African Players at Liverpool F.C.

United Kingdom · Premier League · founded 1892 · Anfield

41African players

4Nations (3+)

2Current

Liverpool F.C. have fielded 41 African players from 16 countries according to Wikidata.

The best-represented nation is South Africa with 11 players.

The earliest arrival on record is Gordon Hodgson (1925).

2 African players currently on the books: Billy Koumetio and Rinsola Babajide.

Gordon Hodgson scored the most goals for the club among them (233).

Nationalities on the map

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Player	Nation	Years	Apps	Goals
Mohamed Salah	Egypt	2017–2026	315	191
Mario Balotelli	Ghana	2014–2016	16	1
Kolo Touré	Ivory Coast	2013–2016	71	1
Djibril Cissé	Ivory Coast	2004–2007	49	13
Victor Moses	Nigeria	2013–2014	19	1
Joël Matip	Cameroon	2016–2024	150	9
Mamadou Sakho	Senegal	2013–2017	56	2
Naby Keïta	Guinea	2018–2023	84	7
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2002–2004	58	3
Mohamed Sissoko	Mali	2005–2008	51	1
Mark González	South Africa	2005–2007	50	4
Rigobert Song	Cameroon	1999–2000	34	0
Taiwo Awoniyi	Nigeria	2015–2021	0	0
Abel Xavier	Mozambique	2001–2003	28	2
Aly Cissokho	Senegal	2013–2014	15	0
Charles Itandje	Cameroon	2007–2011	–	–
Oussama Assaidi	Morocco	2012–2015	12	0
Nabil El Zhar	Morocco	2006–2011	21	0
Steven Caulker	Sierra Leone	2016–	–	–
Bruce Grobbelaar	Zimbabwe	1981–1994	440	0
Carl Medjani	Algeria	2003–2006	0	0
Salif Diao	Senegal	2002–2007	37	1
Djimi Traoré	Mali	1999–2006	88	0
Titi Camara	Guinea	1999–2000	33	9
Chris Mavinga	DR Congo	2009–2011	–	–
Toni Silva	Guinea-Bissau	2011–2012	0	0
Gordon Hodgson	South Africa	1925–1936	358	233
Yasser Larouci	Algeria	?–	–	–
Sean Dundee	South Africa	1998–1999	3	0
Billy Koumetio now	Cameroon	2018–now	–	–
Rinsola Babajide now	Nigeria	2018–now	33	21
Stephen Sama	Cameroon	2012–2014	0	0
Berry Nieuwenhuys	South Africa	1933–1947	239	74
Hugh Gerhardi	South Africa	1952–1953	6	0
Arthur Riley	South Africa	?–	–	–
Harman van den Berg	South Africa	1937–1939	19	3
Lance Carr	South Africa	1933–1936	31	8
Dirk Kemp	South Africa	?–	–	–
Henoc Mukendi	DR Congo	2012–2014	0	0
Robert Priday	South Africa	?–	–	–
Doug Rudham	South Africa	1954–1960	63	0

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