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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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Ronald Powell, who played for Brynäs IF in the 1974 season, was the first foreign player in Allsvenskan.[1]

For the match squad, the limit of foreign players refers to if the players are home-grown or not.[2] Starting in the 2010s, each match squad of 18 players were to consist maximally to the half of not home-grown players.[3] 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.[2]

A foreign player must have a work permit, which they may earn when having a monthly salary of SEK 14,300.[4]

List of players

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Afghanistan

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Albania

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Agon Mehmeti has played 144 Allsvenskan matches for Malmö FF and Örebro.

Algeria

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Angola

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Argentina

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Armenia

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Australia

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Benin

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Haris Radetinac has played 278 Allsvenskan matches for Åtvidaberg, Mjällby and Djurgården.

Bolivia

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Brazil

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Álvaro Santos has played 165 Allsvenskan matches for Helsingborg, Örgryte and GAIS.

Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso

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Burundi

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Cameroon

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Canada

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Kenny Stamatopoulos has played 67 Allsvenskan matches for Enköping and AIK.

Cape Verde

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Chad

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Chile

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Miiko Albornoz has played 121 Allsvenskan matches for Brommapojkarna and Malmö FF.

Comoros

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Congo

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Costa Rica

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Celso Borges has played 71 Allsvenskan matches for AIK.

Croatia

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Curaçao

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Peter Nymann has played 70 Allsvenskan matches for Djurgården.

DR Congo

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René Makondele has played 273 Allsvenskan matches for Djurgården, Gefle, Helsingborg and Häcken.

Egypt

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England

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Eritrea

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Estonia

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Ethiopia

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Faroe Islands

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Finland

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Markus Halsti has played 112 Allsvenskan matches for Malmö FF.
Daniel Sjölund has played 253 Allsvenskan matches for Djurgården and Åtvidaberg.

France

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Gabon

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Gambia

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Pa Dembo Touray has played 194 Allsvenskan matches for Djurgården.

Georgia

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Germany

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Ghana

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Greece

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Haiti

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Honduras

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Hjálmar Jónsson has played 228 Allsvenskan matches for IFK Göteborg.

Italy

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Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Israel

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Ivory Coast

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Jamaica

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Japan

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Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Kosovo

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Latvia

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Lebanon

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Liberia

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Lithuania

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Tomas Žvirgždauskas has played 211 Allsvenskan matches for Halmstad.

Luxembourg

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Malawi

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Mali

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Moldova

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Montenegro

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Montserrat

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Nigeria

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North Macedonia

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Northern Ireland

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Norway

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Kenneth Høie has played 84 Allsvenskan matches for Elfsborg and Djurgården.

Pakistan

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Palestine

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Panama

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Rwanda

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Scotland

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Senegal

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Serbia

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Sierra Leone

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Alhaji Kamara has played 37 Allsvenskan matches for Djurgården and Norrköping.

Sint Maarten

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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South Africa

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May Mahlangu has played 118 Allsvenskan matches for Helsingborg and IFK Göteborg.

South Korea

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Spain

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Suriname

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Switzerland

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Syria

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Tanzania

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Togo

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Uganda

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Ukraine

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United States

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Uruguay

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Nyasha Mushekwi has played 21 Allsvenskan matches for Djurgården.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^
    Born in Algeria
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    Born in Azerbaijan (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Belgium
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    Born in Bulgaria
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    Born in Cameroon
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    Born in Denmark
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    Born in England
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    Born in Spain
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    Born in El Salvador
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    Born in Finland
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    Born in France
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    Born in Germany
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    Born in Greece
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    Born in Iran
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    Born in Iraq
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    Born in Israel
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    Born in Kenya
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    Born in Kosovo (then part of Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Saudi Arabia
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    Born in Lebanon
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    Born in Liberia
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    Born in Morocco
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    Born in the Netherlands
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    Born in Nigeria
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    Born in Portugal
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    Born in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Scotland
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    Born in Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Switzerland
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    Born in Sweden
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    Born in Ukraine
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References

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  1. ^ "Individuella rekord — svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Klubbat: Nio avbytare tillåts i allsvenskan". fotbollskanalen.se.
  3. ^ "Ny regel om hemmafostrade spelare kan skapa problem för Kalmar FF". fotbolltransfers.com.
  4. ^ Sjögren, Niklas (26 April 2019). "Utländska fotbollsspelare i Sverige – så ser reglerna ut". SVT Nyheter.