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:

1. have not been capped for the Colombia national team on any level, independently from the birthplace.
2. 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