This has happened officially since 6 February 2013, when the national team was given permission by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies.
[1] The first non-Albanian international football player, Adis Nurković was born in Velika Kladuša, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) and he represented Kosovo during the 2017.
The following players: The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth or if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.
Below is the list of the 73 (66 eligible + 7 ineligible) players who were born outside Kosovo.
Player is not available at international level due to FIFA eligibility rules.