International Eligibility & Player Data
Tag
Ireland foreign-born international players
International football players born outside Ireland who went on to represent the Ireland national team.
86 players
AllActiveRetired
NAT
Player
POS
DoB
Club
Intl. caps
Intl. goals
Years active
IRLIRL
Kevin Kilbane
MF
01.02.1977 (49)
Retired
110
8
1997-2011
IRLIRL
James McClean
MF
22.04.1989 (37)
NIR Derry City
98
11
2012-
IRLIRL
Aiden McGeady
MF
04.04.1986 (40)
Retired
93
5
2004-2017
IRLIRL
Tony Cascarino
FW
01.09.1962 (63)
Retired
88
19
1985-1999
IRLIRL
Paul McGrath
DF
04.12.1959 (66)
Retired
83
8
1985-1997
ENGENG
Declan Rice
DF
14.01.1999 (27)
ENG Arsenal
73
7
2019-
IRLIRL
Ray Houghton
MF
09.01.1962 (64)
Retired
73
6
1986-1997
IRLIRL
Andy Townsend
MF
23.07.1963 (62)
Retired
70
7
1989-1997
IRLIRL
Gary Breen
DF
12.12.1973 (52)
Retired
63
7
1996-2006
IRLIRL
Shane Duffy
DF
01.01.1992 (34)
ENG Norwich City
57
7
2014-
IRLIRL
Jonathan Walters
FW
20.09.1983 (42)
Retired
54
14
2010-2018
IRLIRL
Jason McAteer
MF
18.06.1971 (55)
Retired
52
3
1994-2004
IRLIRL
James McCarthy
MF
12.11.1990 (35)
Free Agent
43
0
2010-2020
IRLIRL
Alan McLoughlin
MF
20.04.1967 (†)
Deceased
42
2
1990-1999
IRLIRL
Terry Phelan
DF
16.03.1967 (59)
Retired
42
1
1991-2000
IRLIRL
David Connolly
FW
06.06.1977 (49)
Retired
41
9
1996-2005
IRLIRL
Callum Robinson
FW
02.02.1995 (31)
WAL Cardiff City
38
9
2018-
IRLIRL
Sean St Ledger
DF
28.12.1984 (41)
Retired
37
3
2009-2013
IRLIRL
Ciaran Clark
DF
26.09.1989 (36)
Retired
36
2
2011-2021
IRLIRL
Clinton Morrison
FW
14.05.1979 (47)
Retired
36
9
2001-2006
IRLIRL
Chiedozie Ogbene
MF
01.05.1997 (29)
ENG Ipswich Town
35
5
2021-
IRLIRL
Chris Morris
DF
24.12.1963 (62)
Retired
35
0
1987-1993
IRLIRL
Alan Kelly
GK
11.08.1968 (57)
Retired
34
0
1993-2002
IRLIRL
Callum O'Dowda
FW
23.04.1995 (31)
HUN Ferencváros
32
1
2016-
IRLIRL
Cyrus Christie
DF
30.09.1992 (33)
ENG Bolton Wanderers
30
2
2014-2022
IRLIRL
Simon Cox
FW
28.04.1987 (39)
Retired
30
4
2011-2014
IRLIRL
Tony Galvin
MF
12.07.1956 (70)
Retired
29
1
1982-1989
IRLIRL
Darron Gibson
MF
25.10.1987 (38)
Retired
27
1
2007-2016
IRLIRL
Andy O'Brien
DF
29.06.1979 (47)
Retired
26
1
2001-2006
IRLIRL
David Kelly
FW
25.11.1965 (60)
Retired
26
9
1988-1998
IRLIRL
Richard Keogh
DF
11.08.1986 (39)
Retired
26
1
2013-2019
IRLIRL
Marc Wilson
DF
17.08.1987 (38)
Retired
25
1
2011-2016
IRLIRL
Josh Cullen
MF
07.04.1996 (30)
ENG Burnley
24
0
2019-
IRLIRL
Michael Robinson
FW
12.07.1958 (†)
Deceased
24
4
1980-1986
IRLIRL
Alan Kernaghan
DF
25.04.1967 (59)
Retired
22
1
1992-1996
IRLIRL
Paul Green
MF
10.04.1983 (43)
Retired
22
1
2010-2014
IRLIRL
Tommy Coyne
FW
14.11.1962 (63)
Retired
22
6
1992-1997
IRLIRL
Keiren Westwood
GK
23.10.1984 (41)
Retired
21
0
2009-2017
IRLIRL
Harry Arter
MF
28.12.1989 (36)
UAE Precision
19
0
2015-2019
IRLIRL
John Dempsey
DF
15.03.1946 (†)
Deceased
19
1
1966-1972
IRLIRL
Eddie McGoldrick
DF
30.04.1965 (61)
Retired
15
0
1992-1995
IRLIRL
Liam Lawrence
DF
13.12.1981 (44)
Retired
15
2
2009-2011
IRLIRL
David McGoldrick
FW
29.11.1987 (38)
ENG Barnsley
14
1
2014-2020
IRLIRL
James Collins
FW
01.12.1990 (35)
ENG Lincoln City
14
2
2019-2021
IRLIRL
Will Smallbone
MF
21.02.2000 (26)
ENG Millwall
13
0
2023-
IRLIRL
Scott Hogan
FW
13.04.1992 (34)
ENG Milton Keynes Dons
12
0
2018-2022
IRLIRL
Mikey Johnston
MF
19.04.1999 (27)
ENG West Bromwich Albion
11
2
2023-
IRLIRL
Rory Delap
MF
06.07.1976 (50)
Retired
11
0
1998-2004
IRLIRL
Sean Maguire
FW
01.05.1994 (32)
IRL Cork City
11
1
2017-2020
IRLIRL
Stephen McPhail
MF
09.12.1979 (46)
Retired
10
1
2000-2004
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