page_title: List of foreign Bundesliga players
section_title: Brazil
hierarchical_section_title: List of foreign Bundesliga players / CONMEBOL / Brazil
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Élber Giovane de Souza, genannt Giovane Élber, ehemaliger brasilianischer Fußballspieler und heutiger Talentsichter. Hier am 15.09.2010 in München während der Eröffnung der 'UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour".
context_page_description: This is a list of foreign players in the Bundesliga, which commenced play in 1963. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
  Have played at least one Bundesliga game. Players who were signed by Bundesliga clubs, but only played in lower league, cup and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included. Players of 2. Bundesliga clubs are also not included.
  Are considered foreign, i.e., outside Germany determined by the following:
  A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the national team of Germany.
  More specifically,
  If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if he has been capped by more than one country, the highest level team is used. These include German players with dual citizenship.
  If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from German parents or moved to Germany at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.
context_section_description: Abuda – VfL Wolfsburg – 2005–06
  Adhemar – VfB Stuttgart – 2000–02
  Adi – Energie Cottbus – 2008–09
  Aílton – Werder Bremen, Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, MSV Duisburg – 1998–2006, 2007–08
  Ailton – VfB Stuttgart – 2017–18
  Alcides – Schalke 04 – 2003–04
  Carlos Alberto – Werder Bremen – 2007–08
  Allan – Hertha BSC, Eintracht Frankfurt – 2016–17, 2018–19
  Alex Alves – Hertha BSC – 1999–2003
  Rodrigo Alvim – VfL Wolfsburg – 2008–09
  Márcio Amoroso – Borussia Dortmund – 2001–04
  Anderson – Borussia M'gladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt – 2010–11, 2012–15
  Andrezinho – 1. FC Köln – 2010–12
  Marcos António – 1. FC Nürnberg – 2012–13
  Arílson – 1. FC Kaiserslautern – 1995–96
  Athirson – Bayer Leverkusen – 2005–07
  Renato Augusto – Bayer Leverkusen – 2008–13
  Danilo Avelar – Schalke 04 – 2010–11
  Fernando Baiano – VfL Wolfsburg – 2003–04
  Júnior Baiano – Werder Bremen – 1995–96
  Michel Bastos – Schalke 04 – 2012–13
  Oliver Batista Meier – Bayern Munich – 2019–
  Bernardo (Bernardo Fernandes da Silva) – Bayern Munich – 1991–92
  Bernardo (Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior) – RB Leipzig – 2016–18
  Marcelo Bordon – VfB Stuttgart, Schalke 04 – 1999–2010
  Márcio Borges – Arminia Bielefeld – 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–07
  Brasília – Energie Cottbus – 2001–02
  Breno – Bayern Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg – 2007–11
  Waldomir Pacheco Buca – Hamburger SV – 1979–80
  Júnior Caiçara – Schalke 04 – 2015–17
  Caio – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2007–11
  Caiuby – VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg – 2008–09, 2014–19
  Cauly – SC Paderborn – 2019–20
  César – Hertha BSC – 2009–10
  Júlio César – Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen – 1994–2000
  Chiquinho – Borussia M'gladbach – 1997–99
  Chris – Eintracht Frankfurt, VfL Wolfsburg – 2003–04, 2005–12
  Cícero – Hertha BSC, VfL Wolfsburg – 2008–11
  Cléber – Hamburger SV – 2014–17
  Flávio Conceição – Borussia Dortmund – 2003–04
  Douglas Costa – Bayern Munich – 2015–17
  Rodrigo Costa – 1860 Munich – 2002–04
  Philippe Coutinho - Bayern Munich – 2019–
  Cris – Bayer Leverkusen – 2002–03
  Matheus Cunha – RB Leipzig – 2018–
  Dante – Borussia M'gladbach, Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg – 2008–16
  Dedê – Borussia Dortmund – 1998–2011
  Deyverson – 1. FC Köln – 2014–15
  Didi – VfB Stuttgart – 1999–2000
  Diego – Werder Bremen, VfL Wolfsburg – 2006–09, 2010–11, 2012–14
  Jean Carlos Dondé – Hamburger SV – 2004–05
  Dunga – VfB Stuttgart – 1993–95
  Edu – VfL Bochum, Mainz 05, Schalke 04, Greuther Fürth – 2003–05, 2006–07, 2009–13
  Carlos Eduardo – 1899 Hoffenheim – 2008–10
  Giovane Élber – VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, Borussia M'gladbach – 1994–2004, 2005–06
  Élson – VfB Stuttgart, Hannover 96 – 2004–05, 2008–11
  Emerson – Bayer Leverkusen – 1997–2000
  Luiz Firmino Emerson – Hamburger SV, FC St. Pauli – 1991–92, 1996–97
  Luciano Emílio – 1. FC Köln – 1997–98
  Evanílson – Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln – 1999–2006
  Ewerthon – Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart – 2001–05, 2007–08
  Ewerton– 1. FC Nürnberg – 2018–19
  Fabrício – 1899 Hoffenheim – 2008–09
  Fagner – VfL Wolfsburg – 2012–13
  Felipe – Hannover 96 – 2012–13, 2014–16, 2017–19
  Roberto Firmino – 1899 Hoffenheim – 2010–15
  Leandro Fonseca – SSV Ulm, Hannover 96 – 1999–2000, 2004–05
  França – Bayer Leverkusen – 2002–05
  Franklin – VfB Leipzig, Energie Cottbus – 1993–94, 2000–03
  Pedro Geromel – 1. FC Köln – 2008–12
  Gilberto – Hertha BSC – 2004–08
  Gláuber – 1. FC Nürnberg – 2005–08
  Gledson – Hansa Rostock – 2007–08
  Heurelho Gomes – 1899 Hoffenheim – 2012–13
  Grafite – VfL Wolfsburg – 2007–11
  Luiz Gustavo – 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg – 2008–17
  Henrique – Bayer Leverkusen – 2008–09
  Bruno Henrique – VfL Wolfsburg – 2015–17
  Ramon Hubner – Bayer Leverkusen – 1995–96
  Iago – Augsburg – 2019–
  João Victor – VfL Wolfsburg – 2019–
  Joelinton – 1899 Hoffenheim – 2015–16, 2018–19
  Jonathas – Hannover 96 – 2017–18
  Jorginho – Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich – 1989–95
  Josué – VfL Wolfsburg – 2007–13
  Juan – Bayer Leverkusen – 2002–07
  Júnior – 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Nürnberg – 1998–99, 2001–03
  Fábio Júnior – VfL Bochum – 2006–07
  Roque Júnior – Bayer Leverkusen, MSV Duisburg – 2004–08
  Kahê – Borussia M'gladbach – 2005–07
  Kaká – Hertha BSC – 2008–10
  Kléber – Hannover 96 – 200
caption: Giovane Élber, top goalscorer in 02–03
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