International Eligibility & Player Data
German-born players for other national teams
International football players born in Germany who went on to represent a different national team. A window into the global mobility of the modern game.
331 players
AllActiveRetired
ALLABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWYZ
Player
POS
DoB
Nationality
Club
Intl. caps
Intl. goals
Years active
HÇ
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
MF
08.02.1994 (32)
TURTurkey
ITA Internazionale
97
21
2013-
PR
Patrick Reichelt
MF
15.06.1988 (38)
PHIPhilippines
MAS Kuala Lumpur City
93
16
2012-
MT
Maik Taylor
GK
04.09.1971 (55)
NIRNorthern Ireland
Retired
88
0
1999-2011
MF
Mikael Forssell
FW
15.03.1981 (45)
FINFinland
Retired
87
29
1999-2014
ZM
Zvjezdan Misimović
MF
05.06.1982 (44)
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina
Retired
84
25
2004-2018
HA
Hamit Altıntop
MF
08.12.1982 (44)
TURTurkey
Retired
82
7
2004-2014
TD
Thomas Dooley
MF
12.05.1961 (65)
USAUnited States
Retired
81
7
1992-1999
DC
Du-Ri Cha
FW
25.07.1980 (46)
KORSouth Korea
Retired
76
4
2001-2015
MP
Mario Pašalić
MF
09.02.1995 (31)
CROCroatia
ITA Atalanta
76
1
—
OT
Ogün Temizkanoğlu
DF
06.10.1969 (57)
TURTurkey
Retired
76
5
1990-2002
EC
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
FW
23.03.1989 (37)
CMRCameroon
USA New York Red Bulls
73
20
2010-2023
JJ
Jermaine Jones
MF
03.11.1981 (45)
USAUnited States
Retired
69
4
2010-2017
MO
Manny Ott
MF
06.05.1992 (34)
PHIPhilippines
THA Rayong FC
69
4
2010-
MH
Martin Harnik
FW
10.06.1987 (39)
AUTAustria
GER TuS Dassendorf
68
15
2007-2017
KA
Kaan Ayhan
MF
10.11.1994 (32)
TURTurkey
TUR Galatasaray
63
5
2016-
MD
Maurice Deville
FW
31.07.1992 (34)
LUXLuxembourg
LUX Swift Hesper
61
3
2011-
SS
Stephan Schröck
DF
21.08.1986 (40)
PHIPhilippines
PHI Stallion Laguna
61
6
2011-2023
SK
Sead Kolašinac
DF
20.06.1993 (33)
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina
ITA Atalanta
60
0
2013-
MJ
Mathias Jänisch
MF
27.08.1990 (36)
LUXLuxembourg
Retired
59
1
2009-2018
SS
Shane Smeltz
FW
29.09.1981 (45)
NZLNew Zealand
Retired
58
24
2003-2017
ZR
Zvi Rosen
DF
23.06.1947 (79)
ISRIsrael
Retired
58
5
—
FJ
Fabian Johnson
DF
11.12.1987 (39)
USAUnited States
Retired
57
2
2011-2017
WO
Willi Orbán
DF
03.11.1992 (34)
HUNHungary
GER RB Leipzig
55
6
—
DN
Demis Nikolaidis
FW
17.09.1973 (53)
GREGreece
Retired
54
17
1995-2004
CT
Cenk Tosun
FW
07.06.1991 (35)
TURTurkey
TUR Kasımpaşa
53
21
2013-2024
HE
Hilal El Helwe
MF
24.11.1994 (32)
LBNLebanon
LBN Bourj
53
9
2015-
DH
Dragan Holcer
DF
19.01.1945 (†)
SRBSerbia
Deceased
52
0
1965-1974
NŞ
Nuri Şahin
MF
05.09.1988 (38)
TURTurkey
Retired
51
2
2005-2017
HB
Hakan Balta
MF
23.03.1983 (43)
TURTurkey
Retired
50
2
2003-2007
MM
Mërgim Mavraj
DF
09.06.1986 (40)
ALBAlbania
Retired
50
3
2012-2020
RP
Robert Prosinečki
MF
12.01.1969 (57)
CROCroatia
Retired
49
10
—
YB
Yıldıray Baştürk
MF
24.12.1978 (48)
TURTurkey
Retired
49
3
—
OV
Odysseas Vlachodimos
GK
26.04.1994 (32)
GREGreece
ESP Sevilla
48
0
2018-
MB
Muhamed Bešić
DF
10.09.1992 (34)
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina
SRB Spartak Subotica
47
0
2010-2022
LB
Leon Balogun
DF
28.06.1988 (38)
NGANigeria
CYP Aris Limassol
46
1
2014-2022
EZ
Edon Zhegrova
MF
31.03.1999 (27)
KOSKosovo
ITA Juventus
45
5
2018-
JB
John Brooks
DF
28.01.1993 (33)
USAUnited States
GER Hertha BSC
45
3
2013-2021
TH
Tayfur Havutçu
MF
23.04.1970 (56)
TURTurkey
Retired
44
6
1994-2004
IM
Ivan Mayewski
MF
05.05.1988 (38)
BLRBelarus
SVN Celje
42
0
2015-2021
TK
Tayfun Korkut
MF
02.04.1974 (52)
TURTurkey
Retired
42
1
1995-2003
IK
Ivan Klasnić
FW
29.01.1980 (46)
CROCroatia
Retired
41
12
—
KI
Kevin Ingreso
MF
10.02.1993 (33)
PHIPhilippines
PHI One Taguig
41
4
2015-
S
Stanley Ratifo
FW
05.12.1994 (32)
MOZMozambique
GER Chemie Leipzig
41
9
2017-
ÜD
Ümit Davala
DF
30.07.1973 (53)
TURTurkey
Retired
41
4
1996-2004
MO
Mike Ott
MF
02.03.1995 (31)
PHIPhilippines
PHI Kaya-Iloilo
40
5
2016-
MD
Mohamed Dräger
FM
24.06.1996 (30)
TUNTunisia
TUN Espérance Tunis
39
3
2018-
AA
Abassin Alikhil
DF
19.04.1991 (35)
AFGAfghanistan
GER Hanauer SC 1960
38
0
—
HA
Halil Altıntop
FW
08.12.1982 (44)
TURTurkey
Retired
38
8
2005-2011
JH
José Holebas
DF
27.06.1984 (42)
GREGreece
Retired
38
1
2011-2016
KK
Kostas Konstantinidis
DF
31.08.1972 (54)
GREGreece
Retired
38
1
1995-2003
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