African Players at FC Basel
Switzerland · Swiss Super League · founded 1893 · St. Jakob-Park
38African players
5Nations (3+)
0Current
FC Basel have fielded 38 African players from 17 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Cameroon with 6 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Mourad Bounoua (1992).
Georgios Koumantarakis scored the most goals for the club among them (26).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah |  Egypt | 2012–2014 | 47 | 9 |
| Breel Embolo |  Cameroon | 2014–2016 | 61 | 21 |
| Manuel Akanji |  Nigeria | 2015–2018 | 42 | 5 |
| Seydou Doumbia |  Ivory Coast | 2016–2017 | 25 | 20 |
| Mohamed Elneny | Egypt | 2013–2016 | 91 | 5 |
| Djamel Mesbah |  Algeria | 2004–2006 | 11 | 1 |
| Samuel Inkoom |  Ghana | 2009–2011 | 43 | 1 |
| Omar Gaber | Egypt | 2016– | – | – |
| Serey Dié | Ivory Coast | 2013–2015 | 43 | 3 |
| Timothée Atouba | Cameroon | 2002–2004 | 72 | 3 |
| Giovanni Sio | Ivory Coast | 2013–2015 | 30 | 10 |
| Charles Pickel |  DR Congo | 2016–2017 | – | – |
| Jacques Zoua | Cameroon | 2009–2013 | 86 | 14 |
| Ike Shorunmu | Nigeria | 1995–1996 | – | – |
| Adama Traoré | Ivory Coast | 2015– | – | – |
| Delron Buckley |  South Africa | 2006–2007 | 22 | 1 |
| Gilles Yapi Yapo | Ivory Coast | 2010–2013 | 58 | 3 |
| Yao Aziawonou |  Togo | 2000–2001 | 16 | 0 |
| Yao Junior Sènaya | Togo | 2002–2004 | – | – |
| Georgios Koumantarakis | South Africa | 1999–2003 | 84 | 26 |
| Afimico Pululu |  Angola | ?– | – | – |
| Alex Nyarko | Ghana | 1995–1997 | 55 | 8 |
| Dimitri Oberlin now | Cameroon | ?–now | – | – |
| Adilson Tavares Varela |  Cape Verde | 2007–2013 | 99 | 2 |
| Ahmed Ouattara | Ivory Coast | 1998–1999 | 17 | 3 |
| Hervé Tum | Cameroon | 2001–2004 | – | – |
| Papa Malick Ba |  Senegal | 2005–2008 | 79 | 2 |
| Louis Crayton |  Liberia | 2005–2008 | 12 | 0 |
| Fwayo Tembo |  Zambia | 2010–2012 | 30 | 2 |
| Agent Sawu |  Zimbabwe | 1999–2000 | 8 | 0 |
| Genséric Kusunga | Angola | 2010–2013 | 13 | 0 |
| Mourad Bounoua |  Morocco | 1992–1994 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmond Ntiamoah | Ghana | 2000–2002 | 14 | 0 |
| Jean-Michel Tchouga | Cameroon | 2000–2003 | 47 | 13 |
| Oumar Kondé |  Congo | 1997–1998 | 58 | 0 |
| Olivier Boumelaha | Algeria | 1998–2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Sabri Boumelaha | Algeria | 2007–2011 | 43 | 0 |
| Virgile Boumelaha | Algeria | ?– | – | – |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).