List of foreign Primera División de Nicaragua players

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This is a list of foreign players in the Primera Division, which began league play in 1933. The following players must meet the following criteria:

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  1. Have played at least one Primera División game. Players who were signed by Primera División clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or international matches, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Nicaragua, if he is not eligible to play for the Nicaragua national team.

More specifically,

Clubs listed are those the player has played at least one Primera División game for. Seasons listed are those the player has played at least one Primera División game in.

In bold: players who have played at least one Primera División game in the current season (2011–12), and the clubs they've played for. They include players who have subsequently left the club, but do not include current players of a Pro League club who have not played a Primera División game in the current season.

In Italics: Players who have represented their national team

Naturalized players [lower-alpha 1]

Asia – AFC

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Japan Flag of Japan.svg

Africa - CAF

Equatorial Guinea Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg

Ghana Flag of Ghana.svg

Togo Flag of Togo.svg

South America - CONMEBOL

Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg

Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg

Chile Flag of Chile.svg

Colombia Flag of Colombia.svg

Paraguay Flag of Paraguay.svg

Peru Flag of Peru.svg

Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg

Venezuela Flag of Venezuela.svg

North & Central America, Caribbean - CONCACAF

Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg

Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg

Cuba Flag of Cuba.svg

El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg

Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg

Honduras Flag of Honduras.svg

Jamaica Flag of Jamaica.svg

Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg

Panama Flag of Panama.svg

United States Flag of the United States.svg

Europe - UEFA

Italy Flag of Italy.svg

Russia Flag of Russia.svg

Spain Flag of Spain.svg

Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg

Notes

  1. Players that have been born abroad, moved to Nicaragua later than the age of twelve, acquired Nicaragua citizenship and waived the opportunity to play for the national teams of their native countries in order to be eligible to play for Nicaragua

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