Nigerian players in the Scottish Premiership
21 players all-time · 3 active now
21 Nigerian footballers have played for Scottish Premiership clubs according to Wikidata, most often at Rangers F.C. (6), Aberdeen F.C. (4), Kilmarnock F.C. (3). 3 are in the league now: Joe Aribo, Afeez Aremu, Peter Ambrose.
| Player | Club(s) | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadiq Umar | Rangers F.C. | 2018–2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Sone Aluko | Rangers F.C., Aberdeen F.C. | 2007–2012 | 123 | 22 |
| Efe Ambrose | Celtic F.C. | 2012– | – | – |
| Maurice Edu | Rangers F.C. | 2008–2012 | 96 | 9 |
| Cyriel Dessers | Rangers F.C. | ?– | – | – |
| Joe Aribo now | Rangers F.C. | 2019–now | – | – |
| Juwon Oshaniwa | Heart of Midlothian F.C. | 2015– | – | – |
| Reuben Gabriel | Kilmarnock F.C. | 2013–2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Abiola Dauda | Heart of Midlothian F.C. | 2016–2016 | 8 | 3 |
| Rabiu Ibrahim | Kilmarnock F.C., Celtic F.C. | 2012–2014 | 17 | 0 |
| Edward Ofere | Dundee United F.C. | 2016– | – | – |
| Thomas Sowunmi | Hibernian F.C. | 2006–2007 | 5 | 0 |
| Dominic Iorfa | Falkirk F.C. | 1996–1996 | 4 | 1 |
| Afeez Aremu now | Aberdeen F.C. | 2026–now | – | – |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | Rangers F.C. | ?– | – | – |
| Chima Okorie | St. Mirren F.C. | 1994–1994 | 2 | 0 |
| Enoch Showunmi | Falkirk F.C. | 2010–2010 | 21 | 1 |
| Peter Ambrose now | Aberdeen F.C. | 2024–now | – | – |
| Papa Idris | Kilmarnock F.C. | 2013–2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Uchechi | Aberdeen F.C. | 2012–2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Olumide Durojaiye | Falkirk F.C. | ?– | – | – |