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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:

1. 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.
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.

List of players

This sports-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

Afghanistan

• Norlla Amiri – Trelleborg – 2016–2017

Armenia

• Levon Pachajyan – Assyriska – 2013–2014

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Admir Aganović – Assyriska – 2013–
• Dragan Kapčević – Brage, Husqvarna – 2012–
• Aleksandar Kitić – Ljungskile – 2005–2007, 2009–

Brazil

• 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 – 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

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Ahmed Awad – IFK Värnamo, Dalkurd – 2013, 2016–

Poland

• Zeyn Alabidyn S-Latef – Ängelholm – 2012–2016

Rwanda

• 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
• Imad Chhadeh – Åtvidaberg, Brommapojkarna, Assyriska – 2002–2006, 2008, 2011
• Elias Merkes – Assyriska – 2006, 2008, 2010

Turkey

• Isa Bagci
• 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 – 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

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.
   • 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.

1. Born in France
2. Born in Norway
3. Born in Spain
4. Born in Sweden
5. Capped for the Sweden men's national football team

References

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

See also

• List of Superettan players
• List of foreign Allsvenskan players

v t e Football in Sweden
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