Corinthians now have seven foreign players after Jesse Lingard joins | OneFootball

The Corinthians squad now has seven foreign players following the confirmation of the signing of English midfielder Jesse Lingard. The new addition increases the presence of athletes from outside the country in the alvinegro group for the remainder of the 2026 season.

In addition to the Englishman, the Corinthians squad includes six other players born outside Brazil. Among them are Dutch forward Memphis Depay, Peruvian midfielder André Carrillo, and Moroccan midfielder Zakaria Labyad. The group also features two Argentine athletes: midfielder Rodrigo Garro and left-back Fabrizio Angileri. Uruguayan right-back Pedro Milans completes the list of foreign players in the Corinthians squad.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians 

According to the regulations of national competitions organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation, clubs can include up to nine foreign players per match. This rule applies to tournaments such as the Brazilian Championship and the Copa do Brasil. However, there is no limit to the total number of foreign athletes registered in the squad; the restriction only applies to the number that can be listed on the match sheet for each game.

Among the foreign players in the current squad, some have longer contracts with the club. Midfielder Rodrigo Garro, for example, has a contract valid until the end of 2028. Meanwhile, young Uruguayan full-back Pedro Milans is under contract until December 2029. The other foreign players in the group have contracts that expire during 2026.

With the presence of athletes of different nationalities, Corinthians maintains a squad with strong international diversity for the season. The arrival of Lingard expands this composition and offers another option for the midfield sector of the team led by the alvinegro coaching staff. 

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