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A total of 1,347 Foreign (i.e, non-British Isles) players from 94 different countries have made at least one Premier League appearance from season 1992-93 to 2011-12.
Here is the total number of Foreign Players arranged according to club affiliations (some players will have played for more than one club):
102 Chelsea
95 Manchester City
89 West Ham United
89 Bolton Wanderers
89 Arsenal
87 Liverpool
82 Fulham
79 Blackburn Rovers
77 Tottenham Hotspur
76 Newcastle United
75 Portsmouth
62 Everton
61 Manchester United
57 Aston Villa
55 Sunderland
51 Wigan Athletic
50 Middlesbrough
48 Derby County
44 West Bromwich Albion
43 Birmingham City
38 Southampton
33 Charlton Athletic
30 Leeds United
29 Coventry City
26 Crystal Palace
26 Sheffield Wednesday
22 Watford
21 Wolverhampton Wand
19 Ipswich Town
19 Queens Park Rangers
17 Hull City
16 Stoke City
16 Leicester City
16 Nottingham Forest
15 Reading
14 Wimbledon
13 Sheffield United
13 Norwich City
11 Barnsley
9 Burnley
8 Swansea City
7 Bradford City
7 Blackpool
3 Oldham Athletic
2 Swindon Town
And here are the 94 different countries:
152 France
88 Netherlands
59 Spain
54 Italy
52 Norway
52 Sweden
47 Denmark
45 Brazil
43 Portugal
42 Australia
41 Argentina
34 United States of America
33 Germany
28 Jamaica
26 Nigeria
25 Belgium
22 Senegal
21 Cameroon
21 Czech Republic
21 Serbia
19 Croatia
18 Switzerland
17 Finland
17 Greece
15 Iceland
15 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
14 Ghana
13 Israel
12 Poland
12 Slovakia
12 South Africa
12 Uruguay
11 Algeria
11 Morocco
10 Hungary
10 Trinidad and Tobago
10 Turkey
9 Canada
9 Korea, South
9 Romania
8 Austria
8 Chile
8 Ecuador
8 Mali
8 Mexico
8 Russia
7 Bulgaria
6 Egypt
6 New Zealand
5 China
5 Colombia
5 Congo DR
5 Georgia
5 Honduras
5 Paraguay
5 Slovenia
5 Ukraine
4 Guinea
4 Japan
4 Latvia
4 Peru
4 Saint Kitts & Nevis
3 Barbados
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 Costa Rica
3 FYR Macedonia
3 Togo
3 Tunisia
3 Zimbabwe
2 Belarus
2 Bermuda
2 Bolivia
2 Congo
2 Cyprus
2 Grenada
2 Iran
2 Liberia
2 Montenegro
2 Sierra Leone
1 Albania
1 Angola
1 Antigua and Barbuda
1 Benin
1 Cape Verde
1 Curaçao
1 Estonia
1 Faroe Islands
1 Gabon
1 Lithuania
1 Montserrat
1 Oman
1 Pakistan
1 Seychelles
1 Zambia
1,347 Total Foreign Players
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-2012
Here is the total number of Foreign Players arranged according to club affiliations (some players will have played for more than one club):
102 Chelsea
95 Manchester City
89 West Ham United
89 Bolton Wanderers
89 Arsenal
87 Liverpool
82 Fulham
79 Blackburn Rovers
77 Tottenham Hotspur
76 Newcastle United
75 Portsmouth
62 Everton
61 Manchester United
57 Aston Villa
55 Sunderland
51 Wigan Athletic
50 Middlesbrough
48 Derby County
44 West Bromwich Albion
43 Birmingham City
38 Southampton
33 Charlton Athletic
30 Leeds United
29 Coventry City
26 Crystal Palace
26 Sheffield Wednesday
22 Watford
21 Wolverhampton Wand
19 Ipswich Town
19 Queens Park Rangers
17 Hull City
16 Stoke City
16 Leicester City
16 Nottingham Forest
15 Reading
14 Wimbledon
13 Sheffield United
13 Norwich City
11 Barnsley
9 Burnley
8 Swansea City
7 Bradford City
7 Blackpool
3 Oldham Athletic
2 Swindon Town
And here are the 94 different countries:
152 France
88 Netherlands
59 Spain
54 Italy
52 Norway
52 Sweden
47 Denmark
45 Brazil
43 Portugal
42 Australia
41 Argentina
34 United States of America
33 Germany
28 Jamaica
26 Nigeria
25 Belgium
22 Senegal
21 Cameroon
21 Czech Republic
21 Serbia
19 Croatia
18 Switzerland
17 Finland
17 Greece
15 Iceland
15 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
14 Ghana
13 Israel
12 Poland
12 Slovakia
12 South Africa
12 Uruguay
11 Algeria
11 Morocco
10 Hungary
10 Trinidad and Tobago
10 Turkey
9 Canada
9 Korea, South
9 Romania
8 Austria
8 Chile
8 Ecuador
8 Mali
8 Mexico
8 Russia
7 Bulgaria
6 Egypt
6 New Zealand
5 China
5 Colombia
5 Congo DR
5 Georgia
5 Honduras
5 Paraguay
5 Slovenia
5 Ukraine
4 Guinea
4 Japan
4 Latvia
4 Peru
4 Saint Kitts & Nevis
3 Barbados
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 Costa Rica
3 FYR Macedonia
3 Togo
3 Tunisia
3 Zimbabwe
2 Belarus
2 Bermuda
2 Bolivia
2 Congo
2 Cyprus
2 Grenada
2 Iran
2 Liberia
2 Montenegro
2 Sierra Leone
1 Albania
1 Angola
1 Antigua and Barbuda
1 Benin
1 Cape Verde
1 Curaçao
1 Estonia
1 Faroe Islands
1 Gabon
1 Lithuania
1 Montserrat
1 Oman
1 Pakistan
1 Seychelles
1 Zambia
1,347 Total Foreign Players
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-2012