This is a list of Malaysia international footballers born outside their country, including naturalised and overseas players with Malaysian ancestry.
He made his debut for the Malaysia national team in a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates in March 1985.
[2] The second naturalised player in Malaysia was Ahmad Paijan of Singapore who received his Malaysian citizenship in late 1995 after 13 years of playing for Terengganu.
[3] In late 2018, there have been more necessities to naturalising foreign players to improve Malaysian football performances.
Based on three survey polls conducted by the country three local press, two of them recording a majority positive vote over the necessities to acquire foreign players as a local players.