List of foreign Colombian league footballers
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This is a list of foreign players in the Categoría Primera A and the Categoría Primera B. The following players:
- have not been capped for the Colombia national team on any level, independently from the birthplace.
- have been born in Colombia and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with Colombia.
- In bold: players that currently plays in 2023 season of the Categoría Primera A or the Categoría Primera B, and his current club.
- In italics: teams that were in the Categoría Primera B in that year.
Africa (CAF)
[edit]Cameroon 
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- Thierry Fondjeu – Expreso Rojo, Alianza Petrolera – 2008, 2009
- Jules Ntamak – Boyacá Chicó, Alianza Petrolera – 2008, 2009
- Ernest Tchoupe – Girardot F.C., Expreso Rojo, Alianza Petrolera – 2008, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Modeste M'bami – Millonarios – 2014
Equatorial Guinea 
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- Carlos Bejarano[b COL][1] – Córdoba, La Equidad, Independiente Medellín, América, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Unión Magdalena – 2006, 2007–2009, 2010–2012, 2012–2014, 2015–2019, 2019, 2020–2021, 2022–
- Jimmy Bermúdez[b COL][c COL U20][2] – Alianza Petrolera, Atlético Bucaramanga, Atlético Nacional, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2006, 2006, 2007–2009, 2010, 2011
- Dio[b BRA][3] – Deportes Quindío – 2013
- Mauricio Mina[b COL][4] – Deportes Tolima, Dépor, Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Águilas Doradas, Boyacá Chicó, Orsomarso – 2002–2004, 2005, 2006, 2007–2010, 2011, 2012–2014, 2015, 2015, 2016
Gabon 
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- Pierre Aubameyang – Junior – 1996
Nigeria 
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- Usman Amodu – Llaneros F.C. – 2013
- Robert Egbeta – Llaneros F.C. – 2013
Senegal 
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Asia (AFC)
[edit]India 
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Palestine 
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- Pablo Abdala[b ARG][5] – Millonarios – 1994–1996
Timor-Leste 
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- Franco Triana[b COL][6] – Academia F.C. – 2010–2011
- Rangel Hernández[b COL][6] – Academia F.C. – 2011
Europe (UEFA)
[edit]Armenia 
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Austria 
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Czech Republic 
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England 
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- Neil Franklin – Santa Fe – 1950
- Charlie Mitten – Santa Fe – 1950–1951
- George Mountford – Santa Fe – 1950–1951
- George Saunders – América, Fortaleza, Unión Magdalena, Patriotas, Envigado, Atlético Huila – 2013, 2013–2014, 2014, 2015, 2015–2022, 2023–
France 
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- Quentin Danloux – Patriotas Boyacá – 2020–
Hungary 
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- Béla Sárosi – Junior, Millonarios – 1950–1951, 1955
- Mihail Uram – Junior – 1951
- Gyula Zsengellér – Deportivo Samarios – 1951–1953
Italy 
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- Luigi Di Franco[6] – Deportivo Pereira – 1949–1950
- Angelo Bellotto
Netherlands 
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- André Krul – Boyacá Chico, Deportivo Pasto – 2012–2013, 2014
Portugal 
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Romania 
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- Alejandro Negrescu – Junior, Deportivo Samarios – 1950–1951, 1951–1952
Scotland 
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- Bobby Flavell – Millonarios – 1950
Spain 
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- Alfredo di Stéfano[b ARG][c ARG][8][6] – Millonarios – 1949–1953
- Diego Cascón – América – 2015
- Diego Gregori – América, Envigado – 2014, 2015–2017
- Héctor Rial[b ARG][8] – Santa Fe – 1948–1951
- Jesús María Lires[8] – Santa Fe – 1948–1950
- Jesús Suárez – América – 2014
- Jorge Brazalez – América – 2014
- Mario Martínez Rubio – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015
- Gorka Elustondo – Atlético Nacional – 2017
Switzerland 
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- Johan Vonlanthen[b COL][6] – Itagüí – 2011–2012
Yugoslavia 
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- Dragoslav Šekularac – Santa Fe, Atlético Bucaramanga, Millonarios, América – 1969–1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)
[edit]Canada 
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- Sérgio Clyde Rodríguez[6] – Expreso Rojo – 2012
- David Monsalve[6] – América – 2015
Costa Rica 
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- Carlos Alvarado Villalobos – América – 1947–1948, 1950
- Max Villalobos – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1953
El Salvador 
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- Junior Burgos – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015
Guatemala 
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- Alejandro Galindo – Atlético Juventud, Santa Fe – 2009–2010, 2011–2012
- Ricardo Jerez, Jr. – Alianza Petrolera, Deportivo Cali – 2012–2017, 2017–
Honduras 
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- Junior Sandoval – Jaguares de Córdoba – 2015
Mexico 
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- Jesús Soto – Alianza Petrolera – 2008
- Sergio Blancas – Expreso Rojo – 2013
- Mario García – Boyacá Chicó, Deportes Quindío – 2006–2012, 2013, 2014–2015
- Erik Reyna – Valledupar F.C. – 2013
Nicaragua 
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- Luis Copete[b COL][2] – La Equidad – 2009
Panama 
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- Renán Addles – Atlético Huila – 2008
- Edwin Aguilar – América, Real Cartagena – 2010, 2011
- Abdiel Arroyo – Deportes Tolima – 2016
- Felipe Baloy – Envigado, Independiente Medellín, Rionegro Águilas – 2001–2002, 2003, 2016
- Nelson Barahona – Atlético Huila, Independiente Medellín, Itagüí, Alianza Petrolera – 2009, 2010–2012, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015–2016
- Anthony Basile – Centauros Villavicencio – 2005
- Roberto Chen – Rionegro Águilas – 2016
- Gabriel Gómez – Envigado, Deportivo Pasto, Deportivo Pereira, Santa Fe, La Equidad, Junior, Deportes Tolima, Atlético Bucaramanga – 2001–2003, 2004, 2005, 2006–2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017–2019
- Amílcar Henríquez – Atlético Huila, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena, América – 2009–2012, 2012–2014, 2015, 2015–2016
- Roderick Miller – Atlético Nacional – 2016–2017
- Valentín Pimentel – La Equidad – 2016–2017
- Luis Tejada – Deportes Tolima, Envigado, Once Caldas, América, Millonarios – 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
- Gabriel Torres – La Equidad, América, Atlético Huila – 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010
- Román Torres – Cortuluá, La Equidad, Junior, Atlético Nacional, Millonarios – 2006, 2007–2009, 2010, 2011, 2012–2015
- Alejandro Vélez – Cortuluá, Atlético Huila – 2010, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago 
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- Clyde Leon – Itagüí – 2011
United States 
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- Jorge Acosta[b COL][6] – Deportivo Cali – 1991–1995
- Juan Agudelo[b COL][6] – Millonarios – 2010[9]
- Carlos Llamosa[b COL][6] – Atlético Huila – 1990–1991
South America (CONMEBOL)
[edit]Argentina 
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- Lucas Abraham – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2003
- Miguel Alba – Alianza Petrolera – 2013
- Carlos Aldabe – Millonarios, Santa Fe – 1949, 1952
- Roque Alfaro – América – 1981–1983
- Oscar Altamirano – Deportivo Pasto – 2009
- José Amarilla – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2008
- Norberto Anido – Atlético Nacional – 1966
- Germán Antón – Santa Fe – 1948
- Germán Arangio – América – 2007
- Horacio Marcelo Arce – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996
- Raúl Aredes – Deportivo Cali – 1992–1993
- Franco Armani – Atlético Nacional – 2013–2018
- Leandro Armani – Santa Fe – 2006–2007
- Jorge Artigas – Deportes Tolima, América – 2003–2004, 2011
- Rodrigo Astudillo – Millonarios, América – 2008, 2008
- Nicolás Ayr – Deportes Tolima, Atlético Huila – 2007–2008, 2009–2011
- Juan Manuel Azconzábal – Independiente Medellín – 2006
- Jorge Balbis – Santa Fe, América – 1988–1989, 1990–1992
- Agustín Balbuena – Atlético Bucaramanga – 1976–1977
- Humberto Ballesteros – Millonarios – 1975–1976
- Federico Barrionuevo – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2010–2011
- Pablo Batalla – Deportivo Cali – 2008
- Edgardo Bauza – Junior – 1983–1985
- Ariel Beltramo – Deportes Tolima – 1998
- Ramón Benítez – Junior – 1989–1992
- Raúl Bernao – Deportivo Cali – 1971–1973
- Oscar Bernau – Santa Fe – 1948
- Héctor Berón – Atlético Nacional – 1968
- Carlos Biasutto – Millonarios – 1977–1978
- Sebastián Blázquez – Deportivo Cali – 2009
- Ramón Bóveda – Atlético Nacional – 1976–1977
- José Luis Brown – Atlético Nacional – 1983–1984
- Osvaldo Cabral – Águilas Doradas – 2013–2015
- Oscar Calics – Atlético Nacional – 1971–1973
- Amadeo Carrizo – Millonarios – 1969
- Omar Oreste Corbatta – Independiente Medellín – 1965–1968
- Julio Cozzi – Millonarios – 1949–1954
- Lorenzo Delli – Santa Fe – 1948
- Néstor Fabbri – América – 1992–1993
- Julio César Falcioni – América – 1981–1989
- Ernesto Farías – América – 2015–
- Jorge Hugo Fernández – Atlético Nacional – 1970–1973
- Juan Gilberto Funes – Millonarios – 1984–1986
- Ricardo Gareca – América – 1985–1988
- Sergio Goycochea – Millonarios – 1988–1990
- Juan Lallana – Atlético Nacional – 1970–1971
- Oscar Más – América – 1977–1978
- Hugo Morales – Atlético Nacional – 2004–2006
- Ramón Moyano – Atlético Nacional – 1954
- Adolfo Pedernera – Millonarios – 1949–1953
- Omar Pérez – Junior, Real Cartagena, Independiente Medellín, Santa Fe, Patriotas Boyacá – 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2007, 2008, 2009–2017, 2018, 2019
- Gastón Pezzuti – Atlético Nacional – 2009–2012
- René Pontoni – Santa Fe – 1949–1952
- Ricardo Ramaciotti – Atlético Nacional – 1966
- Néstor Rossi – Millonarios – 1949–1954
- Oscar Rossi – Atlético Nacional – 1965
- Lucas Scaglia[10] – Once Caldas, Deportivo Cali – 2012–2013, 2013–2014
- Alejandro Semenewicz – Atlético Nacional – 1977–1978
- Lisandro Silva – Atlético Huila – 2012
- Juan Urriolabeitia – Atlético Nacional – 1964
Bolivia 
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- Diego Cabrera – Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Pasto, Deportes Tolima, Santa Fe, Itagüí – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Marco Etcheverry – América – 1995
- Leonardo Fernández[b ARG][8] – Atlético Nacional – 2005
- Alcides Peña – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2016–2017
- Juan Manuel Peña – Santa Fe – 1993–1996
- Carlos Trucco[b ARG][8] – Deportivo Cali – 1990–1991
- Víctor Ugarte – Once Caldas – 1959–1961
- Joselito Vaca – Deportivo Pasto – 2012
Brazil 
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- Anselmo de Almeida – Deportivo Pereira, Independiente Medellín, Junior – 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2013
- Alfredo Pereira – Santa Fe – 1961
- Arílson – Santa Fe – 2004
- Ary Goncalvez – Santa Fe – 1966
- Aylton Peixoto – Santa Fe –
- Bahiano – Santa Fe –
- Casimiro Marin – Santa Fe – 1963
- Claudionor Cardozo – Santa Fe – 1965–1968
- Eduardo Ghilio – Santa Fe – 1979
- Flodoaldo Soarez – Santa Fe – 1965
- Garrincha – Junior – 1968
- Gelson Viera – Santa Fe – 1966
- Guilherme Barbosa – Deportivo Pereira – 2007
- Heleno de Freitas – Junior – 1949–1950
- Jair Gómez dos Santos – Santa Fe –
- Joao Carlos de Araujo – Santa Fe – 1965
- Jose Marin – Santa Fe – 1963–1965
- Luis Carlos Franca – Santa Fe – 1966
- Luiz Borracha – Atlético Nacional – 1953–1954
- Marcelo Ramos – Atlético Nacional – 2005–2007
- Milton Netto – Santa Fe – 1965
- Nadyr Pretes – Santa Fe – 1966
- Newton López – Santa Fe – 1966
- Odymar Dos Santos – Santa Fe –
- Paulo Pisanechi – Santa Fe – 1963
- Pipico – Santa Fe –
- Roberto Mainente – Santa Fe – 1963
- Ronaille Calheira – Deportes Quindío, América, Atlético Huila – 2008, 2011, 2011
- Sapuca – Santa Fe –
- Tim – Junior – 1950–1951
- Toninho Dos Santos – Deportivo Cali, Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996, 1996
- Valdomiro – Millonarios – 1980–1981
- Víctor Ephanor – Junior, Independiente Medellín, Unión Magdalena – 1972, 1974–1975, 1976, 1984
- Waldinho Ferreyra – Santa Fe – 1966
- Waltinho – Santa Fe – 1966–1969, 1971–1973
- Wilson Pimentel – Santa Fe – 1963
Chile 
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- Jorge Aravena – Deportivo Cali – 1986–1988
- Francisco Arrué[b BRA][3] – Atlético Nacional – 2008–2009
- Sebastián Toro – Junior – 2016
- Oscar Wirth – Independiente Medellín – 1990–1993
Ecuador 
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- Daniel Angulo – Santa Fe – 2015–2016
- Nicolás Asencio – Millonarios – 2001
- Jimmy Blandón – Millonarios – 1998
- Iván Hurtado – Atlético Nacional, Millonarios – 2007, 2008–2009
- Edwin Tenorio – Deportivo Pereira – 2009–2010
Paraguay 
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- Arnaldo Alonso – Deportivo Pasto – 2007–2009
- Saturnino Arrúa – América – 1981–1982
- Víctor Hugo Ávalos – Independiente Medellín – 1993
- Walter Avalos – Deportes Tolima – 1997
- Carlos Báez – Cúcuta Deportivo – 2010
- Nery Bareiro – Deportivo Cali – 2013
- Jorge Battaglia – Independiente Medellín – 1998
- Juan Manuel Battaglia – América, Deportivo Pereira – 1979–1989, 1989
- Guillermo Beltrán – Once Caldas – 2011–2012
- Ever Benítez – Atlético Bucaramanga, Alianza Petrolera – 2007, 2007–2009
- Gustavo Benítez – Atlético Nacional – 1985–1987
- Silvio Benítez – América – 1967–1968
- Aldo Bobadilla – Independiente Medellín – 2007–2010
- Roberto Cabañas – América, Independiente Medellín, Real Cartagena – 1984–1987, 1996, 2000
- Fabio Escobar – Atlético Huila – 2013
- Edison Giménez – Deportivo Pereira, Medellín, Deportivo Cali, La Equidad, Itagüí, Unión Magdalena – 2009, 2010, 2010–2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016
- Digno González – Atlético Huila, Real Cartagena – 2012, 2012
- Gerardo González Aquino – América – 1979–1985
- Rogerio Leichtweis[3] – Deportes Tolima – 2013
- Marcos Melgarejo – Deportes Tolima – 2016
- Christian Ovelar – Millonarios – 2016
- Roberto Paredes – Atlético Nacional – 1985
- Arnaldo Pereira – Alianza Petrolera – 2013–2014
- Anthony Silva[10] – Deportes Tolima – 2010–2014
- Joel Silva – Deportes Tolima – 2015–2018
- Luciano Vera – Atlético Nacional – 2005–2006
- Carlos Villagra – Deportivo Pasto, Millonarios, Atlético Nacional, Deportes Quindío, Atlético Huila, Deportivo Pereira – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2011
Peru 
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- Ronald Baroni – Deportivo Cali – 1999–2002
- Juan José Barros[b COL][6] – Deportivo Cali – 1997
- Félix Castillo – América – 1950–1951
- César Cueto – Atlético Nacional – 1978–1983
- Guillermo La Rosa – Atlético Nacional – 1979–1983
- Miguel Loayza – Deportivo Cali – 1969–1970
- Valeriano López – Deportivo Cali – 1949–1950, 1961
- Juan Carlos Mariño – Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Cali – 2009, 2009
- Roberto Merino[c ESP U18][11] – Deportes Tolima – 2013
- Franco Navarro – Independiente Medellín – 1984–1986
- Percy Olivares – Deportivo Cali – 1991–1992
- Roberto Palacios – Deportivo Cali – 2004–2005
- Hugo Sotil – Independiente Medellín – 1979–1980
- Julio César Uribe – Junior, América, Independiente Medellín, Envigado – 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1992
Uruguay 
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- Manuel Abreu – Santa Fe – 2007
- Héctor Acuña – Deportes Tolima – 2014–2015
- Carlos Aguilera – Independiente Medellín – 1985
- Guillermo Almada – América – 1996
- Lucero Álvarez – Deportivo Pasto – 2013–2014
- Fernando Álvez – Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín – 1986–1987, 1991–1992
- Jorge Anchén – Deportivo Pasto – 2011
- Andrés Aparicio – Junior – 2006
- Claudio Arturi – Once Caldas, Independiente Medellín – 1997, 1999
- Pablo Aurrecochea – Atlético Bucaramanga – 2008
- Alcides Bandera – Centauros Villavicencio – 2003
- Adolfo Barán – Cúcuta Deportivo, Santa Fe – 1982, 1991–1992
- Luis Barbat – Independiente Medellín, Deportes Tolima, América, Atlético Bucaramanga – 1996–1997, 1997–1999, 2000–2002, 2007
- Martín Barlocco – Pumas de Casanare, Deportes Quindio – 2003, 2004
- Deivis Barone – Junior – 2005
- Adrián Berbia – América, Junior, Real Cartagena – 2008, 2009–2010, 2011
- Gustavo Biscayzacú – Deportivo Cali, Deportes Quindío – 2011–2012, 2013
- Diego Bonilla – Millonarios, Atlético Bucaramanga – 2007, 2008
- Leonardo Burián – Deportes Tolima – 2014
- Juan Castillo – Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Patriotas – 2010, 2014, 2015–2016
- Jorge da Silva – América, Millonarios – 1991–1994, 1995
- Shubert Gambetta – Cúcuta Deportivo – 1949
- Nelson Gutiérrez – Atlético Nacional – 1985
- Mario Leguizamón – Atlético Huila – 2013
- Eber Moas – América – 1995
- Sergio Santín – Atlético Nacional – 1981–1983
- Alexis Viera – América, Dépor – 2009–2010, 2013–2014, 2015
- Sebastián Viera – Junior – 2011–
- Nicolás Vikonis – Atlético Bucaramanga, Patriotas, Millonarios – 2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2017
- Ramón Villaverde – Cúcuta Deportivo, Millonarios – 1950–1952, 1953–1954
Venezuela 
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- Alejandro Cichero – Millonarios – 2010–2011
- Dany Cure – Once Caldas, Rionegro Águilas – 2016, 2017
- Rafael Dudamel – Atlético Huila, Santa Fe, Deportivo Cali, Millonarios, Cortuluá, América – 1994, 1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2001–2002, 2004, 2007–2008
- Juan Manuel Falcón – Santa Fe – 2016
- Alejandro Guerra – Atlético Nacional – 2014–2016
- Wuiswell Isea – Atlético Huila – 2013
- Franklin Lucena – Once Caldas – 2015–2016
- Armando Maita – Atlético Huila – 2013
- Grenddy Perozo – Boyacá Chicó – 2010–2012
- Jorge Rojas – Atlético Nacional – 2004–2006
- José Manuel Rey – Atlético Nacional – 2006
- Luis Manuel Seijas – Santa Fe – 2008–2011, 2014–2016
- Oswaldo Vizcarrondo – Once Caldas – 2010
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Until 2013, he only had Colombian nationality.
- ^ Jump up to: a b At the time, he only had Colombian nationality.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Also had Brazilian nationality.
- ^ Until 2014, he only had Colombian nationality.
- ^ At the time, he only had Argentine nationality.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Also had Colombian nationality.
- ^ Also had Uruguayan nationality
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Also had Argentine nationality.
- ^ "Santa Fe Corporación Deportiva - > Pelé fue homenajeado por Bogotá en clásico entre juveniles de Santa Fe y Millonarios". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Jump up to: a b Also had Italian nationality.
- ^ Also had Spanish nationality.
