List of VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds

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This is a list of Australian Football League players who have multicultural ancestry (which includes players born overseas or who had one parent born overseas).[1]

In 2020, about 15 per cent of AFL players were born overseas or had one parent born overseas. This was up from 13 per cent in 2019, according to AFL data.[2] In 2015 season there were 121 multicultural players, more than half had one parent from Anglophone countries, mainly the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.[3]

Current players born outside of Australia

Nationality Birthplace Player Career Notes Ref.
 Kenya  Kenya Aliir Aliir 2014- Born in Kenya
 Fiji  Fiji Atu Bosenavulagi 2019- Born in Fiji
 New Zealand  New Zealand Louis Butler 2020- Born in New Zealand
 Sudan  Sudan Mabior Chol 2016- Born in Sudan
 Ireland  Ireland Aidan Corr 2013- Born in Ireland
 United States of America  United States of America Mason Cox 2015- Born in the United States of America [4][5]
 Sudan  Sudan Michael Frederick 2020- Born in Sudan
 Ethiopia  Ethiopia Changkuoth Jiath 2018- Born in Ethiopia
 South Africa  South Africa Jason Johannisen 2012- Born in South Africa
 Sudan  Sudan Buku Khamis 2019- Born in Sudan
 Ireland  Ireland James Madden 2021- Born in Ireland
 Belarus  Belarus Oleg Markov 2016– Born in Belarus
 New Zealand  New Zealand Rowan Marshall 2017- Born in New Zealand
 Canada  Canada Andrew McGrath 2017- Born in Canada
 Ireland  Ireland Conor Nash 2017- Born in Ireland
 Ireland  Ireland Zach Tuohy 2011- Born in Ireland

Albania

Austria

Barbados

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Name Origins Career
Connor Downie Chinese mother 2021–2022
Ernie Foo Chinese parents[14] 1914
Lin Jong Taiwanese mother; Timorese-Chinese father[9] 2012–
Wally Koochew Chinese father and Norwegian mother[15][16] 1908
Dannie Seow Born in Singapore; Chinese father[17][18] 1986-1987; 1989-1990
George Tansing Chinese father[18][19][20] 1908
Jack Wunhym Chinese father[21] 1927–29

Cook Islands

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

East Timor

Egypt

Ethiopia

Estonia

Fiji

France

Germany

Ghana

Greece

see: Greek Team of the Century[42]

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Ireland

Main article: Irish experiment
Name Origins Career
Colm Begley Born in Ireland[51] 2006–2009
Dermott Brereton Irish parents[27] 1982–1992;1994–1995
Patrick Brophy Born in Ireland[5] 2017–
Ciarán Byrne Born in Ireland[5] 2014–
Ray Connellan Born in Ireland[5] 2017–
Mark Keane (footballer) Born in Ireland[5]
Conor McKenna Born in Ireland[5] 2014–
Paul Earley Born in Ireland[51] 1984
Cian Hanley Welsh mother, Irish father[5] 2015–
Pearce Hanley Irish, born in England, United Kingdom; Welsh mother, Irish father[9][5] 2008–
Darragh Joyce Born in Ireland[5] 2017–
Tadhg Kennelly Born in Ireland[51] 2001–2008;2010–2011
James Magner Irish parents[9] 2012–13
Jock McHale Irish parents 1903–1920
Niall McKeever[9] Born in Ireland[51] 2010–2013
Dermot McNicholl Born in Ireland[51] 1990
Caolan Mooney Born in Ireland[9] 2012–2014
Conor Nash Born in Ireland[5] 2017–
Mark O'Connor Born in Ireland[5] 2017–
Brett O'Hanlon [52] 2012–
Jamie O'Reilly Born in Ireland[9] 2010–2011
Colin O'Riordan Born in Ireland[5] 2017–
Setanta Ó hAilpín Irish father, Fijian mother[9] 2005–2013
Michael Quinn Born in Ireland 2009–2010
Ciarán Sheehan Born in Ireland[5] 2014–
Brian Stynes Born in Ireland[51] 1992
Jim Stynes Born in Ireland 1987–1998[37]
Zach Tuohy Born in Ireland[9][5] 2011–
Tommy Walsh Born in Ireland[9] 2012–2014
Sean Wight Born in Scotland, United Kingdom, Irish parents[51] 1984–1995
Aidan Corr Born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[5] 2013-
James Madden Born in Ireland 2021-

Israel

Italy

See also: Italian Team of the Century

Japan

Kenya

Latvia

Lebanon

Lithuania

Malaysia

Malta

Myanmar

Netherlands

New Zealand

See also: List of New Zealand Māori AFL players

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Russia

Samoa

Seychelles

Serbia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan/South Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

  • Lin Jong (Taiwanese mother, Timorese-Chinese father)[9]

Thailand

Tonga

Turkey

Tuvalu

Uganda

  • Emmanuel Irra (Born in Uganda)[5]

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

United States

Zimbabwe

See also

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