In association football, the situation of players being capped for two senior national teams is fairly rare.[1][2] The list of these players includes only those who have been capped by two countries for senior matches. It does not include the far wider scope of those who have played at youth level (U23 or below) for one country then at senior level for another – something which became possible following a 2004 rule change,[3][4] then more common when an age limit was removed in 2009[5] – or those who were eligible for more than one country, but only played for one.[6]
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