Brits Abroad

A recent article on the BBC website suggests that british players tend to fail when they play overseas and that there a few exeptions to this rule. There are several things wrong with Phil Minshull's Blog one of the most notable being the focus on players who had success in England, another is the focus on only the major European leagues. Most people think that there only a few Brits playing abroad, the reality is however that there is a quite a substantial amount. Though they have all not reached the heights of European football they do disprove the notion that British footballers can't play overseas. To illustrate this point I have created a list of current "brits abroad":
Please note I havn't included the tens of players who play in the League of Ireland
Matt Derbyshire Olympiacos
Lomana Lualua Olympiacos - Plays for DRC but has duel english citizenship
Nathan Ellington - Skoda Xanthi
Colin Kazim Richards - Fenerbace - Born in UK plays for Turkey
Darius Vassell - Ankaragucu
Jermaine Pennant - Real Zaragoza
Ikechi Anya - Seville Athletico
David Beckham - AC Milan
Mark Howard - Aarhus
Roy Carrol - Odense
Paul Taylor - Charleroi
Adam Eckersley - AC Horsens
Ben Webster - MYPA
Chris Cleaver - Turun Palloseura
Kenny Pavey - AIK
James Keene - Elfsborg
Calum Angus - GAIS
Daryl Smylie - Kalmar FF
Jason Griffiths - Des Moines Menace
Bradley Barraclough - Des Moines Menace
Jack Pearson - Des Moines Menace
Ben Taylor - Des Moines Menace
Luke Baker - Des Moines Menace
Jaime Smith - Colorado Rapids
Andy Iro - Columbus Crew
Adam Moffat - Columbus Crew
Olukorede Aiyegbus - Kansas City Wizards
Kevin Souter - Kansas City Wizards
Carl Robinson - Toronto FC
Terry Cooke - North Queensland Fury
Scott Wilson - North Queensland Fury
James Robinson - North Queensland Fury
Robbie Fowler - North Queensland Fury
Matthew Crowell - Central Coast Mariners
Jonathon Brown - Central Coast Mariners
Chris Doig - Central Coast Mariners
Nicky Travis - Central Coast Mariners
Charlie Miller - Gold Coast United
Grant Brebner - Melbourne Victory
Michael Bridges - Newcastle United Jets
Andy Todd - Perth Glory
Steve McGarry - Perth Glory
Terry McFlynn - Sydney FC
Chris Greenacre - Wellington Phoenix
Paul Gothard - Auckland City FC
Adam Dickinson - Auckland City FC
Andy Pitman - Canterbury United
Dan Wilson - Hawke's Bay United
Stuart Ferguson - Hawke's Bay United
Barry Gardener - Otago United
Robbie Deeley - Otago United
David Dugdale - Otago United
Seamus Ryder - Otago United
Chris Davis - Team Wellington
Bryan Little - Team Wellington
Jason Chewins - Waikato FC
Alex Barlow - Waikato FC
Daniel Robinson - Waitakere United
Martin Bullock - Waitakere United
Neil Sykes - Waitakere United
Neil Emblen - Waitakere United
James Thomas - YoungHeart Manawatu
James Derbyshire - Miramar Rangers
John Sutherland - Miramar Rangers
Aaron Hunt - Werder Bremen - Dual English German nationality
Ryan Brown - Toulouse
Tommy Docherty - Ferencvarosi TC
Anthony Elding - Ferencvarosi TC
Paul Shaw - Ferencvarosi TC
Sam Stockley - Ferencvarosi TC

Please note that this list is by no means complete, but is illustrative of the point that British footballers do play overseas in quite considerable numbers.