List of Famous Footballers

Amer Taher Abou Zeid Alsayed, publicly known as Taher Abou Zeid, or Taher Abouzaid is the Egyptian Minister of State for Sports and a retired footballer. He played as a midfielder for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team.

Jakson Avelino Coelho, commonly known as Jajá Coelho or simply Jajá, is a Brazilian football striker.

Abdulrahman Al Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Nassr. He started his career with Ettifaq in 2001 and he played for the team until 2007 when he was loaned to Ittihad in an 8.5 million riyals deal, which was the most expensive locally. After that he returned to Ettifaq. After two years at Nassr, he had made a 17 million riyals deal for four years, but he gave a poor performance in comparison to his price. His most famous nicknames is "The Maestro" because of his way to move and play making. Al Qahtani has made several appearances for the Saudi Arabia national football team, including two qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Richard Candido Coelho, simply known as Richard, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Athletico Paranaense on loan from Corinthians.

Geferson Cerqueira Teles, known as Geferson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for CSKA Sofia.

Caiuby Francisco da Silva, commonly known as Caiuby, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04 as a forward.

Rodrigo Oliveira da Silva Alvim is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left back.

Reynaldo dos Santos Silva, known as just Reynaldo, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ismaïl Aissati is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adana Demirspor.

Tomoya Inukai is a Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers in J1 League. He scored the first goal of the decade.