List of foreign football players in Serbia

This is a list of foreign players that play or have played in the top league in football clubs from the territory of Serbia.

In this list are included the foreign players that:

Notes:

Albania Albania

Angola Angola

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

Hernan Barcos, Argentinian international, Red Star.

Argentina Argentina

Pablo Mouche, Argentinian international, joined Red Star summer 2016.

Armenia Armenia

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belarus Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Branimir Bajić spent 7 seasons with Partizan and became regular in the Bosnian national team.
Nemanja Bilbija, Vojvodina.
Mario Božić played in several Serbian clubs.
Dario Damjanović, Bosnian international with spells in Obrenovac, Novi Pazar and Jagodina.
Branko Grahovac, Borac Čačak.
Faruk Hujdurović, Bosnian international, played with OFK Beograd and Hajduk Kula.
Đorđe Kamber, OFK Beograd.
Rade Krunić, Bosnian international, played with Donji Srem and Borac Čačak.
Amer Osmanagić, OFK Beograd.
Sead Ramović, one of several Bosnian players Novi Pazar brought to their ranks after being promoted to the SuperLiga in 2011.
Vule Trivunović, Obilić.

Excluded the players that played before 1992 when Bosnia and Herzegovina became independent and counted as domestic.

Bosnian internationals that played in Serbian top league clubs only during Yugoslav period:

Brazil Brazil

Adilson made impact in Red Star in the 1990s.
Aílton, former Bundesliga topscorer, joined Red Star in 2006.
Cléo, the first foreigner that played for both rivals, Red Star and Partizan.
Evandro, former Brazilian youth international, had his first spell in Europe with Red Star.
Leonardo, Partizan.
William, OFK Beograd.

Brunei Brunei

Former Juventus striker Valeri Bojinov signed with Partizan in summer 2015.

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Blagoy Georgiev, Red Star
Ivan Ivanov, Partizan

Cameroon Cameroon

Eric Djemba-Djemba,Partizan

Canada Canada

Milan Borjan, Canadian national team goalkeeper.

Central African Republic Central African Republic

Chad Chad

Chile Chile

China China

Colombia Colombia

Congo D.R. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast

Croatia Croatia

Excluded the players that played before 1991 when Croatia became independent.

Matej Delač, Vojvodina.
Robert Prosinečki, first as player, then more recently as coach, at Red Star.
Zlatko Čajkovski, Partizan.

Croatian internationals that played in Serbian top league clubs only during Yugoslav period:

Players that represented Independent State of Croatia NDH (Independent State of Croatia):

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Ecuador Ecuador

Segundo Castillo, Red Star.

El Salvador El Salvador

Damian Le Tallec, Red Star.

France France

Gabon Gabon

Guélor Kanga, Red Star. His compatriot Delicat in 1983 became the first player from Africa to play in Yugoslav First League.

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

Stephen Appiah, Vojvodina.
Haminu Draman, Red Star.
Prince Tagoe, Partizan.

Greece Greece

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

Guinea Guinea

Moreira, Partizan fans idol.

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Honduras Honduras

Honk Kong Hong Kong

Hungary Hungary

Ferenc Plattkó, before spending 7 seasons in FC Barcelona, played with KAFK Kula.
László Köteles, another Hungarian goalkeeper that spent part of his career in Serbia.
István Nyers, who played with Inter, Roma and Barcelona among others, played with ŽAK Subotica during WWII and in 1945.

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Japan Japan

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Hong Yong-jo, North Korean captain at the WC2010 played with Bežanija.

Korea D.P.R. North Korea

Korea Republic South Korea

Kim Chi-woo, Partizan.

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Latvia Latvia

Liberia Liberia

Libya Libya

Lithuania Lithuania

Macedonia Republic of Macedonia

Excluded the players that played before 1992 when Macedonia became independent.

Mario Đurovski, Bežanija and Vojvodina.
Nikola Gligorov, Bežanija.
Vlatko Grozdanoski, Vojvodina.
Goran Popov, Red Star.
Mitko Stojkovski, Red Star and Macedonian national team standard defender during 1990s.
Ivan Tričkovski, Red Star.

Macedonian internationals that played in Serbian top league clubs only during Yugoslav period:

Malta Malta

Moldova Moldova

Montenegro Montenegro

Excluded the players that played before 2006 when Montenegro became independent. Montenegrin players that were internationals for FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro are indicated in italics.

Mladen Božović, Partizan.
Vladimir Božović, OFK Beograd.
Stevan Jovetić, Partizan.
Mladen Kašćelan, OFK Beograd and Voždovac.
Ivan Kecojević, Čukarički and OFK Beograd.
Yugoslav international goalkeeper Kralj played most of his career in Patizan.
Stefan Savić, BSK Borča and Partizan, before moving to the Premier League.
Marko Vešović, Red Star.
Vladimir Volkov, OFK Beograd and Partizan.
Simon Vukčević, Partizan and Vojvodina.
Ivan Vuković, OFK Beograd.
Radoslav Batak, Vojvodina.
Bojan Brnović, Partizan and Obilić.
Andrija Delibašić, Partizan.
Miodrag Džudović, OFK Beograd.
Milorad Peković, OFK Beograd and Partizan.

Montenegrin internationals that only played in Serbian top league clubs before Montenegrin independence.

Namibia Namibia

Serginho Greene, Vojvodina

Netherlands Netherlands

New Zealand New Zealand

Nigeria Nigeria

Abiola Dauda, Red Star

Palestine State of Palestine

Tomasz Rząsa played with Partizan in the Champions League.

Peru Peru

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Hugo Vieira, Red Star.

Romania Romania

Romanian international Belodedici, European and world champion with Red Star in 1991.

Russia Russia

Senegalese international Lamine Diarra, Partizan striker

Senegal Senegal

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Mohamed Kamara - Medo, Partizan.

Singapore Singapore

Maroš Klimpl, Sloboda Užice.

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Milenko Ačimovič was Red Star and Slovenian national team playmaker in the turn of the century.

Excluded the players that played before 1991 when Slovenia became independent.

Nejc Pecnik
Srečko Katanec, one of Partizans icons from late 1980s.

Slovenian internationals that played in Serbian top league clubs during Yugoslav period:

Red Stars Bernard Parker, South African international.

South Africa South Africa

Spain Spain

Sweden Sweden

Former ManUtd and Swedish U21 midfielder, Bojan Djordjic, played with Red Star.

Switzerland Switzerland

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Tunisia Tunisia

Turkey Turkey

Uganda Uganda

Ukraine Ukraine

United States United States

Freddy Adu played with Jagodina in 2014.

Uruguay Uruguay

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Doubts

See talk-page.

Other levels

Foreigners in second level

This is a list of foreign players that have played, or play, in the Serbian First League and its predecessors, Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslav Second League, top Subassociation Leagues.

The criterium is the same as applied in the main list above.

Albania Albania

Besnik Hasi started his career at Liria.

Argentina Argentina

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

  • Miloš Andrejić BSK Borča (2015–2016)
  • Ludwig Götz ŠK Amater Sombor (1923)
  • Saša Lazić FK Loznica (2015–2016)

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belarus Belarus

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

The players that played before 1992 are excluded except for the ones that played for the Bosnian national team.

Brazil Brazil

Brunei Brunei

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Cameroon Cameroon

Canada Canada

Chad Chad

Chile Chile

China China

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast

Croatia Croatia

The players that have played for the Croatian National Team are in bold , the others have played since 1992.

Cyprus Cyprus

Denmark Denmark

Ecuador Ecuador

El Salvador El Salvador

France France

Marko Muslin played with Hajduk Beograd.

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

Greece Greece

Guinea Guinea

Ibrahima Sory Camara played with Zemun in 2016.

Honduras Honduras

Hong Kong Hong Kong

Hungary Hungary

Krizán, OFK Kikinda in 1990/91.

Iran Iran

Iraq Iraq

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

  • Stefano Andreata FK Inđija (2012–2015)
  • Antonio Balduini FK Bor (1953–1955)
  • Arnoldo Balduini FK Bor (1953–1954)
  • Gaston Balduini FK Bor (1952–1954)
  • Giovanni Balduini FK Bor (1920-192_)
  • Arbri Dedja FK Inđija (2014–present)

Japan Japan

Kazuo Honma, Mačva Šabac.

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Kenya Kenya

Korea (South) South Korea

Kosovo Kosovo

Counting only clubs outside Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Latvia Latvia

Lesotho Lesotho

Liberia Liberia

Lithuania Lithuania

Lybia Libya

Macedonia Republic of Macedonia

The players that have played for the Macedonian National Team are in bold , the others have played since 1992.

Moldova Moldova

Mongolia Mongolia

Murun Altankhuyag at Mačva in 2015 became the first ever Mongolian player in Europe.

Nigeria Nigeria

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Romania Romania

Russia Russia

Yuri Gazzaev, back then from Soviet Union, joined Mačva in 1990/91.

Senegal Senegal

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Mustapha Hadji Bangura, after SuperLiga, joined First League side Zemun.

Singapore Singapore

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

The players that have played for the Slovenian national team are in bold , the others have played since 1992.

South Africa South Africa

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Uganda Uganda

Ukraine Ukraine

United States United States

Venezuela Venezuela

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Foreigners in third level

This is a list of foreign players that have played, or play, in the Serbian Leagues; North/Vojvodina, Belgrade, East, West, Serbian Republic League, lower Subassociation Leagues

The criterium is the same as applied in the main list.

Albania Albania

Argentina Argentina

  • Gustavo Marino Car Konstantin (2006–200_)
  • Roberto Oreb Omladinac Zemun (195_–195_)

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belgium Belgium

Brazil Brazil

Brunei Brunei

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Cameroon Cameroon

Canada Canada

China China

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast

  • Rudolph Diezion FK Gučevo (2007–2009)
  • Arnaud Gaibo FK Gučevo (2008–2009)
  • Marcel Metoua FK Fruškogorac (2007–2008)
  • Simlice Ouhomblegnon FK Gučevo (2008–2009)

Croatia Croatia

The players that have played for the Croatian National Team are in bold , the others have played since 1992.

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Egypt Egypt

El Salvador El Salvador

England England

Finland Finland

France France

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

  • Melvin Banda OFK Šapine (2015–present)

Greece Greece

  • Theodoros Apostolidis Mladost Bor (1970)-1971)
  • Christoforos Margaritis Indeks Novi Sad (2006–2008), FK Dorćol (2008–2009)
  • Michalis Zistakis Konkordija Beograd (19__–1924), Trgovački Beograd (1929–1930)

Guinea Guinea

Honduras Honduras

Hungary Hungary

Italy Italy

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Korea P.R. North Korea

Korea (South) South Korea

Kosovo Kosovo

  • Safet Abazaj Jedinstvo Novi Bečej (1989–1993)
  • Edin Ahmeti Trstenik PPT, Palilulac Beograd (2006–present)
  • Muhamed Ilazi Sloga Leskovac (2006–2008), Moravac Predejane (2012–present)
  • Enes Maliqi Borac Ostružnica (201_–present)
  • Husein Nazifi Jastrebac Proleter (2006–2008)
  • Nexhat Sulejmani Železničar Beograd (1998–1999)

Liberia Liberia

Libya Libya

Macedonia Republic of Macedonia

The players that have played for the Macedonian National Team are in bold , the others have played since 1992.

Moldova Moldova

Nigeria Nigeria

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

  • John Barrons IMT Novi Beograd (2001–2002)

Norway Norway

  • Bojan Jakovic Jedinstvo Kalenić (200_–2006), FK 1. Maj Ruma (2008–2011)

Poland Poland

  • Tadeusz Batkowski Kadima Bečkerek (192_–1924), Kosovo Kikinda (1924–192_)
  • Aleksander Čišič Radnički Beograd (2012–2013), FK Jošanica (2013)–2014), Krušik Valjevo (2013–(2014), Dinamo Pančevo (2014–(2015), Dolina Padina (2015)–2016), Železničar Pančevo (2015–present)
  • Jan Nosal Jedinstvo Stević (2002–2005,2006–200_,20__–2014)

Portugal Portugal

  • Vuk Kovacevic Budućnost Dobanovci (2014–present)
  • Angelo Stevanovic Srem Jakovo (2013–present)

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Romania Romania

  • Ioan Răzvan Chiriţă Jedinstvo Petrovac (199_–199_)
  • Mihail Costescu Radnički Vršac (1998–1999)
  • Olimpiu Deac Budućnost Srpska Crnja (1990–1991)
  • Dimitru Drindea Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi (1990–1991)
  • Ștefan Dumitru Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi (1990–1991)
  • Alberto Emanuel FK Vršac (199_–199_)
  • Aurel Han Zorka Subotica (1990–1991)
  • Gheorghe Iordan Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi (1990–1991)
  • Kiril Kostel Budućnost Alibunar (199_–199_)
  • Iosif Lăcătuș Radnički Kragujevac (1945–1946)
  • Lăcătuș Jugoslavija Jabuka (1937–19__)
  • Romeo Malak FK Vršac (199_–199_)
  • Gheorghe Mureşan Budućnost Srpska Crnja (1990–1991)
  • Marinel Pascu Radnički Bajmok (2002–2003), FK Bečej (200_–200_)
  • Păunescu Grafičar Beograd (1939–1940)
  • Branimir Pavlov[49] Jedinstvo Novi Bečej (1991–1992,1992–(1993)
  • Mateja Vezilici[50] JNA team (1945)

Russia Russia

Senegal Senegal

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

The players that have played for the Slovenian national team are in bold , the others have played since 1992.

South Africa South Africa

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Turkey Turkey

Ukraine Ukraine

United States United States

References and notes

  1. Mehmet Dragusha at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Pristina, he represented Albania internationally.
  2. Besnik Hasi at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Đakovica, he represented Albania internationally.
  3. Eli Babalj at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Sarajevo, he represents Australia internationally.
  4. Branko Buljevic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Split he represented Australia internationally.
  5. Milan Ivanovic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Sivac, he represented Australia internationally.
  6. Doug Utjenesovic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Belgrade as Dragan Utješenovic, he represented Australia internationally.
  7. Goran Kartalija at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Kljajićevo, he represented Austria internationally.
  8. Sandor Nemes at EU-Football.info - Born in Budapest, Hungary, he played 3 matches for Hungary in 1918 and 1919 as Sándor Nemes, and then played 2 matches for Austria in 1925 as Alexander Neufeld. He was also known as Antal Nemes in Yugoslavia and Alex Nemesch in som sources. He is located in the Austrian section of this list as that is the last country he represented internationally, and the one closer to the period of his spell in BSK.
  9. Murad Huseynov at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Makhachkala, he represents Azerbaijan internationally.
  10. Branimir SUbasic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Belgrade, he represents Azerbaijan internationally.
  11. Zoran Jankovic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Inđija, he represented Bulgaria internationally.
  12. Predrag Pazin at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Nevesinje, he represented Bulgaria internationally.
  13. Dragoljub Simonovic at National-Football-Tema.com - Born in Belgrade, he represented Bulgaria internationally.
  14. Kiril Simonovski at EU-Football.info - Born in Skopje, he played 2 matches for Bulgaria in 1942 as Kiril Simeonov, later he played 10 matches for Yugoslavia as Kiril Simonovski. At the time prior WWII he was known as Kiril Simonović.
  15. Milan Borjan at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Knin, he represents Canada internationally.
  16. Stefan Cebara at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Zadar, he represents Canada internationally.
  17. Dejan Jakovic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Karlovac, he represents Canada internationally.
  18. Mike Stojanovic at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Lapovo as Momčilo Stojanović, he represented Canada internationally.
  19. David Manga at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Paris, France, he represents the Central African Republic internationally.
  20. 1 2 When Jia and Liu arrived in Partizan, they became the third and fourth Chinese players ever to play abroad. Just a year earlier, Xie Yuxin became the first Chinese ever to play abroad.
  21. Ardian Kozniku at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Đakovica, he represented Croatia internationally.
  22. Kujtim Shala at National-Football-Teams.com - Born in Prizren, he represented Croatia internationally.
  23. Svetozar Đanić at Reprezentacija.rs - Born in Manđelos, he played 3 matches for Yugoslavia in 1940 before accepting to play for NDH playing 4 matches and scoring once.
  24. Playing for Greece U19
  25. Born in Inđija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  26. 1 2 Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  27. 1 2 3 4 Born in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  28. 1 2 Born in Agnibilékrou, Côte d'Ivoire
  29. Born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, was part of the non-FIFA Quebec national team
  30. Cvjetković or Cvijetković, Gk, born 18-3-1974 in Osijek
  31. Born in Đakovica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  32. Born in Prizren, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  33. Born in Niš, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  34. Born in Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  35. Born in Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
  36. Born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  37. Former Vienna goalkeeper this is prior WWII
  38. Born in Kljajićevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  39. Mantler, a goalkeeper from Vienna played with UTK.
  40. Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, played for the Canadian U20 and was non used substitute on several occasions for the main Canadian national team
  41. Born in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  42. Born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, was part of the non-FIFA Quebec national team
  43. Cvjetković or Cvijetković, Gk, born 18-3-1974 in Osijek
  44. Born in Prizren, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  45. Born in Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
  46. Born in Novi Pazar, played for Macedonia U-21
  47. From Kočani
  48. Born in New York City, United States
  49. Born in Timisoara, ex Poli Timisoara
  50. Born in Timisoara
  51. Born in Vitina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

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