List of Famous Footballers

Fernando Luiz Roza, known as Fernandinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and central defender for Premier League club Manchester City, whom he captains, and the Brazil national team. He has also captained Brazil on many occasions.

Dejan Petković is a Serbian football pundit and retired footballer. In his native country he is widely known under the nickname Rambo while in Brazil he is known as Pet. He played six times for the FR Yugoslavia, scoring one goal. Petković played for seven Brazilian clubs in his career, and was made an honorary consul of Serbia in Brazil.

Yohan Cabaye is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He most recently played for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne and the France national team.

Blerim Džemaili is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Super League club Zürich as a midfielder.

Sergej Milinković-Savić, commonly known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Lazio and the Serbia national team.

Pavel Konstantinovich Mamayev is a Russian footballer who plays as midfielder for FC Rostov. He primarily plays as a right midfielder or central midfielder. At CSKA Moscow he played as a defensive midfielder or deep-lying playmaker. On 8 May 2019, he was convicted in court of "intended infliction of minor harm to a health official" and sentenced to imprisonment until late 2019. He was released on 17 September 2019.

Franco Matías Di Santo is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for San Lorenzo.

Artur Boruc is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Legia Warsaw.

Alejandro Balboa Bandeira, known as Álex Balboa, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División RFEF club Deportivo Alavés B and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Mamadou Hamidou Niang is a Senegalese retired footballer who played as a striker. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is the older brother of Papa Niang, who is also a professional footballer.