African Players at Birmingham City F.C.

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35African players

7Nations (3+)

0Current

Birmingham City F.C. have fielded 35 African players from 15 countries according to Wikidata.

The best-represented nation is Senegal with 6 players.

The earliest arrival on record is Willie Havenga (1948).

Dele Adebola scored the most goals for the club among them (31).

Nationalities on the map

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Player	Nation	Years	Apps	Goals
Obafemi Martins	Nigeria	2011–2011	4	0
Papa Bouba Diop	Senegal	2012–2013	2	1
Aliou Cissé	Senegal	2002–2004	36	0
Richard Kingson	Ghana	2007–2008	1	0
Curtis Davies	Sierra Leone	2011–2013	89	11
Hannibal Mejbri	Tunisia	2022–2023	38	1
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	Ghana	2008–2009	19	2
Radhi Jaïdi	Tunisia	2006–2009	86	6
Salif Diao	Senegal	2005–2005	2	0
Sone Aluko	Nigeria	2005–	0	0
Olivier Kapo	Ivory Coast	2007–2008	26	5
Djimi Traoré	Mali	2009–2009	3	0
Jérémie Boga	Ivory Coast	2017–2018	–	–
Hamer Bouazza	Algeria	2009–2009	16	1
Mehdi Nafti	Tunisia	2005–2009	80	0
Ferdinand Coly	Senegal	2002–2002	1	0
Guirane N'Daw	Senegal	2011–2012	19	0
Leroy Lita	DR Congo	2012–2012	10	3
Jacques Maghoma	DR Congo	2015–	–	–
Peter Ndlovu	Zimbabwe	1997–2001	106	23
Dele Adebola	Nigeria	1998–2002	129	31
Christopher Wreh	Liberia	1999–1999	7	1
Guy Moussi	Cameroon	2014–2015	2	0
Morgaro Gomis	Senegal	2011–2013	31	0
Olivier Tébily	Ivory Coast	2002–2008	83	0
Foley Okenla	Nigeria	1991–1992	7	1
Marco Randriana	Madagascar	2001–2002	0	0
Koby Arthur	Ghana	2013–	–	–
Trésor Luntala	DR Congo	2001–2004	15	0
Emmanuel Mbende	Cameroon	2015–2016	0	0
John Paskin	South Africa	1991–1992	10	3
Jimmy Haarhoff	Zambia	1997–2001	1	0
Ted Purdon	South Africa	1950–1954	64	27
Hymie Kloner	South Africa	1950–1950	1	0
Willie Havenga	South Africa	1948–1950	1	0

Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).