African Players at West Ham United F.C.
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50African players
9Nations (3+)
3Current
West Ham United F.C. have fielded 50 African players from 17 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Senegal with 10 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Leroy Rosenior (1988).
3 African players currently on the books: Saïd Benrahma, Maxwel Cornet and Adama Boiro.
Frédéric baldi scored the most goals for the club among them (29).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrice Evra |  Senegal | 2018–2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Samir Nasri |  Algeria | 2018–2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Dimitri Payet |  Réunion | 2015–2017 | 48 | 11 |
| André Ayew |  Ghana | 2016–2018 | 43 | 9 |
| Victor Moses |  Nigeria | 2015–2016 | 21 | 1 |
| Alex Song |  Cameroon | 2014– | 28 | 0 |
| Sofiane Feghouli | Algeria | 2016–2017 | 21 | 3 |
| Demba Ba | Senegal | 2011–2011 | 12 | 7 |
| João Mário |  Angola | 2018–2018 | 13 | 2 |
| Benni McCarthy |  South Africa | 2010–2011 | 11 | 0 |
| Marouane Chamakh |  Morocco | 2013–2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohammed Kudus | Ghana | 2023–2025 | 65 | 13 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka now |  DR Congo | 2024–now | 61 | 2 |
| Nayef Aguerd now | Morocco | 2022–now | 39 | 3 |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | Senegal | 2014–2018 | 129 | 12 |
| Frédéric baldi |  Mali | 2000–2003 | 84 | 29 |
| Marc-Vivien Foé | Cameroon | 1999–2000 | 38 | 1 |
| Papa Bouba Diop | Senegal | 2011–2012 | 16 | 1 |
| John Paintsil | Ghana | 2006–2008 | 19 | 0 |
| Victor Obinna | Nigeria | 2010–2011 | 25 | 3 |
| Issa Diop | Morocco | 2018–2022 | 121 | 8 |
| Emmanuel Emenike | Nigeria | 2016–2016 | 13 | 0 |
| Rigobert Song | Cameroon | 2000–2002 | 24 | 0 |
| Arthur Masuaku | DR Congo | ?– | – | – |
| Diafra Sakho | Senegal | 2014– | – | – |
| Mido |  Egypt | 2010–2010 | 9 | 0 |
| Saïd Benrahma now | Algeria | 2020–now | – | – |
| Abdoulaye Faye | Senegal | 2011–2012 | 29 | 0 |
| Maxwel Cornet now |  Ivory Coast | 2022–now | 21 | 1 |
| Guy Demel | Ivory Coast | 2011–2015 | 76 | 1 |
| Henri Camara | Senegal | 2007–2008 | 10 | 0 |
| Mohamed Diamé | Senegal | 2012–2014 | 71 | 7 |
| Pedro Obiang |  Equatorial Guinea | 2015– | – | – |
| El Hadji Malick Diouf | Senegal | 2025–2026 | 33 | 0 |
| Modibo Maïga | Mali | 2012–2015 | 34 | 4 |
| Manuel da Costa | Morocco | 2009–2011 | 31 | 3 |
| Abdul Razak | Ivory Coast | 2014–2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Diangana | DR Congo | ?– | – | – |
| Titi Camara |  Guinea | 2000–2003 | 14 | 0 |
| Hérita Ilunga | DR Congo | 2008–2012 | 66 | 0 |
| Domingos Quina |  Guinea-Bissau | ?– | – | – |
| Kaba Diawara | Guinea | 2001–2001 | 11 | 0 |
| Adama Boiro now | Senegal | 2026–now | – | – |
| Pelly Ruddock | DR Congo | 2011–2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Berry Nieuwenhuys | South Africa | ?– | – | – |
| Samassi Abou | Ivory Coast | 1997–2000 | 22 | 5 |
| Leroy Rosenior |  Sierra Leone | 1988–1992 | 53 | 15 |
| Romarin Billong | Cameroon | 1999–2000 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Uchechi | Nigeria | 2009–2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Sekou Baradji | Mali | 2005–2006 | 0 | 0 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).