page_title: List of foreign Eliteserien players
section_title: Costa Rica
hierarchical_section_title: List of foreign Eliteserien players / Costa Rica
caption_attribution_description: Español: Saprissa 3-1 Alajuelense. Jornada 7, Campeonato de Clausura BP 2018. Estadio Nacional, 28 de enero, 2018. Foto: Jose Campos
context_page_description: This is a list of foreign players in the top flight of Norwegian football, currently known as Eliteserien, which commenced play in 1937. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:
  Have played at least one Eliteserien game. Players who were signed by Eliteserien 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.
  Are considered foreign, determined by the following:
  A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for Norway national football team, 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.
  If a player has not been capped on international level, his country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from Norwegian parents or moved to Norway at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched his nationality to another nation.
  Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one Eliteserien game — and seasons are those in which the player has played at least one Eliteserien game.
context_section_description: Bismar Acosta – Start, Brann – 2013–15, 2015–
  Wílmer Azofeifa – Sarpsborg 08 – 2019–
  Michael Barrantes – Aalesund – 2010–15
  Christian Bolaños – Start – 2009–10
  Celso Borges – Fredrikstad – 2009–11
  Diego Calvo – Vålerenga – 2013
  Jorge Castro – Start, Sarpsborg 08 – 2013–15
  Pablo Herrera – Aalesund – 2009–11
  Randall Brenes – Bodø/Glimt, Sandnes Ulf – 2005, 2008, 2014
  Mynor Escoe – Stabæk – 2016–17
  Cristian Gamboa – Fredrikstad, Rosenborg – 2011, 2012–14
  Mayron George – Vålerenga – 2019
  Giancarlo González – Vålerenga – 2012–13
  Juan Diego Madrigal – Fredrikstad – 2013
  Yherland McDonald – Fredrikstad – 2004–06
  Roy Miller – Bodø/Glimt, Rosenborg – 2005, 2008–09
  Carlos Castro Mora – Haugesund – 2007
  Heiner Mora – Hønefoss – 2012–13
  David Myrie – Fredrikstad – 2011
  Fernando Paniagua – Start – 2014–15
  Rodolfo Rodríguez – Haugesund – 2007–08
  Douglas Sequeira – Tromsø – 2007–09
  Alonso Solís – Brann – 2002
  Daniel Torres – Tromsø, Bryne – 2005, 2008
  Deyver Vega – Brann, Vålerenga – 2016–18, 2019-
caption: Michael Barrantes has played 122 top division matches for Aalesund.
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