title: List of foreign Colombian league footballers
text: # 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
  