The following is a list of Jewish footballers (soccer), organized by nationality.

NameNationalityDate of birthDate of deathPositionYears activeInternational capsInternational goalsReferences
Alan Damián Bender Argentina1986LivingFW2005–2014[1]
Daniel Brailovsky Argentina1958LivingMF1976–198830[2]
Lucas Licht Argentina1981LivingDF1999–present00[3]
Federico Mociulsky Argentina1989LivingMF2007–present00[4]
Diego Nicolaievsky Argentina1993LivingMF2014–present00[5]
José Pékerman Argentina1949LivingMF1970–197700[6]
Jaime José Rotman ArgentinaGKc. 1932–194400[7]
Isaac Scliar ArgentinaFWc. 1939–195100[7]
Juan Pablo Sorín Argentina1976LivingMF1994–20097612[8]
León Strembel ArgentinaMFc. 1939–195650[7]
Ezra Sued Argentina19232011FWc. 1943–195462[7][9]
Aarón Wergifker Argentina19141994DFc. 1932–194640[7]
Ashley Brown Australia1994LivingFW2010–201461[10]
Jordan Brown Australia1996LivingMF2012–201800[11]
Tal Karp Australia1981LivingMF1996–2009272[12]
Melissa Maizels Australia1993LivingGK2012–present00[13]
Jacob Muir Australia2002LivingDF2019–present00[14]
Jordan Swibel Australia1999LivingFW2016–present00[15]
Nick Blackman Barbados1989LivingFW2006–202163[16]
Daniel Tenenbaum Brazil1995LivingGK2014–present00[17]
Sebastián Rozental Chile1976LivingFW1992–2008272[18]
Tvrtko Kale Croatia1974LivingGK1994–201600[19]
Dave Metchick England1943LivingMF1961–197500[20]
David Pleat England1945LivingMF1961–197100[21][22]
Barry Silkman England1952LivingMF1974–198600[23][24]
Roni Porokara Finland1983LivingMF2003–2015245[25]
Boris Rotenberg Finland1986LivingDF2001–202200[26]`
Gary Assous France1988LivingMF2008–201200[27]
Jonathan Assous France1983LivingMF2001–present00[28]
Steven Cohen France1986LivingMF2003–201500[29]
Rudy Haddad France1985LivingMF2004–201800[30]
Mickaël Madar France1968LivingFW1987–200231[31]
Gottfried Fuchs Germany18891972FW1911–1913614[32]
Julius Hirsch Germany18921945MF1911–191374[33]
Gyula Bíró Hungary18901961MFc. 1905–1916363[34]
József Eisenhoffer Hungary19001945FWc. 1917–194187[35]
Lajos Fischer Hungary19021978GKc. 1920–193190[36]
József Fogl Hungary18971971DFc. 1910–1931[37]
Károly Fogl Hungary18951969DFc. 1910–1930[38]
Sándor Gellér Hungary19251996DF1945–195680[34]
Dezső Grósz Hungary18981975DFc. 1920–193120[39]
Adolf Kertész Hungary18921920DFc. 1910–1920110[40]
Gyula Kertész Hungary18881982MFc. 1908–192810[41]
Vilmos Kertész Hungary18901962MFc. 1908–19244711[42]
Sándor Nemes Hungary18991977FW1916–193330[43]
Rudolph Nickolsburger Hungary18991969MFc. 1920–193220[44]
Ferenc Sas Hungary19151988MF1936–1938172[45][43]
Alfréd Schaffer Hungary18931945FWc. 1910–19251517[46]
Béla Sebestyén Hungary18851959MFc. 1905–1915242[47]
Oszkár Szendrő Hungary18891947DFc. 1900–1920130[48]
Imre Taussig Hungary18941945MFc. 1910–192051[49]
Antal Vágó Hungary18911944MFc. 1910–1930170[50]
Árpád Weisz Hungary18961944c. 1922–192670[51]
Ferenc Weisz Hungary18851944FWc. 1900–1920173[52]
Louis BookmanIreland Ireland18901943FW1914–192140[53]
Giovanni Di Veroli Italy19322018DF1952–195700[54]
Dudu Aouate Israel1977LivingGK1995–2014450[55]
Reuven Atar Israel1969LivingMF1986–2003323[56]
Pini Balili Israel1979LivingFW1996–2014297[57]
Tal Banin Israel1971LivingMF1987–20068012[58]
Elyaniv Barda Israel1981LivingMF1998–2018199[59]
Jerry Beit haLevi Israel19121997FW1927–194510[60]
Tal Ben Haim I Israel1982LivingDF2001–2021961[61]
Tal Ben Haim II Israel1989LivingFW2007–present275[62]
Arik Benado Israel1973LivingDF1991–2012950[63]
Yossi Benayoun Israel1980LivingMF1997–20197519[64]
Nir Davidovich Israel1976LivingGK1994–2013500[65]
Baruch Dego Israel1981LivingMF1997–201920[66]
Eli Driks Israel1964LivingFW1981–2000274[67]
Eli Fuchs Israel19241992MFc. 1944–195590[68]
Shimon Gershon Israel1977LivingDF1996–2010504[69]
Yehoshua Glazer Israel19272018FW1944–19663518[70]
Alon Harazi Israel1971LivingDF1989–2009892[71]
Tomer Hemed Israel1987LivingFW2005–present3717[72]
Ya'akov Hodorov Israel19272006GK1942–1966310[73]
Yaniv Katan Israel1981LivingFW1998–2014315[74]
Adoram Keisi Israel1972LivingDF1990–2007554[75]
Nir Klinger Israel1966LivingDF1984–1998832[76]
Tal Ma'abi Israel1985LivingDL2003-201600[77]
Uri Malmilian Israel1957LivingMF1973–19936216[78]
Alon Mizrahi Israel1971LivingFW1988–20053817[79]
Avi Nimni Israel1972LivingMF1990–20088017[80]
Eli Ohana Israel1964LivingMF1980–19995017[81]
Avi Ran Israel19631987GK1981–198790[82]
Haim Revivo Israel1972LivingMF1990–20046715[83]
Moshe Romano Israel1946LivingFWc. 1965–1982125[84]
Nahum Stelmach Israel19361999FW1951–19705322[85]
Benny Tabak Israel1957LivingFW1972–1994125[86]
Idan Tal Israel1975LivingMF1994–2013695[87]
Yochanan Vollach Israel1945LivingDF1962–1990121[88]
Eran Zahavi Israel1987LivingMF2006–present6731[89]
Michael Zandberg Israel1980LivingMF1998–present204[90]
Itzik Zohar Israel1970LivingMF1987–2005319[91]
Jonathan Levin Mexico1993LivingMF2013–present00[92]
Edgar Davids Netherlands1973LivingMF1991–2014746[93]
Bennie Muller Netherlands1938LivingMF1958–1970432[94]
Johnny Roeg Netherlands19102003FW1934–193600[94]
Sjaak Swart Netherlands1938LivingFW1956–19733110[94]
Raul Geller Peru1936LivingMFc. 1956–197100[95]
Ludwik Gintel Poland18991973FW1911–1930120[34]
Leon Sperling Poland19001941MF1914–1934162[96]
Zygmunt Steuermann Poland18991941FW1920–194124
Yakov Erlikh Russia1988LivingFW2006–present00[26]
Dean Furman South Africa1988LivingMF2006–present50[97]
Rudolf Wetzer Romania19011993FW1920–19371713[34]
Sam Latter Scotland19042010DF1928–193100[98]
Semen Altman Soviet Union1946LivingGK1965–196500[99]
Leonid Buryak Soviet Union1953LivingMF1963–1971498[100]
Eduard Dubinski Soviet Union19351969DF1954–1968120[99]
Mikhail Gershkovich Soviet Union1948LivingFW1966–1979103[99]
Adamas Golodets Soviet Union1934LivingFW1954–196400[99]
Viktor Kanevskyi Soviet Union1933LivingFW1946–195920[99]
Viktor Kaplun Soviet Union1958LivingDF1976–198410[99]
Konstantin Krizhevsky Soviet Union19262000DF1946–1961140[101]
Eduard Mudrik Soviet Union1939LivingDF1957–196981[101]
Boris Razinsky Soviet Union19332012GK1947–197330[102]
Valeri Urin Soviet Union1936LivingFW1953–196650[99]
Mikhail Yakushin Soviet Union19101998DF1928–194400[101]
Hennadiy Altman Ukraine1979LivingGK1998–200800[103]
Andriy Oberemko Ukraine1984LivingMF2004–201500[104]
Ryan Adeleye United States1987LivingDF2005–present00[105]
Jeff Agoos United States1968LivingDF1991–20051344[106]
Yari Allnutt United States1970LivingMF1993–200452[107]
Yael Averbuch West United States1986LivingDF2002–2018261[108]
Kyle Beckerman United States1982LivingMF2007–2020371[109][110]
Jonathan Bornstein United States1984LivingDF2007–2020242[111]
Dan Calichman United States1968LivingDF1991–200130[112]
Benny Feilhaber United States1985LivingMF2005–2020282[113]
Eddy Hamel United States19021943MF1922–1930[114]
Zac MacMath United States1991LivingGK2011–present00[115]
Shep Messing United States1949LivingGK1973–198700[116]
Daniel Steres United States1990LivingDF2011–present00[117]
Matt Turner  United States 1994 Living GK 2021–present 33 0 [118]
Sara Whalen United States1976LivingMF1997–2002[119]
DeAndre Yedlin United States1993LivingDF2014–present810[120]
Joe Jacobson Wales1986LivingDF2006–present00[23][24]

See also

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