List of foreign Azerbaijan Premier League players

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This is a list of foreign players in the Azerbaijan Premier League , which commenced play in 1992. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

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  1. Have played at least one Premier League game. Players who were signed by Premier League clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Azerbaijan, determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Azerbaijan.

More specifically,

In bold: Current foreign Azerbaijan Premier League players and their present team.

As of match played 3 March 2024

Naturalized players [lower-alpha 1]

UEFA

Albania

Belarus


Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

England

Estonia

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Israel

Italy

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Montenegro

Moldova

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Russia

Scotland

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

CONMEBOL

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

CAF

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Morocco

Mozambique

Niger

Nigeria

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

AFC

Australia

Hong Kong

Iran

Japan

Jordan

Pakistan

Palestine

Philippines

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

South Korea

Uzbekistan

CONCACAF

Canada

Costa Rica

Curaçao

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Panama

Saint Martin

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Notes

  1. Players that have been born abroad, moved to Azerbaijan later than the age of twelve, acquired Azerbaijan citizenship and waived the opportunity to play for the national teams of their native countries in order to be eligible to play for Azerbaijan
  1. ^
  2. ^
    Born in the Cameroon
  3. ^
    Born in the Ivory Coast
  4. ^
    Born in the England
  5. ^
    Born in the France
  6. ^
    Born in the Israel
  7. ^
    Born in the Liberia
  8. ^
    Born in the Morocco
  9. ^
    Born in the Netherlands
  10. ^
    Born in the Nigeria
  11. ^
    Born in Sierra Leone
  12. ^
    Born in Spain
  13. ^
    Born in Switzerland
  14. ^
    Born in Yugoslavia

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