List of Famous Footballers

Luis Hernández Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cádiz.

Nguyễn Công Phượng is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, and the Vietnam national football team.

Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League side Wuhan Zall as a forward. He is known for his speed on the ball. After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top-division clubs around Europe. He began his senior career in 2002 at Serie A club Inter Milan, before moving to Premier League club Newcastle United in 2006, and then to Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. Having joined Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in July 2010, they loaned him to Birmingham City in January 2011.

Mehdi Embareck Zeffane is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara and the Algeria national football team. He plays primarily as a right-back, but has also been used as a left winger or left midfielder.

Tomer Hemed is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix and plays for the Israel national team at international level.

Washington Alexis Viera Barreto, commonly known as Alexis Viera, is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He holds Italian citizenship. Currently, he is assistant coach of his last club Atlético F.C..

Iván Cuéllar Sacristán, nicknamed Pichu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés as a goalkeeper.

Yan Valery is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championship club Birmingham City, on loan from Southampton.

Younes Kaboul is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Auxerre, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland and Watford. For France, Kaboul played for the under-21 team and went on to play five matches and scored one goal for senior national team in 2011.

Alois Schwartz is a German football manager and former player, who last managed Karlsruher SC.