{"id":6615,"date":"2026-01-23T07:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6615"},"modified":"2026-01-23T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:13:52","slug":"premier-league-which-countries-havent-had-a-player-in-the-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6615","title":{"rendered":"Premier League: Which countries haven’t had a player in the league?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A total of 128 countries have been represented in the Premier League since its inception in 1992.<\/b><\/p>\n

Of the 211 national associations recognised by Fifa, 83 nations are yet to feature in England’s top-flight.<\/p>\n

Some of the world’s most populous nations have never had a Premier League player, including Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Six of the seven continents have been represented in the Premier League, with Antarctica the only continent not to feature.<\/p>\n

England is the most represented country in the league with 1,736 players, followed by France (242), Scotland (218), Republic of Ireland (209), Spain (172), Netherlands (155), Wales (135) and Brazil (125).<\/p>\n

Haiti is the newest country to feature in the Premier League after Wolves’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde switched international allegiance from France.<\/p>\n

Armenia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Malta, Kenya, Tanzania, Central African Republic and Mozambique have all only had one national play in the division.<\/p>\n

Suriname, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, Phillipines, Syria and Uzbekistan are the others with one sole representative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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