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African Players in the Saudi Pro League

394 players all-time · 26 now · 23 clubs

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Playing in the Saudi Pro League now (26)

PlayerNationClubPosition
Yassine Bounou MoroccoAl Hilal SFCGoalkeeper
Kalidou Koulibaly SenegalAl Hilal SFCCentre-back
Idrissa Gueye SenegalAl-Diriyah ClubMidfielder
Thomas Partey GhanaAl-Shabab Football ClubMidfielder
Édouard Mendy SenegalAl Ahli FCGoalkeeper
Youssef En-Nesyri MoroccoAl Ittihad FCForward
Munir Mohand Mohamedi MoroccoAl Wehda FCGoalkeeper
Raïs M'Bolhi AlgeriaAl-Ettifaq FCGoalkeeper
Abdou Diallo SenegalAbhaCentre-back
Joshua King GambiaAl-Khaleej FCForward
Abderrazak Hamdallah MoroccoAl Ittihad FCForward
Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub EgyptAl-Ettifaq FCForward
Julio Tavares Cape VerdeAl-Faisaly FCForward
Ibtissam Jraïdi MoroccoAl Ahli FCForward
Cheikh Moulaye Ahmed MauritaniaAl-Khaleej FCForward
Ashleigh Plumptre NigeriaAl Ittihad FCDefender
Mohau Nkota South AfricaAl-Ettifaq FCWinger
Saad Bguir TunisiaAbhaMidfielder
Kader Keïta Ivory CoastAl-Riyadh SCMidfielder
Amir Sayoud AlgeriaAl-Tai FCMidfielder
Kennedy Boateng GhanaAl Fateh SCDefender
Karim El Berkaoui MoroccoAl-Raed FCForward
Salim Boukhanchouche AlgeriaAbhaMidfielder
Mohamed Fouzair MoroccoAl-Raed FCMidfielder
Emmanuel Banahene GhanaAl-AnsarDefender
Ali Badra Diabate Ivory CoastAl Qadsiah FC

Where they come from

ZimbabweZambia: 6 playersYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisia: 41 playersTogo: 6 playersTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudan: 10 playersSpainSouth Africa: 2 playersSomaliaSierra Leone: 4 playersSeychellesSenegal: 24 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 27 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMorocco: 58 playersW. SaharaMauritiusMauritania: 2 playersMaltaMali: 14 playersMalawiMadagascarLibya: 16 playersLiberia: 2 playersLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-Bissau: 2 playersGuinea: 9 playersGreeceGhana: 31 playersGambia: 5 playersGabon: 3 playersFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. Guinea: 3 playersEgypt: 29 playersDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'Ivoire: 22 playersDem. Rep. Congo: 11 playersCongo: 2 playersComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo Verde: 4 playersCameroon: 21 playersBurundiBurkina Faso: 3 playersBotswanaBeninBahrainAngolaAlgeria: 27 playersAfghanistan
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By nationality

NationAll-timeNow
Moroccan players in the Saudi Pro League587
Tunisian players in the Saudi Pro League411
Ghanaian players in the Saudi Pro League313
Egyptian players in the Saudi Pro League291
Nigerian players in the Saudi Pro League271
Algerian players in the Saudi Pro League273
Senegalese players in the Saudi Pro League244
Ivorian players in the Saudi Pro League222
Cameroonian players in the Saudi Pro League210
Libyan players in the Saudi Pro League160
Malian players in the Saudi Pro League140
DR Congo players in the Saudi Pro League110
Sudanese players in the Saudi Pro League100
Guinean players in the Saudi Pro League90
Zambian players in the Saudi Pro League60
Togolese players in the Saudi Pro League60
Gambian players in the Saudi Pro League51
Cape Verdean players in the Saudi Pro League41
Sierra Leonean players in the Saudi Pro League40
Burkinabé players in the Saudi Pro League30
Gabonese players in the Saudi Pro League30
Equatoguinean players in the Saudi Pro League30
Liberia20
South Africa21
Mauritania21
Congo20
Guinea-Bissau20

Best-known African players in the Saudi Pro League

Riyad Mahrez Riyad MahrezAlgeria · Al-Shamal Sports Club N'Golo Kanté N'Golo KantéMali · Fenerbahçe Istanbul Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon · Deportivo de A Coruña Sulley Muntari Sulley MuntariGhana · b. 1984 Ahmed Musa Ahmed MusaNigeria · Kano Pillars F.C. Yassine Bounou Yassine BounouMorocco · Al Hilal SFC Vincent Aboubakar Vincent AboubakarCameroon · Bodrum FK Kalidou Koulibaly Kalidou KoulibalySenegal · Al Hilal SFC Franck Kessié Franck KessiéIvory Coast · Atalanta BC Idrissa Gueye Idrissa GueyeSenegal · Al-Diriyah Club Thomas Partey Thomas ParteyGhana · Al-Shabab Football Club Wilfried Bony Wilfried BonyIvory Coast · b. 1988 Édouard Mendy Édouard MendySenegal · Al Ahli FC Youssef En-Nesyri Youssef En-NesyriMorocco · Al Ittihad FC Mbaye Niang Mbaye NiangSenegal · USL Dunkerque Romain Saïss Romain SaïssMorocco · b. 1990 Essam El-Hadary Essam El-HadaryEgypt · b. 1973 Éder ÉderGuinea-Bissau · b. 1987 Christian Atsu Christian AtsuGhana · b. 1992 Achille Emaná Achille EmanáCameroon · b. 1982 A Abdeljalil HaddaMorocco · b. 1972 Bafétimbi Gomis Bafétimbi GomisSenegal · b. 1985 Mubarak Wakaso Mubarak WakasoGhana · b. 1990 V Victor IkpebaNigeria · b. 1973