List of foreign Colombian league footballers

This is a list of foreign players in the Categoría Primera A and the Categoría Primera B. The following players: have not been capped for the Colombia national team on any level, independently from the birthplace. have been born in Colombia and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with Colombia.

Africa (CAF) Cameroon Thierry Fondjeu – Expreso Rojo, Alianza Petrolera – 2008–2009 Jules Ntamak – Boyacá Chicó, Alianza Petrolera – 2008–2009 Ernest Tchoupe – Girardot F.C., Expreso Rojo, Alianza Petrolera – 2008–2010 Modeste M'bami – Millonarios – 2014 Oyié Flavié – Junior, Atlético Bucaramanga, Deportes Quindío, Santa Fe, Deportivo Pasto, Alianza Petrolera, Patriotas, Centauros Villavicencio, Boyacá Chicó – 1997–2006 Joseph Mbarga – Junior, Once Caldas – 1998

Equatorial Guinea Carlos BejaranoUntil 2013, he only had Colombian nationality. – Córdoba, La Equidad, Independiente Medellín, América, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Unión Magdalena – 2006–2023 Jimmy BermúdezAt the time, he only had Colombian nationality. – Alianza Petrolera, Atlético Bucaramanga, Atlético Nacional, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2006–2011 DioAlso had Brazilian nationality. – Deportes Quindío – 2013 Mauricio MinaUntil 2014, he only had Colombian nationality. – Deportes Tolima, Dépor, Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Boyacá Chicó, Orsomarso – 2002–2016 Yoiver González – Millonarios, Fortaleza, América de Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Deportivo Pereira, Once Caldas, La Equidad – 2010–2016, 2018– Danny Quendambú – Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Unión Magdalena – 2002–2004, 2010 Mike Campaz – Centauros Villavicencio, Santa Fe, Expreso Rojo, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Pasto, Once Caldas, Boca Juniors de Cali – 2006–2015, 2019–2020 Rolan de la Cruz – Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Santa Fe, Cortuluá, Fortaleza] – 2005–2008, 2011–2012

Gabon Pierre Aubameyang – Junior – 1996

Nigeria Felix Ademola – Deportes Tolima – 1996 Usman Amodu – Llaneros F.C. – 2013 Robert Egbeta – Llaneros F.C. – 2013

Senegal Babacar Sene – Unión Magdalena – 2008 Birahim Diop – Deportivo Pereira – 2003–2005

South Africa Teboho Moloi - Once Caldas – 1995–1996 Lebogang Morula – Once Caldas – 1996

Asia (AFC) India Aniket Bharti – Orsomarso, Santa Fe – 2022–2023

Palestine Pablo AbdalaAt the time, he only had Argentine nationality. – Millonarios – 1994–1996 Alejandro Naif – Santa Fe – 2004

Syria Pablo Sabbag – Deportivo Cali, Orsomarso, La Equidad – 2010–2011

Timor-Leste Franco Triana – Academia F.C. – 2010–2011 Rangel Hernández – Academia F.C. – 2011

Europe (UEFA) Armenia Mauro GuevgeoziánAlso had Uruguayan nationality – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2016 Jordy Monroy – Santa Fe, Boyacá Chicó, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pereira – 2015–2020, 2022–present Wbeymar Angulo – Patriotas, Bogotá, Atlético Huila, Alianza Petrolera – 2008–2012

Austria Rudolf Strittich – Samarios – 1951

Czech Republic Jiří Hanke – Samarios – 1951

England Neil Franklin – Santa Fe – 1950 Charlie Mitten – Santa Fe – 1950–1951 Billy Higgins – Millonarios – 1951 George Mountford – Santa Fe – 1950–1951 George Saunders – América, Fortaleza, Unión Magdalena, Patriotas, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2013, 2013–2014, 2014, 2015, 2015–2022, 2023–

France Quentin Danloux – Patriotas Boyacá – 2020–2023

Hungary Béla Sárosi – Junior, Millonarios – 1950–1951, 1955 Mihail Uram – Junior – 1951 Gyula Zsengellér – Deportivo Samarios – 1951–1953 Ernest Sabeditch – Deportivo Samarios – 1951 Sándor Török – Deportivo Samarios – 1951 Gerro Hinduliak – Deportivo Samarios – 1951 József Samu – Deportivo Samarios – 1951 László Füzesi – Deportivo Samarios – 1951 György Marik – Deportivo Samarios, Santa Fe – 1951–1954 László Szőke – Junior – 1951 Imre Danko – Junior – 1951 Wladislaw Zsoke – Junior – 1951 Fernes Neyrs – Junior – 1951 Gabriel Rakosky – Deportivo Samarios – 1952 Kalman Lami – Deportivo Samarios – 1952 Ladislao Magyar – Deportivo Samarios – 1952 Nicolás Hrotko – Deportivo Samarios – 1952

Italy Luigi Di Franco – Deportivo Pereira – 1949–1950 Angelo Bellotto – Deportivo Pereira, Huracán de Medellín – 1950–1951 Alessandro Adam – Deportivo Samarios – 1951 Bruno Gerzelli – Deportivo Samarios – 1952 Corrado Contin – Deportivo Samarios – 1952 Dante Mircoli – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1977

Lithuania Víctor Vitatutas – Deportes Caldas – 1949

Netherlands André Krul – Boyacá Chico, Deportivo Pasto – 2012–2013, 2014 Michael Chacón – Atlético Nacional – 2021

Portugal Bruno Corte Real – Envigado – 2004

Romania Alexandru Negrescu – Junior, Deportivo Samarios – 1950–1951, 1951–1952

Scotland Bobby Flavell – Millonarios – 1950

Spain Alfredo di StéfanoAlso had Argentine nationality. – Millonarios – 1949–1953 Diego Cascón – América – 2015 Diego Gregori – América, Envigado – 2014, 2015–2017 Héctor Rial – Santa Fe – 1948–1951 Jesús María Lires – Santa Fe – 1948–1950 Jesús Suárez – América – 2014 Jorge Brazalez – América – 2014 Mario Martínez Rubio – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015 Gorka Elustondo – Atlético Nacional – 2017 Iago Falque – América – 2022–2023

Switzerland Johan Vonlanthen – Itagüí – 2011–2012

Yugoslavia Dragoslav Šekularac – Santa Fe, Atlético Bucaramanga, Millonarios, América – 1969–1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 Zvonko Monsider – Samarios – 1951–1952 Milos Dragolovich – Samarios – 1951 Miran Uram – Junior – 1951 Antony Franjic – Boca Juniors de Cali, América de Cali – 1954 Tony Katalenic – América de Cali – 1954 Janko Sanković – Santa Fe, Deportes Quindío – 1970–1974 Radoslav Bečejac – Santa Fe – 1973 Ratomic Musikiv – Santa Fe – 1974 Josip Tiplajas – Santa Fe – 1974 Sivorad Screbrich – América de Cali – 1974 Predrag Bubanja – América de Cali – 1974 Jovna Jaydokovic – América de Cali – 1975 Mihailo Jezevik – América de Cali – 1975 Radovan Birovllev – América de Cali – 1975 Dussan Sopic – América de Cali – 1975–1976

North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) Canada Sérgio Clyde RodríguezAlso had Colombian nationality. – Expreso Rojo – 2012 David Monsalve – América – 2015 Emilio Reuben – Deportivo Cali, América – 1947–1949

Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Villalobos – América – 1947–1948, 1950 Max Villalobos – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1953 Juan Pablo Vargas – Millonarios – 2020–present Rolando Fonseca – Independiente Medellín, América – 1996, 1997 Francisco Rodríguez – Deportes Tolima, Águilas Doradas – 2020, 2022 José Guillermo Ortiz – Millonarios, Deportes Tolima– 2019–2020, 2021 Juan Carlos Arguedas – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1995 Chale Silva – Universidad, Once Deportivo, Deportivo Manizales – 1948–1952 Ariel Soto – Boyacá Chicó – 2016–2017 Claudio Jara – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1994 José Rafael Meza – Universidad – 1950 Jhonny Acosta – Águilas Doradas – 2018

El Salvador Junior Burgos – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015

Guatemala Alejandro Galindo – Atlético Juventud, Santa Fe – 2009–2010, 2011–2012 Ricardo Jerez, Jr. – Alianza Petrolera, Deportivo Cali – 2012–2017, 2017–

Honduras Junior Sandoval – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015

Mexico Jesús Soto – Alianza Petrolera – 2008 Sergio Blancas – Expreso Rojo – 2013 Mario García – Boyacá Chicó, Deportes Quindío – 2006–2012, 2013, 2014–2015 Erik Reyna – Valledupar F.C. – 2013

Nicaragua Luis Copete – La Equidad – 2009

Panama Renán Addles – Atlético Huila – 2008 Edwin Aguilar – América, Real Cartagena – 2010, 2011 Abdiel Arroyo – Deportes Tolima – 2016 Felipe Baloy – Envigado, Independiente Medellín, Rionegro Águilas – 2001–2002, 2003, 2016 Nelson Barahona – Atlético Huila, Independiente Medellín, Itagüí, Alianza Petrolera – 2009, 2010–2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015–2016 Anthony Basile – Centauros Villavicencio – 2005 Roberto Chen – Rionegro Águilas – 2016 Gabriel Gómez – Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Deportivo Pereira, Santa Fe, La Equidad, Junior, Deportes Tolima, Atlético Bucaramanga – 2001–2003, 2004, 2005, 2006–2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017–2019 Amílcar Henríquez – Atlético Huila, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena, América – 2009–2012, 2012–2014, 2015, 2015–2016 Roderick Miller – Atlético Nacional – 2016–2017 Valentín Pimentel – La Equidad – 2016–2017 Luis Tejada – Deportes Tolima, Envigado, Once Caldas, América, Millonarios – 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 Gabriel Torres – La Equidad, América, Atlético Huila – 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010 Román Torres – Cortuluá, La Equidad, Junior, Atlético Nacional, Millonarios – 2006, 2007–2009, 2010, 2011, 2012–2015 Alejandro Vélez – Cortuluá, Atlético Huila – 2010, 2012

Trinidad and Tobago Clyde Leon – Itagüí – 2011

United States Jorge Acosta – Deportivo Cali – 1991–1995 Juan Agudelo – Millonarios – 2010 Carlos Llamosa – Atlético Huila – 1990–1991

South America (CONMEBOL) Argentina

Bolivia Diego Cabrera – Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pasto, Deportes Tolima, Santa Fe, Itagüí – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Marco Etcheverry – América – 1995 Leonardo Fernández – Atlético Nacional – 2005 Luis Haquín - Deportivo Cali – 2023 Alcides Peña – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2016–2017 Juan Manuel Peña – Santa Fe – 1993–1996 Carlos Trucco – Deportivo Cali – 1990–1991 Víctor Ugarte – Once Caldas – 1959–1961 Joselito Vaca – Deportivo Pasto – 2012

Brazil Anselmo de Almeida – Deportivo Pereira, Independiente Medellín, Junior – 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2013 Alfredo Pereira – Santa Fe – 1961 Arílson – Santa Fe – 2004 Armando Miranda – Junior – 1970–1972 Ary Goncalvez – Santa Fe – 1966 Aylton Peixoto – Santa Fe – Aírton dos Santos – Junior, Millonarios – 1968–1970 Bahiano – Santa Fe – Casimiro Marin – Santa Fe – 1963 Claudionor Cardozo – Santa Fe – 1965–1968 Eduardo Ghilio – Santa Fe – 1979 Eduardo Lima – Millonarios, Junior – 1965–1968 Flodoaldo Soarez – Santa Fe – 1965 Garrincha – Junior – 1968 Gelson Viera – Santa Fe – 1966 Guilherme Barbosa – Deportivo Pereira – 2007 Heleno de Freitas – Junior – 1949–1950 Jair Gómez dos Santos – Santa Fe – Joao Carlos de Araujo – Santa Fe – 1965 Jose Marin – Santa Fe – 1963–1965 Luis Carlos França – Santa Fe – 1966 Marcelo Ramos – Atlético Nacional – 2005–2007 Milton Netto – Santa Fe – 1965 Nadyr Pretes – Santa Fe – 1966 Newton López – Santa Fe – 1966 Odymar Dos Santos – Santa Fe – Pipico – Santa Fe – Roberto Mainente – Santa Fe – 1963 Ronaille Calheira – Deportes Quindío, América, Atlético Huila – 2008, 2011, 2011 Sapuca – Santa Fe – Tim – Junior – 1950–1951 Toninho Dos Santos – Deportivo Cali, Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996, 1996 Valdomiro – Millonarios – 1980–1981 Víctor Ephanor – Junior, Independiente Medellín, Unión Magdalena – 1972, 1974–1975, 1976, 1984 Waldinho Ferreyra – Santa Fe – 1966 Waltinho – Santa Fe – 1966–1969, 1971–1973 Wilson Pimentel – Santa Fe – 1963

Chile

Ecuador Daniel Angulo – Santa Fe – 2015–2016 Nicolás Asencio – Millonarios – 2001 Jimmy Blandón – Millonarios – 1998 Iván Hurtado – Atlético Nacional, Millonarios – 2007, 2008–2009 Edwin Tenorio – Deportivo Pereira – 2009–2010

Paraguay

Peru Ronald Baroni – Deportivo Cali – 1999–2002 Juan José Barros – Deportivo Cali – 1997 Félix Castillo – América – 1950–1951 César Cueto – Atlético Nacional – 1978–1983 Guillermo La Rosa – Atlético Nacional – 1979–1983 Miguel Loayza – Deportivo Cali – 1969–1970 Valeriano López – Deportivo Cali – 1949–1950, 1961 Juan Carlos Mariño – Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali – 2009, 2009 Roberto MerinoAlso had Spanish nationality. – Deportes Tolima – 2013 Franco Navarro – Independiente Medellín – 1984–1986 Percy Olivares – Deportivo Cali – 1991–1992 Roberto Palacios – Deportivo Cali – 2004–2005 Hugo Sotil – Independiente Medellín – 1979–1980 Julio César Uribe – Junior, América, Independiente Medellín, Envigado – 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1992

Uruguay

Venezuela

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