# List of Chile international footballers born outside Chile

This is a list of Chile international footballers born outside their country.

## Naturalised players

According to the current or previous Chilean nationality laws, the following players who were born outside Chile and have played (or have been part of any squad) for Chile national team are considered on two terms about his naturalisation:
* By descent: Players who any of their parents or grandparents are/were Chilean through the principle of jus soli or naturalisation.
* By residence: Players who have kept a permanent residence in Chile.

### By descent

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level. Caps includes non A-Class matches.
| Name | Birthplace | Position | Obtained citizenship date | Career | Caps | Goals |
| Gabriel Arias | Neuquén | Goalkeeper | 2015 | 2018– | 13 | 0 |
| Luciano Cabral | General Alvear, Mendoza | Midfielder | | 2024– | 1 | 0 |
| Gustavo Canales | General Roca, Río Negro | Striker | 2010 | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Matías Catalán | Mar del Plata | Defender | | 2023– | 9 | 0 |
| Matías Fernández | Merlo, Buenos Aires | Midfielder | 1990 | 2005–2018 | 74 | 14 |
| Pablo Hernández | Tucumán | Midfielder | 2013 | 2014–2019 | 30 | 3 |
| Marcelo Larrondo | Tunuyán, Mendoza | Striker | 2016 | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulises Ortegoza | San Nicolás de los Arroyos | Midfielder | | 2024– | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Pérez | Trelew, Chubut | Forward | | 2003–2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Francisco Ugarte | Mendoza | Midfielder | | 1987–1988 | 6 | 0 |
| Alí Manouchehri | Vienna | Defender | | 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| Nayel Mehssatou | Brussels | Midfielder | | 2022– | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos González | Rio de Janeiro | Defender | | 2003–2014 | 29 | 2 |
| Paulo Magalhães | Porto Alegre | Defender | | 2011–2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Mauricio Viana | São Paulo | Goalkeeper | | 2011–2012 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime Lo Presti | Vancouver | Defender | | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| Joaquín Montecinos | Barranquilla | Midfielder | | 2021– | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Brereton Díaz | Stoke-on-Trent | Forward | December 2020 | 2021– | 8 | 3 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | Camden | Goalkeeper | 2013 | 2018– | 0 | 0 |
| Niklas Castro | Oslo | Forward | 2020 | 2019– | 1 | 0 |
| Mark González | Durban | Winger | | 2003–2016 | 56 | 6 |
| Miiko Albornoz | Stockholm | Defender | 2013 | 2014– | 14 | 2 |
| Vicente Reyes | Charleston, South Carolina | Goakeeper | | 2024– | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Robinson | Camden, South Carolina | Forward | 2021 | 2021– | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Urroz | Higuerote | Defender | | 1947–1950 | 11 | 0 |
| Jorge Valdivia | Maracay | Midfielder | | 2004–2017 | 78 | 7 |

### By residence

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level. Caps includes non A-Class matches.
| Name | Birthplace | Position | Obtained citizenship date | Career | Caps | Goals |
| Rodolfo Almeida | Buenos Aires | Midfielder | | 1954–1960 | 25 | 0 |
| Ernesto Álvarez | Fuentes, Santa Fe | Striker | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| Leandro Benegas | Mendoza | Striker | 26 December 2018 | 2020– | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | Buenos Aires | Striker | | 1910 | 4 | 2 |
| Fernando de Paul | Álvarez, Santa Fe | Goalkeeper | 14 June 2016 | 2018– | 1 | 0 |
| Javier di Gregorio | Mendoza | Goalkeeper | | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Óscar Fabbiani | Buenos Aires | Striker | 21 September 1979 | 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Morón | Tunuyán, Mendoza | Goalkeeper | 1993 | 1995–1996 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Nocetti | Buenos Aires | Midfielder | 1940 | 1940 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Spedaletti | Rosario, Santa Fe | Striker | 1974 | 1975–1977 | 6 | 0 |
| Sergio Vargas | Chacabuco, Buenos Aires | Goalkeeper | April 2001 | 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| Matías Zaldivia | San Isidro, Buenos Aires | Defender | 6 December 2021 | 2023– | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Carabalí | Guayaquil | Goalkeeper | July 2019 | 2020– | 0 | 0 |
| Hernán Bolaños | Granada | Forward | | 1940 | ? | ? |
| José Balbuena | Lima | Forward | 1945 | 1947 | 1 | 0 |
| Segundo Castillo | Callao | Midfielder | | 1941 | 1 | 0 |
| Pablo Pasache | | Midfielder | | 1941 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo De Saa | Lugo | Defender | 1941 | 1941 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Legarreta | Irún | Defender | | 1921 | 2 | 0 |
| Paco Molina | Súria | Midfielder | 1942 | 1953–1959 | 8 | 8 |
| Ramón Unzaga | Bilbao | Midfielder | 1910 | 1916–1920 | 9 | 1 |

## Possible cases

At the beginning, from 1910 to 1913, the Chile National Team squad was made up of Chilean and British citizens, but there is no further information about each player. The following players were probably born in the UK or another country such as Colin Campbell. However, it is possible they were only of British descent:
Goalkeepers:
* Leonard Gibson (Leonard Claude Gibson Yelli) (4 caps)
* Pablo Woitas (Pablo Woitas Dorgan) (1 cap)
* Roy Lester (1 cap)
Defenders:
* John McWilliam (John Fraser McWilliam Stroyan a.k.a. J. MacWilliams) (2 caps)
* Edward Ash (Edward John Heneage Ash Potts a.k.a. E. F. Ashe) (3 caps)
* Humberto Bardi (Humberto Bardi Cárdenas a.k.a. Bardie) (1 cap)
* Walter Forgie (1 cap)
* Harold Dean (1 cap)
Midfielders:
* William Hoy (William John Hoy McCann a.k.a. Andrés Hoyl) (2 caps)
* Henry Allen (Henry Allen Harrison) (3 caps)
* Alberto Lewis (1 cap)
* Otto Eikhof (Otto Andreas Cornils Eikhof Deertz a.k.a. Eickoff) (1 cap)
Forwards:
* George Simmons (George Francis Simmons Henshaw a.k.a. Frank Simmons) (3 caps, 1 goal)
* John Davidson (John Philip Davidson Galloway a.k.a. J. P. Davidson) (3 caps)
* John Hamilton (John Hamilton Smith a.k.a. Juan H. Hamilton) (3 caps)
* José Robson (José Sloan Robson Cameron a.k.a. Joseph Robson) (3 caps)
* Herbert Sturgess (Herbert Charles Sturgess Sant a.k.a. Heriberto Sturgess) (1 cap)
* Norman Loades (1 cap)
* J. Johnstone (1 cap)
* Alexander Skewes (1 cap)