List of Scotland international footballers born outside Scotland
This is a list of players who have played international football for the Scotland national football team and who were born outside Scotland. For the purposes of international football the football world governing body, FIFA, considers Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be distinct and individual countries.[1][2]
The majority of these players were born in England. In a friendly match against Cyprus in November 2011, five of the sixteen players used by Scotland were born in England.[3] The rules of selection were quite strict until 1971, when national teams were allowed to pick players if one of their parents were born in that country.[3] This was later relaxed to allowing selection for one grandparent being born in Scotland.[3] The Home Nations have since made an agreement allowing selection of players who have been educated for at least five years in the relevant country.[4] Jordan Rhodes was selected on this basis.[4]
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