Southeast Asia

8 high-profile footballers who have played in Southeast Asian football leagues

7. Pierre Njanka (Cameroon)

The Cameroonian striker previously played for RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan and FC Istres in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Njanka was part of the Strasbourg team that won 2001 Coupe de France Final against Amiens SC.

Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup. He has been capped 47 times for his country

Pierre Njanka spent multiple seasons in Indonesia, playing for Persija Jakarta, Arema FC, Atjeh United, Mitra Kukar, Bali United. He scored 15 goals 117 appearances in total for the five clubs.