List of foreign J.League players

This is an updated list of foreign players who have played for football clubs in the J.League (1993–present), including division levels J1 League, J2 League, J3 League, Japan Football League (1992-1998 (old JFL), 1999-present (new JFL)), Japanese Regional Leagues and Japan Soccer League (as of late 1960s into early 1990s) both junior careers and senior careers.

  • In bold: Players who still are under contract at a Japanese club.
  • As for dual citizen, nationality is listed under official registration.
  • In this article, maybe there are players who are not listed, despite meeting the previously mentioned criteria.

Naturalized players

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Albania Albania

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Algeria Algeria

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Argentina Argentina

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Australia Australia

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Austria Austria

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Barbados Barbados

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Belarus Belarus

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Belgium Belgium

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Bolivia Bolivia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Brazil Brazil

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Bulgaria Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

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Cambodia Cambodia

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Cameroon Cameroon

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Canada Canada

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Chile Chile

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China China

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Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei

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Colombia Colombia

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Croatia Croatia

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Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Curaçao Curaçao

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Cyprus Cyprus

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Czech Republic Czech Republic

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Denmark Denmark

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Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

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Ecuador Ecuador

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Egypt Egypt

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El Salvador El Salvador

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England England

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France France

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French Guiana French Guiana

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Gabon Gabon

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Georgia Georgia (country)

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Germany Germany

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Ghana Ghana

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Greece Greece

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Guam Guam

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Guinea Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

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Haiti Haiti

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Honduras Honduras

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Hong Kong Hong Kong

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Hungary Hungary

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India India

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Indonesia Indonesia

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Iran Iran

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Israel Israel

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Italy Italy

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

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Kenya Kenya

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Kosovo Kosovo

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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

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Latvia Latvia

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Lebanon Lebanon

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Liberia Liberia

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Lithuania Lithuania

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Luxembourg Luxembourg

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Malawi Malawi

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Malaysia Malaysia

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Mexico Mexico

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Moldova Moldova

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Montenegro Montenegro

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Morocco Morocco

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Mozambique Mozambique

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Netherlands Netherlands

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New Zealand New Zealand

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Nigeria Nigeria

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North Korea North Korea

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North Macedonia North Macedonia

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Norway Norway

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Panama Panama

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Paraguay Paraguay

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Peru Peru

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Philippines Philippines

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Poland Poland

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Portugal Portugal

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Qatar Qatar

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Romania Romania

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Russia Russia

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Scotland Scotland

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Senegal Senegal

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Serbia Serbia

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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

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Singapore Singapore

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Slovakia Slovakia

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Slovenia Slovenia

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South Korea South Korea

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Spain Spain

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Suriname Suriname

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Sweden Sweden

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Switzerland Switzerland

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Thailand Thailand

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Timor Leste East Timor

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Togo Togo

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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisia Tunisia

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Turkey Turkey

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Ukraine Ukraine

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United States United States

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Uruguay Uruguay

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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

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Venezuela Venezuela

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Vietnam Vietnam

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Wales Wales

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See also

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References and notes

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Notes

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    Born in Argentina
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    Born in Australia
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    Born in Ghana
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    Born in Japan
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    Born in Morocco
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    Born in South Korea
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    Born in Spain
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