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.
Players are listed below by birthplace and played for the full Australian team.
England is the country where most of foreign-born Australian players were born.
Birthplace | Players |
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England | 9 |
New Zealand | 3 |
Scotland | 3 |
Wales | 3 |
Germany | 3 |
Malaysia | 2 |
Brazil | 1 |
Yugoslavia | 1 |
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