List of foreign Scottish Premiership players

T This is a list of foreign players in the Scottish Premiership, which commenced play in 2013. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

1. Have played at least one Scottish Premiership game. Players who were signed by Scottish Premiership 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.
2. 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]}

Contents Algeria | Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil | Bulgaria | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Congo DR | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Curaçao | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Faroe Islands | Finland | France | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Grenada | Guinea | Honduras | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Latvia | Lithuania | Mexico | Montserrat | Morocco | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Trinidad and Tobago | Turkey | USA | References

Algeria

• Ismaël Bouzid – Kilmarnock – 2013–14

Antigua and Barbuda

• Zaine Francis-Angol – Motherwell – 2013–15
• Josh Parker – Aberdeen – 2015–16

Australia

• Jesse Curran – Dundee – 2015–
• Ryan Edwards – Partick Thistle – 2015–
• Curtis Good – Dundee United – 2014
• Jackson Irvine – Kilmarnock – 2013–14, Ross County – 2014–2016
• Aaron Lennox – Aberdeen – 2016–
• Scott McDonald – Motherwell – 2015–
• Dylan McGowan – Heart of Midlothian – 2013–14
• Ryan McGowan – Dundee United – 2015–16
• Tom Rogic – Celtic – 2013–
• Adam Taggart – Dundee United – 2015

Austria

• Daniel Bachmann – Ross County – 2015

Belgium

• Logan Bailly – Celtic – 2015–
• Dedryck Boyata – Celtic – 2015–
• Jason Denayer – Celtic – 2014–15
• Arnaud Djoum – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–
• Tim Dreesen – Ross County – 2014
• Frédéric Frans – Partick Thistle – 2014–2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bahrudin Atajić – Celtic – 2013–14
• Sanel Jahić – St Johnstone – 2013–14

Brazil

• Alexandre D'Acol – Hamilton Academical – 2015–
• Lucas – Hamilton Academical – 2015–2016
• Igor Rossi – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–

Bulgaria

• Kostadin Gadzhalov – Dundee – 2015–
• Viktor Genev – St Mirren – 2015
• Plamen Krachunov – St Johnstone – 2016
• Aleksandar Tonev – Celtic – 2014–15

Cameroon

• Eric Djemba-Djemba – St Mirren – 2014
• Yann Songo'o – Ross County – 2014

Canada

• Dylan Carreiro – Dundee – 2014–2015
• Terry Dunfield – Ross County – 2014–15
• Calum Ferguson – Inverness Caledonian Thistle – 2015–2016
• Dario Zanatta – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–

Cape Verde

• David Silva – Kilmarnock – 2013–14

Congo DR

• Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo – Inverness Caledonian Thistle – 2015–2016
• Calvin Zola – Aberdeen – 2013–14

Costa Rica

• Cristian Gamboa - Celtic - 2016-

Côte d'Ivoire

• Souleymane Coulibaly - Kilmarnock - 2016-
• Guy Demel – Dundee United – 2015–16
• Kolo Toure - Celtic - 2016-

Croatia

• Darko Bodul – Dundee United – 2015–16
• Niko Kranjcar - Rangers - 2016-
• Jozo Šimunović – Celtic – 2015–

Curaçao

• Kemy Agustien – Hamilton Academical – 2016

Czech Republic

• Tomáš Černý – Partick Thistle – 2015–
• Nicolas Šumský – Hamilton Academical – 2015–16
• Filip Twardzik – Celtic – 2013–15

Denmark

• Erik Sviatchenko – Celtic – 2016–

Estonia

• Henri Anier – Motherwell – 2013–14, Dundee United – 2015–16
• Henrik Ojamaa – Motherwell – 2014–15

Faroe Islands

• Gunnar Nielsen – Motherwell – 2013–15

Finland

• Alexei Eremenko – Kilmarnock – 2014–15
• Teemu Pukki – Celtic – 2013–15
• Riku Riski – Dundee United – 2016

France

• Tony Andreu – Hamilton Academical – 2014–15
• Mickaël Antoine-Curier – Hamilton Academical – 2014–15
• Yoann Arquin – Ross County, St Mirren – 2014–15, 2015
• Stéphane Bahoken – St Mirren – 2013–14
• Moussa Dembélé - Celtic - 2016-
• Oumar Diaby – Hamilton Academical – 2016
• Christopher Dilo – St Mirren – 2013–14
• Lonsana Doumbouya - Inverness CT - 2016-
• Farid El Alagui – Dundee United – 2014
• Faissal El Bakhtaoui - Dundee - 2016-
• Julien Faubert – Kilmarnock – 2016
• Kevin Gomis - Dundee - 2016-
• William Gros – Kilmarnock – 2013–14
• Steven Mouyokolo – Celtic – 2013–14
• Christian Nadé – Hamilton Academical – 2015–16
• Florent Sinama Pongolle – Dundee United – 2015–16
• Christopher Routis - Ross County - 2016-
• Abdellah Zoubir – Hibernian – 2013–14

Germany

• Thomas Konrad – Dundee – 2014–2016
• Gramoz Kurtaj – Hamilton Academical – 2015–
• Arvid Schenk – Dundee – 2014–15
• Luka Tankulić – Dundee – 2014–15
• Dan Twardzik – Motherwell – 2013–16
• Luis Zwick – Dundee United – 2015–16

Ghana

• Prince Buaben – Partick Thistle – 2014, Heart of Midlothian – 2015–
• Abdul Osman – Partick Thistle − 2014–
• Wakaso – Celtic – 2014–15

Greece

• Evangelos Ikonomou – Ross County – 2014
• Georgios Samaras – Celtic – 2013–14
• Georgios Sarris - Hamilton Academical - 2016-

Grenada

• Anthony Straker – Motherwell – 2015

Guinea

• Mathias Pogba – Partick Thistle – 2015–

Honduras

• Emilio Izaguirre – Celtic – 2013–

Israel

• Nir Bitton – Celtic – 2013–
• Beram Kayal – Celtic – 2013–15

Italy

• Raffaele De Vita – Ross County – 2015–2016
• Massimo Donati - Hamilton Academical - 2016-
• Manuel Pascali – Kilmarnock – 2013–15

Jamaica

• Theo Robinson – Motherwell – 2015–16

Japan

• Eiji Kawashima – Dundee United – 2015–16

Latvia

• Antons Kurakins – Hamilton Academical – 2015–
• Vitālijs Maksimenko – Kilmarnock – 2014

Lithuania

• Darvydas Šernas – Ross County – 2015

Mexico

• Gabriel – Partick Thistle – 2013–14

Montserrat

• Donervon Daniels – Aberdeen – 2015

Morocco

• Faycal Rherras - Hearts - 2016-

Netherlands

• Jordi Balk – Ross County – 2014–15
• Mario Bilate – Dundee United – 2014–15
• Derk Boerrigter – Celtic – 2013–16
• Melvin de Leeuw – Ross County – 2013–14
• Nigel Hasselbaink – St Johnstone – 2013–14, Hamilton Academical – 2015
• Justin Johnson – Dundee United – 2015–16
• Marc Klok – Ross County – 2013–14
• Kevin Luckassen – Ross County – 2013–14
• Darren Maatsen – Ross County – 2013–15
• Alex Schalk – Ross County – 2015–
• Rodney Sneijder – Dundee United – 2015
• Yordi Teijsse - Dundee - 2016-
• Jeroen Tesselaar – Kilmarnock, St Mirren – 2013–15
• Dorus de Vries - Celtic - 2016-
• Kenny van der Weg - Ross County - 2016-
• Virgil van Dijk – Celtic – 2013–15

New Zealand

• Rory Fallon – St Johnstone – 2013–14

Nigeria

• Ola Adeyemo – Dundee United – 2014–15
• Efe Ambrose – Celtic – 2013–
• Reuben Gabriel – Kilmarnock – 2013–14
• Rabiu Ibrahim – Kilmarnock – 2013–14
• Edward Ofere – Inverness Caledonian Thistle – 2015, Dundee United - 2016
• Juwon Oshaniwa – Hearts of Midlothian – 2015–

Norway

• Torbjørn Agdestein – Inverness Caledonian Thistle – 2013–14
• Jo Inge Berget – Celtic – 2014–15
• Stefan Johansen – Celtic – 2014–2016

Poland

• Błażej Augustyn – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–16
• Radosław Cierzniak – Dundee United – 2013–15
• Jarosław Fojut – Dundee United – 2014–15
• Michał Szromnik – Dundee United – 2015–16
• Łukasz Załuska – Celtic – 2013–15

Portugal

• Amido Baldé – Celtic – 2013–15

Senegal

• Morgaro Gomis – Dundee United – 2013–14, Heart of Midlothian – 2015–2016, Motherwell - 2016

Serbia

• Stefan Šćepović – Celtic – 2014–2016

Sierra Leone

• Mustapha Dumbuya – Partick Thistle – 2015–

Slovakia

• Erik Čikoš – Ross County – 2014 2016-
• Marián Kello – St Mirren – 2013–15
• Filip Kiss – Ross County – 2014–15

Slovenia

• Uroš Celcer – Ross County – 2014

South Africa

• Kyle Jacobs – Kilmarnock – 2013–14

Spain

• Arturo - Dundee - 2016
• Julen Etxabeguren – Dundee – 2015–
• Jesús García – Hamilton Academical – 2014–
• Juanma – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–
• Dani López – Inverness Caledonian Thistle – 2015–16
• Rubén Palazuelos – Ross County – 2015
• Miguel Pallardó – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–16
• Antonio Reguero – Ross County – 2014–15

Sweden

• John Guidetti – Celtic – 2014–15
• David Moberg Karlsson – Kilmarnock – 2014
• Mikael Lustig – Celtic – 2013–
• Osman Sow – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–16

Switzerland

• Saidy Janko – Celtic – 2015–
• Mihael Kovačević – Ross County – 2013–14
• Branislav Mićić – Ross County – 2013–14
• Orhan Mustafi – Ross County – 2013–14
• Philippe Senderos - Rangers - 2016-

Trinidad and Tobago

• Jason Scotland – Hamilton Academical – 2014–15
• Richard Roy - Hamilton Academical - 2016-

Turkey

• Nadir Çiftçi – Dundee United – 2013–15, Celtic – 2015–
• Colin Kazim-Richards – Celtic – 2016
• Alim Öztürk – Heart of Midlothian – 2015–
• Tugay Kerimoglu - Rangers -1999-2001

USA

• Bjørn Johnsen - Hearts - 2016-
• Perry Kitchen - Hearts - 2016-

See also

• List of foreign Scottish Premier League players

Notes

1. ↑ 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 Premiership game for.

References