List of Philippines international footballers born outside the Philippines
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This is a list of foreign-born football players who played for the Philippines national football team. Players born in countries other than the Philippines including those born in diaspora may qualify for the Philippines team through Filipino parents or grandparents, or through naturalization as Philippine citizens.
The Philippines is noted for including Filipinos of foreign-descent in their national football teams.{{cite news |title=AFC Asian Cup: former official says Philippines was built by 'half-breeds' |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2181099/afc-asian-cup-half-breed-pilipinas-players-symbolise-what-it-means-be |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=South China Morning Post |date=8 January 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=There Is No Evidence Of Naturalized Players Bringing Achievements |url=https://voi.id/en/bernas/136907/there-is-no-evidence-of-naturalized-players-bringing-achievements |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan |date=19 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Francia |first1=Luis H. |title=To be or not to be Filipino |url=https://usa.inquirer.net/94124/to-be-or-not-to-be-filipino |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=INQUIRER.net USA |date=22 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Masoy |first1=Niel Victor |title=Fil-foreign booters: We're Filipino enough |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/02/08/sports/fil-foreign-booters-were-filipino-enough/1832133 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=The Manila Times |date=8 February 2022 |language=en}} Most of these players are born abroad. They have naturalized only one player without any Filipino ancestry so far – Bienvenido Marañón
This list excludes players with non-Filipino heritage such as Filipino-Japanese Daisuke Sato (Davao-born), Filipino-Iranian Misagh Bahadoran (Pampanga-born) and Simone Rota (adopted by Italian parents). This only includes players that have made at least one international cap for the Philippine national team.
List of players
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=Men=
==List==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player !Place of birth !First cap{{efn|name=senior-men|For the senior Philippine national team only}} !Last cap{{efn|name=senior-men}} !class="unsortable"|Filipino ancestry{{efn|name=ancestry|Guide: Maternal – ancestry through Filipino mother Paternal – ancestry through Filipino father Full – ancestry through both Filipino parents}} !Ref |
| {{sortname|Leigh|Gunn}}
|{{flag|Australia}} (Sydney) | 1999 | 2011 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Aly|Borromeo}}
|{{flag|United States}} (San Francisco) | 2004 | 2011 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Anton|del Rosario}}
|{{flag|United States}} (San Francisco) | 2004 | 2014 | Full{{efn|name=delrosario|Conflicting information. Del Rosario describes himself to be of full Filipino ancestry though he also noted that his mother is a Spaniard based in Quezon City.}} |
| {{sortname|Chris|Greatwich}}
|{{flag|England}} (Westminster) | 2004 | 2014 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|James|Younghusband}}
|{{flag|England}} (Ashford, Surrey) | 2006 | 2019 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Phil|Younghusband}}
|{{flag|England}} (Ashford, Surrey) | 2006 | 2019 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Phil|Greatwich}}
|{{flag|England}} (Brighton) | 2006 | 2008 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Neil|Etheridge}}
|{{flag|England}} (London) | 2008 | present | Maternal | {{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20110110/281775625601086 |title=Etheridge: A man with vision for Philippine football |publisher=Philippine Index |author=Noguera, Emil C. |date=10 January 2011 |access-date=31 March 2011 |via=The Press Reader}}{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Bong |title='Best feeling ever': Bienve Marañon relishes first game with PH Azkals |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/444078/best-feeling-ever-bienve-maranon-relishes-first-game-with-ph-azkals |access-date=9 December 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=9 December 2021 |language=en}} |
| {{sortname|Simon|Greatwich}}
|{{flag|England}} (Brighton) | 2008 | 2016 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Jason|de Jong}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}} (Breda) | 2008 | 2016 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Rob|Gier}}
|{{flag|England}} (Ascot) | 2009 | 2015 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Gino|Pavone}}
|{{flag|United States}} (San Francisco) | 2010 | 2010 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Manuel|Ott}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Munich) | 2010 | present | Maternal | {{cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/manuel-ott/|title=Profile|language=de|publisher=weltfussball.de}}{{cite web |url=http://www.merkur.de/lokales/dachau/landkreis/manuel-will-philippinen-endrunde-fuehren-504049.html|title=Manuel Ott will die Philippinen zur Endrunde führen|publisher=Merkur|date=27 October 2009|accessdate=7 October 2016}} |
| {{sortname|Jerry|Lucena}}
|{{flag|Denmark}} (Aarhus) | 2011 | 2015 |Paternal | |
| {{sortname|Ángel|Guirado }}
|{{flag|Spain}} (Málaga) | 2011 | 2021 | Maternal | {{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/03/04/11/fil-spanish-striker-excited-play-azkals|title=Fil-Spanish striker excited to play for Azkals|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|last=Gasgonia|first=Dennis|date=4 March 2011|access-date=5 March 2011}} |
| {{sortname|Paul|Mulders}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}} (Amsterdam) | 2011 | 2018 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Nate|Burkey}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Washington, D.C.) | 2011 | 2014 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Roland|Müller}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Cologne) | 2011 | 2017 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Mark|Hartmann}}
|{{flag|England}} (Southampton) | 2011 | 2023 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Matthew|Hartmann}}
|{{flag|England}} (Southampton) | 2011 | 2011 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Carli|de Murga}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (El Puerto de Santa Maria) | 2011 | 2023 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Jeffrey|Christiaens}}
|{{flag|Belgium}} (Brussels) | 2011 | 2018 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Dennis|Cagara}}
|{{flag|Denmark}} (Glostrup) | 2011 | 2014 | Paternal | {{cite news | first = Peter | last = Sloth | title = Supertalenterne: Skole-hader | newspaper = Ekstra Bladet | date = 26 December 2002 | language = Danish}} |
| {{sortname|Oliver|Pötschke}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Berlin) | 2011 | 2011 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Lexton|Moy}}
|{{flag|United States}} (New York) | 2011 | 2013 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Stephan|Schröck}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Schweinfurt) | 2011 | 2024 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Denis|Wolf}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Hanover) | 2012 | 2012 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Marwin|Angeles}}
|{{flag|Italy}} (Venice) | 2012 | 2018 | Full | |
| {{sortname|Marvin|Angeles}}
|{{flag|Italy}} (Venice) | 2012 | 2012 | Full | |
| {{sortname|Juan Luis|Guirado}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (Málaga) | 2012 | 2016 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Patrick|Reichelt}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (East Berlin) | 2012 | 2024 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Matthew|Uy}}
|{{flag|United States}} (New Hyde Park) | 2012 | 2012 | Paternal | |
| {{sortname|OJ|Porteria}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Richmond) | 2012 | present | Full | |
| {{sortname|Demitrius|Omphroy}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Alameda) | 2012 | 2012 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Javier|Patiño}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (San Sebastián de los Reyes) | 2013 | 2019 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Martin|Steuble}}
|{{flag|Switzerland}} (Schlieren) | 2014 | 2021 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Kenshiro|Daniels}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Columbus, Ohio) | 2014 | present | Maternal | {{cite web |title=Kenshiro Daniels: Kicking Back |url=https://www.kayafc.com/feature/kenshiro-daniels-kicking-back/ |publisher=Kaya FC–Iloilo |access-date=12 March 2022 |date=5 October 2014}} |
| {{sortname|Charley|Pettys}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Irvine, California) | 2014 | 2014 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Nick|O'Donnell|Nick O'Donnell (footballer)}}
|{{flag|Canada}} (Toronto) | 2014 | 2018 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Curt|Dizon}}
|{{flag|England}} (London) | 2014 | 2019 | Full | |
| {{sortname|Álvaro|Silva|Álvaro Silva (footballer)}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (Andujar) | 2014 | 2019 | Paternal | |
| {{sortname|Satoshi|Otomo}}
|{{flag|Japan}} (Sakae, Chiba) | 2014 | 2014 | Maternal | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}} |
| {{sortname|Tomas|Trigo}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (Pamplona) | 2014 | 2014 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Iain|Ramsay}}
|{{flag|Australia}} (Perth) | 2015 | 2022 | Maternal | {{cite news|last1=Dasey|first1=Jason|title=A-League star Iain Ramsay prepares for Philippines debut in AFC World Cup qualifying|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc/aleague-star-iain-ramsay-prepares-for-philippines-debut-in-afc-world-cup-qualifying-20150611-ghlh5t.html|access-date=16 May 2016|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 June 2015}}{{cite news |title=Fil-foreign Azkals proud to play for flag and country |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/29/15/fil-foreign-azkals-proud-play-flag-and-country |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=30 August 2015}} |
| {{sortname|Dennis|Villanueva}}
|{{flag|Italy}} (Rome) | 2015 | present | Paternal | {{cite web |title=DENNIS JARAMEL VILLANUEVA |url=http://theazkals.com/player/dennis-jaramel-villanueva-2/ |website=The Azkals |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405072356/http://theazkals.com/player/dennis-jaramel-villanueva-2/ |archive-date=5 April 2016}} |
| {{sortname|Luke|Woodland}}
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} (Abu Dhabi) | 2015 | 2021 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Kevin|Ingreso}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Hamburg) | 2015 | present | Paternal |
| {{sortname|Stephan|Palla}}
|{{flag|Austria}} (Mauerbach) | 2015 | 2019 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Hikaru|Minegishi}}
|{{flag|Japan}} (Sendai, Miyagi) | 2016 | 2023 | Maternal | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}} |
| {{sortname|Mike|Ott}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Munich) | 2016 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Dominic|del Rosario}}
|{{flag|Australia}} (Sydney) | 2016 | 2016 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Miguel|Tanton}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Santa Clara, California) | 2016 | 2019 | | |
| {{sortname|Junior|Muñoz}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}} (Haarlem) | 2016 | 2018 | | |
| {{sortname|Dylan|De Bruycker}}
|{{flag|Belgium}} (Ghent) | 2017 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Adam|Reed|Adam Reed (footballer, born 1991)}}
|{{flag|England}} (Hartlepool) | 2017 | 2019 | | |
| {{sortname|James|Hall|James Hall (footballer)}}
|{{flag|Scotland}} (Glasgow) | 2017 | 2017 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Michael|Falkesgaard}}
|{{flag|Denmark}} (Kastrup) | 2018 | 2019 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|John-Patrick|Strauß}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Wetzlar) | 2018 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Amin|Nazari}}
|{{flag|Sweden}} (Malmö) | 2018 | 2021 | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Christian|Rontini}}
|{{flag|Italy}} (Bagno a Ripoli) | 2019 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Oliver|Bias}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Johanngeorgenstadt) | 2021 | 2023 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Kevin Ray|Mendoza}}
|{{flag|Denmark}} (Herning) | 2021 | present | | |
| {{sortname|Michael|Kempter}}
|{{flag|Switzerland}} (Schlieren) | 2021 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Oskari|Kekkonen}}
|{{flag|Finland}} (Kotka) | 2021 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Jefferson|Tabinas}}
|{{flag|Japan}} (Shinjuku, Tokyo) | 2021 | present | | {{citation needed|date=May 2022}} |
| {{sortname|Bernd|Schipmann}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Münster) | 2021 | 2021 | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Bienvenido|Marañón}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (El Puerto de Santa María) | 2021 | present | None (Naturalized) | {{cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/408842/in-maranon-a-filipino-at-heart-even-with-papers-still-pending|title=In Maranon, a Filipino at heart even with papers still pending|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|first=Louie Greg A.|last=Rivera|date=15 November 2020|access-date=15 November 2020}} |
| {{sortname|Jesper|Nyholm}}
|{{flag|Sweden}} (Uppsala) | 2021 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Mark|Winhoffer}}
|{{flag|United States}} (New York) | 2021 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Kike|Linares}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (Cádiz) | 2022 | present | Paternal | |
| {{sortname|Diego|Bardanca}}
|{{flag|Spain}} (León, Spain) | 2022 | present | | |
| {{sortname|Gerrit|Holtmann}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Bremen) | 2022 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Simen|Lyngbø}}
|{{flag|Norway}} (Bærum) | 2022 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Jesse|Curran}}
|{{flag|Australia}} (Tasmania) | 2022 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Sebastian|Rasmussen}}
|{{flag|Denmark}} (Aarhus) | 2022 | present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Harry|Föll}}
|{{flag|Germany}} (Offenburg) | 2022 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Anthony|Pinthus}}
|{{flag|Switzerland}} (Solothurn) | 2022 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Julian|Schwarzer}}
|{{flag|England}} (Harrogate) | 2022 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Paul|Tabinas}}
|{{flag|Japan}} (Shinjuku, Tokyo) | 2022 | present | | |
| {{sortname|Santiago|Rublico}}
| {{flag|Spain}} (Madrid) |2023 |present |Full |
| {{sortname|John|Lucero}}
| {{flag|England}} (Brighton) |2023 |present |Full | |
| {{sortname|Griffin|McDaniel}}
| {{flag|United States}} (Orange County) |2023 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Dennis|Chung}}
| {{flag|Germany}} (Berlin) |2023 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Gavin|Muens}}
| {{flag|United States}} (Corpus Christi) |2023 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Michael|Baldisimo}}
| {{flag|Canada}} (Vancouver) |2024 |present |Full | |
| {{sortname|Zico|Bailey}}
| {{flag|United States}} (Henderson) |2024 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Dylan|Demuynck}}
| {{flag|Belgium}} (Waregem) |2024 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Adrian|Ugelvik}}
| {{flag|Norway}} (Molde) |2024 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Scott|Woods}}
| {{flag|Norway}} (Oslo) |2024 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Matthew|Baldisimo}}
| {{flag|Canada}} (Vancouver) |2024 |present |Full | |
| {{sortname|Joshua|Grommen}}
| {{flag|Australia}} (Brisbane) |2024 |2024 |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Javier|Mariona}}
| {{flag|United States}} (Los Altos) |2024 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Quincy|Kammeraad}}
| {{flag|Netherlands}} (Haarlem) |2024 |present |Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Randy|Schneider}}
| {{flag|Switzerland}} (Schaffhausen) |2025 |present |Maternal |
| {{sortname|Josef|Baccay}}
| {{flag|Norway}} (Oslo) |2025 |present |Paternal |
==By country of birth==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Birthplace !Players{{efn|name=by-country|Only takes into account players listed above}} |
| {{USA}}
|rowspan=1|18 |
| {{GER}}
|rowspan=1|14 |
| {{ENG}}
|rowspan=1|11 |
| {{ESP}}
|rowspan=1|10 |
| {{DEN}}
|rowspan=2|5 |
| {{AUS}} |
| {{ITA}}
|rowspan=5|4 |
| {{JPN}} |
| {{NED}} |
| {{NOR}} |
| {{SUI}} |
| {{BEL}}
|rowspan=2|3 |
| {{CAN}} |
| {{SWE}}
|rowspan=1|2 |
| {{AUT}}
|rowspan=4|1 |
| {{FIN}} |
| {{SCO}} |
| {{UAE}} |
=Women=
==List==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player !Place of birth !First cap{{efn|name=senior-women|For the senior Philippine national team only}} !Last cap{{efn|name=senior-women}} !Filipino ancestry{{efn|name=ancestry}} !Ref |
| {{sortname|Maya|Alcantara}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Rancho Cucamonga, California) | 2022 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Tahnai|Annis}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Zanesville, Ohio) | 2018 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Angela|Beard}}
|{{flag|Australia}} (Meadowbrook, Queensland) | 2023 | present | Maternal | {{cite news |title=Filipinas Start Costa Rica Camp |url=https://pff.org.ph/2022/10/02/filipinas-start-costa-rica-camp/ |publisher=Philippine Football Federation|date=2 October 2022}} |
| {{sortname|Sarina|Bolden}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Santa Clara, California) | 2018 | present | Maternal | {{cite web|title=Sarina Bolden 3|url=http://www.lmulions.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/sarina_bolden_974518.html|website=LMU Lions|accessdate=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141258/http://www.lmulions.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/sarina_bolden_974518.html|archive-date=8 April 2018}}{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Bolden, McDaniel credit Pinoy grit, resiliency in 'laban' shown in Women's Asian Cup |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/bolden-mcdaniel-credit-pinoy-grit-resiliency-in-laban-shown-in-womens-asian-cup/230729 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=31 January 2022}} |
| {{sortname|Reina|Bonta}}
|{{flag|United States}} (New Haven, Connecticut) | 2022 | present | Paternal |
| {{sortname|Jessika|Cowart}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Fairfield, California) | 2022 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Sara|Eggesvik}}
|{{flag|Norway}} (Bodø) | 2022 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Kiara|Fontanilla}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Fullerton, California) | 2022 | present | Paternal |
| {{sortname|Carleigh|Frilles}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Fairfax, Virginia) | 2022 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Cathrine|Graversen}}
|{{flag|Denmark}} | 2019 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Katrina|Guillou}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Washington D.C.) | 2022 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Sofia|Harrison}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Montgomery County, Maryland) | 2018 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Kaya|Hawkinson}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Torrance, California) | 2022 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Hali|Long}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) | 2016 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Chandler|McDaniel}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Orange, California) | 2021 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Olivia|McDaniel}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Laguna Beach, California) | 2021 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Natalie|Oca}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Los Alamitos, California) | 2023 | present | {{N/A}} | |
| {{sortname|Quinley|Quezada}}
|{{flag|United States}} (Rosemead, California) | 2018 | present | Maternal |
| {{sortname|Jaclyn|Sawicki}}
|{{flag|Canada}} (Coquitlam, British Columbia) | 2022 | present | Maternal | |
| {{sortname|Jesse|Shugg}}
|{{flag|Canada}} (Burlington, Ontario) | 2013 | 2018 | Maternal |
==By country of birth==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Birthplace !Players{{efn|name=by-country}} |
| {{USA}}
|15 |
| {{CAN}}
|2 |
| {{AUS}}
|1 |
| {{DEN}}
|1 |
| {{NOR}}
|1 |
Notes
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See also
- List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia
- List of Malaysia international footballers born outside Malaysia
- List of Singapore international footballers born outside Singapore
- List of Thailand international footballers born outside Thailand
- List of Vietnam international footballers born outside Vietnam
References
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{{Philippines national football team}}
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