What is a naturalized player?

Naturalized players refer to players who voluntarily acquire the nationality of other countries other than their birth nationality, and are essentially skilled immigrants.

Football naturalized players: FIFA has clear regulations on naturalized players. First of all, the player has never played for the national team of his original nationality; In addition, it also includes that the player was born in a new nationality, or his biological father, mother and grandparents were born in a new nationality, or the player has lived in a new nationality for more than two years.

Basketball naturalized players: For naturalized players, the latest rules of FIBA, which came into use in 20 10, clearly stipulate that 1 players from each country participating in FIBA international competitions can acquire the nationality of that country after reaching 16 years old.

However, there can only be 1 naturalized players at most. Moreover, the player has never participated in world-class events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships on behalf of the national team of his original nationality. If a player has the nationality of the country before the age of 16, it is not considered as a naturalized player.

Naturalized players from some European countries.

1, marcos senna

2. anderson deco

3. Kepler Laveran Lima Ferrera

4. Lidson da Silva Muniz

5. Eduardo alves da Silva