List of foreign Indian Super League players
 | This article needs to be updated. (March 2018) |
This is a list of foreign players in the Indian Super League.[1] The following players:
- Are considered foreign, i.e., outside India:
- A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of India.
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.
Up to now, 77 different nations have been represented in Indian Super League.
Current Foreign Players
Indian Super League club could register a maximum of seven and a minimum of five foreign players with at least one player of AFC affiliated nationality.
- As of 7 October 2020
Foreign players
Top 10 represented country
| Number Of Players | Country | Confederation |
|---|---|---|
| 84 |  Spain |
UEFA |
| 51 |  Brazil |
CONMEBOL |
| 26 |  England |
UEFA |
| 17 |  Portugal | |
| 14 |  France | |
| 13 |  Italy | |
 Australia |
AFC | |
| 12 |  Senegal |
CAF |
 Argentina |
CONMEBOL | |
| 10 |  Netherlands |
UEFA |
Most Number of Seasons played by a Player
| Player | Country | Team | Number of Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiri | Spain |
ATK | 2 |
| Jamshedpur | 3 | ||
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | ||
| Iain Hume |  Canada |
ATK | 2 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | 2 | ||
| Pune City | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | ||
| Marcelinho | Brazil |
Delhi Dynamos | 1 |
| Pune City | 2 | ||
| Hyderabad | 1 | ||
| Odisha | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | ||
| Memo | Brazil |
Delhi Dynamos | 1 |
| Jamshedpur | 3 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | ||
| Raphael Augusto | Brazil |
Chennaiyin | 4 |
| Bengaluru | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | ||
| André Bikey |  Cameroon |
Northeast United | 1 |
| Pune City | 1 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 1 | ||
| ATK | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | ||
| Emiliano Alfaro |  Uruguay |
Northeast United | 1 |
| Pune City | 2 | ||
| ATK | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | ||
| Lucian Goian |  Romania |
Mumbai City | 3 |
| Chennaiyin | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | ||
| Marcos Tébar | Spain |
Delhi Dynamos | 2 |
| Pune City | 1 | ||
| Odisha | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | ||
| Maílson Alves | Brazil |
Chennaiyin | 3 |
| Northeast United | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 |
Asia (AFC)
- As of 23 October 2020
Africa (CAF)
- As of 23 October 2020
Europe (UEFA)
- As of 23 October 2020
North & Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)
- As of 23 October 2020
South America (CONMEBOL)
- As of 23 October 2020
Oceania (OFC)
- As of 23 October 2020
| Country | Player | Club | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
Leo Bertos | NorthEast United | 2014 |
 Fiji |
Roy Krishna | ATK | 2019–20 |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020–21 |
See also
- List of Indian Super League records and statistics
- List of Indian Super League seasons
- List of Indian Super League owners
- List of Indian Super League head coaches
- Indian Super League attendance
- List of Indian Super League hat-tricks
References
- ^ "Indian Super League players". WorldFootball.