List of foreign Colombian league footballers
# 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.
* In bold: players that currently plays in 2023 season of the Categoría Primera A or the Categoría Primera B, and his current club.
* In italics: teams that were in the Categoría Primera B in that year.

## 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, 2008, 2009, 2010
* Modeste M'bami – Millonarios – 2014

### Equatorial Guinea

* Carlos Bejarano – Córdoba, La Equidad, Independiente Medellín, América, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Unión Magdalena – 2006, 2007–2009, 2010–2012, 2012–2014, 2015–2019, 2019, 2020–2021, 2022–
* Jimmy Bermúdez – Alianza Petrolera, Atlético Bucaramanga, Atlético Nacional, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2006, 2006, 2007–2009, 2010, 2011
* Dio – Deportes Quindío – 2013
* Mauricio Mina – Deportes Tolima, Dépor, Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Boyacá Chicó, Orsomarso – 2002–2004, 2005, 2006, 2007–2010, 2011, 2012–2014, 2015, 2015, 2016

### Gabon

* Pierre Aubameyang – Junior – 1996

### Nigeria

* Usman Amodu – Llaneros F.C. – 2013
* Robert Egbeta – Llaneros F.C. – 2013

## Asia (AFC)

### Palestine

* Pablo Abdala – Millonarios – 1994–1996

### Timor-Leste

* Franco Triana – Academia F.C. – 2010–2011
* Rangel Hernández – Academia F.C. – 2011

## Europe (UEFA)

### Armenia

* Mauro Guevgeozián – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2016

### England

* Neil Franklin – Santa Fe – 1950
* Charlie Mitten – Santa Fe – 1950–1951
* 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–

### Hungary

* Béla Sárosi – Junior, Millonarios – 1950–1951, 1955
* Mihail Uram – Junior – 1951
* Gyula Zsengellér – Deportivo Samarios – 1951–1953

### Italy

* Luigi Di Franco – Deportivo Pereira – 1949–1950

### Netherlands

* André Krul – Boyacá Chico, Deportivo Pasto – 2012–2013, 2014

### Romania

* Alejandro Negrescu – Junior, Deportivo Samarios – 1950–1951, 1951–1952

### Scotland

* Bobby Flavell – Millonarios – 1950

### Spain

* Alfredo di Stéfano – 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

### Switzerland

* Johan Vonlanthen – Itagüí – 2011–2012

### Yugoslavia

* Dragoslav Šekularac – Santa Fe, Atlético Bucaramanga, Millonarios, América – 1969–1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

## North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

### Canada

* Sérgio Clyde Rodríguez – Expreso Rojo – 2012
* David Monsalve – América – 2015

### Costa Rica

* Carlos Alvarado Villalobos – América – 1947–1948, 1950
* Max Villalobos – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1953

### 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

* Lucas Abraham – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2003
* Miguel Alba – Alianza Petrolera – 2013
* Carlos Aldabe – Millonarios, Santa Fe – 1949, 1952
* Roque Alfaro – América – 1981–1983
* Oscar Altamirano – Deportivo Pasto – 2009
* José Amarilla – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2008
* Norberto Anido – Atlético Nacional – 1966
* Germán Antón – Santa Fe – 1948
* Germán Arangio – América – 2007
* Horacio Marcelo Arce – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996
* Raúl Aredes – Deportivo Cali – 1992–1993
* Franco Armani – Atlético Nacional – 2013–2018
* Leandro Armani – Santa Fe – 2006–2007
* Jorge Artigas – Deportes Tolima, América – 2003–2004, 2011
* Rodrigo Astudillo – Millonarios, América – 2008, 2008
* Nicolás Ayr – Deportes Tolima, Atlético Huila – 2007–2008, 2009–2011
* Juan Manuel Azconzábal – Independiente Medellín – 2006
* Jorge Balbis – Santa Fe, América – 1988–1989, 1990–1992
* Agustín Balbuena – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1976–1977
* Humberto Ballesteros – Millonarios – 1975–1976
* Federico Barrionuevo – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2010–2011
* Pablo Batalla – Deportivo Cali – 2008
* Edgardo Bauza – Junior – 1983–1985
* Ariel Beltramo – Deportes Tolima – 1998
* Ramón Benítez – Junior – 1989–1992
* Raúl Bernao – Deportivo Cali – 1971–1973
* Oscar Bernau – Santa Fe – 1948
* Héctor Berón – Atlético Nacional – 1968
* Carlos Biasutto – Millonarios – 1977–1978
* Sebastián Blázquez – Deportivo Cali – 2009
* Ramón Bóveda – Atlético Nacional – 1976–1977
* José Luis Brown – Atlético Nacional – 1983–1984
* Osvaldo Cabral – Águilas Doradas – 2013–2015
* Oscar Calics – Atlético Nacional – 1971–1973
* Amadeo Carrizo – Millonarios – 1969
* Omar Oreste Corbatta – Independiente Medellín – 1965–1968
* Julio Cozzi – Millonarios – 1949–1954
* Lorenzo Delli – Santa Fe – 1948
* Néstor Fabbri – América – 1992–1993
* Julio César Falcioni – América – 1981–1989
* Ernesto Farías – América – 2015–
* Jorge Hugo Fernández – Atlético Nacional – 1970–1973
* Juan Gilberto Funes – Millonarios – 1984–1986
* Ricardo Gareca – América – 1985–1988
* Sergio Goycochea – Millonarios – 1988–1990
* Juan Lallana – Atlético Nacional – 1970–1971
* Oscar Más – América – 1977–1978
* Hugo Morales – Atlético Nacional – 2004–2006
* Ramón Moyano – Atlético Nacional – 1954
* Adolfo Pedernera – Millonarios – 1949–1953
* Omar Pérez – Junior, Real Cartagena, Independiente Medellín, Santa Fe, Patriotas Boyacá – 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2007, 2008, 2009–2017, 2018, 2019
* Gastón Pezzuti – Atlético Nacional – 2009–2012
* René Pontoni – Santa Fe – 1949–1952
* Ricardo Ramaciotti – Atlético Nacional – 1966
* Néstor Rossi – Millonarios – 1949–1954
* Oscar Rossi – Atlético Nacional – 1965
* Lucas Scaglia – Once Caldas, Deportivo Cali – 2012–2013, 2013–2014
* Alejandro Semenewicz – Atlético Nacional – 1977–1978
* Lisandro Silva – Atlético Huila – 2012
* Juan Urriolabeitia – Atlético Nacional – 1964

### 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
* 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
* Ary Goncalvez – Santa Fe – 1966
* Aylton Peixoto – Santa Fe –
* Bahiano – Santa Fe –
* Casimiro Marin – Santa Fe – 1963
* Claudionor Cardozo – Santa Fe – 1965–1968
* Eduardo Ghilio – Santa Fe – 1979
* 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 Franca – Santa Fe – 1966
* Luiz Borracha – Atlético Nacional – 1953–1954
* 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 –
* Paulo Pisanechi – Santa Fe – 1963
* 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

* Jorge Aravena – Deportivo Cali – 1986–1988
* Francisco Arrué – Atlético Nacional – 2008–2009
* Sebastián Toro – Junior – 2016
* Oscar Wirth – Independiente Medellín – 1990–1993

### 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

* Arnaldo Alonso – Deportivo Pasto – 2007–2009
* Saturnino Arrúa – América – 1981–1982
* Víctor Hugo Ávalos – Independiente Medellín – 1993
* Walter Avalos – Deportes Tolima – 1997
* Carlos Báez – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2010
* Nery Bareiro – Deportivo Cali – 2013
* Jorge Battaglia – Independiente Medellín – 1998
* Juan Manuel Battaglia – América, Deportivo Pereira – 1979–1989, 1989
* Guillermo Beltrán – Once Caldas – 2011–2012
* Ever Benítez – Atlético Bucaramanga, Alianza Petrolera – 2007, 2007–2009
* Gustavo Benítez – Atlético Nacional – 1985–1987
* Silvio Benítez – América – 1967–1968
* Aldo Bobadilla – Independiente Medellín – 2007–2010
* Roberto Cabañas – América, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena – 1984–1987, 1996, 2000
* Fabio Escobar – Atlético Huila – 2013
* Edison Giménez – Deportivo Pereira, Medellín, Deportivo Cali, La Equidad, Itagüí, Unión Magdalena – 2009, 2010, 2010–2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016
* Digno González – Atlético Huila, Real Cartagena – 2012, 2012
* Gerardo González Aquino – América – 1979–1985
* Rogerio Leichtweis – Deportes Tolima – 2013
* Marcos Melgarejo – Deportes Tolima – 2016
* Christian Ovelar – Millonarios – 2016
* Roberto Paredes – Atlético Nacional – 1985
* Arnaldo Pereira – Alianza Petrolera – 2013–2014
* Anthony Silva – Deportes Tolima – 2010–2014
* Joel Silva – Deportes Tolima – 2015–2018
* Luciano Vera – Atlético Nacional – 2005–2006
* Carlos Villagra – Deportivo Pasto, Millonarios, Atlético Nacional, Deportes Quindío, Atlético Huila, Deportivo Pereira – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2011

### 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 Merino – 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

* Manuel Abreu – Santa Fe – 2007
* Héctor Acuña – Deportes Tolima – 2014–2015
* Carlos Aguilera – Independiente Medellín – 1985
* Guillermo Almada – América – 1996
* Lucero Álvarez – Deportivo Pasto – 2013–2014
* Fernando Álvez – Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín – 1986–1987, 1991–1992
* Jorge Anchén – Deportivo Pasto – 2011
* Andrés Aparicio – Junior – 2006
* Claudio Arturi – Once Caldas, Independiente Medellín – 1997, 1999
* Pablo Aurrecochea – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2008
* Alcides Bandera – Centauros Villavicencio – 2003
* Adolfo Barán – Cúcuta Deportivo, Santa Fe – 1982, 1991–1992
* Luis Barbat – Independiente Medellín, Deportes Tolima, América, Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996–1997, 1997–1999, 2000–2002, 2007
* Martín Barlocco – Pumas de Casanare, Deportes Quindio – 2003, 2004
* Deivis Barone – Junior – 2005
* Adrián Berbia – América, Junior, Real Cartagena – 2008, 2009–2010, 2011
* Gustavo Biscayzacú – Deportivo Cali, Deportes Quindío – 2011–2012, 2013
* Diego Bonilla – Millonarios, Atlético Bucaramanga – 2007, 2008
* Leonardo Burián – Deportes Tolima – 2014
* Juan Castillo – Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Patriotas – 2010, 2014, 2015–2016
* Jorge da Silva – América, Millonarios – 1991–1994, 1995
* Shubert Gambetta – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1949
* Nelson Gutiérrez – Atlético Nacional – 1985
* Mario Leguizamón – Atlético Huila – 2013
* Eber Moas – América – 1995
* Sergio Santín – Atlético Nacional – 1981–1983
* Alexis Viera – América, Dépor – 2009–2010, 2013–2014, 2015
* Sebastián Viera – Junior – 2011–
* Nicolás Vikonis – Atlético Bucaramanga, Patriotas, Millonarios – 2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2017
* Ramón Villaverde – Cúcuta Deportivo, Millonarios – 1950–1952, 1953–1954

### Venezuela

* Alejandro Cichero – Millonarios – 2010–2011
* Dany Cure – Once Caldas, Rionegro Águilas – 2016, 2017
* Rafael Dudamel – Atlético Huila, Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios, Cortuluá, América – 1994, 1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2001–2002, 2004, 2007–2008
* Juan Manuel Falcón – Santa Fe – 2016
* Alejandro Guerra – Atlético Nacional – 2014–2016
* Wuiswell Isea – Atlético Huila – 2013
* Franklin Lucena – Once Caldas – 2015–2016
* Armando Maita – Atlético Huila – 2013
* Grenddy Perozo – Boyacá Chicó – 2010–2012
* Jorge Rojas – Atlético Nacional – 2004–2006
* José Manuel Rey – Atlético Nacional – 2006
* Luis Manuel Seijas – Santa Fe – 2008–2011, 2014–2016
* Oswaldo Vizcarrondo – Once Caldas – 2010
