Famous association football players
The most-searched association football players right now, with the latest news on each.
Edu (footballer, born 1978)
Eduardo César Daud Gaspar, known as Edu or Edu Gaspar, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking and central midfielder. He played for Corinthians in Brazil, Arsenal in England, and Valencia in Spain across a twelve-year career.
Pep Chavarría
Josep María "Pep" Chavarría Pérez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Chelsea.
John Toshack
John Benjamin Toshack is a Welsh former professional football player and manager.
Djed Spence
Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the England national team.
Joshua Zirkzee
Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team.
Dominic Solanke
Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.
Hamza Abdelkarim
Hamza Mohamed Abdelkarim Elsayed Selim is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Barcelona and the Egypt national team.
Lex Baillie
Lex Baillie is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Hamilton, Baillie played for Burnbank Boys Club, Celtic, St Mirren and Dunfermline Athletic. After retiring as a player, Baillie became a police officer, and was the subject of a 2007 TV documentary.
Sophia Wilson
Sophia Olivia Wilson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
Ashley Sanchez
Ashley Nicole Sanchez is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
Brent Venables
Thomas Brent Venables is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Venables served as the associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach at Clemson University from 2012 to 2021. He was awarded the Broyles Award in 2016.
Graeme Souness
Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player, manager and television pundit. A midfielder, Souness achieved his greatest period of success as an integral part of the Liverpool team of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Krzysztof Piątek
Polish association football player
Albert Riera
Spanish association football player
Giuseppe Rossi
Italian footballer (born 1987)
Hans Vanaken
Belgian footballer (born 1992)
Eljif Elmas
Macedonian association football player
José Fonte
Portuguese association football player
Juan Foyth
Argentine association football player
Maynor Figueroa
Honduran footballer
Kostas Mitroglou
Greek footballer (born 1988)
Jérémy Mathieu
French footballer (born 1983)
Jackson Martínez
Colombian footballer (born 1986)
Sandro Tonali
Italian association football player