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African Players in the Primeira Liga

541 players all-time · 13 now · 22 clubs

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Playing in the Primeira Liga now (13)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Samu Aghehowa NigeriaFC PortoForward
Zaidu Sanusi NigeriaC.D. Santa ClaraFull-back
Ismaël Gharbi TunisiaS.C. BragaMidfielder
Abdoulay Diaby MaliSporting CPForward
Abdoulaye Ba SenegalMoreirense F.C.Defender
Malick Evouna GabonC.D. Santa ClaraForward
Geny Catamo MozambiqueSporting CPMidfielder
Souffian El Karouani MoroccoS.L. BenficaDefender
Kouassi Eboue Ivory CoastF.C. AroucaMidfielder
Yassir Zabiri MoroccoFC FamalicãoWinger
Oumar Diakhite SenegalClube Desportivo das AvesDefender
Philomon Baffour GhanaRio Ave F.C.Defender
Eddy Doué Ivory CoastC.F. Estrela da AmadoraMidfielder

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 3 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUganda: 4 playersTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 7 playersTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 10 playersSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 24 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and Principe: 6 playersRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 44 playersNigerNamibiaMozambique: 26 playersMorocco: 35 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 13 playersMalawiMadagascarLibya: 3 playersLiberia: 4 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 49 playersGuinea: 2 playersGreeceGhana: 27 playersGambiaGabon: 9 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. Guinea: 4 playersEgypt: 15 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 23 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 20 playersCongo: 2 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.: 2 playersCabo Verde: 76 playersCameroon: 28 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 10 playersBotswanaBenin: 4 playersBahrainAngola: 67 playersAlgeria: 15 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Cape Verdean players in the Primeira Liga760
Angolan players in the Primeira Liga670
Bissau-Guinean players in the Primeira Liga490
Nigerian players in the Primeira Liga442
Moroccan players in the Primeira Liga352
Cameroonian players in the Primeira Liga280
Ghanaian players in the Primeira Liga271
Mozambican players in the Primeira Liga261
Senegalese players in the Primeira Liga242
Ivorian players in the Primeira Liga232
DR Congo players in the Primeira Liga200
Algerian players in the Primeira Liga150
Egyptian players in the Primeira Liga150
Malian players in the Primeira Liga131
South African players in the Primeira Liga100
Burkinabé players in the Primeira Liga100
Gabonese players in the Primeira Liga91
Tunisian players in the Primeira Liga71
São Toméan players in the Primeira Liga60
Liberian players in the Primeira Liga40
Equatoguinean players in the Primeira Liga40
Ugandan players in the Primeira Liga40
Beninese players in the Primeira Liga40
Libyan players in the Primeira Liga30
Zambian players in the Primeira Liga30
Central African Republic20
Congo20
Guinea20

Best-known African players in the Primeira Liga

Vincent Aboubakar Vincent AboubakarCameroon · Bodrum FK Seydou Doumbia Seydou DoumbiaIvory Coast · b. 1985 Yakubu YakubuNigeria · b. 1982 Vozinha VozinhaCape Verde · Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo João Mário João MárioAngola · AEK Athens F.C. Benni McCarthy Benni McCarthySouth Africa · b. 1977 Lassad Nouioui Lassad NouiouiTunisia · b. 1986 William Carvalho William CarvalhoAngola · Palm City FC Christian Atsu Christian AtsuGhana · b. 1992 Éder ÉderGuinea-Bissau · b. 1987 Islam Slimani Islam SlimaniAlgeria · b. 1988 Z Ziad TlemçaniTunisia · b. 1963 M Michel PenséeCameroon · b. 1973 Gelson Martins Gelson MartinsCape Verde · Olympiacos F.C. Freddy Adu Freddy AduGhana · b. 1989 Mustapha Hadji Mustapha HadjiMorocco · b. 1971 Yacine Brahimi Yacine BrahimiAlgeria · b. 1990 Rafik Halliche Rafik HallicheAlgeria · b. 1986 Emmanuel Amunike Emmanuel AmunikeNigeria · b. 1970 Rabah Madjer Rabah MadjerAlgeria · b. 1958 Yannick Bolasie Yannick BolasieDR Congo · Cruzeiro E.C. Edmond Tapsoba Edmond TapsobaBurkina Faso · Bayer 04 Leverkusen Aly Cissokho Aly CissokhoSenegal · b. 1987 A Abel XavierMozambique · b. 1972