List of Philippines international footballers born outside the Philippines

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This is a list of foreign-born football players who played for the Philippines national football team. Players born in countries other than the Philippines including those born in diaspora may qualify for the Philippines team through Filipino parents or grandparents, or through naturalization as Philippine citizens.

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The Philippines is noted for including Filipinos of foreign-descent in their national football teams. [1] [2] [3] [4] Most of these players are born abroad. They have naturalized only one player without any Filipino ancestry so far – Bienvenido Marañón

This list excludes players with non-Filipino heritage such as Filipino-Japanese Daisuke Sato (Davao-born), Filipino-Iranian Misagh Bahadoran (Pampanga-born) and Simone Rota (adopted by Italian parents). This only includes players that have made at least one international cap for the Philippine national team.

List of players

Men

List

PlayerPlace of birthFirst cap [lower-alpha 1] Last cap [lower-alpha 1] Filipino ancestry [lower-alpha 2] Ref
Oliver Bias Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Johanngeorgenstadt)20212021Maternal
Simen Lyngbø Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Bærum)2022presentMaternal
Iain Ramsay Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Perth)2022presentMaternal [5] [6]
Jesse Curran Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Tasmania)2022presentMaternal [7]
Dennis Cagara Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Glostrup)20112014Paternal [8]
Mark Hartmann Flag of England.svg  England (Southampton)2011presentMaternal
Kevin Ray Mendoza Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Herning)2021present
Sebastian Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Aarhus)2022presentMaternal
Jerry Lucena Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Aarhus)20112015Paternal
Michael Kempter Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (Schlieren)20212021Maternal
Paul Mulders Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Amsterdam)20112018Maternal
Dylan De Bruycker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (Ghent)2017presentMaternal [9]
Neil Etheridge Flag of England.svg  England (London)2008presentMaternal [10] [11]
Rob Gier Flag of England.svg  England (Ascot)20092015Maternal [12]
James Younghusband Flag of England.svg  England (Ashford, Surrey)20062019Maternal [13]
Phil Younghusband Flag of England.svg  England (Ashford, Surrey)20062019Maternal [13]
Oskari Kekkonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Kotka)2021presentMaternal [14]
Nate Burkey Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Washington, D.C.)20112014Maternal
Jeffrey Christiaens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (Brussels)20112018Maternal
Curt Dizon Flag of England.svg  England (London)20142019Full
Dennis Villanueva Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Rome)2015presentPaternal [15] [6]
Hikaru Minegishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Sendai, Miyagi)20162018Maternal[ citation needed ]
Michael Falkesgaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Kastrup)20182019Maternal
Harry Föll Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Offenburg)2022presentMaternal
Chris Greatwich Flag of England.svg  England (Westminster)20042014Maternal
Jefferson Tabinas Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Shinjuku, Tokyo)20212021Maternal[ citation needed ]
Satoshi Otomo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Sakae, Chiba)20142014Maternal[ citation needed ]
Carli de Murga Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (El Puerto de Santa Maria)2011presentMaternal
Ángel Guirado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (Málaga)20112021Maternal [16]
Christian Rontini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Bagno a Ripoli)20192019Maternal
Bernd Schipmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Münster)20212021Maternal
Luke Woodland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)20152021Maternal
John-Patrick Strauß Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Wetzlar)2018presentMaternal
Bienvenido Marañón Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (El Puerto de Santa María)2021presentNone (Naturalized) [17]
Martin Steuble Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (Schlieren)20142021Maternal [18]
Stephan Schröck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schweinfurt)2011presentMaternal [19]
Kevin Ingreso Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Hamburg)2015presentPaternal [20]
Manuel Ott Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Munich)2010presentMaternal [21] [22]
Mike Ott Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Munich)20162021Maternal [22]
Jesper Nyholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Uppsala)20212021Maternal
Patrick Reichelt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (East Berlin)2012presentMaternal
Javier Patiño Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (San Sebastián de los Reyes)20132019Maternal
Amin Nazari Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Malmö)20182021Maternal [23]
Aly Borromeo Flag of the United States.svg  United States (San Francisco)20042011Maternal [24]
Kenshiro Daniels Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Irvine, California)20142021Maternal [25] [6]
Stephan Palla Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (Mauerbach)20152019Maternal
Anton del Rosario Flag of the United States.svg  United States (San Francisco)20042014Full [lower-alpha 3] [26]

By country of birth

BirthplacePlayers [lower-alpha 4]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9
Flag of England.svg  England 7
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Women

List

PlayerPlace of birthFirst cap [lower-alpha 5] Last cap [lower-alpha 5] Filipino ancestry [lower-alpha 2] Ref
Maya Alcantara Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Rancho Cucamonga, California)2022present—
Tahnai Annis Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Zanesville, Ohio)2018present—
Angela Beard Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Meadowbrook, Queensland)2023presentMaternal [27]
Sarina Bolden Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Santa Clara, California)2018presentMaternal [28] [29]
Reina Bonta Flag of the United States.svg  United States (New Haven, Connecticut)2022presentPaternal [30]
Jessika Cowart Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Fairfield, California)2022presentMaternal [31]
Sara Eggesvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Bodø)2022present—
Kiara Fontanilla Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Fullerton, California)2022presentPaternal [32]
Carleigh Frilles Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Fairfax, Virginia)2022present—
Cathrine Graversen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2019present—
Katrina Guillou Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Washington D.C.)2022presentMaternal [33]
Sofia Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Montgomery County, Maryland)2018present—
Kaya Hawkinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Torrance, California)2022present—
Hali Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)2016presentMaternal [34]
Chandler McDaniel Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Orange, California)2021presentMaternal [35]
Olivia McDaniel Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Laguna Beach, California)2021presentMaternal [35]
Natalie Oca Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Los Alamitos, California)2023present—
Quinley Quezada Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Rosemead, California)2018presentMaternal [36]
Jaclyn Sawicki Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Coquitlam, British Columbia)2022presentMaternal
Jesse Shugg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Burlington, Ontario)20132018Maternal [37]

By country of birth

BirthplacePlayers [lower-alpha 4]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 15
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1

Notes

  1. 1 2 For the senior Philippine national team only
  2. 1 2 Guide:
    Maternal – ancestry through Filipino mother
    Paternal – ancestry through Filipino father
    Full – ancestry through both Filipino parents
  3. ↑ Conflicting information. Del Rosario describes himself to be of full Filipino ancestry though he also noted that his mother is a Spaniard based in Quezon City.
  4. 1 2 Only takes into account players listed above
  5. 1 2 For the senior Philippine national team only

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