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African Players in the Bundesliga

338 players all-time · 29 now · 18 clubs

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Playing in the Bundesliga now (29)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Alphonso Davies LiberiaFC Bayern MunichFull-back
Yussuf Poulsen TanzaniaHamburger SVForward
Ismael Saibari MoroccoFC Bayern MunichAttacking midfielder
Serhou Guirassy GuineaBorussia DortmundForward
Ramy Bensebaini AlgeriaBorussia MönchengladbachCentre-back
Edmond Tapsoba Burkina FasoBayer 04 LeverkusenDefender
Victor Boniface NigeriaSV Werder BremenForward
Ellyes Skhiri Tunisia1. FC KölnMidfielder
Mitchell Weiser AlgeriaSV Werder BremenDefender
Ilaix Moriba GuineaRB LeipzigMidfielder
Bilal El Khannouss MoroccoVfB StuttgartAttacking midfielder
Amine Adli MoroccoBayer 04 LeverkusenMidfielder
Hamza Mendyl MoroccoSchalke 04Full-back
Neil El Aynaoui MoroccoRB LeipzigMidfielder
Guéla Doué Ivory CoastBayer 04 Leverkusen
Issa Kaboré Burkina FasoSV Werder BremenFull-back
Sacha Boey CameroonFC Bayern MunichFull-back
Almamy Touré MaliEintracht FrankfurtDefender
Terem Moffi NigeriaHamburger SVForward
Kasim Nuhu GhanaTSG 1899 HoffenheimDefender
Anthony Ujah Nigeria1. FC Union BerlinForward
Adam Aznou MoroccoFC Bayern MunichDefender
Nassim Boujellab MoroccoSchalke 04Midfielder
Felix Agu NigeriaSV Werder BremenFull-back
Tanguy Coulibaly Ivory CoastVfB StuttgartWing half
Felix Irorere NigeriaEintracht Frankfurt
Uchenna Ogundu NigeriaFC Augsburg
Derek Boakye Osei GhanaEintracht FrankfurtCentre-back
Jabez Makanda AngolaEintracht FrankfurtCentre-forward

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 3 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 21 playersTogo: 7 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 8 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 2 playersSeychelles: 2 playersSenegal: 18 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 40 playersNigerNamibia: 3 playersMozambique: 2 playersMorocco: 32 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 8 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuinea: 10 playersGreeceGhana: 56 playersGambia: 4 playersGabon: 2 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 6 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 16 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 16 playersCongo: 7 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 2 playersCameroon: 38 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 7 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 7 playersAlgeria: 12 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Ghanaian players in the Bundesliga562
Nigerian players in the Bundesliga406
Cameroonian players in the Bundesliga381
Moroccan players in the Bundesliga327
Tunisian players in the Bundesliga211
Senegalese players in the Bundesliga180
DR Congo players in the Bundesliga160
Ivorian players in the Bundesliga162
Algerian players in the Bundesliga122
Guinean players in the Bundesliga102
South African players in the Bundesliga80
Malian players in the Bundesliga81
Angolan players in the Bundesliga71
Burkinabé players in the Bundesliga72
Togolese players in the Bundesliga70
Congolese players in the Bundesliga70
Egyptian players in the Bundesliga60
Gambian players in the Bundesliga40
Namibian players in the Bundesliga30
Zambian players in the Bundesliga30
Mozambique20
Seychelles20
Sierra Leone20
Cape Verde20
Guinea-Bissau20
Gabon20

Best-known African players in the Bundesliga

Sami Khedira Sami KhediraTunisia · b. 1987 Achraf Hakimi Achraf HakimiMorocco · Paris Saint-Germain FC Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon · Deportivo de A Coruña Leroy Sané Leroy SanéSenegal · Galatasaray S.K. Kevin-Prince Boateng Kevin-Prince BoatengGhana · b. 1987 Serge Gnabry Serge GnabryIvory Coast · b. 1995 Alphonso Davies Alphonso DaviesLiberia · FC Bayern Munich Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting Éric Maxim Choupo-MotingCameroon · Red Bull New York Medhi Benatia Medhi BenatiaMorocco · b. 1987 Manuel Akanji Manuel AkanjiNigeria · Inter Milan Breel Embolo Breel EmboloCameroon · Atlanta United FC Ademola Lookman Ademola LookmanNigeria · Atlético Madrid Jay-Jay Okocha Jay-Jay OkochaNigeria · b. 1973 Steven Pienaar Steven PienaarSouth Africa · b. 1982 Joël Matip Joël MatipCameroon · b. 1991 Naby Keïta Naby KeïtaGuinea · Ferencvárosi TC Yussuf Poulsen Yussuf PoulsenTanzania · Hamburger SV Demba Ba Demba BaSenegal · b. 1985 Omar Marmoush Omar MarmoushEgypt · Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Nicolas Jackson Nicolas JacksonSenegal · Aston Villa F.C. Ismael Saibari Ismael SaibariMorocco · FC Bayern Munich Younès Belhanda Younès BelhandaMorocco · b. 1990 Wilfried Sanou Wilfried SanouBurkina Faso · b. 1984 Baba Rahman Baba RahmanGhana · b. 1994