List of foreign Scottish Premier League players
This is a list of foreign players in the Scottish Premier League (1997–2013) or Scottish Premiership . The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
Have played at least one Scottish Premier League game. Players who were signed by Scottish Premier League 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, i.e., outside Great Britain and Ireland, determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national teams of Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland. [ note 1]
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Marco Tilio – Celtic F.C – 2023–present
Aaron Mooy – Celtic F.C. – 2022–23
Tom Rogic – Celtic F.C. – 2013–22
Raphael Bove – Dundee United – 1999–00 (1)
Chris Coyne – Dundee – 2000–01 (20)
Karl Dodd – Falkirk – 2006–07 (28)
Rostyn Griffiths – Gretna – 2007–08 (12)
Scott Higgins – Falkirk – 2006–07 (57)
Danny Invincibile – Kilmarnock , St Johnstone – 2003–11 (208, 32)
Jackson Irvine – Celtic , Kilmarnock , Ross County , Hibernian – 2012–13 (92, 5)
Patrick Kisnorbo – Heart of Midlothian – 2003–05 (48, 1)
Stuart Lovell – Hibernian , Livingston – 1998–2005 (175, 23)
Adrian Madaschi – Partick Thistle – 2003–04
Daniel McBreen – Falkirk – 2005–06 (32, 6)
Trent McClenahan – Hamilton Academical – 2008–2010 (50)
Andy McDermott – Dunfermline Athletic – 2003–04 (6)
Scott McDonald – Motherwell , Celtic – 2003–10 (279, 117)
Steve McDonald – Motherwell – 2005 (1)
Dylan McGowan – Heart of Midlothian – 2012–13 (56)
Ryan McGowan – Heart of Midlothian – 2007–13 (57, 2)
Matt McKay – Rangers – 2011–12 (3)
Craig Moore – Rangers (twice) – 1994–98, 1999–2005 (174, 4)
Aaron Mooy – St Mirren – 2010–2012 (21, 1)
Kevin Muscat – Rangers – 2002–03 (22)
Erik Paartalu – Gretna – 2007–08
Michael Panopoulos – Dunfermline Athletic – 2001–02 (9)
Mark Robertson – Dundee – 2001–03 (25)
Tony Vidmar – Rangers – 1997–2002 (104, 9)
Mark Viduka – Celtic – 1998–2000 (37, 30)
James Wesolowski – Dundee United , Hamilton Academical – 2008–10 (37, 4)
Lindsay Wilson – Kilmarnock – 2006 (13)
David Zdrilic – Aberdeen – 2003–04 (31, 8)
Austria
Belgium
Logan Bailly – Celtic
Benin
Bonaire
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Danilo Pereira da Silva - Rangers F.C. - 2023 - Present
Jefté Vital da Silva Dias - Rangers F.C. - 2024 - Present
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Alistair Johnston – Celtic F.C – 2022–present
Central African Republic
Chile
China PR
Colombia
Congo
Congo DR
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Stéphane Adam – Heart of Midlothian – 1997–2002
Didier Agathe – Hibernian , Celtic – 2000–01, 2000–06
Jean-Yves Anis – Partick Thistle – 2003–04
Mickaël Antoine-Curier – Hibernian Hamilton Academical – 2007–08, 2009–10
Frédéric Arpinon – Hibernian – 2001–03
Hervé Bacqué – Motherwell – 1998–99
Anthony Basso – Heart of Midlothian – 2007–09
Olivier Bernard – Rangers – 2005–06
Franck Bernhard – Motherwell – 2001–02
Mohamed Berthé – Heart of Midlothian – 1998–99
Guillaume Beuzelin – Hibernian , Hamilton Academical – 2004–08, 2009
Roger Boli – Dundee United – 1998–99
Stéphane Bonnes – Partick Thistle – 2003–04
Jérôme Bonnissel – Rangers – 2002–03
Bertrand Bossu – Aberdeen – 2008–09
Jean-Alain Boumsong – Rangers – 2004–05
Samuel Boutal – Kilmarnock – 2002–03
Julien Brellier – Heart of Midlothian – 2005–07
Philippe Brinquin – Livingston – 2001–03
Mickaël Buscher – Gretna – 2007–08
Lionel Charbonnier – Rangers – 1998–2000
Jérémy Clément – Rangers – 2006–07
Christophe Cocard – Kilmarnock – 1999–2002
Aurélien Collin – Gretna – 2007–08
Moussa Dagnogo – St Mirren – 2000–01
Frédéric Daquin – Hibernian , Dunfermline Athletic – 2001–03, 2005–07
Jean-Claude Darcheville – Rangers – 2007–09
Jean-Pierre Delaunay – Dundee United – 1999–2000
Eric Deloumeaux – Motherwell , Aberdeen , Livingston – 2001–05
Christopher Dilo – St Mirren – 2013–2014
Frédéric Dindeleux – Kilmarnock – 1999–2005
Alex Di Rocco – Aberdeen – 2000–01
Lionel Djebi-Zadi – Inverness CT – 2008–10
Emmanuel Dorado – Livingston – 2002–06
François Dubourdeau – Motherwell , Kilmarnock – 2001–04
Stephen Ettien – Hamilton Academical – 2008–09
Nicolas Fabiano – Aberdeen – 2002–03
Fabrice Fernandes – Rangers – 2000–01
David Ferrère – Motherwell – 2002
Marc-Antoine Fortuné – Celtic – 2009–10
Éric Garcin – Dundee – 1998–99
Kenny Gillet – Inverness CT – 2010–12
Claude Gnakpa – Inverness CT – 2012
David Grondin – Dunfermline Athletic – 2002–04
Vincent Guérin – Heart of Midlothian – 1998–99
Stéphane Guivarc'h – Rangers – 1998–99
Fabrice Henry – Hibernian – 1999–2000
Eric Joly – Kilmarnock – 2004–05
Olivier Kapo – Celtic – 2010–11
Mathias Kouo-Doumbé – Hibernian – 2001–04
Fabien Leclercq – Heart of Midlothian – 1999–2000
Stéphane Léoni – Dundee United – 2000–01
John Licina – Dundee United – 2000–01
Lionel Letizi – Rangers – 2006–07
Marc Libbra – Hibernian , Livingston – 2000–01, 2004–05
Stéphane Mahé – Celtic , Heart of Midlothian – 1998–2003
Lilian Martin – Hibernian – 2002–03
Youl Mawéné – Aberdeen – 2011–12
Yassin Moutaouakil – Motherwell – 2009–10
Christian Nadé – Heart of Midlothian – 2007–10
Patrick Noubissie – Hibernian – 2007–08
Pascal Nouma – Livingston – 2004–05
Bernard Pascual – Dundee United – 1998–2000
José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan – Rangers – 2005–06
Steve Pinau – Hibernian – 2008–09
Mickaël Pizzo – Kilmarnock – 2001–02
Stéphane Pounewatchy – Dundee – 1998–99
Antoine Préget – Dundee United – 1999–2000
Damien Rascle – Kilmarnock – 2008–09
Julien Rodriguez – Rangers – 2005–07
Jérôme Rothen – Rangers – 2009–10
Gilles Rousset – Heart of Midlothian – 1998–2001
Ludovic Roy – St Mirren , St Johnstone , Livingston – 2000–02, 2005–06
Didier Santini – Livingston – 2001–02
Hakim Sar-Temsoury – Hibernian – 2000–01
Franck Sauzée – Hibernian – 1999–2002
Mohamadou Sissoko – Kilmarnock – 2010–13
Eric Skora – Kilmarnock – 2003–04, 2007–08
Yann Soloy – Motherwell – 2001–02
Grégory Tadé – Inverness CT , St Johnstone – 2011–2013
Steven Thicot – Hibernian – 2008–2011
Joël Thomas – Hamilton Academical – 2008–09
Cédric Uras – Falkirk – 2006–07
Jean-Louis Valois – Heart of Midlothian – 2002–04
Jérôme Vareille – Kilmarnock – 1998–2002
Grégory Vignal – Rangers – 2004–05
Yannick Zambernardi – Hibernian , Dunfermline Athletic – 2002–04, 2005–06
David Zitelli – Hibernian – 2000–02
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Jojo Wollacott – Hibernian – 2023–present
Greece
Giorgos Giakoumakis – Celtic F.C. – 2021–present
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Iran
Israel
Nir Bitton – Celtic – 2013–
Ofir Marciano – Hibernian
Italy
Jackson Black – Celtic – 2020–2024
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Latvia
Liberia
Lithuania
Madagascar
Mali
Mexico
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
North Macedonia
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saint Lucia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Guillermo Amor – Livingston – 2002–03
Javier Artero – Dundee – 2000–02
Mikel Arteta – Rangers – 2002–04
Quino Cabrera – Livingston – 2001–04[ 10]
Antonio Calderón – Kilmarnock – 2000–02
Juanjo Camacho – Livingston – 2002–04
Salvador Capín – Livingston – 2003–04
Esteban Casagolda – Motherwell – 2010–11
Marc Crosas – Celtic – 2008–11
Carlos Cuéllar – Rangers – 2007–08
David Fernández – Livingston , Celtic , Dundee United , Kilmarnock – 2001–2010[ 11]
Jorge Galán – Kilmarnock – 2011–12
Jesús García Sanjuán – Kilmarnock – 2001–03
Roman Golobart – Inverness CT – 2011–12
Juanjo – Heart of Midlothian , Inverness CT – 1998–2002, 2004–06
Paco Luna – Dundee , Hibernian – 2000, 2001–03[ 12]
Dani Mallo – Falkirk – 2009
Roberto Martínez – Motherwell – 2001–02
Roberto Matute – Dundee – 1999–2000
Aarón Ñíguez – Rangers – 2008–09
Nacho Novo – Dundee , Rangers – 2002–10
Juan Manuel Ortiz – Rangers – 2011–12
Rubén Palazuelos – Heart of Midlothian – 2007–11
Ramón Pereira – Heart of Midlothian , Livingston – 2004–06
Borja Pérez – Kilmarnock – 2012–13
Antonio Reguero – Inverness CT , Kilmarnock , Ross County , Hibernian – 2012–2016
Arnau Riera – Falkirk – 2007–2009
Luis Rubiales – Hamilton Academical – 2009
Rubio – Livingston – 2001–05
Dani Sanchez – Inverness CT 2010–11
Francisco Sandaza – Dundee United , St Johnstone – 2008–2010, 2011–12
Javier Sánchez Broto – Livingston , Celtic – 2001–03
Suso Santana – Heart of Midlothian – 2009–12
Tonet – St Mirren – 2008–09
Kiko Torres – Dundee – 2001–02
Sweden
Switzerland
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Notes
^ 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. These include British/Irish players with dual citizenship.
If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from British/Irish parents or moved to Great Britain/Ireland 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 Scottish Premier League game for.
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