List of sportspeople with dual nationality
The following is a list of athletes with dual nationality. It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi-autonomous regions within countries.
Athletics
Auto racing
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Baseball
Basketball
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Boxing
Cycling
Fencing
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| Helene Mayer |  Germany United States |
Field hockey
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| Fatima Moreira de Melo |  Netherlands Portugal |
Football (Association)
| Name of athlete | National teams represented | Nationalities | Acquisition of Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi |  Argentina |
Argentina Spain |
By birth |
| Stephan Schröck | Germany (U18-U19) Philippines |
Germany Philippines |
By birth
Mother (Philippines) |
| Daisuke Sato | Philippines |
Philippines Japan |
By birth
Mother (Philippines) |
| Wagner Lopes | Japan |
 Brazil Japan |
Naturalized
1993 (Japan) |
| Mike Havenaar | Japan |
Japan Netherlands |
Naturalized
1994 (Japan) |
| Predrag Radosavljević | United States |
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Naturalized
1996 (United States) |
| Cristian Gonzáles |  Indonesia |
Indonesia Uruguay |
Naturalized
3 November 2010 (Indonesia) |
| Sergio van Dijk | Indonesia |
Indonesia Netherlands |
Naturalized
2013 (Indonesia) |
| Diego Costa | Brazil Spain |
Brazil Spain |
Naturalized
September 2013 (Spain) |
| Adis Nurković |  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo (expected to be) |
Naturalized
2016 (Kosovo) |
| Mohamadou Sumareh |  Malaysia |
 Gambia Malaysia |
Naturalized
April 2018 (Malaysia) |
| Jenny Bindon |  New Zealand |
New Zealand United States |
By marriage; naturalized
Unknown (New Zealand) |
| Karen Bardsley |  England |
England United States |
By descent
Parents (England) |
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Canada United States |
Naturalized, albeit by descent
Father (United States) |
Football (Gridiron)
Ice hockey (Junior)
Ice hockey (Senior)
Kickboxing
Rugby (league & union)
Speed skating
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| Derek Parra | United States Mexico |
| Emmi Peltonen | United States Finland |
| Brigt Rykkje | Netherlands Norway |
| Hans van Helden | Netherlands France |
Swimming
Tennis
Weightlifting
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| David Mark Berger |  Israel United States |
| Ben Helfgott |  Poland United Kingdom |
See also
- List of nationality transfers in sport
- Oriundo
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