Hey melissa i have a question im born in saudi arabia and lived there for 8 years but do not have citizenship can i still repersent them in football or if i cant. Would i be able to if i get citizenship?
Thank you for your comment! This generally depends on the rules of the national football association. Saudi Arabia is part of FIFA, and its rules typically require players to be citizens of the country they want to represent in football. Otherwise, some countries allow foreign-born players to represent them, if they have lived in the country for more than 5 years, or if one parent was born in the country. In Saudi Arabia, you typically need to gain citizenship through naturalization, if you want to represent them in football.
A video that might interest you is "FIFA World Cup 2022: Migrant (Foreign-Born) Football (Soccer) Players" which you also find on Melissa Siegel's channel
Thank you Melissa for creating this platform and for easily reaching many interested migration researchers like me
Very informative video, learned the externalization concept easily with extensive examples.
Hey melissa i have a question im born in saudi arabia and lived there for 8 years but do not have citizenship can i still repersent them in football or if i cant. Would i be able to if i get citizenship?
Thank you for your comment! This generally depends on the rules of the national football association. Saudi Arabia is part of FIFA, and its rules typically require players to be citizens of the country they want to represent in football. Otherwise, some countries allow foreign-born players to represent them, if they have lived in the country for more than 5 years, or if one parent was born in the country.
In Saudi Arabia, you typically need to gain citizenship through naturalization, if you want to represent them in football.
A video that might interest you is "FIFA World Cup 2022: Migrant (Foreign-Born) Football (Soccer) Players" which you also find on Melissa Siegel's channel
So if I get citizenship can I?