The following provides a "general" breakdown of the number of international players who were/are playing abroad in the top leagues as of September 1, 2010. The information was obtained mostly from the Women Soccerway and WPS websites. The number of players is approximately 292*. It is not a complete list so add/delete/correct/update as needed. I. Breakdown by Country: The United States has the most international players playing abroad in top leagues followed by Finland, Nigeria and England. United States 39 Finland 24 Nigeria 19 England 15 Urkraine 14 Brasil 12 Canada 12 Norway 12 Denmark 11 Iceland 11 Switzerland 11 Austria 9 Japan 7 Netherlands 7 Sweden 7 Australia 5 Belgium 5 Portugal 5 Serbia 5 Spain 5 Cameroon 3 Mexico 3 Moldovan 3 Northern Ireland 3 Slovenia 3 Turkey 3 Wales 3 Belarus 2 Chinese Taipei 2 France 2 Germany 2 Hungry 2 Italy 2 Korea Republic 2 New Zealand 2 Poland 2 Scotland 2 South Africa 2 Albania 1 Bosnia 1 China 1 Costa Rica 1 Czech Republic 1 Equatoria Guinea 1 Ghana 1 Haiti 1 Ireland 1 Ireland Republic 1 Jamaica 1 Kazakhslan 1 Morocco 1 Slovakia 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 II. Breakdown by League: Germany has the most international players playing in its top league Bundesliga, followed by Sweden's Damalsvenska, the United States' WPS and Norway's Toppserian. Germany Bundesliga – 12 teams/59 international players Austria 9 Switizerland 8 United States 7 Belgium 3 Japan 3 Netherlands 3 Canada 2 Finland 2 Hungry 2 Korea Republic 2 Norway 2 Poland 2 Sweden 2 Turkey 2 Brasil 1 Cameroon 1 Equatoria Guinea 1 Ghana 1 Iceland 1 Italy 1 Portugal 1 New Zealand 1 Nigeria 1 Slovenia 1 Sweden Damalsvenska – 12 teams/46 international players Finland 14 Iceland 8 Nigeria 5 Norway 4 Brasil 2 Denmark 2 Netherlands 2 Australia 1 Bosnia 1 China 1 Czech Republic 1 Germany 1 Italy 1 Ireland 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 United States 1 United States Womens Professional Soccer (WPS) – 7 teams/39 players international players England 8 Brasil 5 Canada 5 Japan 4 Australia 2 France 2 Norway 2 Spain 2 Sweden 2 Denmark 1 Finland 1 Iceland 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 Scotland 1 Switzerland 1 Norway Toppserian – 12 teams/36 international players United States 9 Denmark 7 Finland 7 England 4 Canada 2 Iceland 1 Ireland Republic 1 New Zealand 1 Nigeria 1 Portugual 1 Serbia 1 Sweden 1 Russia Supreme Division - 7 teams/35 international players Urkraine 14 United States 5 Nigeria 4 Moldovan 3 Belarus 2 South Africa 2 Brasil 1 Kazakhslan 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 Spain 1 Iceland Urvalsdeild – 10 teams/18 international players Serbia 4 United States 4 Northern Ireland 3 Portugual 3 England 1 Haiti 1 Jamaica 1 Slovenia 1 France Feminine Division 1** - 12 teams/16 international players Norway 3 Brasil 2 Cameroon 2 Sweden 2 Canada 1 Costa Rica 1 Germany 1 Mexico 1 Morocco 1 Spain 1 Switzerland 1 Finland Naistentiga – 12 teams/11 international players United States 6 Nigeria 5 Italy Femminile Serie A** - 14 teams/9 international players United States 4 Albania 1 Brasil 1 Slovakia 1 Slovenia 1 Spain 1 Denmark Elite Division – 10 teams/7 international players Nigeria 3 Australia 2 Norway 1 United States 1 Netherlands Vrouwen Eredivisif – 8 teams/7 international players Belgium 2 United States 2 England 1 Turkey 1 Wales 1 Australian W League- 7 teams/6 international players Chinese Taipei 2 Canada 1 Denmark 1 England 1 Wales 1 England Premier League** - 8 teams/3 international players Canada 1 Scotland 1 Wales 1 *As of September 1, 2010 and does not include leagues in Japan, Austria, Brasil,etc. for which there was insufficient data. **England - 3 out of 8 teams had no rosters posted **France - 2 out of 12 teams had no rosters posted **Italy - 3 out of 14 teams had no rosters posted
In England if you classify Scotland Wales and Ireland as foreigners you end up with a high number of foreigners. But the roster are not posted at all except for Arsenal and Everton because they are in the Champions League. Most other transfers are not official basically. For example Arsenal's 25 squad list has 4 Irish 2 Welsh and 4 Scottish. Chelsea has 3 Welsh and a new zeleander There is a French girl in Bundesliga don't know her name though and one in Bundesliga 2 Marina Makanza in Fribourg.
You are right. Many are on teams accepted into England's new professional Super League to commence play in March 2011. According to the FA website, the Super League was delayed one year due to the worldwide economic recession. International Players Playing in England: 31 (approx. no.)* Wales 18 Scotland 6 Ireland 4 Canada 2 New Zealand 1 Zimbabwe 1 *Women Soccerway, websites of Super League teams
Revised List: I. Breakdown by Country: The United States has the most international players playing abroad in top leagues followed by Finland, Wales, Nigeria and England. United States 39 Finland 24 Wales 20 Nigeria 19 England 15 Urkraine 14 Canada 13 Brasil 12 Norway 12 Denmark 11 Iceland 11 Switzerland 11 Austria 9 Ireland/Northern Ireland 9 Japan 7 Netherlands 7 Scotland 7 Sweden 7 Australia 5 Belgium 5 Portugal 5 Serbia 5 Spain 5 Cameroon 3 Mexico 3 Moldovan 3 New Zealand 3 Slovenia 3 Turkey 3 Belarus 2 Chinese Taipei 2 France 2 Germany 2 Hungry 2 Italy 2 Korea Republic 2 Poland 2 South Africa 2 Albania 1 Bosnia 1 China 1 Costa Rica 1 Czech Republic 1 Equatoria Guinea 1 Ghana 1 Haiti 1 Jamaica 1 Kazakhslan 1 Morocco 1 Slovakia 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 Zimbabwe 1
Revised: II. Breakdown by League: Germany has the most international players playing in its top league Bundesliga, followed by Sweden's Damallsvenskan, the United States' WPS and Norway's Toppserien. Germany Bundesliga – 12 teams/59 international players Austria 9 Switizerland 8 United States 7 Belgium 3 Japan 3 Netherlands 3 Canada 2 Finland 2 Hungry 2 Korea Republic 2 Norway 2 Poland 2 Sweden 2 Turkey 2 Brasil 1 Cameroon 1 Equatoria Guinea 1 Ghana 1 Iceland 1 Italy 1 Portugal 1 New Zealand 1 Nigeria 1 Slovenia 1 Sweden Damallsvenskan – 12 teams/46 international players Finland 14 Iceland 8 Nigeria 5 Norway 4 Brasil 2 Denmark 2 Netherlands 2 Australia 1 Bosnia 1 China 1 Czech Republic 1 Germany 1 Italy 1 Ireland 1 Trinidad & Tobago 1 United States 1 United States Womens Professional Soccer (WPS) – 7 teams/39 players international players England 8 Brasil 5 Canada 5 Japan 4 Australia 2 France 2 Norway 2 Spain 2 Sweden 2 Denmark 1 Finland 1 Iceland 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 Scotland 1 Switzerland 1 Norway Toppserien – 12 teams/36 international players United States 9 Denmark 7 Finland 7 England 4 Canada 2 Iceland 1 Ireland Republic 1 New Zealand 1 Nigeria 1 Portugual 1 Serbia 1 Sweden 1 Russia Supreme Division - 7 teams/35 international players Urkraine 14 United States 5 Nigeria 4 Moldovan 3 Belarus 2 South Africa 2 Brasil 1 Kazakhslan 1 Mexico 1 Netherlands 1 Spain 1 England - 32 international players* Wales 18 Scotland 6 Ireland 4 Canada 2 New Zealand 1 Zimbabwe 1 Iceland Urvalsdeild – 10 teams/18 international players Serbia 4 United States 4 Northern Ireland 3 Portugual 3 England 1 Haiti 1 Jamaica 1 Slovenia 1 France Feminine Division 1** - 12 teams/16 international players Norway 3 Brasil 2 Cameroon 2 Sweden 2 Canada 1 Costa Rica 1 Germany 1 Mexico 1 Morocco 1 Spain 1 Switzerland 1 Finland Naistentiga – 12 teams/11 international players United States 6 Nigeria 5 Italy Femminile Serie A** - 14 teams/9 international players United States 4 Albania 1 Brasil 1 Slovakia 1 Slovenia 1 Spain 1 Denmark Elite Division – 10 teams/7 international players Nigeria 3 Australia 2 Norway 1 United States 1 Netherlands Vrouwen Eredivisif – 8 teams/7 international players Belgium 2 United States 2 England 1 Turkey 1 Wales 1 Australian W League- 7 teams/6 international players Chinese Taipei 2 Canada 1 Denmark 1 England 1 Wales 1 *approximate number from Women Soccerway, Super League teams **Women Soccerway - incomplete rosters for some teams
Japan has 4 players in WPS and 3 in the Bundesliga? WPS: Yamaguchi, Sawa, ?, ? Bundesliga: Ando, Nagasato, ? Miyama has (apparently permanently) returned to Japan from WPS, I assume that's not considered in the list yet. But who are the other 2?
The initial post referenced the list as of 9/1/10. Since then Miyama (Atlanta) and Maruyama (Philadelphis) have returned to Japan. As of 9/1/10 Women Soccerway listed players from Japan playing on Turbine Potsdam (Y. Nagasato), FCR Duisburg (K. Ando) and FFC Frankfort (J. Mi Lee). Correct if wrong.
Women Soccerway lists the following player from China playing on Umea in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Xiaoxo Ma DOB: June 5, 1988 Age 22 Attacker
i know this.it happened in 2008,from April to July.but now it isn't. if they record by this, what about Handuan? she played in WPS last year?
You are right. Jang-Mi Lee is from the Korea Republic (South Korea) and she no longer plays for FFC Frankfurt.
Thanks for the correction. From Wikipedia: Ma Xiaoxu (Chinese: 马晓旭, nicknamed Chinese Female Wayne Rooney, born 1988) is a female Chinese football (soccer) player playing for the Dalian Shide club. Signed a contract with Umeå IK in Sweden on February 5, 2007. Honors Player of the Tournament at the AFC Women's Asian Cup, 2006 Golden Shoe Winner and Golden Ball Winner of the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship AFC Women's Player of the Year, 2006 Asian Young Footballer of the Year, 2006 You are also right that Han Duan played with the LA Sol in the 2009 WPS season. This list was compiled as of 9/1/10. There are some errors because not all rosters were updated by 9/1/10.
The Portuguese player Edite Fernandes, playing in Norway (for Donn), has quit, according to her own blog. She is returning either to Spain or Portugal. The first of several foreigners, as previously mentioned.
I'm trying to figure out which Bundesliga player you mean. Any idea who she plays for? And Freiburg actually has three French players (if Alsace counts as France ): apart from Makanza, there are also Stéphanie Wendlinger and Jeanne Haag.
Some corrections: Finland Naisten Liiga - 12 teams / 19 international players United States 7 Nigeria 6 Sweden 6 from United States: Marisha Schumacher-Hodge, KPV Melissa Clarke, NiceFutis Shameka Gordon (JAM/USA), NiceFutis Jenae Gibbens, PK-35 Sheree Gray, PK-35 Tara Knauss, PK-35 Rebecca Robison, Åland United from Nigeria: Therese Gomina, FC United Obende Biodun, KPV Alake Funsho, KPV Adisa Grace, KPV Aliyu Hadijat, KPV Rachael Ayegba, PK-35 from Sweden: Emelie Karström, Åland United Emma Liljegren, Åland United Maria Rönnback, Åland United Frida Thilén, Åland United Marie Waarheid, Åland United Angelica Östlin, Åland United -------------------------------------------- And about Finns abroad: - there are 13 players in Sweden's Damallsvenskan (Essi Sainio is no longer at AIK; she switched to Freiburg in July/August) - I can only come up with 6 Finns in Norway's Toppserien: Korpela, Malaska, Matikainen, Niemi, Salmén and Vaelma. Who's the 7th?
I know that Mexico team "Dragonas de Oriente" had a Colombian, a Panamenian and 2 venezuelan players, I am not sure if they are still in the League, thier website (the Mexican league website) is not that great, not sure how up to date this page is, it looks old. http://www.limeffe.com.mx/ Dragonas: http://www.limeffe.com.mx/EQUIPOS/8DragonasOte.html Gladiadoras: http://www.limeffe.com.mx/EQUIPOS/18SAN LUIS.html Loras: http://www.limeffe.com.mx/EQUIPOS/22udecolima.html List of 2009-2010 Spanish "Superliga" clubs It looks like they are all Spanish players. http://www.futfem.com/archivo/superliga0708.pdf
Mami Yamaguchi signed with Hammarby in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Hammarby came in 10th out of 12 teams last year. http://www.hammarbydamfotboll.se/in...till-hammarby&catid=38:foereningen&Itemid=167
