This is a list of non-Paraguayan footballers who currently play or have played

Football in Paraguay Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and in ...

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n foreign football players in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are the countries that have contributed most players to Paraguayan football. Argentine football players, such as

Roberto Acuña Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (; born 25 March 1972) is a Paraguayan former footballer. Nicknamed "''El Toro"'' (The Bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated mainly as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a ...

and Ricardo Ismael Rojas, played in for several years in Paraguay's leagues and even naturalized themselves to play for the national team. Argentine

Héctor Núñez Héctor Núñez Bello (8 May 1936 – 19 December 2011) was a Uruguayan footballer and manager. He was manager of the Uruguay squad that won Copa América 1995. Playing career Núñez was born in Montevideo and started his playing career at ...

, Uruguayan Hernan Rodrigo Lopez and Brazilian Gauchinho are the only non-Paraguayan football players to be leading goalscorers of the Primera División Paraguaya in a single season, including the Apertura and Clausura. Héctor Núñez is the only foreign player to win the goalscoring title back-to-back (1994–1995), playing for Cerro Porteño. Most non-CONMEBOL or non-South American foreign football players in Paraguay's football leagues have come from

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n ( AFC) countries, especially Japan. Amongst the non-CONMEBOL foreign football players in Paraguay, the most iconic signing in Paraguayan football and the highest paid player in the country's history was the

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Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as ...

, when he joined Olimpia Asunción in 2020. Between 2008 and 2011, 30 under-15 footballers from

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, including Zikri Akbar and Rahmanuddin played at diverse clubs in Paraguay's Football League. In 2016,

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women's national team players Kennya Cordner and

Kimika Forbes Kimika Sanell Forbes (born 26 August 1990) is a Tobagonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Colombian club Millonarios FC and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team, which she represents since 2006. Forbes played for Paraguaya ...

became the first CONCACAF players in to win a trophy in the CONMEBOL, being crowned champions of the

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with Paraguayan club

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File:Mauro-Boselli-EstudiantesLP-2010.JPG, Cerro Porteño signed Argentine striker

Mauro Boselli Mauro Boselli (born 22 May 1985) is an Argentine former professional association football, footballer who played as striker. Boselli began his career at Argentine Primera División, Argentine First Division clubs Boca Juniors and Estudiantes d ...

in 2021 File:Abraham François.jpg, Canadian

Abraham François Abraham François (born 7 June 1977) is a Canadian retired footballer. He competed in the 1997 Canada Games with Quebec, winning the competition. He was then selected to represent Canada at the Francophonie Games in Madagascar, also winning the ...

played at Sol de América in 2001 File:Joaquín Larrivey.jpg, Joaquín Larrivey of Argentine passed for Cerro Porteño in 2019 File:Joffre Pachito en Delfín Sporting Club.JPG, In 2009, Sportivo Luqueno's team featured Ecuador footballer Joffre Pachito File:Enrique Max Meza 5.jpg, Mexican player

Enrique Maximiliano Meza Enrique Maximiliano Meza Salinas (born 14 November 1979), sometimes known as Enrique Meza Jr., is a Mexican Association football, football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. Meza spent the majority of his playing career in his ...

joined Tacuary in 2004 and remained until 2005 File:Emmanuel Adebayor - Lech - Manchester 026.jpg,

became the highest paid player in Paraguayan football history when he signed with Olimpia Asunción in 2020 File:Jogador brasileiro Karlos Aguia otro.jpg, Brazilian goalkeeper

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featured for several clubs in Paraguay's leagues File:Sergio Orteman.jpg, Uruguayan player Sergio Orteman played for many years in the Primera División Paraguaya and became a coach in Paraguay also File:Sho Shimoji.jpg, Japanese Midfielder Sho Shimoji appeared for

Sportivo Luqueño Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. It currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, the country's top tier of football, where it has won thrice, in 19 ...

in 2011 File:Mauricio Victorino cropped.jpg, Uruguayan

Mauricio Victorino Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo (; born 11 October 1982) is a Uruguayan football coach and a former defender. He is an assistant manager with Nacional. Club career Nacional He made his debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match aga ...

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Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

in 2017 File:Tanque_Ferreyra.jpg, Argentine Juan Carlos Ferreyra endured two stints at

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

and appeared in the 2013 Copa Libertadores Finals File:IndDV-AN_(6)_-_копия.jpg, Colombia's

Farid Díaz Farid Alfonso Díaz Rhenals (born 20 July 1983) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a left back. Career Díaz made his international debut against Panama on 9 May 2007. In May 2018, he was named in the preliminary squad ...

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in 2017 File:Guy Essame 2011.jpg, Cameroon Midfielder Guy Stéphane Essame played for Sportivo Luqueño in 2004 and 2005 File:Faryd Mondragon 2.jpg, Colombian International Faryd Mondragon played for Cerro Porteño in 1993 File:capita.jpg, Brazilian Centre Back

Diego Balbinot Diego Douglas Balbinot (born 7 January 1984) is a retired Brazilian footballer with Italian Passport. He played as a defender. Honours Club ;JK Nõmme Kalju * Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup () is the national knockout competition in Estoni ...

played for 3 de Febrero File:Geremi Njitap.JPG, Cameroon player

Geremi Njitap Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso (born 20 December 1978), known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian former professional association football, footballer. He was a versatile player able to play at right back, right midfield or defensive midfielder, know ...

at Chelsea, previously played for

File:Kenji Fukuda.JPG, Japanese player Kenji Fukuda joined Guaraní on loan in 2004 before going on to play in Spain, Mexico and Greece File:Danig.jpg, Spanish player

Dani Güiza Daniel González Güiza (; born 17 August 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Roteña. A late bloomer, he made a name for himself at the age of 27, being crowned La Liga top scorer with Mallorca. Subsequently, ...

was with Cerro Porteño from 2013 to 2015 and was part of a side which one the club's 30th Primera División title File:Carlos Ruiz.JPG, Carlos Ruiz of Guatemala who played for Olimpia Asunción in 2009 File:Emanuel_Biancucchi_1860_2009.JPG, Argentine Emanuel Biancucchi, also referred to as ''Messi's cousin'', endured several seasons in Paraguayan football File:Pablo Mouche.jpg, Argentine Mouche played for Olimpia Asunción in 2017 File:U06 Álvaro Pereira 3372.jpg, Uruguay's Álvaro Pereira joined Cerro Porteño in 2016 File:SEBASTIAN ABREU (16846564431).jpg, Uruguay's Sebastian Abreu played for Sol de América File:U02 Diego Lugano 7557.jpg, Uruguay's Diego Lugano had a spell with Cerro Porteño in 2015

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