List of foreign Chinese Super League players
Players in bold are currently playing in the Chinese Super League.
- As of 31 JUL 2020.
Africa – CAF">Confederation of African Football">CAF
Algeria
- Karim Benounes
Angola
- Quinzinho
- Johnson Macaba
- Nando Rafael
Burkina Faso
- Abdoul-Aziz Nikiema
Cameroon
- Clément Lebe
- Albert Baning
- Didier Njewel
- Daniel Wansi
- Aboubakar Oumarou
- Jean-Paul Ndeki
- William Paul Modibo
- Jean Michel N'Lend
- Modeste M'bami
- Stéphane Mbia
- Christian Bassogog
- Olivier Boumal
- Benjamin Moukandjo
- Christian Bekamenga
- Franck Ohandza
- John Mary
- Joseph Minala
Cape Verde
- Ricardo
- Dady
Congo
- Thievy Bifouma
Congo DR
- Delain Sasa
- Alain Masudi
- M'peti Nimba
- Jeremy Bokila
- Gaël Kakuta
- Assani Lukimya
- Cédric Bakambu
- Oscar Maritu
Côte d'Ivoire
- Guillaume Dah Zadi
- Bamba Moussa
- Dramane Kamaté
- Mariko Daouda
- Didier Drogba
- Davy Claude Angan
- Jean Evrard Kouassi
- Franck Boli
- Gervinho
- Kévin Boli
Egypt
- Mohamed Abougrisha
- Ahmed Salah Hosny
- Ali Ghazal
Gabon
- Malick Evouna
Gambia
- Arthur Gómez
- Bubacarr Trawally
Ghana
- Kwame Ayew
- Moses Sakyi
- Lee Addy
- Chris Dickson
- Ransford Addo
- Asamoah Gyan
- Frank Acheampong
- Richmond Boakye
- Emmanuel Boateng
- Mubarak Wakaso
Guinea
- Ousmane Bangoura
Guinea-Bissau
- Eddi Gomes
Kenya
- Michael Olunga
- Ayub Masika
Mali
- Boubacar Diarra
- Mourtala Diakité
- Frédéric Kanouté
- Seydou Keita
- Garra Dembélé
- Mohamed Sissoko
Morocco
- Nabil Baha
- Abderrazak Hamdallah
- Issam El Adoua
- Ayoub El Kaabi
Mozambique
- Simão Mate Junior
- Zainadine Júnior
Niger
- Moussa Maâzou
Nigeria
- Admas Kola
- Samuel Ayorinde
- Prince Ikpe Ekong
- Benedict Akwuegbu
- Henry Makinwa
- Gabriel Melkam
- Deniran Ortega
- Garba Lawal
- Obi Moneke
- Edison Joseph
- Pascal Kondaponi
- Ernest Jeremiah Chukwuma
- Alfred Emuejeraye
- Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
- Victor Agali
- Obiora Odita
- Peter Utaka
- Yakubu
- Bentley
- Aaron Samuel Olanare
- Derick Ogbu
- Daniel Chima
- '''Obafemi Martins
- Anthony Ujah
- John Obi Mikel
- Odion Ighalo
- Brown Ideye
- Sone Aluko
Senegal
- Mouchid Iyane Ly
- Amado Diallo
- Adama François Sene
- Ladji Keita
- Jacques Faty
- Demba Ba
- Ibrahima Touré
- Mbaye Diagne
- Papiss Cissé
- Makhete Diop
- Cheikh M'Bengue
Sierra Leone
- Mohamed Kallon
- Aluspah Brewah
- Gibril Sankoh
- Mohamed Buya Turay
South Africa
- Bennett Mnguni
Togo
- Djima Oyawolé
- Massamasso Tchangai
Tunisia
- Imed Ben Younes
- Enis Hajri
- Bassem Boulaabi
- Imed Louati
Uganda
- Andrew Mwesigwa
Zambia
- James Chamanga
- Billy Mwanza
- Christopher Katongo
- Isaac Chansa
- Stoppila Sunzu
- Jacob Mulenga
Zimbabwe
- Nyasha Mushekwi
Asia – AFC">Asian Football Confederation">AFC
Australia
- Ryan Griffiths
- Joel Griffiths
- Matt McKay
- Mark Milligan
- Mark Bridge
- Jonas Salley
- Brendon Šantalab
- Chris Coyne
- Adam Griffiths
- Adam Kwasnik
- Alex Wilkinson
- Bruce Djite
- Dean Heffernan
- Dino Djulbic
- Mile Sterjovski
- Rostyn Griffiths
- Milan Susak
- Daniel Mullen
- Ryan McGowan
- Michael Marrone
- Erik Paartalu
- Bernie Ibini-Isei
- Daniel McBreen
- Eddy Bosnar
- Adam Hughes
- Billy Celeski
- Josh Mitchell
- Tim Cahill
- Adrian Leijer
- Matthew Spiranovic
- Michael Thwaite
- Trent Sainsbury
- James Troisi
- Aleksandar Jovanović
- Apostolos Giannou
- Dario Vidošić
- James Holland
- Robbie Kruse
Chinese Taipei
- Xavier Chen
- Chen Po-liang
- Ko Yu-ting
- Yaki Yen
- Tim Chow
Hong Kong
- Ng Wai Chiu
- Godfred Karikari
- Lee Chi Ho
- Wisdom Fofo Agbo
- Brian Fok
- Bai He
- Jack Sealy
- Festus Baise
- Au Yeung Yiu Chung
- Jean-Jacques Kilama
- Andy Russell
- Alex Tayo Akande
- Tan Chun Lok
- Dai Wai Tsun
Iran
- Morteza Pouraliganji
Iraq
- Hussein Alaa Hussein
- Nashat Akram
Japan
- Takashi Rakuyama
- Seiichiro Maki
- Masashi Oguro
- Sergio Escudero
Korea DPR
- Kim Yong-Jun
- Ryang Myong-Il
Korea Republic
- Lee Kyung-Soo
- Song Tae-Lim
- Jeon Woo-Keun
- Ahn Jung-Hwan
- Lee Tae-Young
- Sim Jae-Won
- Kim Eun-Jung
- Lee Sang-Il
- Lee Se-In
- Park Jae-hong
- Lee Jon-Ming
- Woo Choo-Young
- Cho Se-Kwon
- Lee Yoon-Sup
- Jeon Kwang-Jin
- Kim Jin-kyu
- Cho Won-Hee
- Lee Joon-Yeop
- Kim Yoo-Jin
- Ko Jae-Sung
- Kwon Jip
- Song Chong-Gug
- Park Dong-Hyuk
- Jeong Dong-Ho
- Kim Dong-Jin
- Son Seung-Joon
- Kim Young-Gwon
- Ha Dae-Sung
- Jang Hyun-Soo
- Park Jong-Woo
- Son Dae-Ho
- Lee Ji-Nam
- Yoon Sin-Young
- Cho Byung-Kuk
- Lim You-Hwan
- Noh Hyung-Goo
- Choi Hyun-Yeon
- Park Ju-Sung
- Kim Ju-Young
- Cho Yong-Hyung
- Jung In-Whan
- Ha Tae-Goon
- Yoon Bit-Garam
- Kim Seung-Dae
- Oh Beom-Seok
- Jung Woo-Young
- Kim Kee-Hee
- Hong Jeong-Ho
- Kim Hyung-il
- Kwon Kyung-Won
- Hwang Seok-Ho
- Hwang Il-Su
- Kim Min-jae
- Park Ji-soo
- Kim Shin-wook
- Song Ju-hun
Lebanon
- Roda Antar
- Mohammed Ali Khan
Philippines
- Javier Patiño
Syria
- Adel Abdullah
- Ali Diab
- Abdulkader Dakka
- George Mourad
- Firas Al-Khatib
- Ahmad Al Salih
Uzbekistan
- Aleksandr Kletskov
- Aleksey Nikolaev
- Sadriddin Abdullaev
- Zaynitdin Tadjiyev
- Farhod Tojiyev
- Asqar Jadigerov
- Islom Inomov
- Anzur Ismailov
- Ildar Magdeev
- Murod Kholmukhamedov
- Kamoliddin Tajiev
- Aziz Ibrahimov
- Egor Krimets
- Shavkat Mullajanov
- Sherzod Karimov
- Artyom Filiposyan
- Igor Sergeev
- Odil Ahmedov
Europe – [Union of [European Football Associations|UEFA]]
Albania
- Nevil Dede
- Hamdi Salihi
- Valdet Rama
Austria
- Marko Arnautović
Azerbaijan
- Branimir Subašić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Alen Avdić
- Sead Bučan
- Ninoslav Milenković
- Zlatan Muslimović
- Mario Božić
- Zvjezdan Misimović
- Sejad Salihović
- Samir Memišević
Belarus
- Alyaksandr Khatskevich
- Raman Kirenkin
- Vyacheslav Hleb
- Sergey Krivets
Belgium
- Kevin Oris
- Axel Witsel
- Yannick Carrasco
- Mousa Dembélé
- Marouane Fellaini
Bulgaria
- Zoran Janković
- Predrag Pažin
- Ivo Trenchev
- Svetoslav Petrov
- Yordan Varbanov
- Kaloyan Karadzhinov
- Georgi Chilikov
- Yanko Valkanov
- Martin Kamburov
- Marquinhos
- Georgi Iliev
Croatia
- Josip Bulat
- Ivan Bulat
- Velibor Kopunović
- Darko Čordaš
- Jurica Vučko
- Darko Matić
- Igor Budiša
- Igor Tkalčević
- Vedran Celiščak
- Stjepan Jukić
- Frane Čačić
- Bruno Šiklić
- Ivan Brečević
- Krunoslav Lovrek
- Leon Benko
- Sammir
- Goran Milović
- Mislav Oršić
- Nikica Jelavić
- Ivan Santini
Czech Republic
- Marek Jarolím
- Jan Rezek
- Bořek Dočkal
Denmark
- Ken Ilsø
- Lasse Vibe
England
- Akpo Sodje
- Tyias Browning
Estonia
- Andres Oper
France
- Nicolas Ouédec
- Jean-Philippe Caillet
- Cédric Sabin
- Michaël Murcy
- Nicolas Anelka
- Mathieu Manset
- Guillaume Hoarau
- Julien Gorius
- Jean-Philippe Mendy
- Anthony Modeste
- Romain Alessandrini
- Eddy Gnahoré
North Macedonia
- Stojan Ignatov
- Slavčo Georgievski
- Vlatko Grozdanoski
- Veliče Šumulikoski
Germany
- Jörg Albertz
- Carsten Jancker
- Mike Hanke
- '''Felix Bastians
- Sandro Wagner
Greece
- Avraam Papadopoulos
Hungary
- Zoltán Kovács
- Krisztián Kenesei
- Szabolcs Huszti
- Ákos Elek
- Richárd Guzmics
- Tamás Kádár
Iceland
- Viðar Kjartansson
- Sölvi Ottesen
- Eiður Guðjohnsen
Israel
- Liron Zarko
- Eran Zahavi
- Dia Saba
Italy
- Damiano Tommasi
- Fabio Firmani
- Alessandro Diamanti
- Alberto Gilardino
- Graziano Pellè
- Gabriel Paletta
- Éder
- Stephan El Shaarawy
Malta
- John Hutchinson
Montenegro
- Goran Trobok
- Igor Gluščević
- Čedomir Mijanović
- Dejan Damjanović
- Radomir Đalović
- Fatos Bećiraj
Netherlands
- Fred Benson
- Sjoerd Ars
- Tjaronn Chery
- Elvis Manu
Norway
- Ole Selnæs
- Ola Kamara
Poland
- Marek Zając
- Bogdan Zając
- Emmanuel Olisadebe
- Krzysztof Mączyński
- Mateusz Zachara
- Adrian Mierzejewski
Portugal
- Joaquim Ferraz
- Hugo Carreira
- Manú
- Ricardo Esteves
- Rúben Micael
- Ricardo Carvalho
- Ricardo Vaz Tê
- José Fonte
- Orlando Sá
- Dyego Sousa
- Daniel Carriço
Romania
- Constantin Schumacher
- Viorel Domocoş
- Bogdan Mara
- Ionel Gane
- Dan Alexa
- Ionel Dănciulescu
- Marian Aliuţă
- Dumitru Mitu
- Ovidiu Burcă
- Marius Radu
- Alin Chiţa
- Cristian Dănălache
- Marius Bilaşco
- Lucian Goian
- Marius Niculae
- Cristian Tănase
- Eric Bicfalvi
- Marius Constantin
Scotland
- Maurice Ross
- Derek Riordan
Serbia
- Miodrag Pantelić
- Branko Jelić
- Vladimir Matijašević
- Darko Anić
- Branko Savić
- Branimir Petrović
- Marko Zorić
- Aleksandar Živković
- Ivan Jovanović
- Despot Visković
- Saša Zimonjić
- Pavle Delibašić
- Saša Zorić
- Nikola Malbaša
- Branko Baković
- Miodrag Anđelković
- Darko Drinić
- Vidak Bratić
- Miljan Mrdaković
- Dragan Stančić
- Marko Sočanac
- Milan Nikolić
- Dragan Vukmir
- Miloš Bajalica
- Goran Gavrančić
- Siniša Radanović
- Borko Veselinović
- Ivan Vukomanović
- Dušan Đokić
- Miloš Mihajlov
- Radomir Koković
- Vladimir Bogdanović
- Aleksandar Jevtić
- Andrija Kaluđerović
- Marko Ljubinković
- Miloš Trifunović
- Vladimir Jovančić
- Novak Martinović
- Miloš Stojanović
- Miloš Bosančić
- Nikola Petković
- Ognjen Ožegović
- Nemanja Gudelj
- Marko Perović
- Duško Tošić
- Nemanja Pejčinović
- Jagoš Vuković
Slovakia
- Tomáš Medveď
- Tomáš Oravec
- Marek Hamšík
Slovenia
- Ermin Šiljak
- Blaž Puc
- Darko Kremenovič
- Aleksander Rodić
- Tomislav Mišura
- Janez Zavrl
- Ermin Rakovič
- Luka Žinko
- Miral Samardžić
Spain
- Nano
- Rafa Jordà
- Rubén Suárez
- Ibán Cuadrado
- Miguel Alfonso Herrero
- Jonathan Soriano
- Mario Suárez
- Rubén Castro
- Jonathan Viera
- Juan Cala
Sweden
- Daniel Nannskog
- Tobias Hysén
- Niklas Backman
- Imad Khalili
- Magnus Eriksson
- Gustav Svensson
- Osman Sow
- Marcus Danielson
- Sam Larsson
Switzerland
- Oumar Kondé
- Blerim Džemaili
Turkey
- Ahmet Dursun
- Ersan Gülüm
- Burak Yılmaz
Ukraine
- Oleksandr Holovko
- Serhiy Konovalov
- Victor Brovchenko
North">North America">North & Central America, Caribbean – [CONCACAF]
Costa Rica
- Erick Scott
- Johnny Woodly Lambert
- Rodolfo Rodríguez
- Porfirio López Meza
- José Luis López
- Michael Barrantes
Guadeloupe
- Olivier Fauconnier
Guatemala
- Marvin Ávila
Honduras
- Saul Martínez
- Luis Ramírez
- Elvis Scott
- Samuel Caballero
- Victor Mena
- Walter Martínez
- Emil Martínez
- Mitchel Brown
- Jerry Palacios
- Mauricio Sabillón
- Julio César de León
- Randy Diamond
- Rony Flores
Jamaica
- Demar Stewart
- Roen Nelson
- Ryan Johnson
Trinidad and Tobago
- Kevaughn Connell
United States
- Lyle Martin
[Oceania] – OFC">Oceania Football Confederation">OFC
New Zealand
- Chris Killen
- Ivan Vicelich
South America – [South [American Football Confederation|CONMEBOL]]
Argentina
- José Luis Díaz
- Javier Martin Musa
- Roberto Demus
- Matías Marchesini
- César La Paglia
- Hernán Barcos
- Sebastián Setti
- Matías Villavicencio
- Luciano Olguín
- Luis Salmerón
- Facundo Pérez Castro
- Marcos Flores
- Darío Conca
- Gustavo Rodas
- Pablo Brandán
- Leonardo Pisculichi
- Rolando Schiavi
- Patricio Toranzo
- Pablo Nicolás Caballero
- Walter Montillo
- Pablo Batalla
- Walter Iglesias
- Lucas Viatri
- Esteban Solari
- Emanuel Gigliotti
- Ezequiel Lavezzi
- Carlos Tevez
- Javier Mascherano
- Augusto Fernández
- Nicolás Aguirre
- Nicolás Gaitán
Bolivia
- Milton Coimbra
- Ronald Rivero
- Marcelo Moreno
Brazil
- Adilson dos Santos
- Zé Alcino
- Hugo Henrique
- Ozeias Fernando Graciano
- Vicente de Paula Neto
- Gílsinho
- Anderson Martins Pedro
- Rafael Pereira Pinto
- Aurélio
- Tiago Honorio
- Aderaldo Ferreira André
- Jonas Ciciliato Massaranduba
- Renato Ribas
- Rafael Jaques
- Carlos Eduardo
- José Ilson dos Santos
- Alex Alves
- Fabiano Cezar Viegas
- Alysson Marendaz Marins
- Taila de Souza Charles
- Márcio Santos
- Bruno Lança Andrade
- Roberto Aleixo
- Sandro Cardoso dos Santos
- Argélico Fucks
- Eduardo Marques
- Wagner da Silva Santos
- Marcelo Rosa da Silva
- Alex Chandre de Oliveira
- Ronny Carlos da Silva
- Rafael Scheidt
- Sergio Júnior
- Milson Ferreira dos Santos
- Luciano Ratinho
- Jonhes Elias Pinto Dos Santos
- Éber Luís Cucchi
- Diego de Lima Barcelos
- José Filho Duarte
- Valdo
- Douglas Roberto dos Santos
- Tales Rejane Cabeceira
- Edson Ferreira da Silva
- Felipe Arruda Menegon
- Auricelio Neres Rodrigues
- Denílson Souza
- Jefferson Feijão
- José Roberto Lucini
- Danilo Moreira Serrano
- Gustavo Saibt Martins
- Emerson Roberto Conceicao Aleixo
- Netto
- Agnaldo Novaes dos Santos
- Diogo de Lima Barcelos
- Carlos Mario Ceballos Agualimpia
- Eleílson Farias de Moura
- Geninho
- Rodolfo Kumbrevicius Andorno de Oliveira
- Adonis Soares Pavani
- Renan Augustinho Marques
- Estevao Alvarenga Toniato
- André Francisco Williams Rocha da Silva
- Aílton Gonçalves da Silva
- Pedro Henrique Martins
- Célio Ferreira dos Santos
- Andrezinho
- Felipe de Oliveira Conceição
- Beto
- Francisco Alex Moraes
- Johnny Osório
- Carlos Santos
- Nei
- Márcio Senna
- Alexsandro da Silva
- Gilcimar
- Davi
- Roberto Calmon Félix
- Dori
- Muriqui
- Cléo
- Paulão
- Renato Cajá
- Fabão
- Thiago Potiguar
- Rômulo
- Léo San
- Wilson
- Renato Silva
- Obina
- Adriano
- di Carmo
- Camilo
- Paulo Roberto
- Fabiano
- Reinaldo
- Cássio
- Weldon
- Fábio Rochemback
- Davi Rodrigues de Jesus
- Jumar José da Costa Júnior
- Leonardo Gonçalves Silva
- Rafael Coelho
- Fabrício
- Renatinho
- Mazola
- Gilberto Macena
- Moisés
- Anselmo
- Antônio Flávio
- Jaílton Paraíba
- Adaílton
- Bruno Meneghel
- André Lima
- Éder Baiano
- Zé Carlos
- Isac
- Elkeson
- Edu
- Gustavo
- Kieza
- Éder Lima
- Dinélson
- Santos
- Eninho
- Vágner Love
- Andrezinho
- Baré
- Renê Júnior
- Hyuri
- Anselmo Ramon
- Rodrigo Paixão Mesquita
- Aloísio
- Rafael Marques Mariano
- Paulo André
- Junior Urso
- Elias
- Paulo Henrique
- Everton
- Guto
- Ricardo Santos
- Ricardo Goulart
- Alan Carvalho
- Diego Tardelli
- Lucas Fonseca
- Jajá
- Rodrigo Defendi
- Zé Eduardo
- Ivo
- Jael Ferreira
- Jucilei
- Paulinho
- Fernandinho Henrique
- Wágner
- Renatinho
- Kléber
- Robinho
- Bruninho
- Ralf
- Renato Augusto
- Gil
- Ramires
- Alex Teixeira
- Jô
- Diego Maurício
- Denílson Gabionetta
- Matheus
- Hulk
- Alan Kardec
- Geuvânio
- Oscar
- Marinho
- Alexandre Pato
- Hernanes
- Júnior Moraes
- Luiz Fernandinho
- Johnathan
- Talisca
- Sebá
- Fernando Karanga
- Róger Guedes
- Rafael Silva
- Léo Baptistão
- Marcão
- Henrique Dourado
- Leonardo
- Moisés
- Marcinho
- Miranda
- Fernando
- Paulinho
- Matheus
- Rômulo
- Marcelo Cirino
- Ricardo Lopes '''
Chile
- Adán Vergara
- José Luis Villanueva
- Gustavo Canales
Colombia
- Hamilton Ricard
- Ricardo Steer
- Carlos Ceballos
- Leiner Gomez Viafara
- Duvier Riascos
- Juan Camilo Angulo
- Yovanny Arrechea
- Javier Andres Estupinan Romero
- Eisner Iván Loboa
- John Mosquera
- Edixon Perea
- Giovanni Moreno
- Luis Carlos Cabezas
- Carmelo Valencia
- Luis Carlos Ruiz
- Edison Toloza
- Wilmar Jordán
- Fredy Guarín
- Jackson Martínez
- Fredy Montero
- Roger Martínez
- Harold Preciado
Ecuador
- Joffre Guerrón
- Jaime Ayoví
Paraguay
- Justo Rolando Meza
- Michel Marcio Valenzuela
- Lucas Barrios
- José Ortigoza
- Óscar Romero
Peru
- Aldo Olcese
- Ismael Enrique Alvarado
- Paolo de la Haza
Uruguay
- Peter Vera
- Fernando Correa
- Diego Alonso
- Sergio Blanco
- Juan Manuel Olivera
- Pablo Munhoz
- Edgar Martínez
- Matías Masiero
- Paulo Pezzolano
- Sebastián Vázquez
- Jonathan Ramis
- Diego Vera
Venezuela
- Alejandro Cichero
- Mario Rondón
- Salomón Rondón