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The term '''oriundo''' ({{IPA|it|oˈrjundo|pron}}; Italian plural ''oriundi'') is an [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] [[noun]] describing an [[immigrant]] in a country, whose ancestry is from that same country. It comes from the [[Latin]] verb ''oriri'' (''orior''), "be born", and is etymologically related to ''[[Orient]]''.<ref>Pianigiani, Ottorino. [http://www.etimo.it/?term=oriundo ''Dizionario etimologico'']</ref>

In [[Spanish language|Spanish]] '''oriundo''' means ''native'' or ''inhabitant'', but this term was also used in [[Spain]] to refer to a series of athletes, born in [[Latin America]], whose ancestors were Spanish emigrants. In [[Italian culture]], an ''oriundo'' is someone who is living in a country other than the one of his origins (i.e. being of Italian descent and residing outside of [[Italy]]). Oriundi are usually [[Alien (law)|foreigners]] to their country of origin in legal terms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unaparolaalgiorno.it/significato/O/oriundo|title = Oriundo, etimologia e significato}}</ref> Whether or not they maintain cultural and linguistic ties with their country of origin usually depends on their upbringing, family background and preservation of cultural values.

== Overview ==
Some ''oriundi'' have played for the [[Italy national football team|Italy]] or [[Spain national football team]]s in international competition; among these are some who had previously represented their native country. [[FIFA]] requires international footballers to have either citizenship of a country or close ancestral ties to it. ''Oriundi'' may qualify under the latter heading; in addition, they can acquire citizenship more easily than immigrants not of native extraction, owing to [[jus sanguinis]]. When the [[Italian football league system|Italian]] and [[La Liga|Spanish]] leagues imposed quotas or bans on "foreign" players, ''oriundi'' were partially or totally exempt from these.

Tours by European club sides of Latin America were common from the 1920s to the 1950s; tours in the reverse direction also occurred. European managers often recruited Latin Americans they had seen playing on these tours. The recruitment of dual internationals was greatly reduced by FIFA which ruled in 1964 that a player could not represent more than one country.<ref name="Taylor, pg 97">Taylor, pg 97.</ref> In the 1960s, with incidents like the [[Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup)|Battle of Santiago]] in the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] and several finals of the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], South American football came to be seen as more violent and defensive, and hence fewer players were recruited.<ref name="Taylor, pg 97"/>

==Italian oriundi==
[[File:Mauro Camoranesi 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Mauro Camoranesi]] was born in Argentina and played for Italy due to his ancestry. In 2006, he won the World Cup held in Germany with the Italy national team.]] 
The [[Italian diaspora#Americas|Italian Americans]] who "returned" to Italy in the 1920s and '30s were known as ''rimpatriati'' ("repatriated people"). In [[Italian fascism|Fascist Italy]], they automatically had [[dual citizenship]] and had no need to undergo naturalization.<ref>Taylor, pg 76.</ref> [[Vittorio Pozzo]], manager of the Italy national team, selected several for the victorious [[1934 FIFA World Cup]] side. He rebutted critics of this policy by saying "if they can die for Italy, they can play for Italy",<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/07/05/glanville.ws/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050359/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/07/05/glanville.ws/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 4, 2011 | title = Luck or judgment? Managerial choices at Euro 2004 raise eyebrows | date = 2004-07-05| access-date = 2006-11-05 | author = Brian Glanville | author-link = Brian Glanville | quote = "If they can die for Italy then can play for Italy!" thundered Italy's commanding chief Vittorio Pozzo. | publisher = [[Sports Illustrated]]/[[CNN]]}}</ref> a reference to [[conscription]]. [[Enrique Guaita]], Scopelli and Stagnaro tried to leave for [[France]] to avoid being called up for the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War|Abyssinian campaign]] in 1936.<ref>{{cite book | title = Football and Fascism: The National Game Under Mussolini | last = Martin | first = Simon | date = 2004-12-10 | isbn = 978-1-85973-705-7 | publisher = Berg | location = [[Oxford]] | page = 196 }}</ref>

''Oriundi'' as a term in Italian football dates from the early 1950s. The category existed separately from native and foreign players at intervals until the 1970s.<ref name="Taylor, pg 91">Taylor, pg 91.</ref> [[Omar Sivori]], [[Humberto Maschio]] and [[Antonio Valentín Angelillo]], the three stars of the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]] that won the [[South American Championship 1957|1957]] [[Copa América]] were signed by Italian clubs and given citizenship, thereby missing Argentina's disappointing showing at the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>Taylor, pg 93</ref>

In 1966, no new foreigners were admitted to the Italian league. Their presence was blamed for the continued underperformance of the national side, culminating at the humiliating defeat by [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] at [[1966 FIFA World Cup|that year's World Cup]].<ref name="Taylor, pg 96">Taylor, pg 96.</ref> The ban was eased when one foreigner per [[Serie A]] team was allowed from 1980.<ref name="Taylor, pg 101">Taylor, pg 101.</ref>

In recent years, the most famous Italian oriundo has been the former [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]' [[Italian Argentine]] footballer [[Mauro Camoranesi]], who was eligible for [[Italian nationality law|Italian citizenship]] through a great-grandfather who in 1873 emigrated from [[Potenza Picena]], in Italy's [[Marche]] region, to Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/civitanova_marche/2009/02/24/153789-potenza_picena_paese_tarocchi.shtml|title = Potenza Picena, il paese dei tarocchi Ma i passaporti sono tutti in regola}}</ref> Camoranesi won the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] with the ''[[Italy national football team|azzurri]]''.

===List of Italian football oriundi===
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} – [[Ermanno Aebi]] – Inter – 1910–22
*{{flagicon|Canada}} - [[Valerio Alesi]] - Ascoli, Civitavecchia, Bolzano, Acri, Fermana, Maceratese, Santegidiese - 1985-1998
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Daniel Alessi]] - Sasso Marconi - 2018–present
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[John Aloisi]] - Cremonese - 1995-97
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Ross Aloisi]] - Alzano Virescit, Pro Sesto - 2000-03
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[José Altafini]] – Milan, Napoli, Juventus – 1958–76
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Amauri|Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira]] – Napoli, Piacenza, Chievo, Palermo, Juventus, Parma, Fiorentina, Torino – 2000–02, 2003–16
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Michele Andreolo]] – Bologna, Lazio, Napoli – 1935–48
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Antonio Valentín Angelillo|Antonio Angelillo]] – Inter, Roma, Milan, Lecco, Genoa – 1957–69
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Cristian Ansaldi]] - Genoa, Internazionale, Torino - 2015–present
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} – [[Emil Audero]] – Juventus, Venezia, Sampdoria – 2016–present
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Felipe Avenatti]] - Ternana, Bologna - 2013-17, 2017–18
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Emilio Badini]] – Bologna, Spal – 1913–22
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Daniel Baldi]] - Treviso, Teramo - 2006, 2007
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Amílcar Barbuy]] - Lazio - 1931-32
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} - [[Walter Baseggio]] - Treviso - 2006
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Josias Basso]] - Ravenna, Reggina - 2008-2010
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Oscar Basso]] - Internazionale - 1949-50
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Gabriel Batistuta|Gabriel Omar Batistuta]] - Fiorentina, Roma, Inter - 1991-2003
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Cristian Battocchio]] – Udinese- 2010–12
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Fernando Belluschi]] - Genoa - 2012
*{{flagicon|El Salvador}} - [[Giulio Benedetti]] - Viterbese - 2021-
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Gaetano Berardi]] - Brescia, Sampdoria - 2010-14
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Edenilson Bergonsi]] - Varese - 2010
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Sergio Berti]] - Parma - 1992-93
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Daniel Bertoni]] - Fiorentina, Napoli, Udinese - 1981-87
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Daniel Bessa]] - Inter, Vicenza, Bologna, Como, Verona, Genoa - 2012-13, 2014–present
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Patrick Bettoni]] - Vicenza, Ascoli, Reggiana - 1998-2002
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Ludovico Bidoglio]] - Palermo - 1916-17 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Lucas Biglia]] - Lazio, Milan - 2013-2020
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Mark Birighitti]] - Varese - 2015
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Mario Bolatti]] - Fiorentina - 2010-11
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Martino Borghese]] - Genoa, Viterbese, Pescara, Alghero, Gubbio, Bari, Pro Vercelli, Spezia, Varese, Como, Livorno, Seregno -  2006-2014, 2014–present 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Claudio Borghi (football manager)|Claudio Borghi]] - Como - 1987 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Mauro Boselli]] - Genoa, Palermo - 2011, 2013
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Andrés Bottiglieri]] - Genzano, Valle d’Aosta, Savona, Voghera, Vado Ligure - 2006-2014
*{{flagicon|France}} - [[Daniel Bravo]] - Parma - 1996-97
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Mark Bresciano]] - Empoli, Parma, Palermo, Lazio - 1999-2011
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Joshua Brillante]] - Fiorentina, Empoli, Como - 2014-16
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Daniel Caligiuri]] - never played in Italy, called up for the Italy national team in 2015
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Caetano Calil|Caetano Prósperi Calil]] - Siena, Crotone, Frosinone, Varese, Salernitana, Catania, Livorno, Siracusa - 2007-2018
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Tiago Calvano]] - Perugia, Sambenedettese - 2002-03
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Mauro Camoranesi]] – Verona, Juventus – 2000–10
*{{flagicon|France}} - [[Vincent Candela]] - Roma, Udinese, Siena, Messina - 1997-2005, 2005–07
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Massimo Cannizzaro]] - Equipe Romagna - 2003-04
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Mauro Cantoro]] - Ascoli - 2001
*{{flagicon|Uganda}} {{flagicon|DR Congo}} — '''[[Elio Capradossi]]''' — Bari, Roma — 2017–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Walter Casagrande|Wálter Casagrande]] - Ascoli, Torino - 1987-1993
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Fabián Carini]] - Juventus, Internazionale, Cagliari - 2001-02, 2004–07 
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Diego Cavalieri]] - Cesena - 2010
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Edinson Cavani]] - Palermo, Napoli - 2007-2013
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Alessandro Celin]] - Juve Stabia - 2015-16
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[César Cervo Luca|César Cervo de Luca]] - ChievoVerona, Catania, Padova, Juve Stabia, Cremonese, Virtus Entella, Marina Giulia - 2003-2015, 2018 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Renato Cesarini]] – Juventus – 1929–35
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Gastón Cellerino]] – Ligorna 1922 - 2021–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Arturo Chini Ludueña]] – Roma – 1927–34
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Davide Chiumiento]] - Juventus, Siena - 2004-07
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Jonathan Moreira|Jonathan Cícero Moreira]] - Internazionale, Parma - 2011–2015
*{{flagicon|Venezuela}} - [[Gabriel Cichero]] - Lecce - 2006
*{{flagicon|Canada}} - [[Enzo Concina]] - Ravenna, Cesena, Pavia, Piacenza, Monza, Nola, Forlì - 1982-1994
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Igor Coronado]] - Trapani, Palermo - 2015-18 
*{{flagicon|Chile}} - [[Nicolás Corvetto]] - Udinese, Triestina, Taranto, Südtirol - 2008, 2009–10, 2015–16
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Hernán Crespo]] - Parma, Lazio, Internazionale, Milan, Genoa - 1996-2003, 2004–05, 2006-2012
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Felipe Curcio]] - Foggia, Lupa Roma, Martina Franca, Fidelis Andria, Brescia - 2013–14, 2015–present
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Davis Curiale]] - Campobello di Mazara, Palermo, Sambenedettese, Vicenza, Ravenna, Cittadella, Crotone, Triestina, Grosseto, Frosinone, Trapani, Lecce, Catania - 2004–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Dino da Costa]] – Roma, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Juventus – 1955–66
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Caio De Cenco]] - Boca San Lazzaro, Bellaria, Cesena, Reggiana, Monza, Pavia, SPAL, Pontedera, Pordenone, Trapani, Padova, Pistoiese, Südtirol - 2007–present
*{{flagicon|Canada}} - [[Nick De Santis|Nicolas De Santis]] - Termoli - 1992-93
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Yago Del Piero]] - San Marino, Cesena - 2013-15
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[João Paulo di Fabio]] - Cagliari, Como - 2002-05 
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Fabio Daprelà]] - Brescia, Palermo, Carpi, ChievoVerona, Bari - 2010-17
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Alejandro Demaria]] – Lazio – 1931–34
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Paolo Dellafiore]] – Treviso, Palermo, Torino, Parma, Cesena, Novara, Siena – 2005–13
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Attilio Demaria]] – Inter, Novara, Legnano – 1932–36, 1938–46
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Mattia Desole]] - Monza, Foligno - 2012-13
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Alfredo Devincenzi]] – Inter – 1934–36
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} – [[Roberto Di Matteo]] – Lazio – 1993–96
*{{flagicon|England}} - [[Danny Dichio|Daniele Dichio]] - Sampdoria, Lecce - 1997-98
*{{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|England}} - [[Tony Dorigo]] - Torino - 1997-98
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Dunga|Dunga Bledorn Verri]] - Pisa, Fiorentina, Pescara - 1987-1993
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Paulo Dybala]] - Palermo, Juventus - 2011-present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – '''[[Éder (Italian footballer)|Éder Citadin Martins]]''' – Empoli, Brescia, Cesena, Sampdoria, '''Inter''' – 2006–07, 2010–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Rodrigo Ely]] - Milan, Reggina, Varese, Avellino - 2012-17
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Antonio Esposito (footballer, born 1972)|Antonio Esposito]] - Cagliari, Varese - 2001-02, 2004–05
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Christian Esposito]] - Albinoleffe, Novara, Pro Vercelli, Catanzaro, Savona - 2009-2012, 2013-4
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Ricardo Faccio]] – Inter – 1933–36
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[César Falletti]] - Ternana, Bologna, Palermo - 2013–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Otávio Fantoni]] – Lazio – 1930–35
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Frank Farina]] - Bari - 1991-92
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Federico Fazio]] - Roma - 2016–present 
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Adam Federici]] - Torres - 2003-04
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Francisco Fedullo]] – Bologna – 1930–39
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Michael Ferrante]] - Comprens Stabia, Benevento - 2001-04
*{{flagicon|USA}} - [[Gabriel Ferrari]] - Perugia, Foggia, Ternana - 2008-2010
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} - [[Matteo Ferrari]] - Genoa, Lecce, Bari, Internazionale, Parma, Roma, Genoa - 1997-2009 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Gustavo Ferretti]] - Chioggia, Savona, Viterbese, Marsala, Venezia, Legnago, Marano, Padova, Imolese, Modena - 2004–present
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Emanuele Figliola]] – Genoa – 1935–38
*{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} {{flagicon|England}} – [[Eddie Firmani|Edwin Ronald Firmani]] – Sampdoria, Inter, Genoa – 1955–63
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Enrique Flamini]] – Lazio – 1939–52, 1953–54
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Fernando Forestieri]] – Genoa, Siena, Vicenza, Udinese, Empoli, Bari – 2006–09, 2010–12
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Bruno Fornaroli]] - Sampdoria - 2008-09, 2010–11, 2011–12
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – '''[[Jorginho (footballer, born December 1991)|Jorginho]]''' – Sambonifacese, Verona, Napoli – 2010–present
*{{flagicon|USA}} - [[Armando Frigo]] - Vicenza, Fiorentina, Spezia - 1934-1943 
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Francesco Frione]] – Inter – 1932–35
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Elisio Gabardo]] – Milan, Liguria, Genoa – 1935–41
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Giancarlo Gallifuoco]] - Rieti - 2018–present
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Salvatore Gambino]] - Trapani, Gubbio, Grosseto - 2010-15
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Gianluca Gaudino]] - ChievoVerona - 2017-18
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Giuseppe Gemiti]] - Udinese, Genoa, Modena, ChievoVerona, Piacenza, Novara, Livorno, Bari, Cremonese - 2002-2017
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Alcides Ghiggia]] – Roma, Milan – 1953–62
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Guillermo Giacomazzi]] - Lecce, Palermo, Empoli, Siena, Perugia - 2001-2015
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Dez Giraldi]] - Empoli, Cuiopelli Cappiano - 2004-05
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} – [[Guerino Gottardi]] – Lazio – 1995-05
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} - [[Giulio Giuricich]] - Sassuolo, Montichiari, Castellana, Gallaratese - 2008-2012
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Vincenzo Grella]] - Empoli, Ternana, Parma, Torino - 1998-2008
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Vincenzo Grifo]] - never played in Italy, called up for the Italy national team in 2018 
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Simone Grippo]] - ChievoVerona, Piacenza, Lumezzane, Frosinone - 2008-2011
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Enrique Guaita]] – Roma – 1933–35
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Anfilogino Guarisi]] – Lazio – 1931–37
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - Nicola Guglielmelli - Hellas Verona, Prato, Mantova - 2017–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Andrés Guglielminpietro]] - Milan, Internazionale, Bologna - 1998-2004
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} - [[Dennis Iapichino]] - Siena, Livorno - 2016–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Mauro Icardi]] - Sampdoria, Internazionale - 2012–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Paolo Innocenti]] – Bologna, Napoli – 1924–37
*{{flagicon|Chile}} – [[Ignacio Jeraldino]] – Parma – 2014–15
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Frankie Lagana]] - Empoli - 2003-05
*{{flagicon|France}} - [[Vincent Laurini]] - Fossombrone, Carpi, Empoli, Fiorentina - 2008–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Cristian Daniel Ledesma|Cristian Ledesma]] – Lecce, Lazio, Pro Piacenza – 2001–15, 2018–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Lucas Leiva|Lucas Pezzini Leiva]] - Lazio - 2017–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Julio Libonatti]] – Torino, Genoa – 1926–36
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Francisco Lojacono]] – Vicenza, Fiorentina, Roma, Sampdoria – 1956–65
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Cesare Lovati]] - Milan - 1910-1922
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Adrian Madaschi]] - Atalanta, Monza, Pistoiese, Grosseto, Portogruaro Summaga - 2000-03, 2005-2011
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Mattia Maggio]] - Novara, Mantova - 2011-13, 2016
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[John Maisano]] - Atalanta - 1997-98
*{{flagicon|France}} - [[Thomas Mangani]] - ChievoVerona - 2014-15
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Doni (footballer)|Doni Marangon]] - Roma - 2005-2011
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Luiz Felipe (footballer, born March 1997)|Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi]] - Salernitana, Lazio - 2016–present
*{{flagicon|Venezuela}} - [[Massimo Margiotta]] - Pescara, Cosenza, Lecce, Reggiana, Udinese, Vicenza, Perugia, Piacenza, Frosinone, Barletta - 1994-2011
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Leandro Antonio Martínez|Leandro Martínez]] – Parma – 2007–08
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Rinaldo Martino]] – Juventus – 1949–50
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Ernesto Mascheroni]] – Inter – 1934–36
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Humberto Maschio]] – Bologna, Atalanta, Inter, Fiorentina – 1957–66
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – '''[[José Mauri]]''' – Parma, '''Milan''' – 2013–present
*{{flagicon|Venezuela}} - [[Miguel Mea Vitali]] - Poggibonsi, Lazio, Sora - 2003, 2004–05
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Cristian Rubén Menin|Cristian Menin]] - Pro Vasto, Massese - 2007-09
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Joe Montemurro]] - Treviso - 1991-95
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Paolo Montero]] - Atalanta, Juventus - 1992-2005
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Luis Monti]] – Juventus – 1930–39
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Miguel Montuori]] – Fiorentina – 1956–61
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} - [[Davide Moscardelli]] - Maccarese, Guidonia Montecelio, Sangiovannese, Triestina, Rimini, Cesena, Piacenza, ChievoVerona, Bologna, Lecce, Arezzo, Pisa - 1997–present
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} – [[Giovanni Moscardini]] – Lucchese, Pisa, Genoa – 1919–??
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Thiago Motta]] – Genoa, Inter – 2008–12
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Neto (footballer, born 1989)|Norberto Murata Neto]] - Fiorentina, Juventus - 2011-17
*{{flagicon|Spain}} - [[Andrea Orlandi]] - Novara - 2017-18
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Raimundo Orsi]] – Juventus – 1928–35
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Dani Osvaldo|Pablo Daniel Osvaldo]] – Fiorentina, Bologna, Roma, Juventus, Inter – 2007–10, 2011–15
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Gabriel Paletta]] – Parma, Milan, Atalanta – 2010–18
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Emerson Palmieri]] – Roma – 2015–18
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Vincenzo Palumbo]] - Fidelis Andria, Empoli, Pescara, Palermo, Torres, Pisa, Olbia, Virtus Casarano, Tavolara, Viterbese, Nuorese, Castelsardo, Calangianus, Albarossa, Golfo Aranci - 1995–present
*{{flagicon|Wales}} - [[Howard Passadoro]] - Genoa - 1898-1903
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Daniel Passarella]] - Fiorentina, Internazionale - 1982-88
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Javier Pastore]] - Palermo, Roma - 2009-2011, 2018–present
*{{flagicon|England}} — [[Simone Perrotta]] - Reggina, Juventus, Bari, Chievo, Roma — 1995-2013
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Bruno Pesaola]] – Roma, Novara, Napoli, Genoa – 1947–62
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Raoul Petretta]] - never played in Italy, but called up for the Under-21 national team in 2018
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Germán Pezzella]] - Fiorentina - 2017–present
*{{flagicon|Chile}} - [[Mauricio Pinilla]] - Internazionale, ChievoVerona, Grosseto, Palermo, Cagliari, Genoa, Atalanta - 2003-04, 2009-2017
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Reno Piscopo]] - Renate - 2017–present
*{{flagicon|France}} - [[Michel Platini]] - Juventus - 1982-87
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Sandro Porchia]] - Ragusa, Savoia, Crotone, Rimini, Grosseto, Cosenza, Bassano, San Nicolò, Ribelle - 1996-2014
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Roberto Porta]] – Inter – 1934–36
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Jacob Poscoliero]] - SandonàJesolo, Bassano - 2010-13
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Lucas Pratto]] - Genoa - 2011-12
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} - [[Silvio Proto]] - Lazio - 2018-21
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Ettore Puricelli]] – Bologna, Milan – 1938–49
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Rafael Severo Refatti]] -Reggiana, Trento, Conegliano, Chioggia, Cervia - 2001-03, 2005–06, 2006–09
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Gustavo Reggi]] - Reggina, Crotone - 1999-2001
*{{flagicon|France}} - [[Vincenzo Rennella]] - Cesena - 2011-12
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Mateo Retegui]] - Genoa - 2023-present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Eduardo Ricagni]] – Juventus, Milan, Torino – 1953–58
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Nick Rizzo|Nicholas Rizzo]] - Ternana, Ancona, Prato - 2000-04
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - '''[[Rômulo (footballer, born 1987)|Rômulo]]''' – Fiorentina, '''Verona''', Juventus – 2011–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Humberto Rosa (footballer)|Humberto Rosa]] – Sampdoria, Padova, Juventus, Napoli – 1954–64
*{{flagicon|United States}} - '''[[Giuseppe Rossi]]''' – Parma, Fiorentina, Genoa – 2007, 2013–2018
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Hugo Rubini]] - Viterbese, Juventus, Tempio, Casale, Fiorenzuola, Ravenna, Ancona, Spezia, Forte dei Marmi, Carrarese - 1986-2008
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Oscar Ruggeri]] - Ancona - 1992
*{{flagicon|Paraguay}} – [[Attila Sallustro]] – Napoli – 1925–37
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Nicola Sansone]] - Crotone, Parma, Sassuolo - 2011-16 
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Raffaele Sansone]] – Bologna, Napoli – 1931–45
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Fabiano Santacroce]] – Napoli, Parma – 2008–13, 2014–15
*{{flagicon|Venezuela}} - [[Giovanni Savarese]] - Perugia, Viterbese, Torres - 2000, 2003 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Ezequiel Schelotto]] – Cesena, Catania, Atalanta, Inter, Sassuolo, Parma, Chievo – 2010–15
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Juan Alberto Schiaffino]] – Milan, Roma – 1954–62
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} - [[Enzo Scifo]] - Inter, Torino - 1987-88, 1991–93
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Alejandro Scopelli]] – Roma – 1933–35
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Pedro Sernagiotto]] – Juventus – 1932–34
*{{flagicon|Venezuela}} - [[Franco Signorelli]] - Empoli, Ternana, Spezia, Salernitana - 2010–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Giovanni Simeone]] - Genoa, Fiorentina - 2016–present
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Omar Sívori]] – Juventus, Napoli – 1957–69
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} - [[Simon Sluga]] - Spezia - 2015-16
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} - [[Davide Somma]] - Pro Vasto, Olbia - 2005-08
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Roberto Soriano]] - Empoli, Sampdoria, Torino - 2010-16, 2018–present
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} – [[Angelo Sormani]] – Mantova, Roma, Sampdoria, Milan, Napoli, Fioentina, Vicenza – 1961–76
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} — [[Gabriel Strefezza]] — SPAL, Juve Stabia — 2017–present
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} - [[Christian Stuani]] - Reggina - 2008-09
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} - [[Dario Tanda]] - Montegiorgio - 2017
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Alex Telles|Alex Nicolao Telles]] - Internazionale - 2015-16
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Danny Tiatto|Daniele Tiatto]] - Salernitana - 1996-97
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Eugênio Rômulo Togni|Rômulo Eugênio Togni]] - Bellunoponte, Mandfredonia, Arezzo, Sorrento, Pescara, Avellino, SPAL, Maceratese, Cuneo, Mezzolara - 2002-2017
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Rafael Toloi]] – Roma, Atalanta – 2014–present
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[James Troisi]] - Atalanta - 2012-13
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} – [[Ulisse Uslenghi]] – Livorno, Napoli – 1933–38
*{{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Angelo Vaccaro]] - Sorrento - 2010-11
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Carl Valeri]] - SPAL, Grosseto, Sassuolo, Ternana - 2004-2014
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} – [[Franco Vázquez]] – Palermo – 2011–12, 2014–16
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[André Viapiana]] - Triestina, Reggiana, Riese - 2004-05, 2009–14, 2014-present
*{{flagicon|Australia}} - [[Max Vieri|Massimiliano Vieri]] - Prato, Fano, Brescello, Ancona, Verona, Napoli, Ternana, Triestina, Arezzo, Novara, Lecco, Prato - 1997-2012
*{{flagicon|England}} – [[Giuseppe Wilson]] – Lazio – 1969–79
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Antônio Carlos Zago]] - Roma - 1998-2002
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} - [[Javier Zanetti]] - Inter - 1995-2014
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} - [[Massimo Zappino]] - Catania, Acireale, Nocerina, Frosinone, ChievoVerona, Pro Sesto, Foggia, Lecco, Taranto, Como, Varese - 2000-2018

===Italian rugby ''oriundi''===
The number of Argentines playing rugby in Italy has increased since the sport [[History of rugby union#The professional era|embraced professionalism in 1995]], while [[Rugby union in Argentina|the Argentine league system]] remains [[Amateur sports|amateur]]. (Professionals, however, including those based in Europe, are eligible to play for the [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina national team]], and the [[Argentine Rugby Union|country's national federation]] has created a domestic professional player pool for the national team; see also [[Pampas XV]] and [[Jaguares (Super Rugby)]].) Italian rugby also allows naturalized foreigners. Restrictions on changing nationality are less strict in rugby than in soccer, and three years' residency qualifies. Oriundi capped by the [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy national team]] include:

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|| [[Rodolfo Ambrosio]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Matías Agüero]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[David Bortolussi]] || {{FRA}}
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|| [[Gonzalo Canale]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Pablo Canavosio]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Martin Castrogiovanni|Martín Castrogiovanni]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Oscar Collodo]] || {{SUI}}
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|| [[Carlo Del Fava]] || {{SAF}}
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|| [[Santiago Dellapè]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Diego Domínguez (rugby union)|Diego Domínguez]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Mark Giacheri]] || {{AUS}}
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| [[Tito Lupini]] || {{SAF}}
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|| [[Ramiro Martínez (rugby union)|Ramiro Martínez]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Luke McLean]] || {{AUS}}<!--Both grandparents on mother's side Italian. The grandfather had to give up his citizenship to buy land in Australia, but his grandmother never did.-->
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|| [[Carlos Nieto (rugby union)|Carlos Nieto]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Luciano Orquera]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Aaron Persico]] || {{NZL}} <!-- it's an Italian name?? -->
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|| [[Ramiro Pez]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Matt Pini]] || {{AUS}}
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|| [[Federico Pucciariello]] || {{ARG}}
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|| [[Josh Sole]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbs6nations.com/squad_italy_320512.htm |title=Italy squad: Josh Sole (Viadana) |publisher=RBS6Nations |access-date=2006-11-05 |quote=Although Sole's family is Italian, he was born in Hamilton, New Zealand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060612114504/http://www.rbs6nations.com/squad_italy_320512.htm |archive-date=2006-06-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || {{NZL}}
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|| [[Marko Stanojevic]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/254_8867.php | publisher = [[Guinness Premiership]] | title = Stanojevic in line to face Wallabies | access-date=2006-11-06 | author = Jonathan McConnell | date = 2006-10-26 | quote= Marko Stanojevic .. made his debut against [[Portugal national rugby union team|Portugal]] ... then went on to earn his second cap against [[Russia national rugby union team|Russia]]. }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}<br/>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s100/st35210.htm | title= THE BOW FILES: MARKO STANOJEVIC | publisher= Sport Network | access-date=2006-11-06 | quote= Place of Birth: [[Birmingham]]...Dad: Milan (Yugoslavian)...Mum: Bruna (Italian) | author = Mr Bow Jangles | date = 2003-10-17 }}</ref> || {{ENG}} / {{SRB}}
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|| [[Laurent Travini]] || {{FRA}}
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|| [[Nick Zisti]] || {{AUS}}
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|| [[Dario Chistolini]] || {{SAF}}
|}

===List of Italian basketball oriundi===
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Pablo Albertinazzi - Rieti, San Severo, Catanzaro, Cagliari, Corato, Maddaloni, Capo d’Orlando - 2001-03, 2005–11
* {{Flagicon|SUI}} - Patrick Baldassarre - Treviso, College Italia, Treviglio, Lago Maggiore, Sassari, Scafati, Fortitudo Bologna, Trapani, Reggio Calabria - 2002–present. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Pablo Bertone - Pesaro, Varese- 2017–present. 
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Anthony Binetti - Fortitudo Bologna, Castelletto Ticino, Cantù, Brindisi, Sassari, Veroli - 2006-07, 2008–13
* {{Flagicon|FRA}} - [[Yann Bonato]] - Pesaro, Reggio Emilia - 1997-99 
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[George Bucci]] - Siena, Fortitudo Bologna, Montecatini - 1977-92
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Ryan Bucci - Ozzano, Ragusa, Osimo, Soresina, Juvi Cremona, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Ferentino, Ferrara, Agrigento - 2003-17
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Sebastián Cacciola - Roseto, Montecatini, Sassari, Taranto, Napoli, Rimini - 2003-04, 2005, 2005–08, 2009
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Dante Calabria]] - Livorno, Trieste, Treviso, Cantù, Milano, Fortitudo, Soresina, Sant’Antimo - 1996-97, 2000–01, 2002–09, 2010. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Juan Marcos Casini - Jesi, Cantù, Pistoia, Scafati, Napoli, Ferentino, Casale, Reggio Calabria, Ravenna, Recanati, Rieti - 2003-08, 2009–present. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Óscar Chiaramello - San Severo, Osimo, Montegranaro, Pistoia, Recanati, Stamura - 1999-01, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–13
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Albano Chiarastella - Bernalda, Potenza, Massafra, Agrigento, Biella - 2006–present
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[David Chiotti]] - Casale, Milano, Brindisi - 2009-14
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Matt Costello]] - Avellino - 2018–present
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Mike D'Antoni]] - Milano as player - 1977-90 - Milano, Treviso as coach - 1990-97, 2001–02
* {{Flagicon|BRA}} - Enrico De Carli - Mazzini Bologna, Varese, Cantù - 1958-60, 1963–65
* {{Flagicon|Malta}} - [[Samuel Deguara]] - Treviso, Caorle, Bari, Reggio Emilia - 2007-13
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Carlos Delfino]] - Reggio Calabria, Fortitudo Bologna, Torino - 2000-04, 2018–present 
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Vinny Del Negro]] - Treviso, Fortitudo Bologna - 1990-92, 1999
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Ross DeRogatis - Capo d'Orlando - 2007
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Agustín Fabi - Patti, Treviglio, Reggio Calabria, Treviso - 2010–present. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Juan Manuel Fabi - Castellano Massafra, Capo d’Orlando, Imola - 2003-09
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Daniel Farabello]] - Varese, Ferrara - 2003-06, 2007-11. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Ariel Filloy]] - Sassari, Rimini, Milano, Soresina, Scafati, Pistoia, Trieste, Reggio Emilia, Venezia, Avellino - 2003–present
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Demián Filloy - Porto Torres, Rimini, Montegranaro, Reggio Emilia, Trapani, Roma - 2002-14, 2015–17, 2018-present. 
* {{Flagicon|URU}} - [[Bruno Fitipaldo]] - Capo d’Orlando, Avellino - 2016, 2017–present
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Andrés Pablo Forray|Toto Forray]] - Messina, Padova, Jesolo, Forlì, Trento - 2003–present. 
* {{Flagicon|FRA}} - Frédéric Forte - Avellino, Scafati - 2003-05
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Roberto Gabini]] - Rimini, Roma, Napoli, Jesi - 2003-04, 2007–10
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Anthony Gennari - Varese, Forlì, Pall.Milano, Venezia, Rieti - 1964-76
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Mario Ghersetti - Porto Torres, Veroli, Vigevano, Brescia, Verona, Ferentino, Reggio Calabria, Bergamo, Orzinuovi - 2001-13, 2014–present. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Nicolás Gianella]] - Reggio Calabria, Scafati, Cantù - 2000-01, 2002–03, 2011–12
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Mario Gigena]] - Livorno, Jesi, Varese, Milano, Rieti, Veroli, Ostuni, Fabriano, Recanati, Don Bosco Livorno, Piombino, Labronica Livorno, Cecina - 1995-2012, 2013–present. 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Silvio Gigena - Livorno, Virtus Bologna, Milano, Pesaro, Udine, Scafati, Soresina, Fortitudo Bologna, Massafra, Ostuni, Bari, Libertas Livorno - 1995-2013
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Manu Ginóbili]] - Reggio Calabria, Virtus Bologna - 1998-02
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Anthony Giovacchini - Avellino, Roseto, Montecatini, Virtus Bologna, Reggio Calabria, Casale, Fabriano, Napoli, Milano, Cantù, Brindisi, Veroli - 2002-12
* {{Flagicon|BRA}} - [[Guilherme Giovannoni]] - Rimini, Biella, Treviso, Virtus Bologna - 2002-04, 2005–06, 2005–09  
* {{Flagicon|CAN}} - [[Peter Guarasci]] - Pesaro, Roseto, Rimini, Reggio Emilia - 1996-99, 2000–01, 2002–08
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Mike Iuzzolino]] - Verona, Roma, Milano, Pavia - 1995-01, 2002–03
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Anthony Maestranzi|Antonio Maestranzi]] - Reggio Calabria, Jesi, Montegranaro, Roma - 2006-2012
* {{Flagicon|URU}} - [[Nicolás Mazzarino]] - Reggio Calabria, Cantù - 2001-13
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Phil Melillo - Lazio, Treviso, Rieti, Roma as player - 1976-77, 1983-86 - Forlì, Verona, Siena, Roseto, Udine, Pesaro, Novara, Montecatini as coach - 1994-04, 2005–07, 2008–09, 2012-13
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Alex Mitola - Ceglie - 2016-17
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Alejandro Montecchia]] - Reggio Calabria, Milano - 1999-03, 2006
* {{Flagicon|BRA}} - Paulo César Motta - Roseto, Trapani, Brindisi, Ostuni, Corato, Ceglie - 2001, 2002–13, 2014
* {{Flagicon|URU}} - Alejandro Muro - Scafati, Palestrina, Novara, Montegranaro, Casale, Firenze, Brindisi, Latina, Fortitudo Bologna - 2001, 2001–10
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - Bernardo Musso - Pergamino, Licata, Alghero, Olbia, Fossombrone, Udine, Brescia, Perugia, Napoli, Forlì, Pesaro, Ferentino, Treviso - 2002-15, 2016–present. 
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Mike Nardi]] - Napoli, Montecatini, Avellino, Pesaro, Pavia, Milano, Forlì, Mantova, Latina - 2007-12, 2013–15
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Ryan Pettinella]] - Montegranaro, Veroli, Recanati - 2008-09, 2013–14
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Antonio Porta]] - Imola, Livorno, Biella, Avellino, Verona, Scafati, Udine - 2002-07, 2008–13, 2016
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Anthony Raffa - Roma, Orzinuovi - 2016-17, 2017
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Nicolás Richotti]] - Bari, Agropoli, Rovigo - 2005-08
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Mason Rocca]] - Jesi, Napoli, Milano, Virtus Bologna - 2001-15
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - Joel Salvi - Jesi, Imola, Scafati, Ferrara, Vigevano, Reggio Emilia - 2004-11
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Matt Santangelo]] - Cantù, Rieti, Treviso - 2000-01, 2005–06
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Brian Scalabrine]] - Treviso - 2011 
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Germán Scarone]] - Treviso, Cervia, Rimini, Montecatini, Siena, Virtus Bologna, Pesaro, Reggio Calabria, Rimini, Piacenza, Monsummano, Bellaria - 1993–present. 
* {{Flagicon|FRA}} - [[Laurent Sciarra]] - Treviso - 1997-98
* {{Flagicon|ARG}} - [[Hugo Sconochini]] - Reggio Calabria, Milano, Roma, Virtus Bologna, Piacentina, Segrate, Monticelli - 1990-96, 1997-01, 2002–12
* {{Flagicon|BRA}} - [[Jonathan Tavernari]] - Biella, Pistoia, Scafati, Tortona, Agropoli, Siena, Sassari - 2011-13, 2014–present.
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Joe Trapani]] - Casale, Forlì - 2011-12 
* {{Flagicon|CAN}} - [[Marc Trasolini]] - Pesaro, Avellino, Agropoli - 2013-16
* {{Flagicon|SLO}} - Marko Verginella - Udine, Reggio Calabria, Fabriano, Rieti, Sassari - 2004-08
* {{Flagicon|USA}} - [[Jeffrey Viggiano|Jeff Viggiano]] - Pavia, Milano, Biella, Treviso, Brindisi, Siena, Venezia - 2008-17
* {{Flagicon|PAR}} - Bruno Zanotti - Reggio Emilia, Jesi - 2006-07

==Spanish ''oriundos''==
Few South Americans played football in Spain before [[World War II]].<ref>Taylor, pg 87.</ref> [[Spain]] under [[General Franco]] allowed for dual nationality with Latin American countries from 1954.<ref name="Taylor, pg 91"/> Players such as [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], [[José Santamaría]] and [[Héctor Rial]] quickly transferred, and helped make [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] the dominant club of the early years of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]. In 1962, the Spanish League banned all foreign players, as their presence was blamed for the poor performance of the national team.<ref name="Taylor, pg 96"/> ''Oriundi'' were allowed if they had not been capped by their native country. As a result, clubs were anxious to prove Spanish ancestry for would-be imports, resulting in some dubious cases. Some players obtained forged [[birth certificate]]s, providing spurious Spanish ancestors. This was easy in [[Paraguay]] during the corrupt dictatorship of [[Alfredo Stroessner]].<ref>Taylor, pg 98.</ref> Consequent scandals emerged at various times, including one exposed by [[FC Barcelona]] in 1972. In 1973, to reduce the incentive for corruption, up to two non-''oriundi'' foreigners were allowed per team. Nevertheless, the recruiting of Latin American players continued so strong the [[Argentine Football Association|Argentine FA]] in preparation for hosting the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] forbade its preliminary squad of 40 from moving abroad, lest they be "poached".<ref>Taylor, pg 99</ref> Spain reduced the number of ''oriundi'' to one per team after another forgery scandal in 1979.<ref name="Taylor, pg 101"/> From 1979 to 1982, no Argentines were allowed abroad, and many like [[Mario Kempes]] returned home.<ref name="Taylor, pg 101"/>

Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stéfano is a notable example; he was born in Argentina and played for the Argentina national team, but later obtained Spanish citizenship and represented Spain at the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]].

== See also ==
* [[Grannygate]]
* [[Haigui]]
* [[List of naturalised Spanish international football players]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.homestead.com/forza_azzurri/play_Oriundi.html Oriundi: Games, goals, captains] from ''Forza Azzurri'' fansite.

== References ==
* {{cite book | title = Moving With the Ball: the migration of professional footballers | publisher = Berg | date = 2001-06-01 | isbn = 978-1-85973-307-3 | first = Matthew | last = Taylor |author2=Pierre Lanfranchi | location = [[Oxford]] }}
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