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The All-Time Greatest Football Players
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Browse 516 of the greatest football players of all time.
Welsh
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Dynamic Welsh midfielder who scored the winning goals in two FA Cup finals and became a modern Arsen…
American
Abby Wambach
Centre Forward
The most capped international footballer in history at the time of her retirement — 184 goals for th…
Ghanaian
Abedi Pelé
Attacking Midfielder/Winger
Ghana's greatest ever footballer and African Player of the Year three times — a key figure in Marsei…
Moroccan
Achraf Hakimi
Right-back/Wing-back
The most dynamic attacking full-back of his generation — Morocco's World Cup hero and PSG's most exc…
Norwegian
Ada Hegerberg
Centre Forward
The first ever women's Ballon d'Or winner — Ada Hegerberg's goals record at Lyon is without comparis…
Brazilian
Adriano
Centre Forward
The Emperor — at his peak in 2004 and 2005, Adriano Leite Ribeiro was arguably the most complete cen…
Nigerian
Ahmed Musa
Forward
Pacy and powerful Nigerian winger who won the AFCON and represented the Super Eagles with distinctio…
English
Alan Shearer
Centre Forward
Premier League all-time top scorer with 260 goals, a Newcastle United icon and England striker of ra…
Argentine
Alejandro Garnacho
Winger
Manchester United's teenage sensation — the bicycle kick volley that won United the FA Cup.…
Russian
Aleksandr Golovin
Midfielder
Russia's finest modern footballer — Monaco star and Champions League player.…
Italian
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Juventus' beloved attacking midfielder, Italy's World Cup winner and the club's all-time leading sco…
Italian
Alessandro Nesta
Centre Back
One of the most elegant defenders in football history, whose grace and reading of the game defined A…
American
Alex Morgan
Centre Forward
America's most recognisable female footballer — a two-time World Cup winner whose combination of pac…
English
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder / Winger
Dynamic and powerful English midfielder whose career at Arsenal and Liverpool was curtailed by a dev…
French
Alexandre Lacazette
Forward
Clinical French striker whose intelligent movement, link-up play and passion made him a fan favourit…
Spanish
Alexia Putellas
Attacking Midfielder
Two-time Ballon d'Or Féminin winner and the architect of Barcelona's era of dominance — Putellas' vi…
Argentine
Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder
World Cup winner with Argentina — Liverpool's midfield engine who was playing in the Championship tw…
Chilean
Alexis Sánchez
Forward/Winger
Chile's greatest footballer — two Copa América triumphs and a charismatic Arsenal period that still …
Argentine
Alfredo di Stéfano
Centre Forward
Real Madrid's greatest ever player whose five consecutive European Cups set the standard for club do…
Iranian
Ali Daei
Centre Forward
Iran's greatest footballer and the first player in history to score 100 international goals — Ali Da…
Brazilian
Alisson Becker
Goalkeeper
The goalkeeper who scored a 95th-minute header to keep Liverpool in the Champions League race.…
Scottish
Ally McCoist
Centre Forward
Rangers' all-time leading scorer with 355 goals — the most prolific striker in Scottish football his…
Canadian
Alphonso Davies
Left-back
Refugee from Liberia to Bayern Munich star — Canada's most important footballer and a Champions Leag…
Spanish
Álvaro Morata
Forward
Well-travelled Spanish striker who scored at the highest level for Real Madrid, Juventus, Chelsea an…
French
Amandine Henry
Defensive Midfielder
France's greatest midfielder and one of the finest players of her generation — captain of Olympique …
Spanish
Ander Herrera
Midfielder
Tenacious Spanish midfielder whose work rate, passion and tactical versatility made him a fan favour…
Ghanaian
André Ayew
Forward / Attacking Midfielder
Versatile Ghanaian forward and son of Abedi Pelé who has served the Black Stars with distinction acr…
Italian
Andrea Pirlo
Deep-Lying Playmaker
The Architect — the most elegant deep-lying playmaker in football history whose laser passing, free-…
Spanish
Andrés Iniesta
Central Midfielder
Andrés Iniesta Luján was born in Fuentealbilla in 1984 and joined Barcelona's La Masia academy at 12…
Scottish
Andrew Robertson
Left-back
From promotion-playoff with Hull to Champions League winner — the most remarkable full-back developm…
Ukrainian
Andriy Shevchenko
Centre Forward
The most feared striker in European football at the turn of the millennium — Andriy Shevchenko's com…
English
Andy Cole
Forward
One of the most lethal strikers in Premier League history, third on the all-time scoring list with 1…
Argentine
Ángel Correa
Forward
Quick, versatile and industrious Argentine forward whose energy and goals have served Atletico Madri…
French
Antoine Griezmann
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
World Cup winner and Europa League record scorer — French football's most reliable tournament perfor…
German
Antonio Rüdiger
Centre-back
The most aggressive modern defender — Chelsea's Champions League winner who became Madrid's defensiv…
Brazilian
Antony
Winger
Manchester United's £86 million signing who struggled under the Premier League's intensity.…
Dutch
Arjen Robben
Right Winger
Bayern Munich's Dutch winger whose trademark left-foot cut-in became one of football's most unstoppa…
French
Arsène Wenger
Manager
The Professor — revolutionary Arsenal manager who transformed English football with his approach to …
Chilean
Arturo Vidal
Midfielder
Ferocious box-to-box midfielder and Copa América winner whose combative style and medal haul made hi…
Ghanaian
Asamoah Gyan
Forward
Ghana's all-time leading scorer whose missed penalty against Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup became on…
English
Ashley Cole
Left Back
One of the greatest left-backs in football history, renowned for his defensive excellence against th…
French
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder
Real Madrid's youngest Champions League Final starter — France's most promising defensive midfielder…
Moroccan
Azzedine Ounahi
Midfielder
Energetic and technically gifted Moroccan midfielder whose standout 2022 World Cup performances earn…
French
Bacary Sagna
Right Back
Reliable and athletic French right-back who provided consistent quality at Arsenal before moving to …
German
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder
Germany's World Cup-winning midfielder — the bloodied face that defined the 2014 Final.…
Brazilian
Bebeto
Centre Forward
The cradle celebration — Bebeto's rocking-a-baby goal celebration after scoring against the Netherla…
English
Ben Chilwell
Left Back
Attack-minded English left-back whose overlapping runs and delivery made him a key part of Chelsea's…
English
Ben White
Defender/Right-back
Arsenal's most versatile defender — deployed as both centre-back and right-back with equal excellenc…
Portuguese
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Winger
Manchester City's heartbeat — the most versatile and relentless pressing midfielder in Guardiola's s…
German
Birgit Prinz
Centre Forward
Germany's greatest striker and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year — scored 128 international g…
English
Bobby Charlton
Forward / Midfielder
Manchester United and England legend, Munich air disaster survivor, World Cup winner and one of the …
English
Bobby Moore
Centre Back
England's 1966 World Cup-winning captain, widely regarded as the greatest defender in the history of…
Portuguese
Bruno Fernandes
Attacking Midfielder
Dynamic Portuguese playmaker whose goals, assists and leadership transformed Manchester United after…
English
Bukayo Saka
Winger/Right-back
Arsenal's irreplaceable heartbeat — the most consistent English winger of his generation whose direc…
Brazilian
Cafu
Right-back
The most capped Brazilian player — World Cup winner and the most complete right-back in football his…
Spanish
Carles Puyol
Centre Back
Barcelona's lion-hearted captain who led the club to its greatest era with physical courage and exce…
American
Carli Lloyd
Midfielder
Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year and the hero of two Women's World Cup finals — her hat-trick …
Argentine
Carlos Tevez
Forward
The Apache — Champions League winner and the most combative forward of his generation.…
Colombian
Carlos Valderrama
Midfielder / Winger
Colombia's greatest footballer, the flamboyant playmaker and captain who led his nation to their fin…
Brazilian
Casemiro
Defensive Midfielder
One of the finest defensive midfielders of his generation, a five-time Champions League winner with …
Spanish
César Azpilicueta
Right Back / Centre Back
Mr. Reliable — Chelsea's versatile captain who played across the entire back line with unwavering co…
Spanish
Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder
Arsenal's teenage prodigy who became a World Cup and European Championship winner with Spain.…
South Korean
Cha Bum-kun
Forward
South Korea's first football superstar, a fearless and prolific goal-poacher who took Europe by stor…
Scottish
Charlie Adam
Central Midfielder
Scotland's most technically gifted midfielder of the 2000s and early 2010s — Charlie Adam's range of…
British
Chris Waddle
Winger
One of the most elusive wingers English football produced in the 1980s — Chris Waddle's shuffling, u…
Danish
Christian Eriksen
Midfielder
The man who died and came back — survived a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 and returned to win the Prem…
Dutch
Clarence Seedorf
Midfielder
The only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs.…
French
Claude Makélélé
Midfielder
The midfielder so influential that his position was named after him — the 'Makélélé Role' became a t…
Chilean
Claudio Bravo
Goalkeeper
Agile and commanding Chilean goalkeeper who captained Chile to Copa América glory and was a Champion…
Argentine
Claudio Caniggia
Forward
Electrifying Argentine winger and World Cup winner whose dazzling pace, blond mane and extravagant s…
American
Clint Dempsey
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
The Deuce — American footballer who became the first from the USA to score 50 Premier League goals a…
American
Cobi Jones
Winger/Midfielder
The most capped American footballer of his era — LA Galaxy legend and one of the pioneers of America…
Dutch
Cody Gakpo
Winger/Forward
PSV's Eredivisie golden boy who scored in three consecutive World Cup games on debut — then joined L…
English
Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward
Chelsea's match-winner — named Premier League Player of the Season at 21, the breakout story of 2023…
Portuguese
Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward
The most prolific goalscorer in football history — 900+ career goals across Manchester United, Real …
British
Cyrille Regis
Centre Forward
West Brom and England striker who was one of the first Black players to represent England at senior …
Dutch
Daley Blind
Defender / Midfielder
Intelligent and versatile Dutch defender whose reading of the game and passing ability allowed him t…
Brazilian
Dani Alves
Right-back
The most decorated player in football history by trophies won — over 40 major titles across a 20-yea…
Spanish
Dani Carvajal
Right-back
Five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid — the most decorated right-back in the competitio…
Argentine
Daniel Passarella
Centre Back
Imperious Argentine captain who lifted the 1978 World Cup and was one of the most commanding defende…
English
Daniel Sturridge
Forward
Electrifying English striker whose lethal finishing powered Liverpool's famous 2013-14 title challen…
Northern Irish
Danny Blanchflower
Midfielder
Charismatic Northern Irish captain who led Tottenham to the historic Double in 1961 and was the inte…
Polish
Dariusz Dziekanowski
Centre Forward
Poland and Celtic's goal-scoring forward whose hat-trick for Celtic against Partizan Belgrade in 198…
English
Darren Anderton
Midfielder / Winger
Skilful and versatile Tottenham and England winger whose talent was often cruelly curtailed by injur…
Scottish
Darren Fletcher
Midfielder
Determined Scottish midfielder who overcame a serious illness to forge a distinguished career at Man…
Uruguayan
Darwin Núñez
Forward
Liverpool's £85 million Uruguayan whose combination of pace and wayward finishing made him one of fo…
Scottish
Dave Mackay
Midfielder
Fearless and inspirational Scottish midfielder whose indomitable spirit and courage made him one of …
Austrian
David Alaba
Centre Back / Left Back
Supremely versatile Austrian defender who excelled at both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, winning tr…
English
David Beckham
Right Midfielder
England captain and Premier League icon whose set-piece delivery was unmatched, becoming a global cu…
Spanish
David de Gea
Goalkeeper
Manchester United's greatest modern goalkeeper — four Premier League titles and more Player of the Y…
French
David Ginola
Left Winger
The most flamboyant French footballer to play in the Premier League — David Ginola's combination of …
Brazilian
David Luiz
Centre Back
Flamboyant and technically gifted Brazilian centre-back whose adventurous style and curly hair made …
English
David Seaman
Goalkeeper
Legendary Arsenal and England goalkeeper nicknamed 'Safe Hands', renowned for his bravery, positioni…
Spanish
David Villa
Centre Forward
Spain's all-time top scorer, World Cup winner and the finest Spanish striker of his generation.…
Croatian
Davor Šuker
Centre Forward
Croatia's World Cup hero — Davor Šuker's six goals in the 1998 World Cup, including the tournament's…
French
Dayot Upamecano
Centre-back
Bayern Munich's French defender — built in the Red Bull system and bought for the highest German tra…
Welsh
Dean Saunders
Centre Forward
Wales's most prolific striker of the late 1980s and 1990s — a quick, intelligent forward who scored …
English
Declan Rice
Midfielder
Arsenal's £105 million midfielder — one of the Premier League's finest all-round midfielders of the …
Portuguese
Deco
Attacking Midfielder
The engine of Barcelona's 2004-05 and 2005-06 Champions League era — Deco's ability to link play, ca…
Senegalese
Demba Ba
Forward
Powerful and prolific striker whose goals for Newcastle United and Chelsea earned him a reputation a…
Scottish
Denis Law
Forward
The King — Manchester United's Scottish legend and European Footballer of the Year 1964, scorer of 2…
Dutch
Dennis Bergkamp
Forward / Attacking Midfielder
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam in 1969 and named after Denis Law.…
French
Didier Deschamps
Midfielder/Coach
The only Frenchman to win the World Cup as player and coach — the water carrier who became the archi…
Ivorian
Didier Drogba
Centre Forward
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in 1978 and became Chelsea's most importa…
Ivorian
Didier Zokora
Defensive Midfielder
Ivory Coast's midfield warrior and Tottenham's combative holding midfielder — a key figure in the re…
Spanish (born Brazilian)
Diego Costa
Forward
Ferocious and combative striker whose aggression, physicality and goals were instrumental in Chelsea…
Uruguayan
Diego Forlán
Forward
The 2010 World Cup Golden Ball winner who proved Fergie wrong — one of football's greatest second ac…
Uruguayan
Diego Godín
Centre Back
Warrior-like Uruguayan centre-back who was the heartbeat of Atlético Madrid's defensive excellence u…
Argentine
Diego Maradona
Attacking Midfielder
Diego Armando Maradona was born in Villa Fiorito, a shantytown on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in …
Bulgarian
Dimitar Berbatov
Forward
The most elegant striker in Premier League history — sharing the Golden Boot with five goals in one …
French
Dimitri Payet
Attacking Midfielder/Winger
The Euro 2016 hero who lit up English football for one season — Marseille's most beloved modern play…
Portuguese
Diogo Dalot
Right Back
Versatile Portuguese full-back who developed into one of Manchester United's most consistent perform…
Portuguese
Diogo Jota
Forward
Liverpool's most clinical substitute-turned-starter — hat-trick against Atalanta on debut, FA Cup an…
Dutch
Dirk Kuyt
Forward/Right Midfielder
The most selfless and industrious Dutch player of his generation — Dirk Kuyt's work rate, pressing a…
Hungarian
Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder
Hungary's greatest modern player — Liverpool's captain at 23 and the free kick that qualified Hungar…
Brazilian
Douglas Costa
Winger
Electric Brazilian winger whose blistering pace and dribbling terrorised defences at Bayern Munich a…
Yugoslav
Dragan Džajić
Left Winger
The Magic Dragan — Yugoslavia's greatest ever player and Red Star Belgrade legend voted the best Eur…
Belgian
Dries Mertens
Forward
Napoli's all-time top scorer and a beloved figure in Naples, whose goalscoring transformed him from …
Serbian
Dušan Vlahović
Forward
Powerful Serbian striker whose aerial prowess, finishing and physical presence have made him one of …
Trinidadian
Dwight Yorke
Forward
Charismatic striker whose lethal partnership with Andy Cole powered Manchester United's historic 199…
Belgian
Eden Hazard
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
Chelsea's most gifted player of the modern era and Belgium's greatest footballer — dribbler of excep…
Brazilian
Éder Militão
Centre-back
Real Madrid's most commanding modern defender — Champions League winner and Brazil's cornerstone at …
Brazilian
Ederson
Goalkeeper
The most accurate passer in Premier League history — a goalkeeper who functions as an outfield playe…
Dutch
Edgar Davids
Defensive/Central Midfielder
The Pitbull — the most ferocious and technically exceptional defensive midfielder of the 1990s, famo…
Bosnian
Edin Džeko
Forward
Powerful Bosnian striker who scored crucial goals for Manchester City and became one of Serie A's mo…
Uruguayan
Edinson Cavani
Forward
PSG's all-time leading scorer — the most dedicated professional of his generation and one of footbal…
French
Eduardo Camavinga
Midfielder
Born in a refugee camp in Angola — the most extraordinary personal background in modern football.…
Senegalese
El Hadji Diouf
Forward
Controversial and skilful Senegalese forward whose flair and notoriety made him one of the most talk…
Chilean
Elías Figueroa
Centre Back
Three-time South American Footballer of the Year and widely regarded as the finest defender South Am…
English
Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward
Arsenal's creative breakthrough of 2021 — the attacking midfielder who kept Özil's shirt number warm…
Argentine
Emiliano Martínez
Goalkeeper
The World Cup-winning goalkeeper whose celebration provoked controversy — and whose saves won it.…
Togolese
Emmanuel Adebayor
Forward
Tall and technically gifted Togolese striker who scored over 200 career goals across Europe's top le…
French
Emmanuel Petit
Midfielder
Elegant French midfielder who scored in the 1998 World Cup final and formed a brilliant partnership …
Argentine
Emre Can
Forward
Liverpool's powerful German midfielder who rose through the academy to become a key figure in Klopp'…
Brazilian
Endrick
Forward
Teenage Brazilian sensation who became one of the youngest players to star in the Brasileirão before…
Argentine
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder
World Cup Best Young Player winner at 21 — the most expensive British transfer ever.…
French
Eric Cantona
Forward
The charismatic French king of Manchester United who transformed the club at the dawn of the Premier…
Norwegian
Erling Haaland
Centre Forward
The most prolific striker in the history of the Premier League — whose 36-goal season in 2022-23 sma…
Egyptian
Essam El Hadary
Goalkeeper
Record-breaking Egyptian goalkeeper who became the oldest player to appear at a World Cup and the ol…
Mozambican
Eusébio
Centre Forward
The Black Panther — Benfica's greatest ever player and the first truly global African football star.…
Brazilian
Fabinho
Defensive Midfielder
Dominant Brazilian defensive midfielder whose interceptions and tactical discipline anchored Liverpo…
Italian
Fabio Cannavaro
Centre Back
Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain and Ballon d'Or winner — one of the finest defenders of his g…
Brazilian
Falcão
Defensive/Central Midfielder
The Eighth King of Rome — Falcão's five seasons at AS Roma in the early 1980s were among the finest …
Colombian
Faustino Asprilla
Forward
Explosive and unpredictable Colombian forward whose extravagant skill and powerful finishing lit up …
Italian
Federico Chiesa
Winger / Forward
Explosive Italian forward whose directness and ability to score in big moments made him a hero of Eu…
Uruguayan
Federico Valverde
Midfielder
El Pajarito — Real Madrid's most complete midfielder and Uruguay's most important modern player.…
Hungarian
Ferenc Puskás
Forward
Real Madrid's Golden Age striker and captain of the Mighty Magyars — one of the greatest scorers in …
Brazilian
Fernandinho
Midfielder
Tireless Brazilian midfielder whose energy, intelligence and versatility were the engine of Manchest…
Portuguese
Fernando Couto
Centre Back
Commanding Portuguese centre-back who was a stalwart of the national team and Porto's successful era…
Spanish
Fernando Hierro
Centre Back / Defensive Midfielder
Legendary Real Madrid captain who combined defensive excellence with prolific goalscoring, winning f…
Spanish
Fernando Torres
Centre Forward
Liverpool's devastating striker at his peak and Spain's World Cup and Euro-winning centre-forward.…
Italian
Filippo Inzaghi
Forward
The ultimate poacher — a predatory striker who lived on the shoulder of the last defender and became…
French
Florent Malouda
Winger / Midfielder
Versatile and explosive French winger who provided crucial goals and assists during Chelsea's trophy…
German
Florian Wirtz
Attacking Midfielder
Germany's most gifted teenager since Müller — Bundesliga champion and the European Championship's st…
Brazilian
Formiga
Defensive Midfielder
The most enduring international footballer in history, male or female — Formiga competed at seven co…
Italian
Francesco Totti
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Francesco Totti was born in Rome in 1976, grew up a Roma supporter and spent his entire 25-year prof…
French
Franck Ribéry
Left Winger
Bayern Munich's dazzling French winger and UEFA Best Player in Europe 2013 — direct, rapid and a cre…
Italian
Franco Baresi
Centre Back/Sweeper
AC Milan's imperious sweeper and Italy captain — arguably the greatest defensive organiser the game …
English
Frank Lampard
Central Midfielder
Frank James Lampard was born in Romford in 1978, the son of West Ham vice-chairman Frank Lampard Sr.…
German
Franz Beckenbauer
Sweeper/Defender
Der Kaiser — German footballer and manager who won the World Cup both as player (1974) and manager (…
Swedish
Freddie Ljungberg
Midfielder
The redhead who terrorised Premier League defences for Arsenal across the Invincibles era — Freddie …
Colombian
Freddy Rincón
Midfielder
Powerful and energetic Colombian midfielder whose stunning goal against Germany at the 1994 World Cu…
French
Frédéric Kanouté
Forward
Tall, elegant striker of Franco-Malian heritage whose goals and professionalism at Sevilla and West …
Argentine
Gabriel Batistuta
Centre Forward
Batigol — the most prolific Argentine striker of his generation and one of the most feared centre-fo…
Brazilian
Gabriel Magalhães
Centre-back
Arsenal's commanding centre-back — the defensive foundation of his Premier League title challenges.…
Brazilian
Gabriel Martinelli
Winger/Forward
Arsenal's Brazilian winger — signed for £6 million, developed into one of the Premier League's most …
Welsh
Gareth Bale
Winger/Forward
Wales's greatest footballer — four Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and the overhead kick heard ar…
Brazilian
Garrincha
Right Winger
Brazil's right winger who never lost a match in which he and Pelé played together — a dribbler of su…
English
Gary Lineker
Forward
England's third-highest goalscorer and 1986 World Cup Golden Boot winner, renowned for his clinical …
Chilean
Gary Medel
Defender / Midfielder
Fearless and fiercely competitive Chilean midfielder-defender nicknamed 'El Pitbull' for his combati…
English
Gary Neville
Right Back
Manchester United legend and England international who redefined consistency and professionalism at …
Spanish
Gavi
Midfielder
The youngest Ballon d'Or finalist in history — Barcelona's ferocious midfielder who plays at age 20 …
Italian
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
The ultimate midfield warrior — a ferociously competitive battler who protected AC Milan's defence w…
English
Geoff Hurst
Forward
The only player in history to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, sealing England's 1966 triumph…
Northern Irish
George Best
Forward
Manchester United's mercurial genius — European Footballer of the Year 1968 and arguably the most na…
Liberian
George Weah
Centre Forward
The only African footballer to win the Ballon d'Or — crowned world's best in 1995 while at AC Milan.…
Dutch
Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder
Liverpool's unsung engine — two consecutive Champions League Final goals and a Premier League title.…
Spanish
Gerard Piqué
Centre Back
Spain's World Cup winner and Barcelona defender who combined defensive excellence with a flair for t…
German
Gerd Müller
Centre Forward
Der Bomber — Germany's World Cup winner and Bayern Munich legend whose 365 Bundesliga goals were a r…
Italian
Gianfranco Zola
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
The little magician — voted Chelsea's greatest ever player by the fans who watched him.…
Italian
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
Italy's World Cup-winning goalkeeper and Juventus's towering presence in goal across three decades —…
Italian
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Goalkeeper
The Euro 2020 Golden Glove winner who debuted at 16 — Italy's most important goalkeeper since Buffon…
Brazilian
Gilberto Silva
Midfielder
The 'Invisible Wall' — a disciplined Brazilian holding midfielder whose tireless work rate anchored …
English
Glenn Hoddle
Midfielder
One of the most naturally gifted English footballers ever, a visionary playmaker whose technique and…
Portuguese
Gonçalo Ramos
Forward
Exciting young Portuguese striker who announced himself as a major talent at the 2022 World Cup and …
Argentine
Gonzalo Higuaín
Centre Forward
One of Serie A's most prolific strikers — holder of the single-season Serie A scoring record with 36…
North Macedonian
Goran Pandev
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
The greatest player in North Macedonian history — the man who scored the goal that sent tiny North M…
English
Gordon Banks
Goalkeeper
England's 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper, universally acclaimed as one of the greatest goalkeeper…
Swiss
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
Arsenal's divisive warrior — the captain who was stripped of the armband and then redeemed as a Bund…
Turkish
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Midfielder
Set-piece specialist and playmaker who reinvented himself as a deep-lying midfielder at Inter Milan …
Turkish
Hakan Şükür
Centre Forward
Turkey's greatest footballer and the scorer of the fastest goal in World Cup history — Hakan Şükür's…
Moroccan
Hakim Ziyech
Winger / Attacking Midfielder
Gifted Moroccan winger of Dutch heritage whose dribbling brilliance and match-winning ability lit up…
English
Harry Kane
Centre Forward
England's all-time leading goalscorer and one of the Premier League's most prolific strikers — a com…
Australian
Harry Kewell
Left Winger / Midfielder
Australia's most naturally gifted footballer, a left winger whose technical brilliance earned him a …
English
Harry Maguire
Centre-back
The most expensive defender in history at the time — and the most publicly discussed since.…
Swedish
Henrik Larsson
Centre Forward
The King of Kings — Henrik Larsson is the greatest player in Celtic's history and one of the finest …
Armenian
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Attacking Midfielder
Armenia's greatest footballer, a creative and technically gifted midfielder who starred across Europ…
Argentine
Hernán Crespo
Centre Forward
Champions League finalist and two-time Italian league winner — one of the most clinical penalty box …
Japanese
Hidetoshi Nakata
Attacking Midfielder
Japan's most important football export — Hidetoshi Nakata's move to Perugia in 1998 and subsequent s…
South Korean
Hong Myung-bo
Defender / Midfielder
South Korean captain and defensive anchor who led his nation to a stunning fourth-place finish at th…
Bulgarian
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
One of the most fiercely competitive attackers in the history of football — Hristo Stoichkov's combi…
French
Hugo Lloris
Goalkeeper
France's World Cup-winning captain and Tottenham's longest-serving player of the Premier League era.…
Welsh
Ian Rush
Centre Forward
Liverpool's greatest ever goalscorer — 346 goals for the club across two spells and Wales's all-time…
British
Ian Wright
Centre Forward
Arsenal's record goalscorer before Thierry Henry — 185 goals for the Gunners after not turning profe…
French
Ibrahima Konaté
Centre-back
Liverpool's commanding centre-back signed from Leipzig — a dominant aerial presence with composure o…
Spanish
Iker Casillas
Goalkeeper
Spain's World Cup-winning captain and the most capped Spanish player ever — a penalty-saving colossu…
German
İlkay Gündoğan
Midfielder
Manchester City's captain in the Treble season — scored both goals in the cup final that completed t…
Spanish
Isco
Attacking Midfielder
Real Madrid's most technically gifted midfielder — three Champions Leagues and the finest close cont…
Algerian
Islam Slimani
Forward
Prolific Algerian striker whose goalscoring across the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A establish…
Croatian
Ivan Rakitić
Midfielder
Barcelona's Croatian metronome — Champions League winner and World Cup finalist.…
Chilean
Iván Zamorano
Forward
Prolific and combative Chilean striker nicknamed 'Bam Bam' who was among the most feared forwards in…
English
Jack Charlton
Centre Back
Towering centre-back who won the World Cup with England and later became a national hero in Ireland …
English
Jack Grealish
Winger / Attacking Midfielder
Dazzling English winger whose close control, creativity and flair make him one of the most entertain…
English
Jack Wilshere
Midfielder
Prodigiously talented English midfielder whose dazzling ability was tragically undermined by persist…
German
Jamal Musiala
Attacking Midfielder
Bambi — the most naturally gifted German since Özil, balancing English and German identity.…
English
James Milner
Midfielder
The ultimate professional — a versatile, tireless midfielder who excelled across two decades and thr…
Colombian
James Rodríguez
Midfielder/Forward
The 2014 World Cup Golden Boot — Colombia's most gifted player and the volley that captured the worl…
English
James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder
The finest free kick taker in Premier League history — broke David Beckham's dead ball record.…
English
Jamie Vardy
Forward
The most remarkable story in English football — non-league to Premier League champion in four years.…
Slovenian
Jan Oblak
Goalkeeper
Arguably the world's best goalkeeper of the last decade, a shot-stopping machine whose consistency a…
Argentine
Javier Saviola
Forward
Explosive and nimble Argentine forward nicknamed 'El Conejo' (The Rabbit) who was one of Europe's mo…
Argentine
Javier Zanetti
Right Back/Midfielder
The most loyal captain in Italian football history — Javier Zanetti made 858 appearances for Inter M…
Nigerian
Jay-Jay Okocha
Attacking Midfielder
So good they named him twice — PSG's Nigerian wizard whose skill and flair made him one of football'…
French
Jean-Pierre Papin
Centre Forward
Marseille's prolific forward and Ballon d'Or winner in 1991 whose volleys and acrobatic strikes beca…
English
Jermain Defoe
Forward
Prolific and instinctive goalscorer who ranks among the Premier League's all-time top scorers across…
German
Jérôme Boateng
Centre-back
World Cup-winning defender and Bayern Munich's most decorated centre-back of the modern era.…
Spanish
Jesús Navas
Right Back / Winger
Sevilla and Spain legend who reinvented himself from flying winger to dependable right-back across a…
Scottish
Jim Baxter
Left Midfielder
Slim Jim — arguably the most naturally gifted Scottish footballer of the twentieth century, a left-s…
British
Jimmy Bullard
Central Midfielder
Championship and Premier League cult hero — one of the most entertaining and likeable players of his…
Dutch
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Centre Forward
Dutch striker who terrorised Premier League defences at Chelsea and Leeds — twice Golden Boot winner…
English
Jimmy Greaves
Forward
The most natural goalscorer in English football history, whose prolific record across club and count…
Portuguese
João Cancelo
Full Back
Technically exceptional Portuguese full-back whose ability to invert into midfield redefined the mod…
Portuguese
João Félix
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Football's most expensive teenager — £113 million at 19 and the talent that divided Atlético Madrid.…
Portuguese
João Moutinho
Midfielder
Industrious and technically excellent Portuguese midfielder who served his country across four major…
Spanish
Joaquín Sánchez
Winger
Spain's evergreen entertainer, a dribbling wizard who played professional football into his 40s and …
English
Joe Cole
Midfielder / Winger
Dazzlingly skilful English winger whose tricks and creativity lit up West Ham and Chelsea during his…
Dutch
Johan Cruyff
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Johan Cruyff was born in Amsterdam in 1947 and grew up near Ajax's De Meer stadium.…
Irish
John Aldridge
Centre Forward
Republic of Ireland legend and Liverpool striker who scored 330 professional goals — one of the most…
Australian
John Aloisi
Forward
Australian striker and national hero who scored the penalty that sent Australia to their first World…
English
John Stones
Centre-back
The ball-playing centre-back who grew into a Champions League winner under Pep Guardiola.…
English
John Terry
Centre Back
Chelsea captain and one of the Premier League's most commanding centre-backs across two decades at S…
English
Jordan Henderson
Midfielder
Liverpool's Champions League and Premier League-winning captain — a leader defined by collective ach…
Portuguese
José Fonte
Centre Back
Dependable and commanding Portuguese centre-back who captained his country to Euro 2016 victory and …
Portuguese
José Mourinho
Manager
The Special One — winner of league titles in four countries and two Champions Leagues, the most deco…
German
Joshua Kimmich
Right Back / Midfielder
Supremely versatile German star equally at home at right-back or in midfield, whose intelligence and…
Spanish
Juan Mata
Attacking Midfielder
Chelsea's Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons — the most technically refined Spanish player o…
Argentine
Juan Román Riquelme
Attacking Midfielder
The last of the classic playmakers — Juan Román Riquelme's slow, deliberate style, his ability to co…
Argentine
Juan Sebastián Verón
Midfielder
Imperious Argentine playmaker nicknamed 'La Brujita' whose sublime technique and vision graced Lazio…
English
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder
The complete modern midfielder — Champions League winner at 20 whose goals, leadership and maturity …
Argentine
Julian Alvarez
Forward
Versatile and hardworking Argentine forward who won everything at Manchester City before a record mo…
Argentine
Julián Álvarez
Forward
Dynamic young Argentine striker whose goals, work rate and big-match brilliance have established him…
German
Jürgen Klinsmann
Forward
The reformed diver who became a genuine idol — World Cup winner in 1990 who reinvented his image wit…
French
Just Fontaine
Centre Forward
Owner of the most extraordinary single-tournament record in football history — 13 goals in 6 games a…
German
Kai Havertz
Forward / Attacking Midfielder
Elegant German forward who scored the winning goal in the Champions League final for Chelsea before …
Brazilian
Kaká
Attacking Midfielder
AC Milan's Brazilian maestro — Ballon d'Or winner in 2007 and the most celebrated midfielder of the …
Senegalese
Kalidou Koulibaly
Centre Back
Towering Senegalese centre-back whose power, speed and defensive dominance made him one of the most …
Japanese
Kaoru Mitoma
Winger
Japan's greatest footballer of the modern era — the winger whose late touches proved he was onside.…
French
Karim Benzema
Centre Forward
Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or winner in 2022 and the club's all-time Champions League scorer — a complet…
Japanese
Keisuke Honda
Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Iconic Japanese attacking midfielder and global ambassador for the sport, whose career took him to A…
Scottish
Kenny Dalglish
Forward
One of football's greatest ever forwards and managers — King Kenny who won six league titles with Li…
Scottish
Kenny Miller
Centre Forward
The only player to have scored for both Celtic and Rangers — a goal-poacher of remarkable consistenc…
English
Kenny Sansom
Left Back
England's most-capped left-back for decades, a technically gifted and supremely consistent defender …
Belgian
Kevin De Bruyne
Central/Attacking Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne was born in Ghent in 1991 and spent a difficult spell at Chelsea — making only three…
British
Kevin Keegan
Forward
Two-time European Footballer of the Year and one of English football's most charismatic figures. Won…
Georgian
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Winger
Electrifying Georgian winger who took Serie A by storm in his debut season and was instrumental in N…
Scottish
Kim Little
Attacking Midfielder
Scotland's greatest ever footballer — Arsenal's creative fulcrum and the player who has single-hande…
French
Kingsley Coman
Winger
Scored the Champions League Final winner for Bayern — the former PSG player who scored against his o…
English
Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder
Manchester United's youngest key player in decades — scored at Wembley in the FA Cup Final at 19.…
Spanish
Koke
Midfielder
Atlético Madrid's all-time appearance record holder, a midfield metronome whose vision and passing h…
Ivorian
Kolo Touré
Centre Back
Fearless Ivorian defender who was a key figure in Arsenal's 'Invincibles' season and later won the P…
French
Kylian Mbappé
Forward
The fastest and most lethal striker of his generation — World Cup winner at 19, Champions League win…
Spanish
Lamine Yamal
Winger
The youngest scorer in European Championship history — born the day Spain last won the Euros and win…
American
Landon Donovan
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
The greatest American footballer of his generation — MLS all-time top scorer and scorer of the most …
French
Laurent Koscielny
Centre Back
Intelligent and quick French centre-back who became Arsenal captain and one of the Premier League's …
Argentine
Lautaro Martínez
Forward
Inter Milan's lethal striker and Argentina's World Cup hero — the most complete South American strik…
Argentine
Leandro Paredes
Midfielder
Commanding Argentine midfielder whose calm distribution and ball retention anchored PSG and the Arge…
English
Lee Dixon
Right Back
Rock-solid right-back who was a vital member of Arsenal's legendary back four for over a decade.…
German
Leon Goretzka
Midfielder
Powerful German box-to-box midfielder whose physical transformation and all-round ability have been …
German
Leroy Sané
Winger
PFA Young Player of the Year at City — Germany's electric winger of a new generation.…
British
Les Ferdinand
Centre Forward
Sir Les — Newcastle's beloved centre-forward whose combination of power and technique made him one o…
Soviet
Lev Yashin
Goalkeeper
The Black Spider — the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or, and the greatest goalkeeper in footba…
Irish
Liam Brady
Midfielder
Sublimely gifted Irish playmaker whose left foot and creative brilliance lit up Arsenal and Italian …
Dutch
Lieke Martens
Left Winger
The Netherlands' most celebrated winger — FIFA Best Women's Player and UEFA Women's Player of the Ye…
French
Lilian Thuram
Defender
France's most capped player and the man who scored both goals in the 1998 World Cup semi-final.…
Argentine
Lionel Messi
Forward
The greatest footballer who ever lived — eight Ballon d'Or awards, a World Cup, four Champions Leagu…
Argentine
Lisandro Martinez
Centre Back
Fierce and combative Argentine defender nicknamed 'The Butcher' whose intensity and ball-playing abi…
Italian
Lorenzo Insigne
Winger / Forward
Napoli's beloved local hero, a diminutive winger whose curling goals and passion embodied the spirit…
French
Louis Saha
Forward
Explosive and skilful French striker whose pace and finishing ability shone at Fulham and Manchester…
Brazilian
Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder
Creative and technically gifted Brazilian midfielder whose elegant style and big-game performances h…
Spanish
Lucas Vázquez
Right Back / Winger
Versatile and hardworking Real Madrid stalwart who reinvented himself from winger to right-back and …
British
Lucy Bronze
Right Back
England's most decorated female footballer and the finest full-back in women's football — Champions …
Colombian
Luis Diaz
Winger
Explosive Colombian winger whose dribbling, pace and directness have made him one of the most exciti…
Portuguese
Luís Figo
Right Winger
The transfer that changed football — moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 for a world record …
Uruguayan
Luis Suárez
Centre Forward
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz was born in Salto, Uruguay in 1987 and became one of the most prolific and …
Croatian
Luka Modrić
Central Midfielder
Luka Modrić was born in Zadar, Croatia in 1985, the son of a factory worker who was killed in the Cr…
English
Luke Shaw
Left Back
Talented English left-back who became the most expensive teenager in football history when he joined…
German
Manuel Neuer
Goalkeeper
Bayern Munich's sweeper-keeper who redefined the position with his ability to play as an additional …
Spanish
Marc Cucurella
Left-back
Euro 2024 winner — the handball that wasn't, and a left-back whose redemption arc at Chelsea was com…
Dutch
Marc Overmars
Winger
Arsenal's pace merchant — the winger who helped end the long wait for the Double.…
German
Marc-André ter Stegen
Goalkeeper
Barcelona's goalkeeper who may be the best in the world — perpetually behind Neuer in the Germany qu…
Brazilian
Marcelo
Left-back
The greatest attacking left-back in football history — four Champions Leagues and the benchmark for …
Croatian
Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder
Tireless Croatian midfielder whose exceptional passing, stamina and game intelligence made him the m…
Chilean
Marcelo Salas
Forward
Lethal Chilean striker nicknamed 'El Matador' who terrorised defences across South America and Italy…
Spanish
Marco Asensio
Winger / Attacking Midfielder
Gifted Spanish attacker whose stunning left foot produced spectacular goals during Real Madrid's Cha…
German
Marco Reus
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
The most beloved one-club man in modern football — Borussia Dortmund's captain through two decades.…
Dutch
Marco van Basten
Centre Forward
Marco van Basten was born in Utrecht in 1964 and became, during the seven seasons of his peak, the m…
Italian
Marco Verratti
Midfielder
Diminutive Italian maestro whose close control and passing in tight spaces made him one of the fines…
Spanish
Marcos Alonso
Left Wing-Back / Left Back
Attack-minded Spanish wing-back who thrived under Antonio Conte's system at Chelsea and contributed …
English
Marcus Rashford
Forward/Winger
The campaigner who forced a government U-turn on free school meals — and a United player of two very…
French
Marcus Thuram
Forward
The son of Lilian who became a Serie A champion — France's most reliable modern striker.…
Italian
Mario Balotelli
Forward
Supremely talented but unpredictable Italian striker whose brilliance and controversy made him one o…
German
Mario Götze
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
The substitute who scored the greatest goal in World Cup Final history — and then struggled to follo…
Argentine
Mario Kempes
Forward
Explosive Argentine striker who won the 1978 World Cup Golden Boot and was one of the most feared ma…
Welsh
Mark Hughes
Centre Forward
Sparky — one of the most competitive and technically accomplished centre-forwards of his era, winnin…
Australian
Mark Viduka
Forward
Powerful and prolific Australian striker who terrorised defences in the Premier League, Champions Le…
Belgian
Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder
Powerful Belgian midfielder whose aerial dominance and physical presence made him a unique asset at …
Brazilian
Marquinhos
Centre Back
PSG's long-serving captain, a composed and intelligent Brazilian centre-back who has anchored the cl…
Brazilian
Marta
Forward
Six-time FIFA World Player of the Year and Brazil's all-time leading scorer — widely regarded as the…
English
Martin Keown
Centre Back
Ferociously competitive Arsenal defender whose intensity, man-marking ability and warrior mentality …
Norwegian
Martin Ødegaard
Midfielder
Arsenal's captain — debuted in the Bundesliga at 15 and became Norway's greatest modern player.…
English
Martin Peters
Midfielder
Versatile and cerebral midfielder who scored in the 1966 World Cup final and was famously described …
English
Mason Mount
Winger/Forward
Chelsea's academy graduate who became one of England's most important midfielders of the 2020s — tec…
Croatian
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Three Champions Leagues — an Inter Milan captain at 18 who became Chelsea and City's midfield engine…
German
Mats Hummels
Centre-back
World Cup winner and three-time Bundesliga champion — Germany's finest defensive reader of the game.…
British
Matthew Le Tissier
Attacking Midfielder
Southampton's one-club legend whose goals-to-appearances ratio and technically brilliant play made h…
Dutch
Matthijs de Ligt
Centre Back
Prodigiously talented Dutch centre-back who captained Ajax to the Champions League semi-final as a t…
Argentine
Mauro Icardi
Forward
Prolific but controversial Argentine striker who was one of Serie A's deadliest goalscorers before a…
American
Megan Rapinoe
Winger
Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year and the most decorated American in women's football history —…
German
Mesut Özil
Attacking Midfielder
The World Cup winner with the most beautiful assist record — Germany's most controversial modern foo…
American
Mia Hamm
Forward
The player who built women's football globally — Mia Hamm was the first women's player to become a g…
German
Michael Ballack
Midfielder
Germany's most important player of his generation — four Bundesliga titles and a World Cup Final run…
English
Michael Carrick
Midfielder
Elegant central midfielder whose composure, passing range and tactical intelligence made him the hea…
Ghanaian
Michael Essien
Central Midfielder
Chelsea's Ghanaian powerhouse — African Player of the Year and one of the most complete midfielders …
Danish
Michael Laudrup
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
Denmark's greatest footballer and one of the finest creative players European football produced in t…
English
Michael Owen
Forward
Golden Boot winner at the 1998 World Cup aged 18, Ballon d'Or winner in 2001 and one of England's fi…
French
Michel Platini
Attacking Midfielder
Three-time European Footballer of the Year and France's greatest player of his generation — a playma…
Bosnian
Miralem Pjanić
Midfielder
Technically brilliant Bosnian playmaker whose passing range and set-piece delivery were among the fi…
German
Miroslav Klose
Centre Forward
The FIFA World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals — Germany's World Cup winner in 2014 and …
Egyptian
Mohamed Aboutrika
Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Egypt's most beloved modern footballer, a graceful and prolific attacking midfielder known as 'The M…
Egyptian
Mohamed Salah
Forward
Mohamed Salah Ghaly was born in Nagrig, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt in 1992. He developed at El Mokaw…
French
N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder
The most loved player of his generation — two league titles in two consecutive seasons, Champions Le…
Spanish
Nacho Fernández
Centre Back
Loyal one-club defender who spent his entire career at Real Madrid, quietly excelling whenever calle…
German
Nadine Angerer
Goalkeeper
The finest goalkeeper in the history of women's football — FIFA World Player of the Year 2013, Women…
Serbian
Nemanja Matic
Midfielder
Commanding Serbian midfielder whose physical presence and tactical intelligence anchored the midfiel…
Serbian
Nemanja Vidić
Centre Back
Manchester United's ferocious Serbian centre-back, voted Premier League Player of the Season twice a…
Brazilian
Neymar Jr.
Forward
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo in 1992 and became Brazil's rec…
English
Nicky Butt
Midfielder
Tough-tackling midfielder and Class of '92 graduate who was a key part of Manchester United's domina…
Spanish
Nico Williams
Winger
Euro 2024 winner alongside Lamine Yamal — Spain's most thrilling winger of a new golden generation.…
French
Nicolas Anelka
Forward
Supremely talented but enigmatic French striker who played for a record number of top clubs and won …
Argentine
Nicolás Otamendi
Centre Back
Uncompromising Argentine centre-back and World Cup winner whose relentless defending and leadership …
Italian
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
Dynamic Italian box-to-box midfielder whose energy, technique and leadership have made him one of Eu…
English
Nigel Winterburn
Left Back
Tenacious and committed left-back who completed Arsenal's legendary back four and served the club wi…
English
Nobby Stiles
Midfielder
Ferocious and fearless midfielder whose toothless jig with the World Cup trophy in 1966 became one o…
Portuguese
Nuno Gomes
Centre Forward
Nuno Gomes — Portugal's most reliable striker across the generation between Eusébio and Cristiano Ro…
Nigerian
Nwankwo Kanu
Forward
The gentle giant — Nwankwo Kanu's quiet dignity and extraordinary natural ability made him one of th…
Nigerian
Odion Ighalo
Forward
Powerful Nigerian striker who scored 40 Premier League goals and became one of the most unexpected s…
Norwegian
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Forward
Manchester United's 'Baby-faced Assassin' whose Champions League final winner sealed the 1999 Treble…
Soviet
Oleg Blokhin
Forward/Winger
The Soviet Union's greatest footballer — Oleg Blokhin was the first Soviet player to win the Ballon …
German
Oliver Kahn
Goalkeeper
The Titan — Germany's greatest goalkeeper and the only keeper to win the Golden Ball at a World Cup.…
French
Olivier Giroud
Forward
The World Cup winner who scored the most elaborate goal in Puskas Award history.…
French
Olivier Giroud II
Forward
World Cup winner and Champions League champion — scored the most technically elaborate goal in Premi…
English
Ollie Watkins
Forward
The goal that sent England to the Euro 2024 Final — from League One to the decisive goal at Dortmund…
Brazilian
Oscar dos Santos
Attacking Midfielder
Creative Brazilian playmaker who impressed at Chelsea before controversially moving to China at the …
Argentine
Ossie Ardiles
Midfielder
World Cup-winning Argentine midfielder whose dazzling skill and audacious move to Tottenham in 1978 …
French
Ousmane Dembélé
Winger
The fastest dribbler in football — two Champions League finals, consistent brilliance and persistent…
Argentine
Pablo Aimar
Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Visionary Argentine playmaker dubbed 'The New Maradona' by Diego Maradona himself, whose exquisite t…
Italian
Paolo Maldini
Left Back/Centre Back
Paolo Cesare Maldini was born in Milan in 1968, the son of AC Milan captain Cesare Maldini, and join…
Senegalese
Papiss Cissé
Forward
Powerful and prolific Senegalese striker whose stunning goalscoring record and infectious personalit…
South Korean
Park Ji-sung
Midfielder
Asia's greatest footballer — Champions League winner and the player who could mark anyone.…
Northern Irish
Pat Jennings
Goalkeeper
Legendary Northern Irish goalkeeper who excelled at both Tottenham and Arsenal across an extraordina…
French
Patrice Evra
Left Back
Passionate and dynamic French left-back who became one of the Premier League's finest defenders duri…
Dutch
Patrick Kluivert
Centre Forward
The heir to Johan Cruyff's Ajax legacy at 18 — Patrick Kluivert's Champions League winning goal agai…
French
Patrick Vieira
Central Midfielder
Arsenal's dominant French captain who embodied the Invincibles midfield with a combination of power,…
British
Paul Gascoigne
Attacking Midfielder
Gazza — the most naturally gifted English footballer of his generation whose tears at Italia 90 made…
Scottish
Paul McStay
Central Midfielder
The Maestro — Paul McStay was the most technically gifted Scottish midfielder of his generation, a p…
French
Paul Pogba
Midfielder
World Cup winner and the most expensive British-based signing of his era — magnetic and maddening in…
English
Paul Scholes
Central Midfielder
Manchester United midfielder regarded by Xavi and Zidane as one of the finest passers in the history…
Portuguese
Pauleta
Forward
Prolific Portuguese striker who became his nation's all-time leading scorer, beloved at Paris Saint-…
Argentine
Paulo Dybala
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
La Joya — Juventus's celebrated number 10 whose career never fully converted brilliance into trophie…
Spanish
Pedri
Midfielder
The heir to Iniesta — Barcelona's creative engine and the finest midfield talent of his generation.…
Spanish
Pedro Rodriguez
Winger / Forward
World Cup, European Championship and Champions League winner whose big-game pedigree added quality a…
Brazilian
Pelé
Forward
Three-time World Cup winner widely considered the greatest footballer of all time. Scored 757 career…
Spanish
Pep Guardiola
Manager
Widely considered the finest manager of his generation — architect of tiki-taka at Barcelona and rec…
Portuguese
Pepe
Centre-back
Real Madrid's most ferocious defender — three Champions Leagues and a formidable partnership with Ra…
German
Per Mertesacker
Centre Back
Towering German centre-back whose intelligence, positioning and leadership compensated for his lack …
Danish
Pernille Harder
Attacking Midfielder
Denmark's greatest footballer and one of the finest attacking midfielders in the women's game — twic…
British
Peter Beardsley
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
One of the most technically gifted English forwards of the 1980s and early 1990s — Peter Beardsley's…
English
Peter Reid
Midfielder
Combative and influential midfielder who was the driving force behind Everton's mid-1980s golden era…
Danish
Peter Schmeichel
Goalkeeper
Manchester United's giant Dane — the finest goalkeeper in English football history and architect of …
Czech
Petr Čech
Goalkeeper
One of the greatest goalkeepers in Premier League history, holding the all-time record for clean she…
English
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Winger
Manchester City's homegrown genius — the most decorated English player of his generation and the cre…
English
Phil Neville
Defender / Midfielder
Versatile and dependable England international who enjoyed success with Manchester United and Everto…
German
Philipp Lahm
Full-back/Midfielder
Germany's World Cup-winning captain — the most intelligent full-back in football history.…
Brazilian
Philippe Coutinho
Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Gifted and creative Brazilian midfielder whose skill, vision and goalscoring made him one of the Pre…
Gabonese
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward
Africa's striker of the decade — Arsenal's Golden Boot winner and the fastest player over short dist…
French
Presnel Kimpembe
Centre Back
Homegrown PSG centre-back whose aggression and athleticism made him a key figure in their domestic d…
Colombian
Radamel Falcao
Forward
El Tigre — the most complete centre-forward in world football before his knee injury changed everyth…
Portuguese
Rafael Leão
Winger/Forward
AC Milan's electric left winger — Serie A champion and Portugal's most exciting modern forward.…
English
Raheem Sterling
Forward/Winger
One of England's most effective attackers of the modern era, Premier League champion five times with…
Brazilian
Raphinha
Winger
Explosive and direct Brazilian winger whose dribbling brilliance and clinical finishing have made hi…
Danish
Rasmus Højlund
Forward
Manchester United's £72 million Danish striker — set a Champions League scoring record for teenage g…
Spanish
Raúl González
Forward
Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer before Ronaldo and the most important Spanish striker of his g…
English
Ray Parlour
Midfielder
Arsenal's 'Romford Pelé', a tireless and versatile midfielder whose energy and underrated quality ma…
English
Ray Wilson
Left Back
The unsung left-back of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team whose consistency and defensive excell…
English
Reece James
Right-back
Chelsea's captain and England's finest right-back — persistent injury frustration of a truly special…
Colombian
René Higuita
Goalkeeper
Eccentric Colombian goalkeeper famous for his scorpion kick save and one of the most flamboyant pers…
Portuguese
Ricardo Carvalho
Centre Back
Elegant and composed Portuguese centre-back who was a European champion with Porto and Chelsea and p…
Brazilian
Richarlison
Forward/Winger
The bicycle kick in Qatar — Brazil's most passionate forward and Everton's greatest modern striker.…
British
Rickie Lambert
Centre Forward
Rickie Lambert — one of the great late-developer stories in English football, a striker who was play…
Argentine
Ricky Villa
Midfielder
Argentine World Cup winner whose mazy solo goal in the 1981 FA Cup final replay is one of the most i…
English
Rio Ferdinand
Centre Back
Manchester United's commanding centre-back who formed one of England's finest ever defensive partner…
Brazilian
Rivaldo
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Brazil's World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or holder whose bicycle kick goals and creative brilliance li…
Algerian
Riyad Mahrez
Right Winger
Leicester City's PFA Player of the Year during his miraculous 5000-1 title win and Manchester City's…
British
Robbie Blake
Winger/Forward
Burnley's beloved cult hero — Robbie Blake was one of the most technically gifted players to grace t…
English
Robbie Fowler
Centre Forward
Liverpool's beloved "God" — one of the most clinical natural finishers English football has ever pro…
Irish
Robbie Keane
Forward
Republic of Ireland's all-time leading scorer and one of the most consistent strikers to have played…
Polish
Robert Lewandowski
Centre Forward
One of football's most prolific strikers of the modern era — winner of two Bundesliga top scorer rec…
French
Robert Pirès
Left Midfielder / Forward
Arsenal's elegant French winger, voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 2002 and a key member of the In…
Yugoslav
Robert Prosinečki
Attacking Midfielder
Robert Prosinečki — Yugoslavia and Croatia's most technically gifted midfielder of the late 1980s an…
Italian
Roberto Baggio
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
The Divine Ponytail — Italy's 1994 World Cup Golden Boot winner whose missed penalty in the final de…
Brazilian
Roberto Carlos
Left-back
The physics-defying free kick specialist — four Champions Leagues and Brazil's World Cup winner.…
Brazilian
Roberto Firmino
Forward
The pressing pioneer who made Salah and Mané world-class — Liverpool's selfless false nine and the c…
Italian
Roberto Mancini
Forward/Manager
From Euro 2020 manager to Champions League winner as manager — football's most elegant midfielder tu…
Dutch
Robin van Persie
Forward
The man who won the title for Manchester United — his hat-trick header against Southampton defined a…
Spanish
Rodri
Midfielder
The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner — Manchester City's defensive midfielder and the best in the world at hi…
Argentine
Rodrigo De Paul
Midfielder
Combative and technically brilliant Argentine midfielder whose goals and leadership were central to …
English
Roger Hunt
Forward
Liverpool's legendary 'Sir Roger', a prolific goalscorer who was a key member of England's 1966 Worl…
Cameroonian
Roger Milla
Centre Forward
The dancing goalscorer who captivated the 1990 World Cup — the first African to truly capture global…
Brazilian
Romário
Centre Forward
Brazil's 1994 World Cup winner and scorer of over 1,000 career goals — a natural finisher of almost …
Belgian
Romelu Lukaku
Forward
Belgium's all-time leading scorer and one of the most physically powerful strikers of his generation…
Brazilian
Ronaldinho
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
The most joyful footballer who ever played — two Ballon d'Or, a World Cup and the Barcelona performa…
Brazilian
Ronaldo
Forward
The original R9 — the most naturally gifted striker football has produced.…
Brazilian
Ronaldo Nazário
Forward
R9 — two World Cups, two Ballon d'Or and the most naturally gifted striker in football history.…
Brazilian
Ronaldo Nazário II
Forward
R9 — the complete striker whose two World Cups define Brazilian football in the modern era.…
Irish
Roy Keane
Central Midfielder
Roy Maurice Keane was born in Cork in 1971 and became the most combative and driven central midfield…
Portuguese
Ruben Dias
Centre Back
Commanding Portuguese centre-back whose arrival at Manchester City transformed their defence and led…
Portuguese
Rui Costa
Attacking Midfielder
Fiorentina and AC Milan's visionary Portuguese playmaker — one of the most technically gifted attack…
Dutch
Ruud Gullit
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
AC Milan's dreadlocked Dutch forward — Ballon d'Or winner in 1987 and part of one of the most celebr…
Dutch
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Forward
The most clinical Premier League penalty box striker of his generation — 150 goals in 219 United app…
Welsh
Ryan Giggs
Left Winger/Midfielder
The most decorated player in English football history with 13 Premier League titles, known for longe…
Dutch
Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder
Liverpool's breakthrough midfielder of 2024 — the Ajax prodigy who rediscovered himself on Merseysid…
Senegalese
Sadio Mané
Forward
Liverpool forward who lit up the Premier League and won the Champions League, league title and AFCON…
Senegalese
Sadio Mané II
Forward
From a village without electricity to Champions League winner — Africa's Player of the Year and a ch…
Ivorian
Salomon Kalou
Forward / Winger
Skilful Ivorian forward who provided consistent goals and assists during Chelsea's successful era.…
Italian
Salvatore Schillaci
Centre Forward
Toto Schillaci — the most celebrated one-tournament wonder in football history who came from nowhere…
Australian
Sam Kerr
Centre Forward
Chelsea and Australia captain — the most clinical striker in women's football of her generation and …
German
Sami Khedira
Midfielder
Box-to-box German midfielder who won the World Cup and enjoyed success at both Real Madrid and Juven…
French
Samir Nasri
Midfielder / Winger
Technically brilliant French playmaker whose flair and creativity delighted fans at Arsenal and Manc…
Cameroonian
Samuel Eto'o
Forward
Africa's greatest footballer of his era — four-time African Player of the Year and Champions League …
Spanish
Santi Cazorla
Midfielder
Magically two-footed Spanish playmaker whose vision, technique and infectious joy lit up Arsenal's m…
Spanish
Saúl Ñíguez
Midfielder
Dynamic Spanish midfielder who scored spectacular goals for Atlético Madrid and was once considered …
Scottish
Scott Brown
Central Midfielder
Celtic's warrior captain who led the club to nine consecutive Scottish league titles — one of the mo…
Scottish
Scott McTominay
Midfielder
Energetic Scottish midfielder whose determination and goalscoring ability from deep made him a homeg…
German
Serge Gnabry
Winger
Explosive German winger who overcame a difficult spell at Arsenal to become one of Bayern Munich's m…
Argentine
Sergio Agüero
Centre Forward
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires in 1988 and joined Independiente…
Spanish
Sergio Busquets
Defensive Midfielder
The most underrated great of the golden generation — the defensive midfielder who made Xavi and Inie…
Spanish
Sergio Ramos
Centre-back
The most decorated defender in football history — World Cup, two Euros and four Champions Leagues.…
Malian
Seydou Keita
Midfielder
Elegant and technically brilliant Malian midfielder whose creativity and goals graced Barcelona, Lyo…
Japanese
Shinji Kagawa
Attacking Midfielder
Japan's most naturally gifted modern midfielder, whose dribbling brilliance and technical mastery ea…
Japanese
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Tireless and dependable Japanese striker who became a Premier League champion with Leicester City in…
Japanese
Shunsuke Nakamura
Attacking Midfielder
Celtic's brilliant Japanese playmaker whose free-kick against Manchester United in the Champions Lea…
Scottish
Sir Alex Ferguson
Manager
The most successful manager in British football history — 38 trophies with Manchester United includi…
Brazilian
Sócrates
Attacking Midfielder
The Doctor — Sócrates was a practising medical doctor who played football at the highest level and w…
Algerian
Sofiane Feghouli
Winger / Attacking Midfielder
Technically gifted Algerian winger who made his name in the Premier League and Spanish football whil…
English
Sol Campbell
Midfielder
A test athlete to verify the import works correctly.…
South Korean
Son Heung-min
Forward/Winger
Asia's greatest footballer and one of the Premier League's most beloved players — Son Heung-min beca…
Italian
Stephan El Shaarawy
Forward / Winger
Exciting Italian-Egyptian forward nicknamed 'Il Faraone' who burst onto the scene at AC Milan before…
English
Steve Bould
Centre Back
Commanding centre-back who partnered Tony Adams at the heart of Arsenal's defence and was a pillar o…
English
Steve McManaman
Attacking Midfielder/Winger
Liverpool's flying winger who became the first British player to win the Champions League with a non…
English
Steven Gerrard
Central Midfielder
Steven George Gerrard was born in Whiston, Merseyside in 1980 and spent his entire playing career at…
Japanese
Takefusa Kubo
Winger / Midfielder
Supremely gifted young Japanese winger who became the first Japanese player to win La Liga and one o…
English
Tammy Abraham
Forward
Roma's record-breaking striker — scored the goal that won the Europa Conference League.…
English
Teddy Sheringham
Forward
Prolific striker whose intelligence, vision and link-up play made him one of England's finest forwar…
Peruvian
Teófilo Cubillas
Attacking Midfielder
Peru's greatest footballer and one of the finest players of the 1970s — scored 10 World Cup goals ac…
French
Théo Hernández
Left-back
AC Milan's explosive left-back — scored in the Champions League Final, World Cup runner-up with Fran…
English
Theo Walcott
Forward / Winger
Electric pace and natural finishing made Walcott a thrilling presence at Arsenal, where he became on…
Spanish
Thiago Alcântara
Midfielder
Magically elegant Spanish midfielder whose vision, passing and ball control were among the finest th…
Brazilian
Thiago Silva
Centre Back
One of the finest defenders of his generation, whose reading of the game and leadership defied age d…
Belgian
Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper
The tallest and most dominating goalkeeper of his generation — Champions League winner and Yashin Aw…
French
Thierry Henry
Forward
Thierry Daniel Henry was born in Les Ulis, France in 1977 and began his professional career as a win…
French
Thierry Henry MLS
Forward
Thierry Henry at New York Red Bulls — the Arsenal and France legend who helped establish Major Leagu…
German
Thomas Müller
Forward
Bayern Munich's legendary "Raumdeuter" (space interpreter) — World Cup winner and one of football's …
Ghanaian
Thomas Partey
Midfielder
Arsenal's midfield anchor — Ghana's most important modern player and a Champions League-calibre defe…
Australian
Tim Cahill
Midfielder / Forward
Australia's greatest footballer and the first Australian to play and score in the English Premier Le…
German
Timo Werner
Forward
Rapid German forward whose pace and movement caused havoc, though his finishing was often scrutinise…
American
Tobin Heath
Right Winger
America's most creative and technically gifted winger — two-time Women's World Cup champion whose dr…
German
Toni Kroos
Midfielder
The most accurate passer in football history — four Champions Leagues and a World Cup with metronomi…
English
Tony Adams
Centre Back
Arsenal's legendary captain and defensive rock who led the club to multiple titles and became an ico…
British
Tony Cottee
Centre Forward
West Ham and Everton striker whose 213 top-flight goals across fifteen seasons made him one of the m…
English
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Right-back/Midfielder
The right-back who created more chances than most midfielders — Liverpool's most technically gifted …
English
Trevor Brooking
Midfielder
Elegant and cultured West Ham and England midfielder whose grace on the ball and FA Cup final heroic…
British
Trevor Steven
Right Midfielder/Winger
Trevor Steven — one of the most complete right midfielders English football produced in the 1980s, a…
Turkish
Tuncay Şanlı
Forward
Tuncay Şanlı — Turkey's most versatile attacking player of the 2000s, a forward of technical quality…
Nigerian
Victor Moses
Winger / Right Back
Versatile Nigerian winger who won the Champions League with Chelsea and gave outstanding service to …
Nigerian
Victor Osimhen
Forward
Serie A's most explosive striker — Napoli's title-winning hero and Africa's Player of the Year 2023.…
Belgian
Vincent Kompany
Centre Back
Manchester City's beloved captain who led them to his first Premier League title in 44 years and was…
Brazilian
Vinícius Jr.
Left Winger
Real Madrid's Brazilian winger — Champions League winner, Copa América winner and one of the most el…
Brazilian
Vinicius Junior
Winger
The Ballon d'Or champion — Brazil's most thrilling footballer and Real Madrid's match-winner whose s…
Dutch
Virgil van Dijk
Centre Back
Virgil van Dijk was born in Breda in 1991 and developed at Groningen and Celtic before Southampton s…
Portuguese
Vítor Baía
Goalkeeper
Legendary Portuguese goalkeeper widely regarded as one of the finest shot-stoppers of his generation…
Dutch
Vivianne Miedema
Centre Forward
The Netherlands' World Cup and European Championship winner whose goal-scoring records at Arsenal br…
English
Wayne Rooney
Forward
England's all-time leading scorer and Manchester United's record goalscorer.…
French
Wendie Renard
Centre Back
Olympique Lyonnais and France captain — the most dominant defender in women's club football history,…
Dutch
Wesley Sneijder
Attacking Midfielder
Netherlands' World Cup 2010 finalist and one of the finest attacking midfielders of his generation —…
Ivorian
Wilfried Bony
Centre Forward
Swansea City's powerful Ivorian striker who set a Premier League goals record for the club before be…
Ivorian
Wilfried Zaha
Winger
Crystal Palace's greatest ever player — the forward who was released by United and became a Premier …
French
William Saliba
Centre-back
Arsenal's calmest presence — a centre-back of exceptional composure who was loaned back to France be…
Brazilian
Willian Borges
Winger
Dependable Brazilian winger whose pace, dribbling and crucial goals made him a key performer across …
Spanish
Xabi Alonso
Midfielder
The complete deep-lying playmaker — World Cup, two Euros and a Champions League with Real Madrid.…
Spanish
Xavi Hernández
Central Midfielder
Xavier Hernández Creus was born in Terrassa in 1980 and joined Barcelona's La Masia academy at 11.…
Ivorian
Yaya Touré
Central Midfielder
The engine of Manchester City's transformation from perennial mid-table side to Premier League dynas…
Moroccan
Youssef En-Nesyri
Forward
Athletic and prolific Moroccan striker who scored the goals that helped write Morocco's greatest cha…
Brazilian
Zico
Attacking Midfielder
The White Pelé — Zico's technical mastery, free-kick accuracy and creative intelligence made him one…
French
Zinedine Zidane
Attacking Midfielder
Zinedine Zidane was born in Marseille in 1972 to Algerian immigrant parents and grew up in the La Ca…
Swedish
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Centre Forward
The most audacious striker in football history — scored bicycle kicks, backheels and 30-yard volleys…
Swedish
Zlatan Ibrahimovic-b
Forward
Ego, acrobatics and goals — the greatest Swedish player and a striker who defied age and physics.…
Football Nations
British
110
athletes
French
46
athletes
Brazilian
45
athletes
Spanish
39
athletes
Argentine
33
athletes
German
31
athletes
Dutch
22
athletes
Portuguese
22
athletes