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This is a list of Singaporean international footballers who were born outside Singapore. Players born in countries other than Singapore including those born in diaspora may qualify for the Singapore team through Singaporean parents or grandparents, or through residency in Singapore and subsequent naturalisation as Singaporean citizens.
The following players were naturalized and have go on to play for the National Team.
| Name | Date of Birth | Original nationality | Year naturalised | Caps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirko Grabovac | 19 September 1971 |  | 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Egmar Gonçalves | 15 August 1970 |  | 2002 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Daniel Bennett | 7 January 1978 |  | 2002 [1] | 146 | 7 |
| 4 | Agu Casmir | 23 March 1984 |  | 2004 [2] | 42 | 15 |
| 5 | Itimi Dickson | 14 November 1983 | | 2004 | 33 | 4 |
| 6 | Shi Jiayi | 2 September 1983 |  | 2005 | 69 | 8 |
| 7 | Fahrudin Mustafić | 17 April 1981 |  | 2006 | 87 | 8 |
| 8 | Bah Mamadou | 31 October 1979 |  | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Precious Emuejeraye | 7 April 1983 | | 2006 | 61 | 0 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Đurić | 12 August 1970 |  | 2007 [3] | 53 | 24 |
| 11 | John Wilkinson | 24 August 1979 | | 2007 [4] | 29 | 4 |
| 12 | Qiu Li | 6 June 1981 | | 2008 [5] | 27 | 2 |
| 13 | Song Ui-young | 8 November 1993 |  | 2021 | 25 | 4 |
| 14 | Kyoga Nakamura | 25 April 1996 |  | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
The following players have choose to represent Singapore National Team even though they can represent other countries (i.e. parent's original country, country of birth etc..)
| Name | Date of birth | Other nationality | Caps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed (with source) | |||||
| 1 | Irfan Fandi | 13 August 1997 |  | 48 | 2 |
| 2 | Ikhsan Fandi | 9 April 1999 | | 36 | 17 |
| 3 | Ilhan Fandi | 8 November 2002 | | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Jacob Mahler | 10 April 2000 |  | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | Anders Aplin | 21 June 1991 | | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ryhan Stewart | 15 February 2000 |  | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Al-Qaasimy Rahman | 21 January 1992 |  [6] | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Amy Recha | 13 April 1992 | | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Ruzaini Zainal | 17 October 1988 |  | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Jordan Vestering | 25 September 2000 |  | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Harhys Stewart | 20 March 2001 | | 3 | 0 |
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