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European players in Asia
European football players who have played in Asia. ScoutBase tracks cross-regional career movements across all eras.
414 players
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NAT
PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
PORPOR
Cristiano Ronaldo
FW
05.02.1985 (41)
KSA Al-Nassr
2023
IRLIRL
Robbie Keane
FW
08.07.1980 (46)
Retired
—
BELBEL
Axel Witsel
MF
12.01.1989 (37)
Free Agent
—
AUTAUT
Marko Arnautović
FW
19.04.1989 (37)
SRB Crvena Zvezda
2025
ITAITA
Fabio Cannavaro
DF
13.09.1973 (52)
Retired
—
SVKSVK
Marek Hamšík
MF
27.07.1987 (38)
Retired
—
ESTEST
Andres Oper
FW
07.11.1977 (48)
Retired
—
NEDNED
Wesley Sneijder
MF
09.06.1984 (42)
Retired
—
ESPESP
Xavi Hernández
MF
25.01.1980 (46)
Retired
—
ESPESP
Andrés Iniesta
MF
11.05.1984 (42)
Retired
—
GERGER
Lukas Podolski
FW
04.06.1985 (41)
POL Górnik Zabrze
2021
BELBEL
Toby Alderweireld
DF
02.03.1989 (37)
Retired
—
UKRUKR
Andriy Yarmolenko
MF
23.10.1989 (36)
UKR Dynamo Kyiv
2023
GREGRE
Kostas Katsouranis
MF
21.06.1979 (47)
Retired
—
FRAFRA
Marcel Desailly
DF
07.09.1968 (57)
Retired
—
BIHBIH
Miralem Pjanić
MF
02.04.1990 (36)
Retired
—
NIRNIR
Aaron Hughes
DF
08.11.1979 (46)
Retired
—
ISLISL
Birkir Bjarnason
MF
27.05.1988 (38)
Retired
—
NEDNED
Frank de Boer
DF
15.05.1970 (56)
Retired
—
SRBSRB
Dušan Tadić
MF
20.11.1988 (37)
Free Agent
—
ESPESP
Fernando Torres
FW
20.03.1984 (42)
Retired
—
NORNOR
John Arne Riise
MF
24.09.1980 (45)
Retired
—
HUNHUN
Balázs Dzsudzsák
MF
23.12.1986 (39)
HUN DVSC
2020
PORPOR
Rui Patrício
GK
15.02.1988 (38)
Retired
—
ISLISL
Aron Gunnarsson
MF
22.04.1989 (37)
QAT Al-Gharafa
2024
SRBSRB
Aleksandar Mitrović
FW
16.09.1994 (31)
QAT Al-Rayyan
2025
CROCRO
Ivan Rakitić
MF
10.03.1988 (38)
Retired
—
ESTEST
Henri Anier
FW
17.12.1990 (35)
EST Paide Linnameeskond
2025
DENDEN
Michael Laudrup
MF
15.06.1964 (62)
Retired
—
ESPESP
Raúl González
FW
27.06.1977 (49)
Retired
—
ISLISL
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
FW
27.10.1990 (35)
UAE Al-Dhafra
2025
NEDNED
Phillip Cocu
MF
29.10.1970 (55)
Retired
—
MKDMKD
Goce Sedloski
DF
10.04.1974 (52)
Retired
—
ESTEST
Karol Mets
DF
16.05.1993 (33)
GER St. Pauli
2023
LTULTU
Fedor Černych
MF
21.05.1991 (35)
LTU Kauno Žalgiris
2024
CROCRO
Marcelo Brozović
MF
16.11.1992 (33)
Free Agent
—
MKDMKD
Aleksandar Trajkovski
FW
05.09.1992 (33)
CRO Lokomotiva Zagreb
2025
ESPESP
David Villa
FW
03.12.1981 (44)
Retired
—
POLPOL
Grzegorz Krychowiak
MF
29.01.1990 (36)
CYP Anorthosis
2024
FRAFRA
Karim Benzema
FW
19.12.1987 (38)
KSA Al-Hilal
2026
NEDNED
Georginio Wijnaldum
MF
11.11.1990 (35)
Free Agent
—
MLTMLT
André Schembri
MF
27.05.1986 (40)
Retired
—
SUISUI
Haris Seferović
FW
22.02.1992 (34)
UAE United FC
2025
ARMARM
Varazdat Haroyan
DF
24.08.1992 (33)
Free Agent
—
ITAITA
Alessandro Del Piero
FW
09.11.1974 (51)
Retired
—
MKDMKD
Ezgjan Alioski
DF
12.02.1992 (34)
SUI Lugano
2025
TURTUR
Alpay Özalan
DF
29.05.1973 (53)
Retired
—
ENGENG
Jordan Henderson
MF
17.06.1990 (36)
ENG Brentford
2025
SWESWE
Marcus Berg
FW
17.08.1986 (39)
Retired
—
ESPESP
Fernando Hierro
DF
23.03.1968 (58)
Retired
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