List of VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds
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This is a list of Australian Football League players who have multicultural ancestry (which includes players born overseas or who had one parent born overseas).[1]
In 2020, about 15 per cent of AFL players were born overseas or had one parent born overseas. This was up from 13 per cent in 2019, according to AFL data.[2] In 2015 season there were 121 multicultural players, more than half had one parent from Anglophone countries, mainly the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.[3]
Current players born outside of Australia
[edit]| Birthplace | Player | Debut | Current club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenya
|
Leek Aleer | 2022 | Greater Western Sydney | |
| Kenya
|
Aliir Aliir | 2014 | Port Adelaide | |
 Egypt
|
Mac Andrew | 2022 | Gold Coast | [4] |
| Egypt
|
James Borlase | 2023 | Adelaide | [5] |
 South Sudan
|
Mabior Chol | 2016 | Hawthorn | |
 United Kingdom
|
Aidan Corr | 2013 | North Melbourne | |
 United States
|
Mason Cox | 2015 | Collingwood | [6][7] |
 South Africa
|
Neil Erasmus | 2022 | Fremantle | [8] |
 Ethiopia
|
Changkuoth Jiath | 2018 | Hawthorn | |
| South Africa
|
Jason Johannisen | 2012 | Western Bulldogs | |
 Ireland
|
Darragh Joyce | 2018 | Brisbane Lions | |
| Ireland
|
Mark Keane | 2019 | Adelaide | |
| South Sudan
|
Buku Khamis | 2019 | Western Bulldogs | |
| Ireland
|
James Madden | 2021 | Brisbane Lions | |
 Belarus
|
Oleg Markov | 2016 | Collingwood | |
 New Zealand
|
Rowan Marshall | 2017 | St Kilda | |
 Canada
|
Andrew McGrath | 2017 | Essendon | |
| Ireland
|
Conor McKenna | 2015 | Brisbane Lions | |
| Ireland
|
Conor Nash | 2017 | Hawthorn | |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Bruce Reville | 2024 | Brisbane Lions | [9] |
 Ghana
|
Brandon Walker | 2021 | Fremantle | |
 England
|
Josh Worrell | 2021 | Adelaide |
Albania
[edit]Austria
[edit]- Alex Jesaulenko (born in Salzburg, but of Ukrainian and Russian ancestry)
- Justin Leppitsch (Austrian-born father)[11]
Barbados
[edit]- Josh Gibson (Bajan father)[12][13]
Brazil
[edit]- Heritier Lumumba (Born in Brazil; Congolese father, Brazilian mother)[14]
Canada
[edit]Chile
[edit]China
[edit]| Name | Origins | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Downie | Chinese mother | 2021–2022 |
| Ernie Foo | Chinese parents[18] | 1914 |
| Lin Jong | Taiwanese mother; Timorese-Chinese father[13] | 2012–2021 |
| Wally Koochew | Chinese father and Norwegian mother[19][20] | 1908 |
| Dannie Seow | Born in Singapore; Chinese father[21][22] | 1986-1987; 1989-1990 |
| George Tansing | Chinese father[22][23][24] | 1908 |
| Jack Wunhym | Chinese father[25] | 1927–29 |
Cook Islands
[edit]Croatia
[edit]- Jason Akermanis (Croatian father)
- Alan Didak (Parents born in Croatia)[13]
- Jon Dorotich[27]
- Gordon Fode[28]
- Ray Gabelich[29]
- Darren Gaspar[27]
- Ilija Grgic[30]
- Allen Jakovich[27]
- Glen Jakovich[31]
- Addam Maric (Croat father)[13]
- Ivan Maric (Parents born in Croatia)[13]
- Brody Mihocek (Father born in Croatia)
- Mark Nicoski (Croat mother, Macedonian father)[13]
- Val Perovic[32]
- Steven Salopek (Parents born in Croatia)[13]
- Ivan Soldo (Parents born in Croatia)[33]
- Brandon Starcevich
- Jackson Starcevich
- Craig Starcevich
- Luke Strnadica (grandparents born in Croatia) [34]
- Peter Sumich[27]
- Jacob Surjan[13]
Cyprus
[edit]Czech Republic
[edit]Denmark
[edit]- Tom Boyd (Danish mother)[37]
- Jim Marchbank (Danish father)
East Timor
[edit]- Lin Jong (Taiwanese mother, Timorese-Chinese father)[13]
- Jarvis Pina[7]
Egypt
[edit]- Mac Andrew (born in Egypt to South Sudanese parents)[4]
- James Borlase (born in Egypt to Australian parents)[5]
- Ahmed Saad (Egyptian parents)[38]
Ethiopia
[edit]- Josh Draper[39]
- Changkuoth Jiath (born in Ethiopia to South Sudanese parents)
Estonia
[edit]- Dane Rampe (Estonian father)[40]
Fiji
[edit]- Alipate Carlile (Fijian mother)[13][41]
- Aaron Hall' (Fijian mother)[13]
- Setanta Ó hAilpín (See below Ireland & Northern Ireland)[13][42]
- Aisake Ó hAilpín (See below Ireland & Northern Ireland)[42]
- Nic Naitanui[26][41]
- Tom Nicholls (Fijian mother)[13]
- David Rodan (Fijian-born Tongan mother, Tongan father)[13][17][41]
- Esava Ratugolea (Fijian parents)[43]
- Atu Bosenavulagi (Born in Fiji)
France
[edit]- Allan La Fontaine (Born in Australia; French)[44]
Germany
[edit]- Niels Becker (born in Germany)
- Neville Bruns
- Otto Buck[45]
- Wolfgang Dietrich
- Carl Ditterich
- Herman Dohrmann[45]
- Jordan Doering[45]
- Wels Eicke
- Harry Frei (Born in Germany)
- Darryl Gerlach
- Don Grossman
- George Heinz
- Aaron Henneman
- Steve Hoffman
- Carl Keller[45]
- Justin Koschitzke
- Harry Lampe (German father)
- Otto Landmann (German grandparents)
- Bruce Lindner
- Stewart Loewe
- David Neitz
- Jack Riewoldt (German father)[13]
- Nick Riewoldt (German father)[13]
- Alex Ruscuklic
- Paul Schmidt
- Adam Schneider
- John Schultz
- Michael Schulze
- David Schwarz (German father)[46]
- Charlie Schunke[45]
- Ernie Schunke
- Conrad ten Brink
- Dean Terlich[47]
- Heinz Tonn (Born in Germany)[45]
- Jack Ziebell
Ghana
[edit]Greece
[edit]- Tom Anastasopoulos (Greek family)[48]
- Luke Beveridge (Greek mother)
- Ang Christou[45]
- Andrew Demetriou (See above Cyprus)
- Josh Francou
- Gary Frangalas
- John Georgiades
- Mitch Georgiades
- John Georgiou
- Con Gorozidis
- Athas Hrysoulakis
- Peter Kanis
- Arthur Karanicolas
- Patrick Karnezis[49]
- Paul Koulouriotis
- Spiro Kourkoumelis[45]
- Anthony Koutoufides (Greek father, Italian mother)[31]
- George Lakes (both parents born in Greece)
- Angelo Lekkas
- Stephen Malaxos
- Spiro Malakellis
- Tony Malakellis
- Alex Marcou[45]
- Daniel Metropolis
- Russell Morris
- Albert Pannam
- Alby Pannam
- Charlie Pannam (footballer, born 1874)
- Charlie Pannam (footballer, born 1897)[31]
- Matthew Panos (Greek father)[13]
- Chris Pavlou[45]
- Phil Poursanidis[45]
- Josh Rachele (mother with Greek heritage, father with Italian heritage)
- Tony Spassopoulos[50]
- Lou Richards
- Ron Richards
- John Rombotis[13]
- Jimmy Toumpas[49][7]
- Jason Traianidis
- Elijah Tsatas
- James Tsitas
- Zeno Tzatzaris
- Vasil Varlamos[45]
- David Zaharakis (Greek father)[13][7]
see: Greek Team of the Century[51]
Hong Kong
[edit]- Cameron Polson (Born in Hong Kong, Loong 9)
Hungary
[edit]- Patrick Veszpremi (Hungarian father)[13][52]
India
[edit]- Daniel Kerr (Anglo-Indian father)[53]
- Jordan McMahon[54]
- Ben McNiece (Anglo-Indian mother)[55]
- Alex Morgan (Australian footballer) (Indian parent)
- Clancee Pearce (Indian mother)[56]
- Alex Rance (Indian Great Grandfather)[57][58]
- Fred Pringle (English parents)[54][59]
- Alex Silvagni (Anglo-Indian mother)[22][56]
Ireland
[edit]| Name | Origins | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Colm Begley | Born in Ireland[60] | 2006–2009 |
| Shadeau Brain | Irish heritage | 2024– |
| Dermott Brereton | Irish parents[31] | 1982–1992, 1994–1995 |
| Callum Brown | Grew up in Ireland[61] | 2021– |
| Ciarán Byrne | Born in Ireland[7] | 2014–2018 |
| Brian Donnelly | Born in Ireland | 2009–2010[62] |
| Matt Duffy | Born in Ireland[61] | 2025–[63] |
| Paul Earley | Born in Ireland[60] | 1984 |
| Karl Gallagher | Born in Ireland[64] | 2024– |
| Cian Hanley | Welsh mother, Irish father[7] | 2015–2018 |
| Pearce Hanley | Irish, born in England, United Kingdom; Welsh mother, Irish father[13][7] | 2008–2020 |
| Darragh Joyce | Born in Ireland[7] | 2017– |
| Mark Keane | Born in Ireland[7] | 2019–2021, 2023– |
| Tadhg Kennelly | Born in Ireland[60] | 2001–2008, 2010–2011 |
| James Madden | Born in Ireland | 2021– |
| James Magner | Irish parents[13] | 2012–13 |
| Jock McHale | Irish parents | 1903–1920 |
| Niall McKeever[13] | Born in Ireland[60] | 2010–2013 |
| Conor McKenna | Born in Ireland[7] | 2014–2020, 2023– |
| Dermot McNicholl | Born in Ireland[60] | 1990 |
| Rob Monahan | Born in Ireland[61] | 2024– |
| Caolan Mooney | Born in Ireland[13] | 2012–2014 |
| Oisín Mullin | Born in Ireland[61] | 2023– |
| Conor Nash | Born in Ireland[7] | 2017– |
| Liam O'Connell | Born in Ireland[61] | 2024– |
| Mark O'Connor | Born in Ireland[7] | 2017– |
| Brett O'Hanlon | [65] | 2012–2014 |
| Jamie O'Reilly | Born in Ireland[13] | 2010–2011 |
| Colin O'Riordan | Born in Ireland[7] | 2017–2022 |
| Setanta Ó hAilpín | Irish father, Fijian mother[13] | 2005–2013 |
| Michael Quinn | Born in Ireland | 2009–2010 |
| Ciarán Sheehan | Born in Ireland[7] | 2014–2017 |
| Brian Stynes | Born in Ireland[60] | 1992 |
| Jim Stynes | Born in Ireland | 1987–1998[44] |
| Zach Tuohy | Born in Ireland[13][7] | 2011– |
| Tommy Walsh | Born in Ireland[13] | 2012–2014 |
| Sean Wight | Born in Scotland to Irish parents[60] | 1984–1995 |
Israel
[edit]Italy
[edit]- Steven Alessio (father and mother Italian-born)[66]
- Ron Auchettl[45]
- Edo Benetti (Father and mother)[66]
- John Benetti (Father)[66]
- Peter Bevilaqua (Born in Italy)[45][66]
- Marcus Bontempelli
- Bert Boromeo (Italian father)[45][66]
- Mario Bortolotto (Father and mother)[45][66]
- Scott Camporeale
- Vin Catoggio (Father and mother)[45][66]
- Reece Conca (Italian father)[13][7]
- Stephen Coniglio (English mother; Italian father)[49][7]
- Adam Contessa (father)[66]
- Frank Curcio[66]
- Steven Da Rui (Father and mother)[45][66]
- Ron De Iulio (Father and mother)[45][66]
- Danny Del-Re (Father and mother)[66]
- Brett Deledio[65]
- Frank Dimattina (Father and mother)[66]
- Robert DiPierdomenico[31]
- Alec Epis[66]
- Alex Fasolo[citation needed]
- Brendan Fevola (Italian father)[66]
- Michael Firrito[13]
- Silvio Foschini (Father and mother)[66]
- Dominic Fotia
- Cyril Gambetta
- Adam Iacobucci
- Len Incigneri[66]
- Anthony Koutoufides (See above Greece)
- Tom Liberatore (grandparents born in Italy)
- Tony Liberatore[66] (parents born in Italy)
- Paul Licuria (Italian father, Spanish mother)
- Frank Marchesani[45]
- Al Martello[66]
- Ray Martini[45]
- Peter Matera[31]
- Phillip Matera[66]
- Wally Matera[66]
- Mark Mercuri[66]
- Joe Misiti[66]
- Anthony Morabito (Italian mother)[13][56]
- Romano Negri[67]
- Christian Petracca[68][7]
- Peter Pianto[66]
- Paul Puopolo (Italian parents)[13][7]
- Simon Prestigiacomo (Italian father)[67]
- Josh Rachele (mother with Greek heritage, father with Italian heritage)[50]
- Adam Ramanauskas[66]
- Peter Riccardi[66]
- Mark Ricciuto[66]
- Frank Rigaldi[45]
- Matt Riggio[citation needed]
- Guy Rigoni[citation needed]
- Anthony Rocca (Father born in Italy)[31]
- Saverio Rocca (Father born in Italy)[31]
- Renato Serafini[45]
- Alex Silvagni (Anglo-Indian mother, Italian father)[22][7]
- Jack Silvagni (Paternal grandmother and two great-grandparents Italian-born)
- Sergio Silvagni (Father and mother Italian-born)[66]
- Stephen Silvagni (Mother and paternal grandparents Italian-born)[31]
- Ian Stewart
- Shane Valenti[citation needed]
- Bill Valli (Italian parents)[67]
- Herc Vollugi[67]
Jamaica
[edit]- Callum Brown (born in England to Jamaican father)
- Touk Miller (mother of Jamaican descent)
Japan
[edit]- Alex Davies (Japanese mother)
- Mitchito Owens (Japanese mother)
Kenya
[edit]Latvia
[edit]- Peter Agrums
- Mark Blicavs
- Arnold Briedis
- Andrejs Everitt (Latvian mother)
- Peter Everitt (Latvian mother)
- Rene Kink
- Arnold Briedis
Lebanon
[edit]Lithuania
[edit]- Algy Vosilaitis (Born in Lithuania)[72]
- Adam Ramanauskas[72]
- Jack Lukosius
Malaysia
[edit]- Robert Ahmat (Malay and Torres Strait Islander ancestry)[73]
- Paul Medhurst (English father, Malaysian mother)[74]
Malta
[edit]- Jayden Attard
- Tony Buhagiar
- Jaryd Cachia
- David Calthorpe
- John Formosa (footballer)
- Blake Grima
- Nathan Grima
- Adam Saliba
Myanmar
[edit]- Andrew Embley (Anglo-Burmese father)[75]
- Trent Dennis-Lane (Anglo-Burmese father)[76]
Netherlands
[edit]- Robbert Klomp[77]
- Paul van der Haar
- David Hale (Dutch mother)[12]
- Matthew Kreuzer[78]
- Daniel Pearce (Dutch mother, New Zealand father)[12]
- Ben Rutten (New Zealand mother, Dutch father)[13]
- Billie Smedts (English mother, Dutch father)[13]
- Andrew Swallow (Dutch mother, English father)[13]
- David Swallow (Dutch mother, English father)[13]
- Richard Vandenberg
- Jay van Berlo
- Nathan van Berlo
- Nick Vlastuin[79]
New Zealand
[edit]- Oskar Baker
- Simon Black[13]
- Paul Bower (Maori mother)[22]
- Greg Broughton (Maori father)[80]
- Louis Butler[7]
- Adam Campbell[81]
- Trent Croad[60]
- Danny Dickfos (Maori)[22]
- Donald Dickie (Maori)[22]
- Aaron Edwards (New Zealand father, Samoan mother)[82]
- Max Gawn[13]
- Heath Grundy[13]
- Kurt Heatherley[7]
- Karmichael Hunt[26]
- Jarrad Jansen (Born in New Zealand; parents born in New Zealand)[7]
- Dustin Martin (Maori father)[22]
- Beau Maister[83]
- Rowan Marshall (Born in New Zealand)[7]
- Daniel McAlister (Maori)[22]
- Sam Mitchell[12]
- Thomas O'Halloran (Born in New Zealand)
- Brett Peake (Maori)[22]
- Brian Peake (Maori)[22]
- Daniel Pearce (Dutch mother, New Zealand father)[13]
- Jasper Pittard[13]
- Jordan Russell[13]
- Ben Rutten (New Zealand mother, Dutch father)[13]
- Shane Savage (Born in New Zealand; Maori father, European mother)[84][7]
- Wayne Schwass (Maori)[31]
- Joe Sellwood
- Nathan van Berlo[85]
- Jay van Berlo[85]
- Brent Renouf[86]
- Rupert Wills (Born in New Zealand)[7]
- Marley Williams (Maori father)[13]
- Toby Wooller (Born in New Zealand)[7]
Nigeria
[edit]- Joel Wilkinson (Nigerian father)
Macedonia
[edit]- Josh Daicos (paternal grandparents)[31]
- Nick Daicos (paternal grandparents)
- Peter Daicos (Parents born in Greek Macedonia)[31]
- John Gastev
- Mark Nicoski (Mother born in Croatia; father born in North Macedonia)[13]
- Nick Malceski (Macedonian father)[52]
- Alex Marcou (Parents born in Greek Macedonia)[87]
- Paul Peos (Parents born in Greek Macedonia)
- Sam Petrevski-Seton (Indigenous Australian/Macedonian)[88]
Norway
[edit]- Wally Koochew (Chinese father and Norwegian mother)[19]
Papua New Guinea
[edit]- Aiden Bonar (Papua New Guinean mother, Scottish father)
- Cameron Ellis-Yolmen[7]
- James Gwilt (British Welsh father, Papua New Guinean mother)
- Peter Ladhams[7]
- Mal Michael[60]
- Patrick Murtagh[7]
- Hewago Oea
- Ben Sexton
- Michael Sexton
- Nick Vlastuin[7]
- Ollie Wines[7]
Peru
[edit]- Nick Shipley (Peruvian mother)
Philippines
[edit]- Mathew Stokes (Aboriginal, Filipino-Spanish descent)[22][89]
- Alex Woodward (Filipino mother)[13]
- Reef McInnes (Filipino mother)
Poland
[edit]- Jason Blake (Polish mother, English father)[13]
- John Pitura[90]
- James Podsiadly[91]
- Jared Polec
- Patrick Lipinski
Russia
[edit]- Bohdan Jaworskyj
- Alex Jesaulenko (Born in Salzburg, Austria to a Ukrainian father, Russian mother)[92]
- Oleg Markov (born in Belarus, to Russian parents)[7]
Samoa
[edit]- Aaron Edwards (See above New Zealand)[82]
- Karmichael Hunt[26]
- Mykelti Lefau
- Pati Piva
- Shem Tatupu
Seychelles
[edit]- Matt Thomas (Seychelles mother)[93]
Serbia
[edit]Slovenia
[edit]- Nick Suban
- Rene Kink
- Dayne Zorko (father born in Yugoslavia, now Slovenia)
South Africa
[edit]- Jack Baggott (Born in South Africa)
- Damian Cupido[60]
- Jack Darling (Father born in South Africa)[13]
- Neil Erasmus (Born in South Africa)
- Eugene Kruger (Born in South Africa)[13]
- Stephen Lawrence[60]
- Ryan Lester (Born in Australia; English-born mother and South African-born father)[13]
- Ian Muller
- Jason Johannisen (Born in South Africa; Zambian mother, South African father)[13][7]
South Korea
[edit]- Peter F. Bell (Born in Korea; Mother born in South Korea, father born in America)[44][31]
Spain
[edit]- Paul Licuria (See above Italy)
Sri Lanka
[edit]- Hayden Crozier (Sri Lankan father)[13][56]
- Craig Jacotine (Parents born in Sri Lanka)[22]
- David Gallagher[22]
- Enrico Misso (Burgher descent)[22]
Sudan/South Sudan
[edit]- Aliir Aliir (born in Kenya to Sudanese parents)[94][7]
- Mac Andrew (born in Egypt to South Sudanese parents)[4]
- Tarir Bayok[7]
- Martin Frederick
- Michael Frederick
- Buku Khamis
- Majak Daw[95][7]
- Gach Nyuon[95]
- Mabior Chol[95][7]
- Reuben William[96]
Sweden
[edit]- Kris Massie (Born in Sweden)
Switzerland
[edit]- Henri Jeanneret
- Matthew Leuenberger (Swiss father)[13]
Taiwan
[edit]Thailand
[edit]Tonga
[edit]- Paul Curtis
- Israel Folau
- David Rodan (Fijian-Tongan mother, Tongan father)[13][41]
Turkey
[edit]- Taylin Duman (Turkish born father)[97]
- Sedat Sir
- Errol Gulden
Tuvalu
[edit]Uganda
[edit]- Emmanuel Irra (Born in Uganda)[7]
Ukraine
[edit]- Jason Daniltchenko
- Alex Ishchenko[60]
- Bohdan Jaworskyj
- Alex Jesaulenko (Born in Salzburg, Austria to a Ukrainian father, Russian mother)[92]
- Jake Kolodjashnij (Ukrainian Russian father)[98]
- Kade Kolodjashnij (Ukrainian Russian father)[98]
- Steven Kolyniuk
- Jared Petrenko
- Jason Porplyzia
- Justin Staritski
- Shane Woewodin
United Kingdom
[edit]- Roy Cazaly (Scottish mother, English father)[31]
- Martin Clarke[13]
- Pearce Hanley (Born in England, United Kingdom; Welsh mother, Irish father)
- Jamie O'Reilly[13]
- Brodie Smith (English mother, Scottish father)[13]
- Aaron Young (English mother, Scottish father)[13]
England
[edit]- Callum Brown (Born in England, United Kingdom)[7]
- Percy Bowyer (Born in England, United Kingdom)
- Chris Burton (Born in England, United Kingdom)[60]
- Bill Eason (Born in England, United Kingdom)
- Mitch Golby (Born in Australia; English father)[11]
- Ryan Harwood (Born in Australia; English mother)[11]
- Garrick Ibbotson (English mother)[56]
- Connor Idun (Born in England, United Kingdom)
- Brandon Jack (Born in England, United Kingdom)[7]
- Daniel Kerr (See above India)
- Ryan Lester (Born in Australia; English-born mother and South African-born father)[13]
- Brad Moran (Born in England, United Kingdom)[60]
- Chris Mayne (English father)[56]
- Paul Medhurst (English father)
- Brian Mynott (Born in England, United Kingdom)
- Bill Perkins (Born in England, United Kingdom)
- John Scarlett
- Matthew Scarlett (English father)[31]
- Billie Smedts (English mother, Dutch father)[13]
- David Swallow (Dutch mother, English father)[13]
- Clive Waterhouse (Born in England, United Kingdom)[60]
- Jack Watts (Parents born in England, United Kingdom)[13]
- Josh Worrell (Born in England, United Kingdom)[7]
- John Worsfold[31]
Northern Ireland
[edit]- Aidan Corr (Born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)[7]
- Conor Glass (Born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
- Stuart Magee (Born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
Scotland
[edit]- Thomas Leather (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)
- Bill Morris (Scottish father)[99]
- Charlie Norris (Scottish father)[100]
- James Aitken (Scottish father)
- James Duncan Gordon (Scottish father)[citation needed]
- Ewan Thompson (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[citation needed]
- Sean Wight (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[citation needed]
- Roy Cazaly (Scottish mother)[31][101]
- Alex Lang (Scottish father)[102]
- Luke McGuane[65]
- Rhys Palmer (Scottish father)[103]
- Firth McCallum (Scottish father)
- Paul Stewart (Scottish father)[104]
- Sam Docherty (Scottish father)[105]
- John Bell (Scottish parents)
- Doug Fraser (Scottish parents)[102]
- Bill Proudfoot (Scottish parents)[106]
- Andy Dougall (Scottish parents)[107]
- Stan Reid (Scottish father)[citation needed]
- Ted McLean (Scottish father)
- Colin Campbell (Scottish father)
- Les MacPherson (Scottish father)[108]
- Alick Ogilvie (Scottish father)
- Grant Lawrie (Scottish parents)[109]
- Alexander John Fraser (Scottish parents)[110]
- Alex Barlow (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[111]
- Matthew Dick (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[112]
- Bob Edmond (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[113]
- Brian Cook (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[citation needed]
- Henry McPetrie (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[114]
- William Marshall (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[citation needed]
- Jim Edmond (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[113]
- Bruce Sloss (Scottish father)[citation needed]
- Stanley McKenzie (Scottish mother)
- Hugh Plowman (Scottish father)
- Ramsay Anderson (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[115]
- George Sutherland (Born in Scotland, United Kingdom)[citation needed]
- Norman Doig (Scottish parents)
- Bob Cameron (Scottish parents)[116]
- Stewart Geddes (Scottish parents)[citation needed]
Wales
[edit]- James Gwilt (British Welsh father, Papua New Guinean mother)[117]
- Cian Hanley (Welsh mother, Irish father)[118]
- Pearce Hanley (Welsh mother, Irish father)[118]
- John McCarthy[119]
United States
[edit]- Zac Clarke (Born in Australia; American father)[56][120]
- Mason Cox (Born in the United States)
- Elliott Himmelberg
- Harrison Himmelberg
- Jason Holmes (Born in the United States)
- Kyle Langford
- Touk Miller (American father)
- Conor Nash
- Don Pyke (Born in the United States)
- Archie Smith (footballer, born 1995) (Born in Australia; American-born mother)
- Tim Taranto (American father)
- Sanford Wheeler (Born in the United States)
Zimbabwe
[edit]- Tendai Mzungu (Zimbabwean father)[13][56][121]
- Ian Perrie
See also
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