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
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
Asia (AFC)
As of 27th May 2022
Country
Player
Club
Season
Australia
Andrew Pawiak[ 1]
Ilocos United
2017
Blake Powell [ 2]
Ceres–Negros
2018
Harry Sawyer [ 3]
Davao Aguilas
2017 , 2018
Jesse Curran [ 4]
Kaya–Iloilo
2022–23
Tahj Minniecon
Meralco Manila [ 5]
2017
Davao Aguilas [ 6]
2018
Yianni Perkatis [ 7]
Global Cebu
2017
Iran
Hamed Hajimehdi [ 8]
Mendiola 1991
2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022–23 , 2023–24
Stallion Laguna
2022–23
Milad Behgandom
Mendiola 1991
2020 , 2023–24
Kaya–Iloilo
2022–23
Mahdi Keygobadhi
Mendiola 1991
2022–23
Amir Memari
Stallion Laguna
2022–23
Mahan Rahmani
Mendiola 1991
2022–23
Iraq
Ahamad Azzawi [ 9]
Global Cebu
2017
Japan
Atsushi Shimono [ 10]
JPV Marikina
2017 , 2018
Daizo Horikoshi [ 11]
Kaya–Iloilo
2020 , 2021 , 2022–23 , 2023–24
Tamon Horikoshi
Kaya–Iloilo
2022–23
Keigo Moriyasu [ 12]
JPV Marikina
2018
Ken Kensei[ 13]
Stallion Laguna
2018
Rintaro Hama
Dynamic
2022–23 , 2023–24
Kota Kawase [ 14]
Ceres–Negros
2017
Masaki Yanagawa [ 15]
JPV Marikina
2017
Masanari Omura [ 16]
Kaya–Iloilo
2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021
Dylan Nobiraki
Kaya–Iloilo
2022–23
Ren Okuda[ 17]
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2022–23 , 2023–24
Ryo Fujii [ 18]
Kaya–Iloilo
2021 , 2022–23
Ryo Tamiya[ 19]
Stallion Laguna
2017
Ryota Ishikawa [ 19]
Stallion Laguna
2017
Ryuki Kozawa [ 12]
JPV Marikina
2018
Shu Sasaki [ 7]
Global Cebu
2017
Takashi Odawara
JPV Marikina [ 20]
2017
Davao Aguilas
2018
Ceres–Negros [ 21]
2019
United City [ 22]
2020
Takumi Uesato
JPV Marikina [ 23]
2017 , 2018
Ceres–Negros [ 24]
2018
Kaya–Iloilo [ 25]
2020
Tsubasa Suzuki[ 26]
JPV Marikina
2018
Yu Hoshide
Global Cebu
2017
Yusuke Yamagata
Stallion Laguna
2017
Yusuke Hayashi
Stallion Laguna
2022–23
Kosuke Uchida
Stallion Laguna
2022–23
Ken Murayama
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2023–24
Ryo Togashi
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2023–24
Akito Saito
Kaya–Iloilo
2023–24
Reo Nakamura
Stallion Laguna
2023–24
Yuta Nomura
Stallion Laguna
2023–24
Lebanon
Ali Ghamloush
Mendiola 1991
2022–23 , 2023–24
South Korea
Jung Da-hwon [ 27]
United City
2021
Kim Dong-Hyeon
Stallion Laguna
2019
Kim Dongyeon
Stallion Laguna
2020
Kim Hyun-Kyoon
Green Archers United
2019
Kim Minsu[ 28]
Mendiola 1991
2021 , 2022–23
Kim Myung-Su
Stallion Laguna
2017
Kim Sung-min
Davao Aguilas
2018 ,
Stallion Laguna
2021
Maharlika Manila [ 29]
2020 , 2022–23
Ko Kyung-joon
Stallion Laguna
2017 , 2018
Lee Jeong-min
Meralco Manila
2017
Global Cebu
2018
Park Jeong-chol
Stallion Laguna
2019
Yu Seungpyo
Stallion Laguna
2019
Yu Sung-Na
Stallion Laguna
2018
Tajikistan
Amirbek Juraboev [ 30]
United City
2022–23
Yemen
Gamal Al Mesbahi[ 31]
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2021
Africa (CAF)
As of 19 June 2022
Country
Player
Club
Season
Cameroon
Boris Moundang
Philippine Air Force
2019
Maharlika Manila
2022–23 , 2023–24
Christian Nana
Stallion Laguna
2017 , 2019
Frank Baring
Maharlika Manila
2022–23
Freddy Mbang
Green Archers United
2019
Henri Bandeken
Green Archers United
2019
Maharlika Manila [ 29]
2020 , 2022–23
Mendiola 1991
2022–23
Kaya–Iloilo
2023–24
Joel Okono
Green Archers United
2019
Philippine Air Force
2019
Junior Ngong Sam
United City
2022–23
Mendiola 1991
2022–23 , 2023–24
Serge Kaole
Global Cebu
2017
Kaya–Iloilo
2018
Maharlika Manila
2020
Mendiola 1991
2022–23
Souleyman Ndepe
Mendiola 1991
2019 , 2020
William Ebanda
Ilocos United
2017
DR Congo
Gary Epesso
Maharlika Manila
2020 , 2022–23
Equatorial Guinea
Ben Konaté
Maharlika Manila
2022–23
Gambia
Ousman Jeng
Maharlika Manila
2022–23 , 2023–24
Ghana
Alfred Osei
Kaya–Iloilo
2017 , 2018 , 2019
Baba Sampana
Ilocos United
2017
Isaac Essel
Maharlika Manila
2022–23
Daniel Ashley
Mendiola 1991
2021
David Asare
Maharlika Manila
2022–23
Emmanuel Osei
Kaya–Iloilo
2020
Patrick Arthur[ 32]
Kaya–Iloilo
2022–23
Patrick Asare
Kaya–Iloilo
2021
Samuel Bonney
Stallion Laguna
2020
Stephen Appiah
Green Archers United
2019
Mendiola 1991
2020 , 2022–23
Valentine Kama
Ilocos United
2017
Guinea
Mohamed Soumah[ 31]
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2021 , 2022–23
Sekou Sylla
Global Cebu
2017
Ivory Coast
Arthur Kouassi
Ilocos United
2017
Dini Ouattara
Mendiola 1991
2019 , 2020
Hosni Dosso
Mendiola 1991
2021
Marius Kore[ 31]
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2021 , 2022–23 , 2023–24
Roland Sadia
Stallion Laguna
2017
Morocco
Soufiane Bouazzaoui
Maharlika Manila
2023–24
Nigeria
Anthony Okoh
Global Makati
2019
Ekundayo Andrew[ 31]
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2021
Emmanuel Otuyemi
Global Makati
2019
Maharlika Manila
2022–23
Ilemona Usman
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2021
Kenneth Obananaya
Global Makati
2019
Senegal
Abou Sy
Stallion Laguna
2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022–23
Kaya–Iloilo
2023–24
Alassane Wade
Mendiola 1991
2022–23
Ibrahima Ndour
Stallion Laguna
2020
Maharlika Manila
2022–23 , 2023–24
Robert Lopez Mendy
Kaya–Iloilo [ 18]
2017 , 2018 , 2022–23 , 2023–24
Ceres–Negros
2019
United City
2020
South Africa
Alan Robertson [ 30]
United City
2022–23
Togo
Ibrahim Moro
Dynamic Herb Cebu
2022–23
Europe (UEFA)
As of 28 May 2022
North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)
As of 28 May 2022
Oceania (OFC)
As of 28 May 2022
South America (CONMEBOL)
As of 28 May 2022
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