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See how many nations have featured in the Premier League

9 Apr 2024
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We provide a continent-by-continent breakdown of the nationalities of players who have featured in the Premier League since 1992

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In the 2023/24 Premier League season, 68 nationalities are represented across all 20 clubs, underscoring the expansive geographic diversity of the League and its players.

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Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, a total of 137 nationalities have featured in the League with Syria and Guatemala being the most recent additions. Brighton & Hove Albion's Mahmoud Dahoud now represents Syria after playing for Germany and former Cardiff City player Nathaniel Mendez-Laing received a call-up for Guatemala in 2023.

Unsurprisingly, England tops the list of countries represented, with 1,683 players comprising 35 per cent of the 4,807 players who have played for a Premier League club since 1992.

Examining the player demographics across continents, Europe leads with the highest number of players, comprising 79.1 per cent (3,803), followed by Africa with 8.2 per cent (396). South America closely trails behind with 6.3 percent (304), while North and Central America have contributed 4.2 percent (201) of players. Oceania follows with 1.3 percent (60) of players, and Asia rounds off the list with 0.9 percent (43) of players.

The geographically smallest nation represented by any Premier League player is Gibraltar with an area of 6.7 km2.

See the full breakdown by continent below.

Europe
Nation Players Nation Players
England 1683 Finland 18
France 234 Iceland 18
Scotland 217 Israel 17
Rep of Ireland 200 Romania 16
Spain 165 Hungary 12
Netherlands 149 Ukraine 11
Wales 132 Bulgaria 9
Portugal 92 Russia 8
Italy 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7
Denmark 80 Slovenia 6
Germany 79 Georgia 5
Norway 75 Latvia 5
Sweden 72 North Macedonia 5
N Ireland 71 Kosovo 4
Belgium 69 Montenegro 4
Switzerland 37 Albania 3
Serbia 31 Cyprus 3
Croatia 30 Belarus 2
Greece 30 Estonia 2
Czechia 28 Lithuania 2
Poland 22 Armenia 1
Turkiye 22 Faroe Islands 1
Austria 21 Gibraltar 1
Slovakia 19 Malta 1
Africa
Nation Players Nation Players
Nigeria 57 Congo 4
Senegal 46 Togo 4
Cote d'Ivoire 42 Angola 3
Cameroon 35 Benin 3
Ghana 33 Burkina Faso 3
Morocco 25 Burundi 2
Congo DR 22 Cabo Verde 2
Algeria 19 Equatorial Guinea 2
Mali 19 Liberia 2
South Africa 16 Mauritania 2
Egypt 12 Seychelles 2
Tunisia 8 Central African Republic 1
Zimbabwe 7 Gambia 1
Guinea 6 Guinea-Bissau 1
Gabon 5 Kenya 1
Sierra Leone 5 Tanzania 1
Zambia 5    

 

South America 
Nation Players Nation Players
Brazil 115 Paraguay 9
Argentina 84 Peru 5
Uruguay 27 Guyana 4
Colombia 25 Bolivia 2
Chile 16 Venezuela 2
Ecuador 14 Suriname 1
North and Central America
Nation Players Nation Players
Jamaica 57 Barbados 4
USA 57 Bermuda 3
Canada 12 Grenada 3
Trinidad & Tobago 12 Guadeloupe 3
Mexico 11 Martinique 2
Curacao 9 Montserrat 2
Costa Rica 8 Cuba 1
Honduras 6 Dominican Republic 1
St. Kitts and Nevis 5 Guatemala 1
Antigua and Barbuda 4    

 

Oceania
Nation Players Nation Players
Australia 54 New Zealand 6
Asia
Nation Players Nation Players
Korea Republic 14 Oman 1
Japan 13 Pakistan 1
China PR 7 Philippines 1
IR Iran 5 Syria 1
Indonesia 1    

 

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