List of foreign Superettan players
This is a list of foreign players in Superettan, which commenced play in 2000. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
- have played at least one Superettan game. Players who were signed by Superettan 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.[a]
List of players
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Afghanistan
- Norlla Amiri – Trelleborg – 2016–2017
Armenia
- Levon Pachajyan – Assyriska – 2013–2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Admir Aganović – Assyriska – 2013–
- Dragan Kapčević – Brage, Husqvarna – 2012–
- Aleksandar Kitić – Ljungskile – 2005–2007, 2009–
Brazil
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- Daniel Bamberg – Norrköping – 2006–2007, 2009–2010
- Diego Brum – Syrianska – 2014, 2018
- Wílton Figueiredo – GAIS – 2005
- Genalvo – Ljungskile – 2009–2012
- Willian Gerlem – Syrianska – 2014
- Paulinho Guará – Hammarby – 2011
- Bruno Manoel Marinho – Åtvidaberg – 2008–2009, 2011
- Caio Mendes – Norrköping, Brage, GAIS – 2010, 2012
- Daniel Mendes – Kalmar, Degerfors, GAIS – 2003, 2006, 2013
- Paulinho – Häcken – 2007–2008
- Rafael Porcellis – Värnamo – 2011
- Álvaro Santos – Örgryte – 2010
- Bruno Santos – Norrköping, Ljungskile – 2004–2007, 2010–2012
- Igor Santos Koppe – Syrianska – 2014–2015, 2016
- Ricardo Santos – Åtvidaberg, Jönköpings Södra – 2008–2009
- Álberis da Silva – Åtvidaberg – 2009, 2011
- Danilo de Souza – Assyriska – 2011–2014
Cameroon
- Hervé Tchami – Värnamo – 2014
Canada
- Nikolas Ledgerwood – Hammarby – 2012–2013
Chile
- Diego Olate – Husqvarna – 2014–
- Juan Robledo – Mjällby, Värnamo – 2008–2009, 2014–
- Carlos Ross – Husqvarna – 2014–
Comoros
- Fouad Bachirou – Östersund – 2014–15[b FRA]
DR Congo
- Richard Ekunde – Åtvidaberg, GAIS – 2003–2005, 2014–
Croatia
- Luka Perić – Östersund – 2014–
Czech Republic
- Pavel Zavadil – Mjällby, Öster, Örgryte – 2005, 2007–2008, 2010
Denmark
- Thomas Guldborg Christensen – Hammarby – 2012–
- Anders Nielsen – Husqvarna – 2014–
- Niclas Rønne – Landskrona – 2014–
- Cheikh Sarr – Hammarby, Landskrona – 2011, 2014–
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
- Dustin Corea – Jönköpings Södra – 2012
England
- James Baldwin – Östersund – 2014–
- Dominic Furness – Ljungskile – 2014–
- Jamie Hopcutt – Östersund – 2013–
- Taylor Morgan – Östersund – 2013–
- Connor Ripley – Östersund – 2014–
- James Sinclair – Ljungskile – 2013–
Equatorial Guinea
- Marvin Anieboh – Utsiktens BK – 2022[b ESP]
Estonia
- Martin Vunk – Syrianska – 2010
Ethiopia
- Yussuf Saleh – Syrianska – 2010, 2014–
Faroe Islands
- Finnur Justinussen – Jönköpings Södra – 2012
Finland
- Magnus Bahne – Assyriska – 2011
- Fredrik Nordback – Örebro – 2005–2006
- Jukka Sauso – Örgryte, Jönköpings Södra – 2007, 2010–2011
- Henri Scheweleff – Örgryte – 2007
- Fredrik Svanbäck – Landskrona – 2010–2013
Gambia
- Kebba Ceesay – Dalkurd – 2017–
- Mohamed Mbye – Assyriska – 2009–2013
- Aziz Corr Nyang – Åtvidaberg, Assyriska, GIF Sundsvall, Brommapojkarna – 2004, 2008–2012
- Alagie Sosseh – Landskrona, Väsby United – 2009–2010
- Pa Dembo Touray – Djurgården, Assyriska – 2000–2002
Germany
- Orhan Aktas – Husqvarna – 2014–
Ghana
- Thomas Boakye – Östersund – 2013–
- Derek Boateng – AIK – 2005
- Benjamin Fadi – Värnamo – 2014–
Guinea-Bissau
- José Monteiro de Macedo – Hammarby – 2010–2012
Iceland
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- Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson – GAIS – 2014–
- Jón Guðni Fjóluson – GIF Sundsvall – 2013–
- Garðar Gunnlaugsson – Norrköping – 2006–2007
- Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson – GIF Sundsvall – 2009–2010
- Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson – GIF Sundsvall – 2013–
- Ari Freyr Skúlason – Häcken, GIF Sundsvall – 2007, 2009–2013
- Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson – Örgryte – 2010
- Davíð Viðarsson – Öster – 2010–2012
Iran
- Arash Talebinejad – Västra Frölunda, AIK, Brommapojkarna – 2001–2002, 2005, 2008
- Arash Bayat – Västra Frölunda, Sundsvall, Qviding, Ljungskile – 2001–2005, 2006–2007, 2009, 2010
- Ali Mohammadian – Trollhättan – 2009–2010
- Koyar Salimi – Västerås – 2011
- Omid Nazari – Ängelholm – 2011–2014
- Amin Nazari – Assyriska, Falkenbergs – 2013, 2017
- William Atashkadeh – Örebro, Örgryte – 2013, 2016–2018
- Saman Ghoddos – Syrianska – 2014–2015
- Karvan Ahmadi – Sirius – 2015
- Navid Nasseri – Syrianska – 2017–2018
- Arvin Shojaee – GAIS – 2017
Iraq
- Brwa Nouri – Åtvidaberg, Eskilstuna, Östersund – 2006, 2008, 2014–2015
Jamaica
- Dwayne Miller – Syrianska – 2010
Liberia
- Isaac Pupo – Hammarby – 2011
- Amadaiya Rennie – Degerfors, Hammarby – 2011–
Mexico
- Éder López Carreras – Östersund – 2013–
- Alexis Mendiola – GIF Sundsvall, Östersund – 2011, 2013–
Moldova
- Gheorghe Andronic – Värnamo, Degerfors – 2011–2012
Montenegro
- Semir Agović – Husqvarna – 2014
- Zoran Aković – Husqvarna – 2014
- Uroš Delić – Syrianska – 2014
Montserrat
- Alex Dyer – Östersund – 2014–
Netherlands
- Othman El Kabir – Ängelholm – 2013–2014
- Michael Timisela – Hammarby – 2013–2014
New Zealand
- Steven Old – Ljungskile – 2014–
- Jarrod Smith – Ljungskile – 2011
Nigeria
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- Oke Akpoveta – Frej, Dalkurd, Helsingborg – 2016–
- Kevin Amuneke – Öster – 2011–2012
- Alhaji Gero – Öster – 2014–
- Peter Ijeh – Syrianska – 2010
- Paul Obiefule – Assyriska – 2013
- Moses Ogbu – Sirius – 2014–
- Nsima Peter – Varberg – 2013–
- Monday Samuel – Ängelholm – 2012–
Northern Ireland
- Daryl Smylie – Jönköpings Södra – 2009–
Norway
- Christian Brink – GIF Sundsvall – 2009–2011
- Eirik Dybendal – Häcken, Norrköping – 2003–2004, 2006–2010
- Dinko Felić – Syrianska – 2009–2010, 2014–
- Lars Fuhre – Hammarby – 2014–
- Petter Furuseth – Assyriska, Hammarby – 2009–2011
- Roger Risholt – Häcken, GIF Sundsvall – 2007, 2011
- Lars Sætra – Hammarby – 2014–
- Jan Gunnar Solli – Hammarby – 2014–
- Fredrik Torsteinbø – Hammarby – 2014–
Palestine
- Imad Zatara – Syrianska – 2009–2010[b SWE]
- Ahmed Awad – IFK Värnamo, Dalkurd – 2013, 2016–
Poland
- Zeyn Alabidyn S-Latef – Ängelholm – 2012–2016
Rwanda
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- Olivier Karekezi – Öster – 2010–2011
Serbia
- Nikola Grubješić – Syrianska – 2014–
- Marko Mihajlović – Umeå, Brage, Hammarby – 2012–
Sierra Leone
- Mohamed Bangura – Dalkurd – 2017–
- Samuel Barlay – Örgryte – 2007
- Alhaji Kamara – Värnamo – 2013
- Ibrahim Koroma – Trelleborg, Varberg – 2012–
- Sheriff Suma – Åtvidaberg, Jönköping – 2005–2006, 2010–2011
- Donald Wellington – Värnamo – 2011
Slovakia
- Tomáš Peciar – Östersund – 2014–
South Africa
- Amethyst Bradley Ralani – Landskrona – 2010–
- Jabu Mahlangu Pule – Öster – 2010
South Korea
- Moon Seon-min – Östersund – 2012–
Syria
- Louay Chanko – Syrianska – 2014–2017[b SWE][c SWE]
- Imad Chhadeh – Åtvidaberg, Brommapojkarna, Assyriska – 2002–2006, 2008, 2011
- Elias Merkes – Assyriska – 2006, 2008, 2010
Turkey
- Isa Bagci[1]
- Ceyhun Eriş – Assyriska – 2010, 2012
Ukraine
- Vyacheslav Jevtushenko – Brage – 2010–2012
United States
- Alex De John – Dalkurd – 2017–2018
- Patrick Hopkins – Ljungskile, Sirius – 2012–2013, 2014-2016
- Alex Horwath – Ljungskile – 2014
- Aaron Nichols – Ljungskile – 2013–2015
- Brandon McDonald – Ljungskile – 2014
- Eric Pothast[2] – Ängelholm – 2014–2015
- Matt Pyzdrowski – Ängelholm, Helsingborg, Varberg – 2011–2014, 2017, 2018
- Andrew Stadler – Landskrona, Östersund, Dalkurd, Syrianska – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Paul Torres – Landskrona, Sirius, Assyriska, Syrianska – 2014, 2016, 2019
- Bobby Warshaw – Ängelholm, GAIS – 2013, 2014
Zambia
- Boyd Mwila – Örgryte, Trollhättan – 2007–2008, 2010
- Edwin Phiri – Ljungskile – 2006–2007, 2009–2010
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.
- 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.
References
See also
- List of Superettan players
- List of foreign Allsvenskan players
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- Friska Viljor FC
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