List of Chile international footballers born outside Chile

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This is a list of Chile international footballers born outside their country.

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Naturalised players

According to the current or previous Chilean nationality laws, the following players who were born outside Chile and have played (or have been part of any squad) for Chile national team are considered on two terms about his naturalisation:

By descent

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps includes non A-Class matches.

NameBirthplaceAnother nationalityPositionObtained citizenship dateCareerCapsGoals
Gabriel Arias Flag of Argentina.svg Neuquén Goalkeeper2015 [1] 2018–130
Gustavo Canales Flag of Argentina.svg General Roca, Río Negro Striker2010 [2] 201110
Matías Catalán Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata Defender2023– [3] 10
Matías Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg Merlo, Buenos Aires Midfielder1990 [4] 2005–20187414
Pablo Hernández Flag of Argentina.svg Tucumán Midfielder2013 [5] 2014–2019303
Marcelo Larrondo Flag of Argentina.svg Tunuyán, Mendoza Striker2016 [6] 2016 [7] 00
Daniel Pérez Flag of Argentina.svg Trelew, Chubut Forward2003–200520
Francisco Ugarte Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza [8] Midfielder1987–198860
Alí Manouchehri Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Flag of Iran.svg [9] Defender2005 [10] 00
Nayel Mehssatou Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Flag of Morocco.svg [11] Midfielder2022– [11] 00
Marcos González Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro Defender2003–2014292
Paulo Magalhães Flag of Brazil.svg Porto Alegre Defender2011–201320
Mauricio Viana Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo Goalkeeper2011–2012 [12] [13] 00
Jaime Lo Presti Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Defender1995 [14] 10
Joaquín Montecinos Flag of Colombia.svg Barranquilla Midfielder2021–70
Ben Brereton Díaz Flag of England.svg Stoke-on-Trent ForwardDecember 2020 [15] 2021–83
Lawrence Vigouroux Flag of England.svg Camden Flag of Jamaica.svg [16] Goalkeeper2013 [16] 2018–00
Niklas Castro Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Forward2020 [17] 2019– [18] 10
Mark González Flag of South Africa.svg Durban Winger2003–2016566
Miiko Albornoz Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Flag of Finland.svg [19] Defender2013 [19] 2014–142
Robbie Robinson Flag of the United States.svg Camden, South Carolina Forward2021 [20] 2021– [21] 00
Francisco Urroz Flag of Venezuela.svg Higuerote Defender1947–1950110
Jorge Valdivia Flag of Venezuela.svg Maracay Midfielder2004–2017787

By residence

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps includes non A-Class matches.

NameBirthplaceAnother nationalityPositionObtained citizenship dateCareerCapsGoals
Rodolfo Almeida Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires Midfielder1954–196025 [22] 0
Ernesto Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg Fuentes, Santa Fe Striker1963196310
Leandro Benegas Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza Striker26 December 2018 [23] 2020– [24] 00
Colin Campbell Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires Flag of Scotland.svg [25] Striker1910 [26] 42 [22]
Fernando de Paul Flag of Argentina.svg Álvarez, Santa Fe Goalkeeper14 June 2016 [27] 2018–10
Javier di Gregorio Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza Goalkeeper2007 [28] 10
Óscar Fabbiani Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires Striker21 September 197919794 [22] 0
Daniel Morón Flag of Argentina.svg Tunuyán, Mendoza Goalkeeper1993 [29] 1995–199600
Salvador Nocetti Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires Midfielder1940 [30] 194000
Jorge Spedaletti Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario, Santa Fe Striker1974 [31] 1975–19776 [22] 0
Sergio Vargas Flag of Argentina.svg Chacabuco, Buenos Aires GoalkeeperApril 2001 [32] 2001100
Matías Zaldivia Flag of Argentina.svg San Isidro, Buenos Aires Defender6 December 2021 [33] 2023–10
Omar Carabalí Flag of Ecuador.svg Guayaquil GoalkeeperJuly 2019 [34] 2020– [35] 00
Hernán Bolaños Flag of Nicaragua.svg Granada Flag of Costa Rica.svg Forward1940 [36] ??
José Balbuena Flag of Peru.svg Lima Forward1945 [37] 19471 [22] 0
Segundo Castillo Flag of Peru.svg Callao Midfielder1941 [38] 10
Pablo Pasache Flag of Peru.svg Midfielder1941 [38] 10
Eduardo De Saa Flag of Spain.svg Lugo [39] Flag of Argentina.svg Defender19411941 [40] 00
Juan Legarreta Flag of Spain.svg Irún Defender1921 [41] 2 [22] 0
Paco Molina Flag of Spain.svg Súria Midfielder1942 [42] 1953–19598 [22] 8
Ramón Unzaga Flag of Spain.svg Bilbao Midfielder1910 [43] 1916–19209 [22] 1

Possible cases

At the beginning, from 1910 to 1913, [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] the Chile National Team squad was made up of Chilean and British citizens, [22] but there is no further information about each player. The following players were probably born in the UK or another country such as Colin Campbell. However, it is possible they were only of British descent: [49]

Goalkeepers:

Defenders:

Midfielders:

Forwards:

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