Atakora – AIK, Helsingborg – 2011–2016
= Tunisia
=Melke Amri – Hammarby – 1977
Samir Bakaou – V:a Frölunda, GAIS – 1987–1990
Issam Jebali – Elfsborg – 2016–2018
Monir Jelassi – Brommapojkarna – 2023
Rami Kaib – Elfsborg, Djurgården – 2016–2020, 2023–
Amor Layouni – Häcken – 2023–
Ali Youssef – Häcken – 2019–
= Turkey
=Abdülaziz Demircan – Dalkurd – 2018
Deniz Hümmet – Trelleborg, Elfsborg, Örebro, Kalmar, Djurgården – 2018–2021, 2023–
= Uganda
=Lumala Abdu – Kalmar – 2016
John Paul Dembe – Häcken – 2024–
Martin Kayongo-Mutumba – AIK – 2009–2014
Ronald Mukiibi – Häcken, Östersund, Degerfors – 2014, 2016–2022
Abubaker Tabula – GIF Sundsvall – 2008
= Ukraine
=Ivan Bobko – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
Viktor Khlus – GAIS – 1989
Ihor Levchenko – AFC Eskilstuna – 2019
Vadym Yevtushenko – AIK – 1989–1993
= United States
== Uruguay
=Jorge Anchén – AIK – 2008
Felipe Carvalho – Malmö FF, Falkenberg – 2015–2017
Sebastián Eguren – Hammarby, AIK – 2006–2008, 2010
Alejandro Lago – IFK Göteborg – 2006
Diego Lugano – Häcken – 2015
= Zambia
=Emmanuel Banda – Djurgården – 2020–2022
Isaac Chansa – Helsingborg – 2007–2009
Edward Chilufya – Djurgården, Häcken – 2018–2021, 2023–2024
Clifford Mulenga – Örgryte – 2005
Boyd Mwila – Örgryte, Djurgården – 2003–2006, 2009
Edwin Phiri – Örgryte, Ljungskile – 2003–2005, 2008
Dominic Yobe – Örgryte – 2004–2006
= Zimbabwe
=Kundai Benyu – Helsingborg – 2019
Archford Gutu – Kalmar – 2012–2013
Tino Kadewere – Djurgården – 2015–2018
Nyasha Mushekwi – Djurgården – 2015
Matthew Rusike – Halmstad, Helsingborg – 2015–2016
See also
List of Allsvenskan players
List of foreign Superettan players
List of foreign Damallsvenskan players
Notes
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Marek Hamšík
- List of foreign Allsvenskan players
- Allsvenskan
- List of foreign Superettan players
- List of foreign Damallsvenskan players
- Tom Madsen
- List of Malmö FF players
- Alexander Isak
- List of Landskrona BoIS players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll
- Nik Mrdja
