List of Famous Footballers

Gedson Carvalho Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Benfica, and the Portugal national team.

Ijiel César Protti is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tigre.

Roberto Antonio "Cóndor" Rojas Saavedra is a retired Chilean football goalkeeper. In 1989, he deliberately injured himself during a World Cup qualifying match in an attempt to avoid a loss by the Chile national team. The incident resulted in a lifetime ban for Rojas and one World Cup ban for Chile. His ban was subsequently lifted in 2001.

Miguel David Terans Pérez, known as David Terans, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense as a forward and an attacking midfielder.

Juan Ignacio González Ibarra is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

George Patrick Forsyth Sommer is a Peruvian politician and former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In 2018, he was elected as mayor of La Victoria District, Lima with the We Are Peru party. He resigned in October 2020 and announced his intention to run for President of Peru in the 2021 general elections. On 10 February 2021, Forsyth was disqualified from the presidential race following allegations of omitting information out of his campaign application.

Richarlyson Barbosa Felisbino, simply Richarlyson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Noroeste. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a left back or central defender.

José Marcelo Salas Melinao, dubbed El Matador, El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile and one of the best football players of all time in his country. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus. He was captain of the Chilean national team and the top scorer – netting 45 goals in total. 37 of those were for the full national side and 8 with the Olympic team.

Valon Berisha is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Reims and the Kosovo national team. He previously represented Norway at youth and full international level.

Johannes Nicolaas van 't Schip is a Dutch Canadian and former Dutch international footballer, who played as a winger. He spent his club career with Ajax, where he won four Eredivisie titles, a UEFA Cup and a European Cup Winners Cup, as well as Genoa. He was also a member of the Dutch side which won the 1988 European Championships.