List of VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds
This is a list of Australian Football League players that come from diverse backgrounds in terms of nationality and birthplace. 15 per cent of all players are either born overseas or have a parent born overseas.[1] A total of 121 players from a multicultural background (at least one parent born overseas) are among the 817 AFL listed players in 2013. Richmond Football Club has the most multicultural players with 30% and Carlton Football Club has the least with almost 5%.[2] Of the current 121 multicultural players (2015 season), more than half have one parent from Anglophone countries, mainly the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.[3]
Years | Number of seasons played in the Australian Football League | ^ | Denotes players in the Australian Football Hall of Fame | ||||||||||
* | Denotes current players in the Australian Football League |
Albania
Austria
- Alex Jesaulenko (Austrian-born, born in Salzburg)
- Justin Leppitsch (Austrian-born father)[7]
Barbados
- Josh Gibson (Bajan father)[1][6]
Canada
Chile
China
Name | Origins | Career |
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Jack Wunhym | Chinese father[18] | 1927–29 |
Ernie Foo | Chinese parents[19] | 1914 |
Lin Jong | Taiwanese mother; Timorese-Chinese father[6] | 2012– |
Wally Koochew | Chinese father and Norwegian mother[20][21] | 1908 |
Dannie Seow | Born in Singapore; Chinese father[22][23] | 1986-1987; 1989-1990 |
George Tansing | Chinese father[23][24][25] | 1908 |
Cook Islands
Croatia
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Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
- Tom Boyd (Danish mother)[33]
- Jim Marchbank (Danish father)
East Timor
Egypt
Ahmed Saad (Egyptian parents)[34]
Estonia
- Dane Rampe (Estonian father)[35]
Fiji
- Alipate Carlile (Fijian mother)[6][36]
- Aaron Hall (Fijian mother)[6]
- Setanta Ó hAilpín (See below Ireland & Northern Ireland )[6][37]
- Aisake Ó hAilpín (See below Ireland & Northern Ireland )[37]
- Nic Naitanui[26][36]
- Tom Nicholls (Fijian mother)[6]
- David Rodan (Fijian-born Tongan mother, Tongan father)[6][17][36]
- Esava Ratugolea (Fijian parents)[38]
Germany
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Ghana
- Joel Amartey[6]
Greece
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Hungary
- Patrick Veszpremi (Hungarian father)[6][44]
India
- Blaine Boekhorst (Indian mother; Dutch father)[45]
- Daniel Kerr (Anglo-Indian father)[46]
- Jordan McMahon[47]
- Ben McNiece (Anglo-Indian mother)[48]
- Clancee Pearce (Indian mother)[8]
- Fred Pringle (English parents)[47][49]
- Alex Rance (Indian mother)[50]
- Alex Silvagni (Anglo-Indian mother)[23][8]
Ireland
Name | Origins | Career |
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Colm Begley | Born in Ireland[4] | 2006–2009 |
Dermott Brereton | Irish parents[12] | 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– |
Conor McKenna | Born in Ireland[5] | 2014– |
Paul Earley | Born in Ireland[4] | 1984 |
Cian Hanley | Welsh mother, Irish father[5] | 2015– |
Pearce Hanley | Irish, born in England, UK; Welsh mother, Irish father[6][5] | 2008– |
Darragh Joyce | Born in Ireland[5] | 2017– |
Tadhg Kennelly | Born in Ireland[4] | 2001–2008;2010–2011 |
James Magner | Irish parents[6] | 2012–13 |
Jock McHale | Irish parents | 1903–1920 |
Niall McKeever[6] | Born in Ireland[4] | 2010–2013 |
Dermot McNicholl | Born in Ireland[4] | 1990 |
Caolan Mooney | Born in Ireland[6] | 2012–2014 |
Conor Nash | Born in Ireland[5] | 2017– |
Mark O'Connor | Born in Ireland[5] | 2017– |
Brett O'Hanlon | [51] | 2012– |
Jamie O'Reilly | Born in Ireland[6] | 2010–2011 |
Colin O'Riordan | Born in Ireland[5] | 2017– |
Setanta Ó hAilpín | Irish father, Fijian mother[6] | 2005–2013 |
Michael Quinn | Born in Ireland | 2009–2010 |
Ciarán Sheehan | Born in Ireland[5] | 2014– |
Brian Stynes | Born in Ireland[4] | 1992 |
Zach Tuohy | Born in Ireland[6][5] | 2011– |
Tommy Walsh | Born in Ireland[6] | 2012–2014 |
Sean Wight | Born in Scotland, UK, Irish parents[4] | 1984–1995 |
Aidan Corr | Born in Ireland[5] | 2013- |
Israel
Italy
Kenya
- Aliir Aliir (See Sudan below)
Latvia
- Peter Agrums
- Mark Blicavs
- Arnold Briedis
- Andrejs Everitt (Latvian mother)
- Peter Everitt (Latvian mother)
Lebanon
Lithuania
- Algy Vosilaitis (Born in Lithuania)[58]
- Adam Ramanauskas[58]
Macedonia
- Josh Daicos (Fathers parents)[12]
- Peter Daicos (Parents born in Greece)[12]
- John Gastev
- Mark Nicoski (Mother born in Croatia; father born in Macedonia)[6]
- Nick Malceski (Macedonian father)[44]
Malaysia
- Robert Ahmat (Malay and Torres Strait Islander ancestry)[59]
- Paul Medhurst (English father, Malaysian mother)[60]
Malta
Myanmar
- Andrew Embley (Anglo-Burmese father)[61]
- Trent Dennis-Lane (Anglo-Burmese father)[62]
Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nigeria
- Joel Wilkinson (Nigerian father)
Norway
- Wally Koochew (Chinese father and Norwegian mother)[20]
Papua New Guinea
- Mal Michael[4]
- James Gwilt (British Welsh father, Papua New Guinean mother)
Philippines
- Mathew Stokes (Aboriginal, Filipino-Spanish descent)[23][73]
- Alex Woodward (Filipino mother)[6]
Poland
- Jason Blake (Polish mother, English father)[6]
- John Pitura[74]
- James Podsiadly[75]
- Jared Polec
Russia
- Bohdan Jaworskyj
- Alex Jesaulenko (Born in Salzburg, Austria to a Ukrainian father, Russian mother)[76]
- Oleg Markov (born in Belarus, to Russian parents)[5]
Samoa
- Aaron Edwards (See above New Zealand)[68]
- Karmichael Hunt[26]
Seychelles
- Matt Thomas (Seychelles mother)[2]
Serbia
- Brian Kekovich
- Sam Kekovich
- Lazar Vidovic
- Lukas Markovic
- Vladimir Djordjic
Slovenia
- Nick Suban
- Rene Kink
- Dayne Zorko (father born in Yugoslavia, now Slovenia)
South Africa
- Damian Cupido[4]
- Jack Darling (Father born in South Africa)[6]
- Eugene Kruger (Born in South Africa)[6]
- Stephen Lawrence[4]
- Ian Muller
- Jason Johannisen (Born in South Africa; Zambian mother, South African father)[6][5]
South Sudan
Spain
- Paul Licuria (See above Italy)
Sri Lanka
- Hayden Crozier (Sri Lankan father)[6][8]
- Craig Jacotine (Parents born in Sri Lanka)[23]
- David Gallagher[23]
- Enrico Misso (Burgher descent)[23]
Sudan/South Sudan
- Aliir Aliir (born in Kenya to Sudanese parents)[77][5]
- Tarir Bayok[5]
- Majak Daw[78][5]
- Gach Nyuon[78]
- Mabior Chol[78][5]
- Reuben William[79]
Sweden
- Kris Massie (Born in Sweden)
Switzerland
- Henri Jeanneret
- Matthew Leuenberger (Swiss father)[6]
Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
- Israel Folau
- David Rodan (Fijian-Tongan mother, Tongan father)[6][36]
Turkey
- Taylin Duman (Turkish born father)[80]
- Sedat Sir
Tuvalu
Uganda
- Emmanuel Irra (Born in Uganda)[5]
Ukraine
- Jason Daniltchenko
- Alex Ishchenko[4]
- Bohdan Jaworskyj
- Alex Jesaulenko (Born in Salzburg, Austria to a Ukrainian father, Russian mother)[76]
- Jake Kolodjashnij (Ukrainian Russian father)[81]
- Kade Kolodjashnij (Ukrainian Russian father)[81]
- Steven Kolyniuk
- Jared Petrenko
- Jason Porplyzia
- Justin Staritski
- Shane Woewodin
United Kingdom
- Roy Cazaly (Scottish mother, English father)[12]
- Martin Clarke[6]
- Pearce Hanley (Born in England, UK; Welsh mother, Irish father)
- Jamie O'Reilly[6]
- Brodie Smith (English mother, Scottish father)[6]
- Aaron Young (English mother, Scottish father)[6]
England
- Chris Burton (Born in England, UK)[4]
- Brandon Jack (Born in England, UK)[5]
- Brad Moran (Born in England, UK)[4]
- Clive Waterhouse (Born in England, UK)[4]
- Daniel Kerr (See above India)
- Garrick Ibbotson (English mother)[8]
- Chris Mayne (English father)[8]
- Paul Medhurst (English father)
- Matthew Scarlett[12]
- Billie Smedts (English mother, Dutch father)[6]
- David Swallow (Dutch mother, English father)[6]
- Jack Watts (Parents born in England, UK)[6]
- John Worsfold[12]
Northern Ireland
- Conor Glass (Born in Northern Ireland)
Scotland
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Wales
- James Gwilt (British Welsh father, Papua New Guinean mother)[100]
- Cian Hanley (Welsh mother, Irish father)[101]
- Pearce Hanley (Welsh mother, Irish father)[101]
- John McCarthy[102]
Zimbabwe
- Tendai Mzungu (Zimbabwean father)[6][8][103]
- Ian Perrie
See also
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