This is a list of foreign football players in Ukrainian Vyscha Liha/Premier-Liha.

There is a total of 695 foreign players in Vyscha Liha/Premier-Liha of 60 different nationalities of which 370 have been capped at least once for their national team.[1]

In bold: players who have played at least one Ukrainian Premier League game in the current season (2023–24), and are still at a club for which they have played. This does not include current players of a Ukrainian Premier League club who have not played a Ukrainian Premier League game in the current season.

Albania Albania

Armend Dallku played 11 seasons in the Ukrainian Premier League and was one of many Albanian players at Vorskla Poltava

Algeria Algeria

Argentina Argentina

Armenia Armenia

In 2012–13, Henrikh Mkhitaryan won the league with Shakhtar Donetsk, was the top scorer with a record breaking 25 goals, and was chosen Best Player of the season.

Aruba Aruba

Austria Austria

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Belarus Belarus

Belgium Belgium

Bolivia Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil Brazil

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Cameroon Cameroon

Canada Canada

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Colombia Colombia

Congo Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Croatia Croatia

Curaçao Curaçao

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ecuador Ecuador

England England

Estonia Estonia

Finland Finland

France France

Gabon Gabon

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Guyana Guyana

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

Iran Iran

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Korea Republic South Korea

Kosovo Kosovo

Kuwait Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Latvia Latvia

Lithuania Lithuania

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Mali Mali

Mexico Mexico

Moldova Moldova

Montenegro Montenegro

Morocco Morocco

Netherlands Netherlands

Niger Niger

Nigeria Nigeria

North Macedonia North Macedonia

Paraguay Paraguay

Peru Peru

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

Romania Romania

Russia Russia

Rwanda Rwanda

Senegal Senegal

Serbia Serbia

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

South Africa South Africa

Spain Spain

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Tanzania Tanzania

Togo Togo

Tunisia Tunisia

Turkey Turkey

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan

Uganda Uganda

United States United States

Uruguay Uruguay

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Venezuela Venezuela

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

See also

References

  1. ^ "Легионеры в Чемпионате Украины - база данных на всех иностранцев в украинских клубах".
  2. ^ a b Also holds Russian citizenship
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Changed to Ukrainian citizenship
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Changed to Russian citizenship

External sources

Notes

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    Born in Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Austria
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    Born in Belarus (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Brazil
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    Born in Croatia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Croatia
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    Born in England
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    Born in France
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    Born in Georgia (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Germany
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    Born in Germany (then part of West Germany)
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    Born in Ghana
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    Born in Israel
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    Born in Ivory Coast
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    Born in Kosovo (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Kosovo (then part of FR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Luxembourg
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    Born in the Netherlands
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    Born in North Macedonia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Portugal
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    Born in Romania
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    Born in Russia (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Serbia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
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    Born in Sierra Leone
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    Born in Somalia
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    Born in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union)
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    Born in Ukraine
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    Born in the United States
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    Born in Zimbabwe
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    Capped for the Brazil national under-18 football team
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    Capped for the Tunisia national under-21 football team
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    Capped for the Ukraine national under-15 football team
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