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African Players in the Russian Premier League

172 players all-time · 14 now · 16 clubs

Playing in the Russian Premier League now (14)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Charles Kaboré Burkina FasoFC Dinamo MoscowMidfielder
Theo Bongonda DR CongoSpartak MoscowWing half
Jonathan Bamba Ivory CoastPFC CSKA MoscowMidfielder
Jordan Larsson Cape VerdeSpartak MoscowForward
Alexander Djiku GhanaSpartak MoscowDefender
Mohamed Konaté Burkina FasoFC Akhmat GroznyForward
Christopher Martins Cape VerdeSpartak MoscowMidfielder
Moussa Sissako MaliPFC SochiDefender
Ali Sowe GambiaFC RostovForward
Joel Fameyeh GhanaFC Baltika KaliningradForward
Abdoulaye Diallo SenegalFC OrenburgForward
Nathan Gassama MaliFC Baltika Kaliningrad
Maxime Sivis DR CongoFC OrenburgFull-back
Boni Amian Ivory CoastFC Khimki

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 3 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 4 playersTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 10 playersSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 16 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 37 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 10 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 7 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberia: 2 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 3 playersGuineaGreeceGhana: 12 playersGambia: 2 playersGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 14 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 7 playersCongo: 3 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 4 playersCameroon: 17 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 4 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngola: 6 playersAlgeria: 3 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Nigerian players in the Russian Premier League370
Cameroonian players in the Russian Premier League170
Senegalese players in the Russian Premier League161
Ivorian players in the Russian Premier League142
Ghanaian players in the Russian Premier League122
Moroccan players in the Russian Premier League100
South African players in the Russian Premier League100
Malian players in the Russian Premier League72
DR Congo players in the Russian Premier League72
Angolan players in the Russian Premier League60
Cape Verdean players in the Russian Premier League42
Burkinabé players in the Russian Premier League42
Tunisian players in the Russian Premier League40
Zambian players in the Russian Premier League30
Algerian players in the Russian Premier League30
Bissau-Guinean players in the Russian Premier League30
Congolese players in the Russian Premier League30
Liberia20
Gambia21

Best-known African players in the Russian Premier League

Adil Rami Adil RamiMorocco · b. 1985 Ahmed Musa Ahmed MusaNigeria · Kano Pillars F.C. Victor Moses Victor MosesNigeria · FC Kaisar Seydou Doumbia Seydou DoumbiaIvory Coast · b. 1985 Obafemi Martins Obafemi MartinsNigeria · b. 1984 Peter Odemwingie Peter OdemwingieNigeria · b. 1981 Alex Song Alex SongCameroon · b. 1987 João Mário João MárioAngola · AEK Athens F.C. Éder ÉderGuinea-Bissau · b. 1987 Keita Balde Keita BaldeSenegal · AC Monza Mubarak Wakaso Mubarak WakasoGhana · b. 1990 Victor Obinna Victor ObinnaNigeria · b. 1987 Mark González Mark GonzálezSouth Africa · b. 1984 Emmanuel Emenike Emmanuel EmenikeNigeria · b. 1987 Raïs M'Bolhi Raïs M'BolhiAlgeria · Al-Ettifaq FC Sani Kaita Sani KaitaNigeria · b. 1986 Charles Kaboré Charles KaboréBurkina Faso · FC Dinamo Moscow Yann M'Vila Yann M'VilaCongo · A.S.D. Sanremese Clinton Njie Clinton NjieCameroon · b. 1993 Dame N'Doye Dame N'DoyeSenegal · F.C. Copenhagen Mbark Boussoufa Mbark BoussoufaMorocco · b. 1984 MacBeth Sibaya MacBeth SibayaSouth Africa · b. 1977 Chidi Odiah Chidi OdiahNigeria · b. 1983 Theo Bongonda Theo BongondaDR Congo · Spartak Moscow