Football Players Whose First Name Starts With G

Discover the famous football players whose name starts with G. The list includes people like Gianluigi Buffon, Gareth Bale, Gerard Piqué, Gary Lineker, George Best and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of football players whose names start with G includes people from United States, England, Italy, Germany and other countries all over the world.
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 1 
Gareth Bale
(Welsh Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Winger)
Gareth Bale
65
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 16, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Gianluigi Buffon
(One of the Greatest Goalkeepers of All Time)
Gianluigi Buffon
49
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 28, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Carrara, Italy
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 3 
Gerard Piqué
(Spanish Professional Football Player Who Played as a Centre-Back)
Gerard Piqué
66
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 4 
George Best
(Northern Irish Professional Footballer Who Played as a Winger)
George Best
27
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died: November 25, 2005
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 5 
Gabriel Jesus
(Football Brazilian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Gabriel Jesus
23
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 3, 1997
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Guillermo Ochoa
(Mexican Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Guillermo Ochoa
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 13, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Granit Xhaka
(Swiss Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Granit Xhaka
17
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 27, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 8 
Gareth Southgate
(British Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Defender and Midfielder)
Gareth Southgate
23
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 3, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 9 
Georginio Wijnaldum
(Dutch Football Midfielder)
Georginio Wijnaldum
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 11, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 10 
Gheorghe Hagi
(Legendary Romanian Footballer and Owner of Liga I Club 'Farul Constanța')
Gheorghe Hagi
9
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 5, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sacele, Romania
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 11 
Gerd Müller
(One of the Greatest Football Goal Scorers of All Time)
Gerd Müller
22
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 3, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nördlingen, Germany
Died: August 15, 2021
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 12 
Gary Lineker
(One of the Greatest English Football Strikers)
Gary Lineker
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 30, 1960
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leicester, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Gennaro Gattuso
(Italian Professional Football Coach and Former Player Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Gennaro Gattuso
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 9, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Corigliano Calabro, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 14 
George Weah
(25th President of Liberia and the First African Former Professional Footballer to Become a Head of State.)
George Weah
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 1, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clara Town, Liberia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Giovanni Reyna
(American Professional Soccer Player Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder or Winger)
Giovanni Reyna
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 13, 2002
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sunderland, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 16 
Gianluigi Donnarumma
(Italian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Gianluigi Donnarumma
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 25, 1999
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 17 
Goran Pandev
(Macedonian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Goran Pandev
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 27, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Strumica, North Macedonia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 18 
Gianfranco Zola
(Italian Football Manager and Former Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Gianfranco Zola
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oliena, Italy
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 19 
Gianluca Vialli
(Italian Football Player and Manager Who Played as a Striker)
Gianluca Vialli
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cremona, Italy
Died: January 6, 2023
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 20 
Giuseppe Rossi
(American Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Giuseppe Rossi
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 21 
Gary Medel
(Chilean Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back and a Defensive Midfielder)
Gary Medel
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 22 
Gyasi Zardes
(American Professional Soccer Player Who Plays as A Midfielder)
Gyasi Zardes
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 2, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 23 
Garrincha
(One of the Greatest Football Players of All Time)
Garrincha
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 28, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pau Grande, Magé, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: January 20, 1983
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 24 
Gilberto Silva
(Brazilian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Gilberto Silva
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 7, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Celebrity Names:
 25 
Graham Potter
(English Professional Football Manager and Former Player)
Graham Potter
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 20, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Solihull, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Guti
(Footballer Midfielder)
Guti
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 31, 1976
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 27 
Graeme Souness
(Scottish Former Professional Football Player and Manager)
Graeme Souness
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 6, 1953
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 28 
Glenn Hoddle
(English Former Football Player Who Played as a Midfielder and Manager)
Glenn Hoddle
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hayes, Middlesex, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 29 
Gianluca Zambrotta
(Italian Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Right-Back)
Gianluca Zambrotta
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 19, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Como, Italy
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 30 
Gary Cahill
(English Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Centre-Back)
Gary Cahill
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 19, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dronfield, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 31 
Guus Hiddink
(Former Dutch Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Guus Hiddink
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 8, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Varsseveld, Netherlands
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 32 
Gérard Houllier
(French Professional Football Manager and Player)
Gérard Houllier
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 3, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Thérouanne, France
Died: December 14, 2020
 33 
Gavin Bazunu
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Gavin Bazunu
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 20, 2002
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 34 
Glen Johnson
(Association football player)
Glen Johnson
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 23, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Greenwich, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 35 
Gaël Clichy
(Association football player)
Gaël Clichy
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 26, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toulouse
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 36 
Gaetano Scirea
(Association football player, Scout, Association football manager)
Gaetano Scirea
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 25, 1953
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cernusco sul Naviglio
Died: September 3, 1989
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 37 
Gianluca Pagliuca
(Association football player)
Gianluca Pagliuca
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 18, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bologna
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 38 
Georgios Samaras
(Greek Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Georgios Samaras
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Heraklion, Greece
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 39 
Gerónimo Rulli
(Argentine Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Gerónimo Rulli
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: La Plata, Argentina
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 40 
Gary Pallister
(Football player)
Gary Pallister
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 30, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ramsgate, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 41 
Graeme Le Saux
(Football player - Left Back)
Graeme Le Saux
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 17, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Helier, Jersey
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
Giannelli Imbula
(Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Giannelli Imbula
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vilvoorde, Belgium
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 43 
Giacinto Facchetti
(Italian Footballer Who Played as a Left-Back)
Giacinto Facchetti
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 18, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Treviglio, Bergamo, Italy
Died: September 4, 2006
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 44 
Gabriel Obertan
(Footballer winger position)
Gabriel Obertan
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 26, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 45 
Greg Joseph
(South African Professional American Football Placekicker)
Greg Joseph
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 4, 1994
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 46 
Gokhan Tore
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Gokhan Tore
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 47 
Gianpaolo Pazzini
(Italian footballer)
Gianpaolo Pazzini
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 2, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pescia
 48 
Giorgos Karagounis
(Greek Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)
Giorgos Karagounis
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 6, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pyrgos, Greece
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 49 
Grady Diangana
(Football player - Attacking Midfielder / Winger)
Grady Diangana
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 19, 1998
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 50 
George Boateng
(Footballer defensive midfielder)
George Boateng
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 5, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nkawkaw, Ghana
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)