List of Famous Footballers

Aleksandr Kokko is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS.

Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa, commonly known as Evanilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club FC Porto.

Lebogang Lelani Phiri is a South African professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 club EA Guingamp and the South Africa national team. Phiri is capable of playing in several midfield positions, but is usually deployed by his club and national sides as a central midfielder, in the role of a deep-lying playmaker.

Nicola Legrottaglie is an Italian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and most recently the manager of Delfino Pescara 1936.

Jean-Claude Billong is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Clermont Foot. Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team.

Efe Eric Ambrose is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a defender for Livingston. Ambrose has previously played for Kaduna United, Bayelsa United, Israeli club Ashdod, Scottish clubs Celtic and Hibernian and English side Derby County.

Vitali Vladimirovich But is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the general director for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

Tatsuma Yoshida is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of the Singapore national team.

Kingsley Sokari is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for CS Sfaxien and the Nigeria national team. Nicknamed "new Iniesta" he has been lauded as the most promising central midfielder in the Nigerian Premier Football League. Sokari is only the second Nigerian player to play for the U20, U23 team and full national team in the same year after Ahmed Musa in 2011.

Yamato Machida is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oita Trinita in the J1 League.