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African Players in the Chinese Super League

145 players all-time · 1 now · 27 clubs

Playing in the Chinese Super League now (1)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui CameroonBeijing Guoan F.C.Defender

Where they come from

Zimbabwe: 3 playersZambia: 7 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 2 playersTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 2 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 5 playersSeychellesSenegal: 8 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 31 playersNigerNamibiaMozambique: 2 playersMorocco: 6 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 7 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 2 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuineaGreeceGhana: 10 playersGambia: 2 playersGabon: 2 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 3 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 9 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 9 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 2 playersCameroon: 20 playersBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 4 playersAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the Chinese Super League310
Cameroonian players in the Chinese Super League201
Ghanaian players in the Chinese Super League100
Ivorian players in the Chinese Super League90
DR Congo players in the Chinese Super League90
Senegalese players in the Chinese Super League80
Zambian players in the Chinese Super League70
Malian players in the Chinese Super League70
Moroccan players in the Chinese Super League60
Sierra Leonean players in the Chinese Super League50
Angolan players in the Chinese Super League40
Egyptian players in the Chinese Super League30
Zimbabwean players in the Chinese Super League30
Gambia20
Tunisia20
Guinea-Bissau20
Mozambique20
South Africa20
Gabon20
Cape Verde20
Liberia20

Best-known African players in the Chinese Super League

Didier Drogba Didier DrogbaIvory Coast · b. 1978 Mikel John Obi Mikel John ObiNigeria · b. 1987 Asamoah Gyan Asamoah GyanGhana · b. 1985 Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El ShaarawyEgypt · Genoa CFC Gervinho GervinhoIvory Coast · b. 1987 Obafemi Martins Obafemi MartinsNigeria · b. 1984 Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 Seydou Keita Seydou KeitaMali · b. 1980 Demba Ba Demba BaSenegal · b. 1985 Gaël Kakuta Gaël KakutaDR Congo · b. 1991 Frédéric baldi Frédéric baldiMali · b. 1977 Peter Utaka Peter UtakaNigeria · b. 1984 Mohamed Sissoko Mohamed SissokoMali · b. 1985 Stéphane Mbia Stéphane MbiaCameroon · b. 1986 Cédric Bakambu Cédric BakambuDR Congo · San Diego FC Ayoub El Kaabi Ayoub El KaabiMorocco · Olympiacos F.C. Simão Mate Junior Simão Mate JuniorMozambique · b. 1988 Brown Ideye Brown IdeyeNigeria · b. 1988 G Garba LawalNigeria · b. 1974 Abderrazak Hamdallah Abderrazak HamdallahMorocco · Al Ittihad FC Lee Addy Lee AddyGhana · b. 1990 Modeste Mbami Modeste MbamiCameroon · b. 1982 C Christopher KatongoZambia · b. 1982 Zakaria Labyad Zakaria LabyadMorocco · S.C. Corinthians Paulista