List of foreign Philippines Football League players
This is a list of foreign players in the Philippines Football League. The following players are considered foreign if they do not hold a Philippine passport. If a player is naturalized through various means, then he is no longer considered a foreign player.
Up to now, 33 different nations have been represented in the Philippines Football League.
Current foreign players
[edit]PFL clubs can register a maximum of six foreign players with at least one player of AFC affiliated nationality, but may only register four per matchday.
- As of 19 August 2023
Foreign players
[edit]Asia (AFC)
[edit]- As of 27th May 2022
Africa (CAF)
[edit]- As of 19 June 2022
Europe (UEFA)
[edit]- As of 28 May 2022
North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)
[edit]- As of 28 May 2022
Oceania (OFC)
[edit]- As of 28 May 2022
Country | Player | Club | Season |
---|---|---|---|
![]() New Zealand | Jai Ingham | United City | 2021 |
![]() Papua New Guinea | Brad McDonald | Davao Aguilas | 2017, 2018 |
South America (CONMEBOL)
[edit]- As of 28 May 2022
Country | Player | Club | Season |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Argentina | Ricardo Sendra | Mendiola 1991 | 2019 |
Stallion Laguna | 2020 | ||
Dynamic Herb Cebu | 2021 | ||
United City[30] | 2022–23 | ||
Kaya–Iloilo | 2023–24 | ||
Cristian Ivanobski | Stallion Laguna | 2023–24 | |
Ignacio Giampaoli | Stallion Laguna | 2023–24 | |
![]() Brazil | Daniel Matsunaga | Maharlika Manila | 2020 |
Diego Alves | Davao Aguilas | 2018 | |
Gabriel Silva | Stallion Laguna | 2021, 2022–23 | |
Leonardo Nogueira[44] | Stallion Laguna | 2022–23 | |
Rafael Dumas[7] | Global Cebu | 2017 | |
Wesley dos Santos | Global Cebu | 2017, 2018 | |
Davao Aguilas | 2018 |
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