European players in Asia
European football players who have played in Asia. ScoutBase tracks cross-regional career movements across all eras.
1502 players
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PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
C
Cristiano Ronaldo
FW
05.02.1985 (41)
PORPortugal
KSA Al-Nassr
2023
RK
Robbie Keane
FW
08.07.1980 (46)
IRLIreland
Retired
AW
Axel Witsel
MF
12.01.1989 (37)
BELBelgium
ESP Girona
2025
FC
Fabio Cannavaro
DF
13.09.1973 (53)
ITAItaly
Retired
MH
Marek Hamšík
MF
27.07.1987 (39)
SVKSlovakia
Retired
AO
Andres Oper
FW
07.11.1977 (49)
ESTEstonia
Retired
WS
Wesley Sneijder
MF
09.06.1984 (42)
NEDNetherlands
Retired
XH
Xavi Hernández
MF
25.01.1980 (46)
ESPSpain
Retired
MA
Marko Arnautović
FW
19.04.1989 (37)
AUTAustria
SRB Crvena Zvezda
2025
AI
Andrés Iniesta
MF
11.05.1984 (42)
ESPSpain
Retired
LP
Lukas Podolski
FW
04.06.1985 (41)
GERGermany
POL Górnik Zabrze
2021
TA
Toby Alderweireld
DF
02.03.1989 (37)
BELBelgium
Retired
AY
Andriy Yarmolenko
MF
23.10.1989 (37)
UKRUkraine
UKR Dynamo Kyiv
2023
KK
Kostas Katsouranis
MF
21.06.1979 (47)
GREGreece
Retired
MD
Marcel Desailly
DF
07.09.1968 (58)
FRAFrance
Retired
MP
Miralem Pjanić
MF
02.04.1990 (36)
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina
Retired
AH
Aaron Hughes
DF
08.11.1979 (47)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Retired
BB
Birkir Bjarnason
MF
27.05.1988 (38)
ISLIceland
Retired
FD
Frank de Boer
DF
15.05.1970 (56)
NEDNetherlands
Retired
DT
Dušan Tadić
MF
20.11.1988 (38)
SRBSerbia
UAE Al-Wahda
2025
RS
Rashad Sadiqov
DF
16.06.1982 (44)
AZEAzerbaijan
Retired
FT
Fernando Torres
FW
20.03.1984 (42)
ESPSpain
Retired
JR
John Arne Riise
MF
24.09.1980 (46)
NORNorway
Retired
BD
Balázs Dzsudzsák
MF
23.12.1986 (40)
HUNHungary
HUN DVSC
2020
R
Rui Patrício
GK
15.02.1988 (38)
PORPortugal
Retired
AG
Aron Gunnarsson
MF
22.04.1989 (37)
ISLIceland
QAT Al-Gharafa
2024
IR
Ivan Rakitić
MF
10.03.1988 (38)
CROCroatia
Retired
HA
Henri Anier
FW
17.12.1990 (36)
ESTEstonia
EST Paide Linnameeskond
2025
ML
Michael Laudrup
MF
15.06.1964 (62)
DENDenmark
Retired
RG
Raúl González
FW
27.06.1977 (49)
ESPSpain
Retired
JG
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
FW
27.10.1990 (36)
ISLIceland
UAE Al-Dhafra
2025
PC
Phillip Cocu
MF
29.10.1970 (56)
NEDNetherlands
Retired
AM
Aleksandar Mitrović
FW
16.09.1994 (32)
SRBSerbia
QAT Al-Rayyan
2025
GS
Goce Sedloski
DF
10.04.1974 (52)
MKDNorth Macedonia
Retired
KM
Karol Mets
DF
16.05.1993 (33)
ESTEstonia
GER St. Pauli
2023
Fedor Černych
MF
21.05.1991 (35)
LTULithuania
LTU Kauno Žalgiris
2024
MB
Marcelo Brozović
MF
16.11.1992 (34)
CROCroatia
KSA Al-Nassr
2023
AT
Aleksandar Trajkovski
FW
05.09.1992 (34)
MKDNorth Macedonia
CRO Lokomotiva Zagreb
2025
DV
David Villa
FW
03.12.1981 (45)
ESPSpain
Retired
GK
Grzegorz Krychowiak
MF
29.01.1990 (36)
POLPoland
CYP Anorthosis
2024
KB
Karim Benzema
FW
19.12.1987 (39)
FRAFrance
KSA Al-Hilal
2026
GW
Georginio Wijnaldum
MF
11.11.1990 (36)
NEDNetherlands
KSA Ettifaq
2023
AS
André Schembri
MF
27.05.1986 (40)
MLTMalta
Retired
HS
Haris Seferović
FW
22.02.1992 (34)
SUISwitzerland
UAE United FC
2025
VH
Varazdat Haroyan
DF
24.08.1992 (34)
ARMArmenia
Free Agent
AD
Alessandro Del Piero
FW
09.11.1974 (52)
ITAItaly
Retired
Alpay Özalan
DF
29.05.1973 (53)
TURTurkey
Retired
MB
Marcus Berg
FW
17.08.1986 (40)
SWESweden
Retired
FH
Fernando Hierro
DF
23.03.1968 (58)
ESPSpain
Retired
MM
Mario Mandžukić
FW
27.05.1986 (40)
CROCroatia
Retired
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