List of Switzerland international footballers born outside Switzerland

This page is a list of the football players who played for the Switzerland senior football team born outside Switzerland. This list does not include players born in the country but of foreign descent.

Last updated on 25 March 2025.

Players

Argentina

• Lucas Blondel 2025– (2) (0) ^[1]
• Néstor Subiat 1994–1996 (15) (5) ^[2]

Austria

• Bernt Haas 1996–2005 (36) (3) ^[3]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SFR Yugoslavia

• Eldin Jakupović 2008 (1) (0) ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Cameroon

• Breel Embolo 2015– (75) (16) ^[7]
• François Moubandje 2014–2018 (21) (0) ^[8]
• Yvon Mvogo 2018– (11) (0) ^[9]
• Dimitri Oberlin 2018 (2) (0) ^[10]

Canada

• Alain Rochat 2005 (1) (0) ^[11]

Cape Verde

• Gelson Fernandes 2007–2018 (67) (2) ^[12]

Colombia

• Alessandro Frigerio 1932–1937 (10) (1) ^[13]
• Johan Vonlanthen 2004–2010 (40) (7) ^[14]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Badile Lubamba 2000 (2) (0) ^{[15] [16]}
• Blaise Nkufo 2000–2010 (34) (7) ^{[15] [17]}

Denmark

• Stefan Gartenmann 2025– (2) (0) ^{[18] [19]}

England

• Kwadwo Duah 2024– (6) (1) ^[20]
• Scott Sutter 2010 (2) (0) ^[21]

France

• Norbert Eschmann 1956–1964 (15) (3) ^[22]
• Jacques Fatton 1946–1955 (53) (29) ^[23]
• Roberto Frigerio 1967 (1) (0) ^[24]
• Christophe Ohrel 1991–1997 (56) (6) ^[25]

Germany

• Alfred Bickel 1936–1954 (71) (15) ^{[26] [27]}
• Hans-Peter Friedländer 1942–1952 (22) (12) ^[28]
• Timm Klose 2011–2018 (17) (0) ^{[29] [30]}
• Kurt Pichler 1923–1928 (5) (0) ^[31]

Indonesia

• Law Adam 1929 (1) (0) ^{[32] [33] [34]}

Iran

• Hossein Ali Khan-Sardar 1920 (1) (0)

Italy

• Serge Trinchero 1974–1978 (20) (2) ^[35]

Ivory Coast

• Johan Djourou 2006–2018 (76) (2) ^[36]

Kosovo

• Almen Abdi 2008–2009 (6) (0) ^{[4] [37]}
• Valon Behrami 2005–2018 (83) (2) ^{[4] [38]}
• Albert Bunjaku 2009–2011 (6) (0) ^{[4] [39] [40]}
• Beg Ferati 2011 (1) (0) ^{[4] [41]}
• Milaim Rama 2003–2004 (7) (0) ^{[4] [42]}
• Xherdan Shaqiri 2010–2024 (125) (32) ^{[4] [43]}

Nigeria

• Innocent Emeghara 2011–2013 (9) (0) ^[44]

North Macedonia

SFR Yugoslavia

• Blerim Džemaili 2006–2018 (69) (10) ^{[4] [45]}
• Admir Mehmedi 2011–2021 (76) (10) ^[46]

Portugal

• Ulisses Garcia 2021– (10) (0)

Romania

• Ernst Lörtscher 1934–1938 (21) (0) ^[47]

Russia

• Eugen Walaschek 1937–1945 (26) (4) ^[48]

Spain

• Adolphe Mengotti 1924 (1) (0) ^[49]

Uruguay

• Matías Vitkieviez 2012 (1) (0) ^[50]

By country of birth

Country	Total
Kosovo	6
France	5
Cameroon	4
Germany	4
Argentina	2
Cape Verde	2
Colombia	2
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2
England	2
North Macedonia	2
Austria	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
Canada	1
Cape Verde	1
Denmark	1
Indonesia	1
Iran	1
Italy	1
Ivory Coast	1
Nigeria	1
Portugal	1
Romania	1
Russia	1
Spain	1
Uruguay	1

Notes

1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lucas Blondel (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
2. "Néstor Subiat - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
3. "Bernt Haas - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
4. Born in the SFR Yugoslavia
5. He also represented Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 internationally
6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Eldin Jakupović". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Breel Embolo". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "François Moubandje". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yvon Mvogo". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dimitri Oberlin". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Alain Rochat". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
12. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gelson Fernandes". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
13. "Alessandro Frigerio - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
14. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Johan Vonlanthen". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
15. Born in the Zaire
16. "Badile Lubamba - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
17. "Blaise Nkufo - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
18. Previously Denmark youth international
19. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Stefan Gartenmann (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
20. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kwadwo Duah (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
21. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Scott Sutter". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
22. "Norbert Eschmann - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
23. "Jacques Fatton - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
24. "Roberto Frigerio - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
25. "Christophe Ohrel - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
26. Born during the German Empire
27. "Alfred Bickel - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
28. "Hans-Peter Friedländer - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
29. Born in the West Germany
30. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Timm Klose". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
31. "Kurt Pichler - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
32. Born in the Dutch East Indies
33. "Lawrence "Law" Adam Goals in International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 2019-03-25.
34. He also represented Netherlands internationally
35. "Serge Trinchero - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
36. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Johan Djourou". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
37. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Almen Abdi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
38. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Valon Behrami". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
39. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Albert Bunjaku". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
40. He switched to Kosovo
41. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Beg Ferati". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
42. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Milaim Rama". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
43. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Xherdan Shaqiri". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
44. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Innocent Emeghara". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
45. "Blerim Džemaili - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
46. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Admir Mehmedi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
47. "Ernst Lörtscher - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
48. "Eugen Walaschek - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
49. "Adolphe Mengotti - National Football Team Player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
50. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Matías Vitkieviez". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.