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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. See also: List of foreign Premier League goalscorers This is a list of foreign players in the Premier League, which commenced play in 1992. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria: Have played at least one Premier League game. Players who were signed by Premier ...
Players who were contracted to Premier League clubs, but only scored in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not score in competitive games at all, are not included. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside the United Kingdom , determined by whether or not he is alleged to play for the national teams of England , Scotland , Wales or ...
His solid defence and dangerous attacking forays won over many City fans. He was voted the best player for the club in September 2002. In October 2002, Sun became the first East Asian footballer to score in the Premier League when he headed home the first goal in a 2–0 win over Birmingham City. [1]
Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur's signing of South Korean teenager Yang Min-hyuk was the latest in a number of East Asian players to move to England in 2024 as clubs look for the next Son ...
The Tottenham Hotspur attacker scored two goals in the second half of the club’s match against Norwich City in Norwich, England. The team's 5-0 victory in the final match of the season helped ...
Robert Rosario became the first British Asian to play in the Premier League, when he started for Coventry City against Middlesbrough on 15 August 1992. [11] Jimmy Carter, who had played in the Premiership in 1991, also had Indian heritage and became the second British Asian to play in that league, when he played against Blackburn Rovers three days later on 18 August 1992.
In December 2014, Pohang Steelers intended to sign forward Hwang Hee-chan as a homegrown player, but he opted to sign with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. [8] On 3 November 2016, Hwang came off the bench and scored a brace in a Europa League match for Salzburg against Ligue 1 side Nice, contributing to his team's first Europa win of the ...
Leicester City went on to win the league that year, making Okazaki the second Japanese player to win the Premier League after Shinji Kagawa. [ 16 ] His performances in the 2015–16 season earned him the Asian International Player of the Year award in December 2016.