Notable Foreign Players
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Player Name | Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Murphy Akanji | Sliema Wanderers (2001–2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | Viktor Szentpéteri | Sliema Wanderers (2010–2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Andrzej Bledzewski | Birkirkara (2006–2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Republic of the Congo | Daniel Dengaky | Ħamrun Spartans (2000–2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | Dejan Maksić | Floriana (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Player Name | Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | Ronni Hartvig | Birkirkara (2008–2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Cristiano Bergodi | Sliema Wanderers (1999–2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | Derek Collins | Sliema Wanderers (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Mauro Di Lello | Pietà Hotspurs (2000–2004), Sliema Wanderers (2005–2007), Birkirkara (2008–2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | Pablo Doffo | Hibernians (2006–2008), Floriana (2008–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Sunday Eboh | Marsa (2001), Birkirkara (2001–2004), Floriana (2007–2010), Marsaxlokk (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Augustine Eguavoen | Sliema Wanderers (1999–2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| Republic of the Congo | Riad Gango-Rtsa | Floriana (2000–2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | Nuno Gomes | Marsaxlokk (2005–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Romania | Lucian Dronca | Birkirkara (2001–2005), Sliema Wanderers (2008–2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Essien Mbong | Hibernians (1998–2006), Marsa (2006–2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Precious Monye | Birkirkara (2003–2007), Ħamrun Spartans (2007–2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | Cesar Paiber | Ħamrun Spartans (1992–1995), Ħamrun Spartans (2001–2002), Hibernians (2002–2004), Marsaxlokk (2004–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Ramon | Qormi (2008–2010), Valletta (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | Nikola Slavtchev | Zurrieq (1999–2000), Marsa (2001–2003), Marsaxlokk (2003–2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Christian Terlizzi | Pietà Hotspurs (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | Emil Yanchev | Birkirkara (2005–2006), Marsa (2006–2007), Birkirkara (2007–2008), Marsaxlokk (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Player Name | Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | Heiner Backhaus | Valletta (2007–2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Massimo Beghetto | Sliema Wanderers (2001–2002) | |||||||||||||||||
| England | Yala Bolasie | Floriana (2007–2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Ndubisi Chukunyere | Hibernians (1997–2005), Valletta (2005–2006), Hibernians (2006–2008), Hibernians (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Jordi Cruyff | Valletta (2009–2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | Ridha Dardouri | Lija Athletic (1996–1997), Birkirkara (1997–1998), Sliema Wanderers (1998–1999), Naxxar Lions (1999–2000), Marsa (2001–2003), Floriana (2003–2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| England | Craig Dean | Valletta (2005–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Haruna Doda | Birkirkara (2003–2005), Hibernians (2005–2006), Marsaxlokk (2006–2007), Dingli Swallows (2009–2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Chima Dozie | Sliema Wanderers (2000–2001), Naxxar Lions (2001–2002), St. Patrick (2004–2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | Kamil Dvorak | Valletta (2000–2002) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Ivan | Qormi (2008–2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| England | Stanley Matthews | Hibernians (1970–1971) | |||||||||||||||||
| England | Tony Morley | Ħamrun Spartans (1990) | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Adelmo Paris | Zurrieq F.C. (1984–1986) | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Gianluca De Ponti | Zurrieq F.C. (1985) | |||||||||||||||||
| Republic of the Congo | Rufin Oba | Floriana (1997–2002), Birkirkara (2002–2003), Floriana (2005–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Pedrinho | Msida Saint-Joseph (2008–2009), Sliema Wanderers (2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | Milen Penchev | Valletta (2002–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sinisa Radak | Naxxar Lions (1995–1999), Valletta (1999–2000), Ħamrun Spartans (2000–2002) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | André da Silva | Floriana (2003–2006), Marsaxlokk (2006–2008), Hibernians (2006–2007), Sliema Wanderers (2007–2008), Msida St. Joseph (2008–2010), Dingli Swallows (2010–2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | Zdeněk Svoboda | Sliema Wanderers (2006–2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | Donatas Vencevičius | Marsaxlokk (2003–2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Player Name | Premier League Club (s) in Malta and Seasons | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Olumuyiwa Aganun | Msida St. Joseph (2003–2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | Julio Alcorsé | Hibernians (2007–), Marsaxlokk (2007–2009), Sliema Wanderers (2010), Marsaxlokk (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Peter Anizoba | St. Patrick (2004–2005), Ħamrun Spartans (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Ibrahim Babatunde | Msida St. Joseph (2005–2007), Birkirkara (2011–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Camilo | Qormi (2009–2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Sylvano Comvalius | Hamrun Spartans (2009), Birkirkara (2009–2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Ikechukwu Chibueze | Mosta (2005–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Daniel Mariano Bueno | Tarxien Rainbows (2008–2009), Tarxien Rainbows (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | Martin Deanov | Pietà Hotspurs (1999–2000), Pietà Hotspurs (2005–2008), Marsaxlokk (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Bizu | Floriana (2000–2002), Sliema Wanderers (2002–2003), Floriana (2003–2005), St. George's (2006–2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | Danilo Doncic | Valletta (1994–1997), Sliema Wanderers (2001–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Alfred Effiong | St. George's (2006–2007), Ħamrun Spartans (2007–2008), Qormi (2008–2010), Marsaxlokk (2010–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Wendell Gomes | Marsaxlokk (2005–2006), Floriana (2006–2007), Marsaxlokk (2007–2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | Nebjosa Jankovic | Birkirkara (1994–1995), Tarxien Rainbows (1997–1998), Naxxar Lions (2000–2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| England | Paul Mariner | Naxxar Lions (1990–1991) | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | Omar Sebastián Monesterolo | Valletta (2005–2006), Valletta (2006–2007), Valletta (2007–2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | Pavel Mraz | Sliema Wanderers (1997–1998), Valletta (1998–2002) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Daniel Nwoke | Naxxar Lions (2001–2002), Msida Saint-Joseph (2003–2007), Floriana (2011–) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Uwa Ogbodo | Xghajra Tornadoes (1997–1998), Sliema Wanderers (1998–2000), Marsaxlokk (2002–2003) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | Chris Oretan | Naxxar Lions (1998–2000), Valletta (2000–2003), Valletta (2004–2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| England | Donovan Simmonds | Floriana (2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Arash J | Floriana (2004–2005) | |||||||||||||||||
|- | Republic of Ireland | Declan O'Brien | Valletta (2009–2010) |- | Serbia | Igor Stefanovic | Floriana (1994–1996), Floriana (1997–1998), Birkirkara (1998–1999), Naxxar Lions (1998–1999), Gozo (1999–2000), Marsa (2001–2002) |- | Nigeria | Frank Temile | Valletta (2007–2008) |}
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