List of Sweden international footballers born outside Sweden

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This list includes the Swedish footballers who played at least one match for the Sweden senior national football team, and are born outside Sweden. Some of them are naturalized while others (like Tobias Linderoth and Jordan Larsson) [1] [2] are born outside the northern country while their father was playing in another country.

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List of players

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Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Flag of Iran.svg Iran

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Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon

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By country of birth

CountryTotal
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
Flag of the United States.svg USA 3
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 2
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1

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  4. Born during the Soviet Union
  5. He switched to Iraq in 2019
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