Nigerian players in the Russian First League
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22 Nigerian footballers have played for Russian First League clubs according to Wikidata, most often at FC Kuban Krasnodar (5), FC Alania Vladikavkaz (4), FC Dolgoprudny (4).
| Player | Club(s) | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sani Kaita | FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 2009–2010 | 23 | 0 |
| Dele Adeleye | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 2013–2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Augustine Eguavoen | FC Torpedo Moscow | 1997–1998 | 25 | 1 |
| Justice Christopher | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 2005–2006 | 7 | 0 |
| Isaac Okoronkwo | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 2005–2005 | 22 | 0 |
| Haruna Babangida | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 2009–2009 | 14 | 1 |
| Fegor Ogude | FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ?– | – | – |
| Kehinde Fatai | FC Ufa | 2016–2018 | 41 | 6 |
| Sylvester Igboun | FC Ufa | 2015– | – | – |
| Toto Tamuz | FC Ural Yekaterinburg | 2013–2013 | 7 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Okoduwa | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 2007–2009 | 15 | 1 |
| Abdulwaheed Afolabi | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 2012–2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Alfred | FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2025–2025 | 8 | 0 |
| Chidi Osuchukwu | FC Tom Tomsk | 2020–2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Adesoyye Oyevole | FC Ural Yekaterinburg | 2007–2015 | 126 | 5 |
| Joseph Adah | FC Dolgoprudny | 2021–2022 | 21 | 3 |
| Babajide Collins Babatunde | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 2010–2010 | 10 | 1 |
| Joseph Okoro | FC Dolgoprudny | 2021–2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawrence Nicholas | FC Dolgoprudny | ?– | – | – |
| Jonathan John | FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2024–2025 | 22 | 1 |
| Louis Udoh | FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 2003–2004 | 37 | 2 |
| Philip Ipole | FC Dolgoprudny | ?– | – | – |