List of Malaysia footballers born outside Malaysia

This is a list of Malaysia footballers born outside their country including naturalised and overseas players.

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Naturalised players

In the late 2018, there have been more necessities to naturalising foreign players to improve Malaysian football performances. Based on three survey polls conducted by the country three local press, two of them recording a majority positive vote over the necessities to acquire foreign players as a local players.[1] As a result, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) began submitting a plan to the federal government.[2] The plan was warmly welcomed by the country prime minister with the latter also urging local talents to improve in par with the absorption of foreign talents.[3][4] With the positive support from the federal government, the FAM outlined that the criterion for the intake would be based on three terms:

  • Short term – Involving players of mixed parentage, whether they (the players), their parents or grandparents were born in Malaysia.[5]
  • Medium term – Involving foreign players aged 18 and above who have played in the Malaysian Football League for one or two years and are convinced to stay for a minimum of five years.[5]
  • Long term – Involving foreign players aged below 18; taking into account the number of players, their ages, country of origin and other related matters that will be proposed by a yet-to-be-formed technical committee.[5]

List of naturalised players

Short term
Name Birth name Original nationality Current club Obtained citizenship date Representation in national squad
(senior, U-23 etc.)
Confirmed (with source)
1 Brendan Gan Brendan Gan Seng Ling  Australia Selangor 7 March 2014[6][7] Yes (U-23, senior)[8]
2 Matthew Davies Matthew Thomas Davies  Australia Johor Darul Ta'zim 8 April 2015[9][10] Yes (U-23, senior)[11][12]
3 Stuart Wark Stuart James Wilson Wark  Scotland Terengganu 27 June 2016[13][14][15][16] No
4 Darren Lok Darren Lok Yee Deng  England Terengganu 22 September 2016[17] Yes (senior)[18][19]
5 Kiko Insa Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues  Spain Johor Darul Ta'zim 22 January 2017[20][21] Yes (senior)[22]
6 Natxo Insa Ignacio Insa Bohigues  Spain Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 June 2017[20][23] Yes (senior)[24]
7 La'Vere Corbin-Ong[25] La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong  Canada Johor Darul Ta'zim 2018[26] Yes (senior)[27]
8 Junior Eldstål Putera Nadher Amarhan  Sweden Metropolitan Police 2017[28] Yes (U-23, senior)[29][30]
9 Wan Kuzri Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal  United States Saint Louis 2020 No
10 Jaami Qureshi Jaami Qureshi  England Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 No
11 Romel Morales Romel Morales Ramírez  Colombia Melaka United 2021 No
12 Careca Raianderson da Costa Morais  Brazil Perak 2021 No
13 Samuel Somerville Samuel Jacob Somerville  England Pulau Pinang 2018 No
14 Ernest Wong Ernest Wong Wen Hao  New Zealand Kuala Lumpur 2018 No
15 Ryan Lambert Ryan Lambert  Australia FC Den Bosch 2021 No
16 Armin Maier Armin Maier Bin Rafi  Germany Selangor II 2019 No
17 Quentin Cheng Quentin Cheng  Australia Selangor II 2019 Yes (U-23)
18 Curran Singh Ferns Curran Lawrance Singh Ferns  Australia Melaka United 2016 No
19 Khair Jones Khair bin Muhammad Jefri Jones  New Zealand Melaka United 2016 Yes
20 Shunsuke Nakatake Shunsuke Nakatake  Japan Negeri Sembilan 2021 Yes

Medium term
Name Birth name Original nationality Current club Obtained citizenship date Representation in national squad
(senior, U-23 etc.)
Confirmed (with source)
1 Mohamadou Sumareh Mohamadou Sumareh  Gambia Pahang 27 July 2018[31] Yes (senior)[32]
2 Liridon Krasniqi Liridon Krasniqi  Kosovo Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 February 2020[33] No
3 Tam Sheang Tsung Tam Sheang Tsung  Japan Kedah 2017 No
4 Wan Kuzain Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal  United States Sporting Kansas City 2021 No
5 Hong Wan Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan  China Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021 No
6 Dion Cools Dion Johan Cools  Belgium FC Midtjylland 2021 No
7 Kobe Chong Kobe Jae Chong  Jamaica Redditch United 2021 No
8 Hannu Tam Hannu Tam  England Lancaster City 2021 No
9 Cullen French Cullen French Baller  England Watford 2021 No
10 Stuart Wilkin Stuart John Wilkin  England Missouri State Bears soccer 2021 No
11 Sam Bone Samuel Bone  England Waterford 2021 No
12 Isaac Angking Isaac Emmanuel Angking  United States New England Revolution 2021 No
13 Braden Cheng Braden Cheng  Australia North Shore Mariners 2021 No
14 David Rowley David William Rowley  Australia Kedah 2021 No
15 Rufino Segovia Rufino Segovia del Burgo  Spain Selangor 2021 No
16 Endrick dos Santos Parafita Endrick dos Santos Parafita  Brazil Pulau Pinang 2021 No

Overseas Malaysian players

The criterion for players that are eligible to become naturalised Malaysians but currently hold citizenship of a different country or are currently Malaysian citizens that play in non-Malaysian countries.

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References
  1. Aziman Rosdi (28 July 2018). "Majority of Malaysians want naturalised players". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. "Malaysia planning to offer citizenship to foreign players". FOX Sports Asia. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (30 July 2018). "PM open to foreign-born players in national football team". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. Teh Athira Yusof (30 July 2018). "PM: Hire naturalised football players but don't sideline local talents". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. "FAM approve process for taking in naturalised players". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. Zulhilmi Zainal (23 November 2013). "Transfer News: Kelantan want Brendan Gan as local player". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. "Brendan Gan sah milik Kelantan" [Brendan Gan is legally owned by Kelantan] (in Malay). Perak Today. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. Eric Samuel (11 March 2016). "Brendan gets in but Safee is out". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. Zulhilmi Zainal (8 April 2015). "Transfer News: Pahang sign Perth Glory youngster". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. Jason Dasey (12 February 2016). "Matthew Davies happy with transferring football allegiance from Australia to Malaysia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  11. Eric Samuel (9 April 2015). "Davies earns call up for SEA Games squad". The Star. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  12. Aziman Rosdi (18 January 2018). "Davies: Decision to play for Malaysia has paid off". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  13. Zulhilmi Zainal (27 June 2016). "TRANSFER NEWS: Darren Lok joins JDT II, Stuart Wark signs for Sabah". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. "Wark knocks on Vingada's door". New Straits Times. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via PressReader. Scotland-born Wark, 27, took up Malaysian citizenship when he joined Darul Ta’zim II last year but struggled to make an impression before being loaned to Premier League side Sabah.
  15. Christopher Dodds (21 November 2018). "From Malaysia with Love Scotland's Finest Unknown Export". The Clyde Insider. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  16. Christopher Dodds (20 December 2018). "How Scottish footballer went from local junior teams to becoming household name in Malaysia". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  17. Ajitpal Singh (22 September 2016). "(Football) Darren Lok gets Msian citizenship, now free to play for Johor". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  18. K. Rajan (24 May 2016). "Former English club player Darren gets national call up". The Star. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  19. "Malaysia's Kim Swee defends Darren Lok selection ahead of Suzuki Cup". ESPN (UK). 28 September 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  20. Ajitpal Singh (8 June 2017). "Insa boost for Darul Ta'zim". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via PressReader.
  21. Harimau Abroad [@harimau_abroad] (22 January 2017). "So it's confirmed. Pahang's Kiko Insa has been given Malaysian citizenship" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via Twitter.
  22. Zulhilmi Zainal (4 August 2017). "Kiko Insa called up to Malaysia training camp". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  23. K. Rajan (20 March 2018). "Naturalised Natxo ready to work his magic on national team". The Star. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  24. Ooi Kin Fai (13 March 2018). "Tan Cheng Hoe names Natxo Insa in Malaysia call-up". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  25. "Who is La'Vere Corbin-Ong, JDT's shiny new left back?". Goal.com. Yahoo! Sports. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  26. Devinder Singh (17 February 2018). "Naturalised players a good fit for Malaysia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 July 2019. With La’Vere Corbin-Ong becoming the latest foreign-born player to take up Malaysian citizenship, national coach Tan Cheng Hoe's options have expanded significantly to the extent that he could field a side consisting mostly, if not entirely, of naturalised players.
  27. Ooi Kin Fai (31 May 2019). "Better Corbin ready to make Malaysia debut". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  28. "Junior Eldstal announces he is returning to the England". Sarawak Crocs. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019. Former Sarawak FA player, Junior Eldstal has made it official that he is leaving Malaysia to go back to England. The half-Malaysian who holds a Malaysian citizenship posted a video on his official Instagram to inform his fans and followers about his decision to leave for England, while thanking everyone for their support during his five season in Malaysia.
  29. Tony Mariadass; T. Vignesh (16 July 2013). "Sabah-born Swede called up to Malaysia national squad". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  30. Matthew T. Umpang (30 July 2013). "Junior Eldstal: From Japan with thanks". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  31. Pa Modou Cham (27 July 2018). "Muhammedou Sumareh acquires Malaysian citizenship". The Point. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  32. Zulhilmi Zainal (2 October 2018). "Sumareh finally gets Malaysia call-up". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  33. "JDT midfielder Liridon now a citizen of Malaysia". Malay Mail. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020. Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) midfielder Liridon Krasniqi is just a step away from donning the Harimau Malaya jersey. The 28-year-old is now a naturalised Malaysian citizen. The development was announced by the FA of Malaysia secretary-general Stuart Ramalingam in a statement here today. He said it was a good development towards boosting the strength of the Harimau Malaya with naturalised players. Stuart said the Kosovan became a full-fledged citizen of Malaysia following receipt of his MyKad at the National Registration Department headquarters in Putrajaya today. He said Liridon would follow in the footsteps of Malaysia’s first naturalised player Mohamadou Sumareh as soon as final approval was obtained from FIFA.
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