List of foreign Canadian Premier League players

This is a list of foreign players[a] in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), which commenced play in 2019. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one CPL regular season game. Players who were signed by CPL clubs, but only played in playoff games, Canadian Championship games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Canada determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if his allegiance is not to play for the national team of Canada.

More specifically,

  • If a player has been capped at international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include Canadian players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped at international level, his country of birth is used, except for those who are clearly indicated to have switched to another nation (e.g. Matthew Baldisimo).

This is a list of players currently occupying one of the seven roster spots designated for foreign players. Canadian Premier League teams may sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting lineup for each match.[1] The following players are considered foreign players for the 2024 season.[2][3] Some players are considered to be domestic, though they do not represent Canada, (e.g. Osaze De Rosario) through reasons like holding Canadian citizenship, being a refugee, or being a permanent resident.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Atlético Ottawa France Aboubakary Sacko Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett [b ENG] Spain Alberto Zapater Switzerland Rubén del Campo Ecuador Liberman Torres Portugal Kévin dos Santos
Cavalry FC Netherlands Daan Klomp Australia Jesse Daley Australia Lleyton Brooks Germany Tobias Warschewski England Jack Barrett Republic of Ireland Tom Field[b ENG]
Forge FC England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Belgium Béni Badibanga[b DRC] Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Senegal Elimane Cissé Ghana Opoku Ampomah Mexico Daniel Parra
HFX Wanderers France Lorenzo Callegari Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Brazil Vitor Dias United States Christian Volesky Italy Giorgio Probo
Pacific FC Netherlands Ayman Sellouf France Aly Ndom Trinidad and Tobago Reon Moore Romania Andrei Tîrcoveanu
Valour FC Spain Roberto Alarcón Germany Charalampos Chantzopoulos Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas Australia Jordan Swibel England Kian Williams Portugal Diogo Ressurreição
Vancouver FC Brazil Renan Garcia Mexico Alejandro Díaz Mexico José Navarro New Zealand Moses Dyer
York United Mexico Oswaldo León Liberia Brem Soumaoro[b GUI] Liechtenstein Dennis Salanović Mexico Orlando Botello Mexico Josué Martínez France Thomas Vincensini

If not stated otherwise, the country the player is under is the country they were born in.

In bold (for this section): players who have played at least one CPL game in the current season (2024 Canadian Premier League season).

Africa (CAF)

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Algeria Algeria

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Burundi Burundi

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Benin Benin

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Cameroon Cameroon

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Cape Verde Cape Verde

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Congo Republic of the Congo

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DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Gambia The Gambia

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Ghana Ghana

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Guinea Guinea

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

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Liberia Liberia

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Mali Mali

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Morocco Morocco

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Nigeria Nigeria

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Senegal Senegal

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Somalia Somalia

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South Sudan South Sudan

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Tunisia Tunisia

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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Asia (AFC)

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Afghanistan Afghanistan

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Australia Australia

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Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei

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Iran Iran

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Iraq Iraq

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Japan Japan

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Jordan Jordan

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Lebanon Lebanon

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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

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South Korea South Korea

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Philippines Philippines

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Syria Syria

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Europe (UEFA)

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Albania Albania

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Belgium Belgium

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Croatia Croatia

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Czech Republic Czech Republic

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Denmark Denmark

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England England

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Malik Owolabi-Belewu won the 2022 CPL playoffs with Forge FC.

Estonia Estonia

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France France

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Abdoulwhaid Sissoko was in 2 team of the weeks with Atlético Ottawa

Germany Germany

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Greece Greece

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Ireland Republic of Ireland

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Italy Italy

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Netherlands Netherlands

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

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Portugal Portugal

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Serbia Serbia

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Spain Spain

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Álvaro Rivero was the last foreign goalscorer for York9 before they rebranded to York United.

Sweden Sweden

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Switzerland Switzerland

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Ukraine Ukraine

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Wales Wales

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North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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Belize Belize

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Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Cuba Cuba

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Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

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El Salvador El Salvador

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Guyana Guyana

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Haiti Haiti

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Garven Metusala won the 2022 CPL with Forge FC.

Honduras Honduras

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Jamaica Jamaica

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Mexico Mexico

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Panama Panama

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

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Akeem García won the CPL Golden Boot in 2020 with HFX Wanderers.

Turks and Caicos Turks and Caicos Islands

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United States United States

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Oceania (OFC)

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New Zealand New Zealand

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South America (CONMEBOL)

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Argentina Argentina

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Brazil Brazil

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João Morelli won the 2021 CPL Golden Boot with HFX Wanderers.

Chile Chile

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Colombia Colombia

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Peru Peru

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Uruguay Uruguay

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Canadian Premier League also uses the term international players.[1]

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