List of Australia women's international soccer players born outside Australia

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This is a list of players who have been capped for the Australia women's national soccer team in full international matches, as determined by Football Australia and who were born outside Australia. Players born in countries other than Australia may qualify for the Australian team through Australian parents or grandparents, or through residency in Australia and subsequent naturalisation as Australian citizens.

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Players are listed below by birthplace and played for the full Australian team.

Brazil

England

Germany

Malaysia

New Zealand

Scotland

Wales

Yugoslavia

List by country of birth

England is the country where most of foreign-born Australian players were born.

BirthplacePlayers
Flag of England.svg  England 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1

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