List of foreign EFL Championship players

This is a list of foreign players in the EFL Championship, which commenced play in 2004. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one Championship game. Players who were signed by Championship 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:
  • 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 the player has played at least one Championship game for—and seasons are those the player has played at least one Championship game in. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. For example, "2004–06" indicates that the player has played in every season from 2004–05 to 2005–06, but not necessarily every calendar year from 2004 to 2005

The players in Bold are those who are currently playing in Championship.

Last Updated: 4 August 2024

Albania Albania

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Algeria Algeria

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Angola Angola

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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

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Argentina Argentina

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Mile Jedinak captained Crystal Palace to win the Championship play-offs in 2013.

Australia Australia

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Austria Austria

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Barbados Barbados

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Belgium Belgium

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Benin Benin

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Bermuda Bermuda

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Brazil Brazil

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Bulgaria Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

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Burundi Burundi

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Cameroon Cameroon

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Canada Canada

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Cape Verde Cape Verde

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Central African Republic Central African Republic

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Chile Chile

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China China

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Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei

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Colombia Colombia

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Comoros Comoros

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Congo Republic of the Congo

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Congo DR Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast

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Croatia Croatia

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Cuba Cuba

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Curaçao Curaçao

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Cyprus Cyprus

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Czech Republic Czech Republic

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Denmark Denmark

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Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

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Ecuador Ecuador

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Egypt Egypt

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

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Estonia Estonia

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Faroe Islands Faroe Islands

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Finland Finland

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France France

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Gabon Gabon

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Gambia The Gambia

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Georgia Georgia (country)

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Germany Germany

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Ghana Ghana

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Gibraltar Gibraltar

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Greece Greece

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Grenada Grenada

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Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

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Guatemala Guatemala

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Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea Guinea

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Guyana Guyana

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Honduras Honduras

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Hungary Hungary

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Iceland Iceland

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Indonesia Indonesia

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Iran Iran

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Iraq Iraq

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Israel Israel

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Italy Italy

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Jamaica Jamaica

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Japan Japan

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

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Kenya Kenya

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Kosovo Kosovo

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Latvia Latvia

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Liberia Liberia

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Lithuania Lithuania

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Luxembourg Luxembourg

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Mali Mali

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Malta Malta

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Martinique Martinique

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Mauritania Mauritania

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Mauritius Mauritius

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Mexico Mexico

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Montenegro Montenegro

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Montserrat Montserrat

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Morocco Morocco

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Mozambique Mozambique

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Namibia Namibia

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Netherlands Netherlands

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New Zealand New Zealand

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Chris Wood with the Leeds United jersey; he was top goalscorers of the 2016–17 season with 27 goals scored

Nigeria Nigeria

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North Macedonia North Macedonia

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Norway Norway

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Oman Oman

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Pakistan Pakistan

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Panama Panama

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Paraguay Paraguay

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Peru Peru

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Philippines Philippines

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Poland Poland

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Portugal Portugal

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Romania Romania

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Russia Russia

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

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Senegal Senegal

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Serbia Serbia

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Seychelles Seychelles

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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

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Slovakia Slovakia

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Slovenia Slovenia

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Somalia Somalia

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South Africa South Africa

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South Korea South Korea

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Spain Spain

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Sudan Sudan

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Suriname Suriname

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Sweden Sweden

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Switzerland Switzerland

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Togo Togo

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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisia Tunisia

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Turkey Turkey

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Uganda Uganda

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Ukraine Ukraine

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United States United States

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Uruguay Uruguay

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Venezuela Venezuela

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Zambia Zambia

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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