Guest Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi. What are the requirements regarding a player switching nationality? I am thinking about signing a Brazilian for my Australian club with the view to getting him to play for the national team in four years time. He is 24 and has never appeared for Brazil at any level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardock Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 He has to play in Australia for a number of years (I'm guessing 4 but you can check this at the bottom of the personal section in the player's profile.) There's no guarantee that you'll be able to pick him for Australia. The player decides whether to take up a nationality or not. Should also add that you can't convince him to switch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Do you know of any age requirements? I have read that a player cannot switch allegiences after 21, but I'm not sure about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardock Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 No he can switch whenever he likes as far as I know so long as he hasn't re[resented any other country. I think a player has to decide which national side to represent by his 21st birthday if he is already playing for a couple of different National teams at u-21 level. While managing England, Sven Goran Eriksson toyed with the idea of bringing in a few players for the national team who were well over 21. Can't remember who though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kreman Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I dont think there is any age limitations, but I've find that a lot of the more gifted players do not 'switch' when they are older. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks for your replies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 FIFA has removed any age limitations for switching nationalities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eborg Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes,even friendly games are now not considered as a problem for a player to switch national teams.Only full qualification/tournament games are taken into consideration for this. Therefore,if a 25-year-old player played in 5 friendly matches for nation A he can still switch to nation B and play for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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