List of New Zealand men's international footballers born outside New Zealand

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This is a list of foreign-born football players who played for the New Zealand men's national football team.

Contents

Players

Alderney

Australia

Burma

China

Cook Islands

Croatia

England

Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Ireland

Kenya

Malaysia

Netherlands

Northern Ireland

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Scotland

South Africa

Switzerland

United States

List by country of birth

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

BirthplacePlayers
Flag of England.svg  England 59
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 34
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 4
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
Flag of Alderney.svg Alderney 1
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Burma 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Flag of India.svg  India 1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1

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