Leo Football Players

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Harry Kane
(One of the Best Football Strikers in the World)
Harry Kane
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Birthdate: July 28, 1993
Birthplace: Walthamstow, United Kingdom
A brilliant striker known for his impressive ability to score goals, Harry Kane is an English football player who leads the national team of England and also plays for Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane has been named the Premier League Player of the Month six times and received the Golden Boot twice.
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Robert Lewandowski
(One of the Most Successful Football Players in Bundesliga History)
Robert Lewandowski
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Birthdate: August 21, 1988
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Considered one of the best football players in the world, Robert Lewandowski plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and leads the Poland national team as its captain. Known for his exceptional goal scoring ability and striking skills, Lewandowski has earned several accolades including Polish Player of the Year title for eight consecutive years. Besides, he is also a venture capitalist.

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Thierry Henry
(Former French Professional Football Player, Coach and One of the Greatest Strikers of All Time)
Thierry Henry
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Birthdate: August 17, 1977
Birthplace: Les Ulis, France

A football coach, Thierry Henry began his career as a player with Monaco team and later also played for Arsenal and Barcelona. A lethal striker, he became a record goal scorer for both France and Arsenal. He played a crucial role in the French victory in 1998 FIFA World Cup and Arsenal’s win in Premier League and the FA Cup.

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Alan Shearer
(One of the Best Strikers of His Generation and One of the Greatest Players in Premier League History)
Alan Shearer
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Birthdate: August 13, 1970
Birthplace: Gosforth, England
Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has also worked as a BBC football pundit and a football manager. The Euro 1996 Golden Boot-winner has also represented Southampton and Blackburn Rovers, winning the 1994-1995 Premier League with the latter. With 260 goals, he became the Premier League’s leading goal-scorer.
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Roy Keane
(Irish Football Pundit, Manager, and Former Football Midfielder)
Roy Keane
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Birthdate: August 10, 1971
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland

One of the most successful footballers from Ireland, Roy Keane became one of the stars of Manchester United. A talented midfielder, he has helped the team win multiple FA Cups and Premier League championships. Post-retirement, he has also managed teams such as Sunderland and Ipswich Town.

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Javier Zanetti
(Argentine Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Javier Zanetti
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Birthdate: August 10, 1973
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Javier Zanetti is an Argentine retired professional football player. He is best known for his contribution to Inter Milan's successful 2009–10 season, during which the club achieved a treble. Counted among the greatest players of his generation, Javier Zanetti also helped his national football team win a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

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Robin van Persie
(Regarded as One of the Best Football Strikers of His Generation)
Robin van Persie
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Birthdate: August 6, 1983
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Once one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, Dutch football coach and retired footballer Robin van Persie is also known as one of the greatest strikers of his time. He had successful stints with Arsenal and Manchester United and was also part of the Dutch squad that was the 2010 FIFA World Cup runner-up.

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Mario Balotelli
(Italian Football Player Who Plays as a Striker)
Mario Balotelli
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Birthdate: August 12, 1990
Birthplace: Palermo, Italy
The talented but crazy Italian striker Mario Balotelli is one of the most intriguing and exciting footballers around. Love him or hate him, TIME Magazine in 2013 called him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger
(German Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Central Midfielder)
Bastian Schweinsteiger
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Birthdate: August 1, 1984
Birthplace: Kolbermoor, Germany

Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German former football player. Considered one of the greatest midfielders ever, Schweinsteiger was renowned for his tackling ability. Schweinsteiger represented Germany in three World Cups, playing a major role in his team's victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. One of the greatest German footballers of all time, Schweinsteiger is the fourth most-capped player for Germany.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
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Birthdate: August 15, 1993
Birthplace: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is an English football player. He is an important member of the England national team and the Premier League club Liverpool. In 2012, he became the second-youngest player to play for England at the UEFA European Football Championship, only behind the legendary player Wayne Rooney. He also represented his national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Willian
(Football player)
Willian
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Birthdate: August 9, 1988
Birthplace: Ribeirão Pires, Brazil
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Hulk
(Brazilian Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Forward)
Hulk
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Birthdate: July 25, 1986
Birthplace: Campina Grande, Paraiba

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa, better known as Hulk due to his strong built, is a Brazilian football player. He is currently one of the most important members of the Shanghai SIPG F.C., which competes in the Chinese Super League. Also a key player for Brazil, Hulk helped his national team win the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Matthijs de Ligt
(Dutch Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Matthijs de Ligt
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Birthdate: August 12, 1999
Birthplace: Leiderdorp, Netherlands

Dutch footballer Matthijs de Ligt currently plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Netherlands national team as a center-back. Making his debut in 2016, he became the youngest player ever to play in a major European final the following year. Football pundits consider him to among the most highly regarded young prospects in world football.

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Bernardo Silva
(Portuguese Football Midfielder)
Bernardo Silva
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Birthdate: August 10, 1994
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese footballer Bernardo Silva, who began his career with Benfica and then moved on to AS Monaco, now represents Manchester City as an attacking midfielder, or winger. Best known for his dribbling skills, he has won 4 Premier League titles with Manchester City and a UEFA Nations League with Portugal.

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Louis van Gaal
(Retired Dutch Football Midfielder Who Later Turned Into a Successful Coach)
Louis van Gaal
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Birthdate: August 8, 1951
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Retired Dutch footballer Louis van Gaal was a midfielder and now serves the Dutch national team as its head coach. While he began his playing career with Ajax, he later had an immensely successful managerial career with Ajax, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich, and was named the 1995 World Soccer Manager of the Year.

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Michael Carrick
(English Professional Football Coach and Former Player)
Michael Carrick
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Birthdate: July 28, 1981
Birthplace: Wallsend, England
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Nemanja Matić
(Serbian Football Defensive Midfielder)
Nemanja Matić
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Birthdate: August 1, 1988
Birthplace: Šabac, Serbia

Serbian footballer Nemanja Matić is best known as a defensive midfielder the Italian club Roma. Starting his senior career with Kolubara, he later had successful stints with clubs such as Chelsea, Benfica, and Manchester United. He has also been named the Serbian Footballer of the Year twice.

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Antonio Valencia
(Football player)
Antonio Valencia
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Birthdate: August 4, 1985
Birthplace: Nueva Loja, Ecuador
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Jay-Jay Okocha
(Footballer)
Jay-Jay Okocha
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Birthdate: August 14, 1973
Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria
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Filippo Inzaghi
(Association football player, Association football manager)
Filippo Inzaghi
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Birthdate: August 9, 1973
Birthplace: Piacenza
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Ederson
(Footballer)
Ederson
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Birthdate: August 17, 1993
Birthplace: Osasco, State of São Paulo, Brazil
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Hirving Lozano
(Mexican Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Hirving Lozano
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Birthdate: July 30, 1995
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Hirving Lozano is a Mexican football player. An important member of the Mexico national team, he represented his nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Lozano was adjudged CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year in 2018.

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Ander Herrera
(Football player Midfielder)
Ander Herrera
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Birthdate: August 14, 1989
Birthplace: Bilbao, Spain
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Moussa Sissoko
(French Professional Footballer Who Plays as Midfielder)
Moussa Sissoko
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Birthdate: August 16, 1989
Birthplace: Le Blanc-Mesnil, France

Moussa Sissoko is a French professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Watford and the France national team. He is known for his ability to play as a box-to-box midfielder in the center of the pitch. He initially played for local clubs and made his professional debut in the 2007–08 season.  

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Danny Ings
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Danny Ings
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Birthdate: July 23, 1992
Birthplace: Winchester, United Kingdom
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Marek Hamšík
(Slovak Professional Footballer Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder)
Marek Hamšík
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Birthdate: July 27, 1987
Birthplace: Banská Bystrica

Marek Hamšík is a Slovak football player who has captained the Slovakia national team in important tournaments such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 UEFA European Football Championship. In 2018, Marek Hamšík became the most capped player for Slovakia and marked the occasion with his 22nd goal, becoming the second-highest goalscorer for his country.

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Daniele De Rossi
(Former Italian Professional Football Player Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Daniele De Rossi
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Birthdate: July 24, 1983
Birthplace: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Daniele De Rossi is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently serving as the national football team's assistant coach. A defensive midfielder during his playing career, Daniele helped his team win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is the highest-scoring midfielder for Italy post-World War II.

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Just Fontaine
(Footballer)
Just Fontaine
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Birthdate: August 18, 1933
Birthplace: Marrakech, Morocco
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Lucas Moura
(Association football player)
Lucas Moura
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Birthdate: August 13, 1992
Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil
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Wayne Bridge
(English Former Footballer Who Played as a Left Back)
Wayne Bridge
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Birthdate: August 5, 1980
Birthplace: Southampton, United Kingdom
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David James
(association football player)
David James
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Birthdate: August 1, 1970
Birthplace: Welwyn Garden City
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Nwankwo Kanu
(Footballer)
Nwankwo Kanu
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Birthdate: August 1, 1976
Birthplace: Owerri
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Joël Matip
(Football Centre-back player)
Joël Matip
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Birthdate: August 8, 1991
Birthplace: Bochum, Germany
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Pedro
(Football player)
Pedro
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Birthdate: July 28, 1987
Birthplace: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Wissam Ben Yedder
(French Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Wissam Ben Yedder
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Birthdate: August 12, 1990
Birthplace: Sarcelles, France

Wissam Ben Yedder is a French football player who currently plays for the France national team as well as the Ligue 1 club AS Monaco. While playing for the Toulouse Football Club, Ben Yedder scored 71 goals, surpassing André-Pierre Gignac's record. In the 2019–20 season, Wissam Ben Yedder was the joint top goalscorer with Kylian Mbappé in Ligue 1.  

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Goran Pandev
(Macedonian footballer)
Goran Pandev
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Birthdate: July 27, 1983
Birthplace: Strumica
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Emerson Palmieri
(Footballer left-back)
Emerson Palmieri
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Birthdate: August 3, 1994
Birthplace: Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Djibril Cissé
(Association football player)
Djibril Cissé
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Birthdate: August 12, 1981
Birthplace: Arles, France
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André Gomes
(Portuguese Footballer Who Plays as a Central Midfielder)
André Gomes
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Birthdate: July 30, 1993
Birthplace: Grijó, Portugal

André Gomes is a Portuguese football player who plays for the Portugal national team. In 2016, he helped his country win the UEFA European Football Championship title. André Gomes has also represented popular clubs like Barcelona and Benfica and is currently an important member of the Everton Football Club.

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Joleon Lescott
(Footballer)
Joleon Lescott
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Birthdate: August 16, 1982
Birthplace: Birmingham
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Saido Berahino
(Football player - Forward)
Saido Berahino
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Birthdate: August 4, 1993
Birthplace: Bujumbura, Burundi
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Louis Saha
(Football player-Striker)
Louis Saha
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Birthdate: August 8, 1978
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Brahim Díaz
(Footballer midfielder position)
Brahim Díaz
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Birthdate: August 3, 1999
Birthplace: Málaga, Spain
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Sunil Chhetri
(Indian footballer who plays as a forward and captain of the India national team.)
Sunil Chhetri
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Birthdate: August 3, 1984
Birthplace: Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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Emre Mor
(Footballer winger or a forward)
Emre Mor
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Birthdate: July 24, 1997
Birthplace: Brønshøj, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ali Krieger
(American Soccer Player Who Played as Defender)
Ali Krieger
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Birthdate: July 28, 1984
Birthplace: Dumfries, Virginia, United States
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Hope Solo
(Football Goalkeeper)
Hope Solo
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Birthdate: July 30, 1981
Birthplace: Richland, Washington, United States
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Nacer Chadli
(Belgian Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Nacer Chadli
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Birthdate: August 2, 1989
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium

Nacer Chadli is a Belgian football player who plays as a midfielder for the Belgium national team. In 2018, he helped his nation win the bronze medal at the FIFA World Cup in Russia. Nacer Chadli also represented Belgium at the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship. A versatile midfielder, Nacer Chadli has also played for popular clubs like Tottenham Hotspur.

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Nigel Pearson
(Association football player, Association football manager)
Nigel Pearson
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Birthdate: August 21, 1963
Birthplace: Nottingham
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Kelley O'Hara
(American Soccer Player Who Plays as a Defender and Two-Time FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion)
Kelley O'Hara
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Birthdate: August 4, 1988
Birthplace: Fayetteville, Georgia, United States