Expatriate men's footballers in Russia

Adil Rami (Arabic: عادل رامي‎; born 27 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Djibril Cissé (born 12 August 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Belgian national team. Witsel broke into Belgium's first team as a right-winger, and can also play attacking midfielder, though his natural position is as a central midfielder.

Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game". Carlos is also widely considered one of the best left backs in history, and was also known as a set piece specialist throughout his career. In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world, and he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, winning the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Gökhan Töre (born 20 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Turkish national team.

André Horst Schürrle (born 6 November 1990) is a German former professional footballer from who played as a forward or winger.

Balázs Dzsudzsák (born 23 December 1986) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Debreceni VSC and the Hungary national team.

Caner Erkin (born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Nemanja Vidić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Видић, born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Widely considered to be one of the greatest defenders in history, Vidić is best known for his time at Manchester United, where he won 15 trophies and served as club captain. He is one of only four players to win the Premier League Player of the Season award twice, alongside Thierry Henry, Kevin De Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo.