If an analysis was made of current Kiwi pro players, what % would have citizenship of the confederation they’re playing in. Alternatively, who has been able to get a pro contract without it?
So, Rojas the only one? (Unsure whether he has Euro passport). Tuiloma when he played at OM?
I'm really not sure. I've been doing some research and managed to get a list:
Nikko Boxall?
Dan Keat?
Craig Henderson?
Steven Old?
Wynton Rufer (Kind of old but still he was a foreigner for all the European clubs he played in)
Bill Tuiloma?
Tyler Boyd (Has a US passport but not a EU one)
And that's pretty much it. I guess I'm still missing someone and you have to consider all the Kiwis playing in the MLS (Boxall, Wynne, Bevan, Marinovic, Gleeson?, Collier and many more in the past like Elliott, Boyens and Nelsen) who count as foreigners as well. Anyway, is not a big list and the ones who are on it didn't have great pro carrers
Dan Keat - England
Wynton Rufer - Switzerland via his dad. The rules were different back then, no EU so he and Shane could play in Switzerland as locals, but Wynton played in Germany as an import