List of Famous Footballers

Florent Stéphane Sinama Pongolle is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Everson Felipe Marques Pires, simply known as Everson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Mineiro.

Patrick Olaiya Olukayode Owomoyela is a German former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back. He previously played for Lüneburger SK, VfL Osnabrück, SC Paderborn 07, Arminia Bielefeld, SV Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV II. He was capped by Germany at international level and was a member of the squad at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Matthew Thomas Ritchie is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Scotland national team. He previously played for Portsmouth, Swindon Town and Bournemouth. He joined Newcastle United in 2016.

Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy began his career with Norwich City, where he made his professional debut in 1996. He went on to play for Coventry City and Newcastle United in the Premier League, becoming the record signing for the former. He was relegated in his single season with Coventry before achieving two top-four finishes during his four years with Newcastle. Bellamy fell out with manager Graeme Souness in 2005 and spent the latter part of the 2004–05 season on loan at Celtic, where he won the Scottish Cup.

Bülent Korkmaz, known by his nicknames Büyük Kaptan and Cengaver – literally Great Captain and Warrior, respectively – is a Turkish former professional football coach who last managed Konyaspor. As a player, he was a one club man, playing as a centre-back for Galatasaray for his whole career between 1987 and 2005, winning eight Turkish League crowns, six Turkish Cups, five Turkish Super Cups, a UEFA Cup and a UEFA Super Cup. He retired at the end of the 2004–05 season, having made over 100 appearances for Turkey.

Terens Owang Priska Puhiri is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Borneo. Sometimes referred to as the next Boaz Solossa, he attained minor stardom after footage of him sprinting in a football game went viral, hailed by several news outlets as a candidate for the fastest football player in the world.

Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga his whole professional club career and won the FIFA World Cup with West Germany in 1974. He later managed the national teams of Germany, Scotland, Nigeria and Azerbaijan.

Alfie Ben May is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cheltenham Town.

Wataru Endo is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club VfB Stuttgart and the Japan national team. Until 2019, he played for Sint-Truiden, whom he joined after beginning his professional career with Shonan Bellmare.