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 int ...

. For CONMEBOL or

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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'' (bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated mainly as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a professio ...

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, 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 ( CAF) countries, especially Cameroon, and 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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lese

Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Togolese Championnat National club Semassi. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Ho ...

, 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 Rahmanuddin (born 13 March 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Persiraja Banda Aceh. Club career He began his career in 2012 playing for Paraguayan Club Cerro Porteño together with fellow Indonesian Zik ...

played at diverse clubs in Paraguay's Football League. In 2016,

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women's national team players

Kennya Cordner Kennya Kinda Esther Cordner (born 11 November 1988) is a Tobagonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkey Kadinlar Super Lig club Fenerbahce and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. Previously Seattle So ...

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

Copa Libertadores Femenina The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, named as "Copa Libertadores Femenina" ( pt, Copa Libertadores Feminina or Taça Libertadores Feminina) is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by ...

with Paraguayan club

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Africa (CAF)

Asia (AFC)

Europe (UEFA)

North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)

South America (CONMEBOL)

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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 professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Estudiantes de La Plata. Boselli began his career at Argentine Primera División, Argenti ...

in 2021 File:Abraham François.jpg, Canadian Abraham François 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 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 Carlos Águia 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. The club has won two Paraguayan championships. History The club was founded in 1921 when three teams from the city of L ...

in 2011 File:Mauricio Victorino cropped.jpg, Uruguayan

Mauricio Victorino Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo (; October 11, 1982 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan former football defender. Club career Nacional He made his debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Argentine River Plate on March 3, 20 ...

joined

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

in 2017 File:Tanque_Ferreyra.jpg, Argentine Juan Carlos Ferreyra endured two stints at Olimpia Asunción and appeared in the

2013 Copa Libertadores Finals The 2013 Copa Libertadores de América Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2013 Copa Libertadores de América, the 54th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club footb ...

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 ...

joined Olimpia Asunción 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 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 footballer. He was a versatile player able to play at right back, right midfield or defensive midfielder, known for his power, pace, combative ...

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, 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 UD Algaida. A late bloomer, he made a name for himself at the age of 27, being crowned La Liga top scorer with Mallorca. Subsequen ...

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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