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

Brazil

Álberis da Silva has played 35 Superettan matches for Åtvidaberg.

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 has played 36 Superettan matches for Hammarby.

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

Riki Alba – Varberg – 2016^{[b NOR]}

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

Pa Dembo Touray has played 60 Superettan matches for Djurgården and Assyriska.

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

Ari Freyr Skúlason has played 120 Superettan matches for Häcken and GIF Sundsvall.

Davíð Viðarsson has played 72 Superettan matches for Öster.

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

Kevin Amuneke has played 24 Superettan matches for Öster.

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

Olivier Karekezi has played 49 Superettan matches for Öster.

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

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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 Superettan game for.

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Born in France
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Born in Norway
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Born in Spain
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Born in Sweden
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Capped for the Sweden men's national football team

References

^ "İsa Bağcı: Gol makinesi". tff.org.
^ "Eric Pothast's Swedish Seeds of Soccer Opportunity".