Newcastle United: The most diverse team in the Premier League
By Durim Halimi
Newcastle United and Watford lead the Premier League with the number of international players they have on their rosters.
With 18 different international players, Newcastle United and Watford are the most diverse clubs in the Premier League. In one match this season, the Magpies set a league record for starting eleven players from eleven different countries. The following teams also boast several international players: West Ham (17), Fulham (17), Arsenal (15), Brighton (15) and Liverpool (15).
In recent years, Newcastle have always had a diverse roster and scouts have heavily recruited French and Senegalese players. Over the last two seasons, however, Newcastle’s roster has expanded with players from almost every continent. In total, 11 Magpies are from Europe, four from South America, two from Africa, two from Asia and one player from North America.
This diversity makes Newcastle a cultural and linguistic mosaic of sorts and the different styles of play from around the world makes Newcastle an interesting team to watch. Without further ado, here is a list of Newcastle’s players and their nationalities.
England
- Jamaal Lascelles, Jonjo Shelvey, Isaac Hayden, Sean Longstaff, Karl Darlow and Freddie Woodman
Spain
- Ayoze Perez, Javier Manquillo and Joselu
Ireland
- Ciaran Clark and Rob Elliot
Rest of Europe
- Switzerland – Fabian Schar
- Slovakia – Martin Dubravka
- Wales – Paul Dummett
- France – Florian Lejeune
- Scotland – Matt Ritchie
- Italy – Antonio Barreca
Africa
- Senegal – Mohamed Diame
- Ghana – Christian Atsu
South America
- Venezuela – Salomon Rondon
- Paraguay – Miguel Almiron
- Argentina – Federico Fernandez
- Brazil – Kenedy
North America
- United States – DeAndre Yedlin
Asia
- South Korea – Ki Sung-yueng
- Japan – Yoshinori Muto