List of Famous Footballers

Daniel "Dani" Parejo Muñoz is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal CF and the Spain national team.

Ricardo William Faty is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Reggina and the Senegal national team.

Mahmoud Dahoud is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

Owen Lee Hargreaves is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known as a hard-working and "solid defensive midfielder who worked tirelessly to win the ball" and provide his teammates with possession. He played with Calgary Foothills as a youth before beginning his professional football career in Germany with Bayern Munich. After seven years with the Munich side – during which time he won four German league titles and the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League – Hargreaves signed for Manchester United in 2007, winning the Premier League and UEFA Champions League in his first season. However, his time at Manchester United was plagued with injuries and he was allowed to leave the club at the end of his contract in June 2011. Hargreaves posted YouTube videos in a bid to convince potential suitors of his fitness, and in August 2011, Manchester City offered a one-year contract to Hargreaves, which he accepted.

Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at Ferencváros and West Bromwich Albion.

Faiq Jefri Bolkiah is a member of the Bruneian Royal Family and a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Marítimo and the Brunei national team. He has served as the captain of the national team.

Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave. Mainly a left-back, he also operates as a winger and occasionally as a defensive midfielder.

Jorge Resurrección Merodio, known as Koke, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains Atlético Madrid as a midfielder.

Thiago Neves Augusto, known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro club Sport Recife.

Hussein Ammouta is a Moroccan former footballer was a current coach of Wydad Casablanca. He previously played as a midfielder, and had spent his entire playing career in the Middle East and Africa. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.