List of foreign Colombian league footballers

This is a list of foreign players in the Categoría Primera A and the Categoría Primera B. The following players:
 * 1) have not been capped for the Colombia national team on any level, independently from the birthplace.
 * 2) have been born in Colombia and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with Colombia.


 * In bold: players that currently plays in 2023 season of the Categoría Primera A or the Categoría Primera B, and his current club.
 * In italics: teams that were in the Categoría Primera B in that year.

Cameroon [[cameroon|🇨🇲]]

 * Thierry Fondjeu – Expreso Rojo, Alianza Petrolera – 2008, 2009
 * Jules Ntamak – Boyacá Chicó, Alianza Petrolera – 2008, 2009
 * Ernest Tchoupe – Girardot F.C., Expreso Rojo, Alianza Petrolera – 2008, 2008, 2009, 2010
 * Modeste M'bami – Millonarios – 2014

Equatorial Guinea

 * Carlos Bejarano – Córdoba, La Equidad, Independiente Medellín, América, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Unión Magdalena – 2006, 2007–2009, 2010–2012, 2012–2014, 2015–2019, 2019, 2020–2021, 2022–
 * Jimmy Bermúdez – Alianza Petrolera, Atlético Bucaramanga, Atlético Nacional, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2006, 2006, 2007–2009, 2010, 2011
 * Dio – Deportes Quindío – 2013
 * Mauricio Mina – Deportes Tolima, Dépor, Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Boyacá Chicó, Orsomarso – 2002–2004, 2005, 2006, 2007–2010, 2011, 2012–2014, 2015, 2015, 2016

Gabon [[gabon|🇬🇦]]

 * Pierre Aubameyang – Junior – 1996

Nigeria [[nigeria|🇳🇬]]

 * Usman Amodu – Llaneros F.C. – 2013
 * Robert Egbeta – Llaneros F.C. – 2013

Palestine

 * Pablo Abdala – Millonarios – 1994–1996

Timor-Leste

 * Franco Triana – Academia F.C. – 2010–2011
 * Rangel Hernández – Academia F.C. – 2011

Armenia [[armenia|🇦🇲]]

 * Mauro Guevgeozián – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2016

England [[england|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿]]

 * Neil Franklin – Santa Fe – 1950
 * Charlie Mitten – Santa Fe – 1950–1951
 * George Mountford – Santa Fe – 1950–1951
 * George Saunders – América, Fortaleza, Unión Magdalena, Patriotas, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2013, 2013–2014, 2014, 2015, 2015–2022, 2023–

France [[france|🇫🇷]]

 * Quentin Danloux – Patriotas Boyacá – 2020–

Hungary [[hungary|🇭🇺]]

 * Béla Sárosi – Junior, Millonarios – 1950–1951, 1955
 * Mihail Uram – Junior – 1951
 * Gyula Zsengellér – Deportivo Samarios – 1951–1953

Italy [[italy|🇮🇹]]

 * Luigi Di Franco – Deportivo Pereira – 1949–1950

Netherlands

 * André Krul – Boyacá Chico, Deportivo Pasto – 2012–2013, 2014

Romania [[romania|🇷🇴]]

 * Alejandro Negrescu – Junior, Deportivo Samarios – 1950–1951, 1951–1952

Scotland

 * Bobby Flavell – Millonarios – 1950

Spain [[spain|🇪🇸]]

 * Alfredo di Stéfano – Millonarios – 1949–1953
 * Diego Cascón – América – 2015
 * Diego Gregori – América, Envigado – 2014, 2015–2017
 * Héctor Rial – Santa Fe – 1948–1951
 * Jesús María Lires – Santa Fe – 1948–1950
 * Jesús Suárez – América – 2014
 * Jorge Brazalez – América – 2014
 * Mario Martínez Rubio – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015
 * Gorka Elustondo – Atlético Nacional – 2017

Switzerland

 * Johan Vonlanthen – Itagüí – 2011–2012

Yugoslavia

 * Dragoslav Šekularac – Santa Fe, Atlético Bucaramanga, Millonarios, América – 1969–1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

Canada [[canada|🇨🇦]]

 * Sérgio Clyde Rodríguez – Expreso Rojo – 2012
 * David Monsalve – América – 2015

Costa Rica

 * Carlos Alvarado Villalobos – América – 1947–1948, 1950
 * Max Villalobos – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1953

El Salvador [[el salvador|🇸🇻]]

 * Junior Burgos – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015

Guatemala

 * Alejandro Galindo – Atlético Juventud, Santa Fe – 2009–2010, 2011–2012
 * Ricardo Jerez, Jr. – Alianza Petrolera, Deportivo Cali – 2012–2017, 2017–

Honduras

 * Junior Sandoval – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015

Mexico [[mexico|🇲🇽]]

 * Jesús Soto – Alianza Petrolera – 2008
 * Sergio Blancas – Expreso Rojo – 2013
 * Mario García – Boyacá Chicó, Deportes Quindío – 2006–2012, 2013, 2014–2015
 * Erik Reyna – Valledupar F.C. – 2013

Nicaragua

 * Luis Copete – La Equidad – 2009

Panama [[panama|🇵🇦]]

 * Renán Addles – Atlético Huila – 2008
 * Edwin Aguilar – América, Real Cartagena – 2010, 2011
 * Abdiel Arroyo – Deportes Tolima – 2016
 * Felipe Baloy – Envigado, Independiente Medellín, Rionegro Águilas – 2001–2002, 2003, 2016
 * Nelson Barahona – Atlético Huila, Independiente Medellín, Itagüí, Alianza Petrolera – 2009, 2010–2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015–2016
 * Anthony Basile – Centauros Villavicencio – 2005
 * Roberto Chen – Rionegro Águilas – 2016
 * Gabriel Gómez – Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Deportivo Pereira, Santa Fe, La Equidad, Junior, Deportes Tolima, Atlético Bucaramanga – 2001–2003, 2004, 2005, 2006–2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017–2019
 * Amílcar Henríquez – Atlético Huila, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena, América – 2009–2012, 2012–2014, 2015, 2015–2016
 * Roderick Miller – Atlético Nacional – 2016–2017
 * Valentín Pimentel – La Equidad – 2016–2017
 * Luis Tejada – Deportes Tolima, Envigado, Once Caldas, América, Millonarios – 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
 * Gabriel Torres – La Equidad, América, Atlético Huila – 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010
 * Román Torres – Cortuluá, La Equidad, Junior, Atlético Nacional, Millonarios – 2006, 2007–2009, 2010, 2011, 2012–2015
 * Alejandro Vélez – Cortuluá, Atlético Huila – 2010, 2012

Trinidad and Tobago [[trinidad and tobago|🇹🇹]]

 * Clyde Leon – Itagüí – 2011

United States [[united states|🇺🇸]]

 * Jorge Acosta – Deportivo Cali – 1991–1995
 * Juan Agudelo – Millonarios – 2010
 * Carlos Llamosa – Atlético Huila – 1990–1991

Argentina [[argentina|🇦🇷]]

 * Lucas Abraham – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2003
 * Miguel Alba – Alianza Petrolera – 2013
 * Carlos Aldabe – Millonarios, Santa Fe – 1949, 1952
 * Roque Alfaro – América – 1981–1983
 * Oscar Altamirano – Deportivo Pasto – 2009
 * José Amarilla – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2008
 * Norberto Anido – Atlético Nacional – 1966
 * Germán Antón – Santa Fe – 1948
 * Germán Arangio – América – 2007
 * Horacio Marcelo Arce – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996
 * Raúl Aredes – Deportivo Cali – 1992–1993
 * Franco Armani – Atlético Nacional – 2013–2018
 * Leandro Armani – Santa Fe – 2006–2007
 * Jorge Artigas – Deportes Tolima, América – 2003–2004, 2011
 * Rodrigo Astudillo – Millonarios, América – 2008, 2008
 * Nicolás Ayr – Deportes Tolima, Atlético Huila – 2007–2008, 2009–2011
 * Juan Manuel Azconzábal – Independiente Medellín – 2006
 * Jorge Balbis – Santa Fe, América – 1988–1989, 1990–1992
 * Agustín Balbuena – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1976–1977
 * Humberto Ballesteros – Millonarios – 1975–1976
 * Federico Barrionuevo – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2010–2011
 * Pablo Batalla – Deportivo Cali – 2008
 * Edgardo Bauza – Junior – 1983–1985
 * Ariel Beltramo – Deportes Tolima – 1998
 * Ramón Benítez – Junior – 1989–1992
 * Raúl Bernao – Deportivo Cali – 1971–1973
 * Oscar Bernau – Santa Fe – 1948
 * Héctor Berón – Atlético Nacional – 1968
 * Carlos Biasutto – Millonarios – 1977–1978
 * Sebastián Blázquez – Deportivo Cali – 2009
 * Ramón Bóveda – Atlético Nacional – 1976–1977
 * José Luis Brown – Atlético Nacional – 1983–1984
 * Osvaldo Cabral – Águilas Doradas – 2013–2015
 * Oscar Calics – Atlético Nacional – 1971–1973
 * Amadeo Carrizo – Millonarios – 1969
 * Omar Oreste Corbatta – Independiente Medellín – 1965–1968
 * Julio Cozzi – Millonarios – 1949–1954
 * Lorenzo Delli – Santa Fe – 1948
 * Néstor Fabbri – América – 1992–1993
 * Julio César Falcioni – América – 1981–1989
 * Ernesto Farías – América – 2015–
 * Jorge Hugo Fernández – Atlético Nacional – 1970–1973
 * Juan Gilberto Funes – Millonarios – 1984–1986
 * Ricardo Gareca – América – 1985–1988
 * Sergio Goycochea – Millonarios – 1988–1990
 * Juan Lallana – Atlético Nacional – 1970–1971
 * Oscar Más – América – 1977–1978
 * Hugo Morales – Atlético Nacional – 2004–2006
 * Ramón Moyano – Atlético Nacional – 1954
 * Adolfo Pedernera – Millonarios – 1949–1953
 * Omar Pérez – Junior, Real Cartagena, Independiente Medellín, Santa Fe, Patriotas Boyacá – 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2007, 2008, 2009–2017, 2018, 2019
 * Gastón Pezzuti – Atlético Nacional – 2009–2012
 * René Pontoni – Santa Fe – 1949–1952
 * Ricardo Ramaciotti – Atlético Nacional – 1966
 * Néstor Rossi – Millonarios – 1949–1954
 * Oscar Rossi – Atlético Nacional – 1965
 * Lucas Scaglia – Once Caldas, Deportivo Cali – 2012–2013, 2013–2014
 * Alejandro Semenewicz – Atlético Nacional – 1977–1978
 * Lisandro Silva – Atlético Huila – 2012
 * Juan Urriolabeitia – Atlético Nacional – 1964

Bolivia [[bolivia|🇧🇴]]

 * Diego Cabrera – Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pasto, Deportes Tolima, Santa Fe, Itagüí – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
 * Marco Etcheverry – América – 1995
 * Leonardo Fernández – Atlético Nacional – 2005
 * Alcides Peña – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2016–2017
 * Juan Manuel Peña – Santa Fe – 1993–1996
 * Carlos Trucco – Deportivo Cali – 1990–1991
 * Víctor Ugarte – Once Caldas – 1959–1961
 * Joselito Vaca – Deportivo Pasto – 2012

Brazil [[brazil|🇧🇷]]

 * Anselmo de Almeida – Deportivo Pereira, Independiente Medellín, Junior – 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2013
 * Alfredo Pereira – Santa Fe – 1961
 * Arílson – Santa Fe – 2004
 * Ary Goncalvez – Santa Fe – 1966
 * Aylton Peixoto – Santa Fe –
 * Bahiano – Santa Fe –
 * Casimiro Marin – Santa Fe – 1963
 * Claudionor Cardozo – Santa Fe – 1965–1968
 * Eduardo Ghilio – Santa Fe – 1979
 * Flodoaldo Soarez – Santa Fe – 1965
 * Garrincha – Junior – 1968
 * Gelson Viera – Santa Fe – 1966
 * Guilherme Barbosa – Deportivo Pereira – 2007
 * Heleno de Freitas – Junior – 1949–1950
 * Jair Gómez dos Santos – Santa Fe –
 * Joao Carlos de Araujo – Santa Fe – 1965
 * Jose Marin – Santa Fe – 1963–1965
 * Luis Carlos Franca – Santa Fe – 1966
 * Luiz Borracha – Atlético Nacional – 1953–1954
 * Marcelo Ramos – Atlético Nacional – 2005–2007
 * Milton Netto – Santa Fe – 1965
 * Nadyr Pretes – Santa Fe – 1966
 * Newton López – Santa Fe – 1966
 * Odymar Dos Santos – Santa Fe –
 * Paulo Pisanechi – Santa Fe – 1963
 * Pipico – Santa Fe –
 * Roberto Mainente – Santa Fe – 1963
 * Ronaille Calheira – Deportes Quindío, América, Atlético Huila – 2008, 2011, 2011
 * Sapuca – Santa Fe –
 * Tim – Junior – 1950–1951
 * Toninho Dos Santos – Deportivo Cali, Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996, 1996
 * Valdomiro – Millonarios – 1980–1981
 * Víctor Ephanor – Junior, Independiente Medellín, Unión Magdalena – 1972, 1974–1975, 1976, 1984
 * Waldinho Ferreyra – Santa Fe – 1966
 * Waltinho – Santa Fe – 1966–1969, 1971–1973
 * Wilson Pimentel – Santa Fe – 1963

Chile

 * Jorge Aravena – Deportivo Cali – 1986–1988
 * Francisco Arrué – Atlético Nacional – 2008–2009
 * Sebastián Toro – Junior – 2016
 * Oscar Wirth – Independiente Medellín – 1990–1993

Ecuador [[ecuador|🇪🇨]]

 * Daniel Angulo – Santa Fe – 2015–2016
 * Nicolás Asencio – Millonarios – 2001
 * Jimmy Blandón – Millonarios – 1998
 * Iván Hurtado – Atlético Nacional, Millonarios – 2007, 2008–2009
 * Edwin Tenorio – Deportivo Pereira – 2009–2010

Paraguay

 * Arnaldo Alonso – Deportivo Pasto – 2007–2009
 * Saturnino Arrúa – América – 1981–1982
 * Víctor Hugo Ávalos – Independiente Medellín – 1993
 * Walter Avalos – Deportes Tolima – 1997
 * Carlos Báez – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2010
 * Nery Bareiro – Deportivo Cali – 2013
 * Jorge Battaglia – Independiente Medellín – 1998
 * Juan Manuel Battaglia – América, Deportivo Pereira – 1979–1989, 1989
 * Guillermo Beltrán – Once Caldas – 2011–2012
 * Ever Benítez – Atlético Bucaramanga, Alianza Petrolera – 2007, 2007–2009
 * Gustavo Benítez – Atlético Nacional – 1985–1987
 * Silvio Benítez – América – 1967–1968
 * Aldo Bobadilla – Independiente Medellín – 2007–2010
 * Roberto Cabañas – América, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena – 1984–1987, 1996, 2000
 * Fabio Escobar – Atlético Huila – 2013
 * Edison Giménez – Deportivo Pereira, Medellín, Deportivo Cali, La Equidad, Itagüí, Unión Magdalena – 2009, 2010, 2010–2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016
 * Digno González – Atlético Huila, Real Cartagena – 2012, 2012
 * Gerardo González Aquino – América – 1979–1985
 * Rogerio Leichtweis – Deportes Tolima – 2013
 * Marcos Melgarejo – Deportes Tolima – 2016
 * Christian Ovelar – Millonarios – 2016
 * Roberto Paredes – Atlético Nacional – 1985
 * Arnaldo Pereira – Alianza Petrolera – 2013–2014
 * Anthony Silva – Deportes Tolima – 2010–2014
 * Joel Silva – Deportes Tolima – 2015–2018
 * Luciano Vera – Atlético Nacional – 2005–2006
 * Carlos Villagra – Deportivo Pasto, Millonarios, Atlético Nacional, Deportes Quindío, Atlético Huila, Deportivo Pereira – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2011

Peru [[peru|🇵🇪]]

 * Ronald Baroni – Deportivo Cali – 1999–2002
 * Juan José Barros – Deportivo Cali – 1997
 * Félix Castillo – América – 1950–1951
 * César Cueto – Atlético Nacional – 1978–1983
 * Guillermo La Rosa – Atlético Nacional – 1979–1983
 * Miguel Loayza – Deportivo Cali – 1969–1970
 * Valeriano López – Deportivo Cali – 1949–1950, 1961
 * Juan Carlos Mariño – Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali – 2009, 2009
 * Roberto Merino – Deportes Tolima – 2013
 * Franco Navarro – Independiente Medellín – 1984–1986
 * Percy Olivares – Deportivo Cali – 1991–1992
 * Roberto Palacios – Deportivo Cali – 2004–2005
 * Hugo Sotil – Independiente Medellín – 1979–1980
 * Julio César Uribe – Junior, América, Independiente Medellín, Envigado – 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1992

Uruguay

 * Manuel Abreu – Santa Fe – 2007
 * Héctor Acuña – Deportes Tolima – 2014–2015
 * Carlos Aguilera – Independiente Medellín – 1985
 * Guillermo Almada – América – 1996
 * Lucero Álvarez – Deportivo Pasto – 2013–2014
 * Fernando Álvez – Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín – 1986–1987, 1991–1992
 * Jorge Anchén – Deportivo Pasto – 2011
 * Andrés Aparicio – Junior – 2006
 * Claudio Arturi – Once Caldas, Independiente Medellín – 1997, 1999
 * Pablo Aurrecochea – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2008
 * Alcides Bandera – Centauros Villavicencio – 2003
 * Adolfo Barán – Cúcuta Deportivo, Santa Fe – 1982, 1991–1992
 * Luis Barbat – Independiente Medellín, Deportes Tolima, América, Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996–1997, 1997–1999, 2000–2002, 2007
 * Martín Barlocco – Pumas de Casanare, Deportes Quindio – 2003, 2004
 * Deivis Barone – Junior – 2005
 * Adrián Berbia – América, Junior, Real Cartagena – 2008, 2009–2010, 2011
 * Gustavo Biscayzacú – Deportivo Cali, Deportes Quindío – 2011–2012, 2013
 * Diego Bonilla – Millonarios, Atlético Bucaramanga – 2007, 2008
 * Leonardo Burián – Deportes Tolima – 2014
 * Juan Castillo – Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Patriotas – 2010, 2014, 2015–2016
 * Jorge da Silva – América, Millonarios – 1991–1994, 1995
 * Shubert Gambetta – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1949
 * Nelson Gutiérrez – Atlético Nacional – 1985
 * Mario Leguizamón – Atlético Huila – 2013
 * Eber Moas – América – 1995
 * Sergio Santín – Atlético Nacional – 1981–1983
 * Alexis Viera – América, Dépor – 2009–2010, 2013–2014, 2015
 * Sebastián Viera – Junior – 2011–
 * Nicolás Vikonis – Atlético Bucaramanga, Patriotas, Millonarios – 2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2017
 * Ramón Villaverde – Cúcuta Deportivo, Millonarios – 1950–1952, 1953–1954

Venezuela [[venezuela|🇻🇪]]

 * Alejandro Cichero – Millonarios – 2010–2011
 * Dany Cure – Once Caldas, Rionegro Águilas – 2016, 2017
 * Rafael Dudamel – Atlético Huila, Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios, Cortuluá, América – 1994, 1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2001–2002, 2004, 2007–2008
 * Juan Manuel Falcón – Santa Fe – 2016
 * Alejandro Guerra – Atlético Nacional – 2014–2016
 * Wuiswell Isea – Atlético Huila – 2013
 * Franklin Lucena – Once Caldas – 2015–2016
 * Armando Maita – Atlético Huila – 2013
 * Grenddy Perozo – Boyacá Chicó – 2010–2012
 * Jorge Rojas – Atlético Nacional – 2004–2006
 * José Manuel Rey – Atlético Nacional – 2006
 * Luis Manuel Seijas – Santa Fe – 2008–2011, 2014–2016
 * Oswaldo Vizcarrondo – Once Caldas – 2010