This is a list of Papua New Guinea association footballers who fall into the following categories:
- 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 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 Papua New Guinean parents or moved to Papua New Guinea at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.
- Players in Bold indicate players has been capped at the senior national team level.
Correct as of 23 April, 2023
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