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African Players in the Eredivisie

278 players all-time · 19 now · 18 clubs

Playing in the Eredivisie now (19)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Sofyan Amrabat MoroccoAFC AjaxDefensive midfielder
Yves Bissouma MaliAFC AjaxMidfielder
Simon Adingra Ivory CoastAFC AjaxForward
Lassina Traoré Burkina FasoAFC AjaxForward
Tyronne Ebuehi NigeriaFC TwenteFull-back
Bruno Varela Cape VerdeAFC AjaxGoalkeeper
Iliass Bel Hassani MoroccoPEC ZwolleMidfielder
Younes Taha MoroccoFC TwenteAttacking midfielder
Gaoussou Diarra MaliFeyenoord RotterdamForward
Hamdi Akujobi NigeriaSC HeerenveenDefensive midfielder
David Sambissa GabonSC CambuurFull-back
Samya Hassani MoroccoSC TelstarForward
Kevin Bukusu AngolaN.E.C.Defender
Seydou Fini Ivory CoastExcelsior Rotterdam
Steven van der Sloot CameroonAFC AjaxFull-back
Neville Ogidi Nwankwo NigeriaFC UtrechtDefender
Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo NigeriaSC Telstar
Ronald Boakye GhanaADO Den HaagDefender
Modeste Duku DR CongoExcelsior RotterdamForward

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 2 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 5 playersTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 17 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 4 playersSeychellesSenegal: 3 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwanda: 2 playersQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 38 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 69 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 4 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 3 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 3 playersGuinea: 7 playersGreeceGhana: 40 playersGambia: 3 playersGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgypt: 4 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 11 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 14 playersCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 16 playersCameroon: 10 playersBurundi: 2 playersBurkina Faso: 5 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 10 playersAlgeriaAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Moroccan players in the Eredivisie694
Ghanaian players in the Eredivisie401
Nigerian players in the Eredivisie384
South African players in the Eredivisie170
Cape Verdean players in the Eredivisie161
DR Congo players in the Eredivisie141
Ivorian players in the Eredivisie112
Angolan players in the Eredivisie101
Cameroonian players in the Eredivisie101
Guinean players in the Eredivisie70
Burkinabé players in the Eredivisie51
Tunisian players in the Eredivisie50
Malian players in the Eredivisie42
Sierra Leonean players in the Eredivisie40
Egyptian players in the Eredivisie40
Liberian players in the Eredivisie30
Senegalese players in the Eredivisie30
Bissau-Guinean players in the Eredivisie30
Gambian players in the Eredivisie30
Rwanda20
Burundi20
Zambia20

Best-known African players in the Eredivisie

Memphis Depay Memphis DepayGhana · b. 1994 Hakim Ziyech Hakim ZiyechMorocco · Botafogo F.R. Salomon Kalou Salomon KalouIvory Coast · b. 1985 Andrcu Onana Andrcu OnanaCameroon · Trabzonspor Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo KanuNigeria · b. 1976 Nacer Chadli Nacer ChadliMorocco · b. 1989 Sofyan Amrabat Sofyan AmrabatMorocco · AFC Ajax Steven Pienaar Steven PienaarSouth Africa · b. 1982 Noussair Mazraoui Noussair MazraouiMorocco · Manchester United F.C. Wilfried Bony Wilfried BonyIvory Coast · b. 1988 Benni McCarthy Benni McCarthySouth Africa · b. 1977 Mohammed Kudus Mohammed KudusGhana · Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Ismael Saibari Ismael SaibariMorocco · FC Bayern Munich William Troost-Ekong William Troost-EkongNigeria · Al Ahli SC M Michael ObikuNigeria · b. 1968 Cheick Tioté Cheick TiotéIvory Coast · b. 1986 Nordin Amrabat Nordin AmrabatMorocco · b. 1987 Aaron Mokoena Aaron MokoenaSouth Africa · b. 1980 Mathias Jørgensen Mathias JørgensenGambia · F.C. Copenhagen Samuel Kuffour Samuel KuffourGhana · b. 1976 S Sunday OlisehNigeria · b. 1974 Zakaria Aboukhlal Zakaria AboukhlalMorocco · Torino FC Bernard Parker Bernard ParkerSouth Africa · b. 1986 Taiwo Awoniyi Taiwo AwoniyiNigeria · Nottingham Forest F.C.