Football Players Whose First Name Starts With W
Discover the famous football players whose name starts with W. The list includes people like Wayne Rooney, Wilfried Zaha, Wendie Renard, Willian, Wesley Sneijder and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of football players whose names start with W includes people from United States, England, Germany, China and other countries all over the world.
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Wayne Rooney(English Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Forward and Midfielder)
Birthdate: October 24, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Croxteth, Liverpool, England
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Willian
(Brazilian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Birthdate: August 9, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ribeirão Pires, Brazil
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Wojciech Szczęsny
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: April 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Wesley Sneijder
(Retired Footballer Who Was One of the Best Midfielders of His Time)
Birthdate: June 9, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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William Carvalho
(Portuguese Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Birthdate: April 7, 1992
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Luanda, Angola
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Wilfried Zaha
(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Left Winger or a Forward)
Birthdate: November 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Wissam Ben Yedder
(French Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Birthdate: August 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sarcelles, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Wayne Bridge
(English Former Footballer Who Played as a Left Back)
Birthdate: August 5, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Southampton, United Kingdom
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Wilson Palacios
(Honduran Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defensive Midfielder)
Birthdate: July 29, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: La Ceiba, Honduras
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Willy Aubameyang
(Association football player)
Birthdate: February 16, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Willi Orbán
(German Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Birthdate: November 3, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kaiserslautern, Germany
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Will Hughes
(Football player)
Birthdate: April 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Weybridge, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Willy Boly
(Football player)
Birthdate: February 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melun, France
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Wilfried Bony
(Ivorian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Birthdate: December 10, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Wes Hoolahan
(Irish Professional Footballer Who Played as an Attacking Midfielder)
Birthdate: May 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Wes Brown
(Football player)
Birthdate: October 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Longsight, Manchester, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Walter Winterbottom
(Football team manager)
Birthdate: January 31, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Oldham, England
Died: February 16, 2002
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William Still
(English-Belgian Professional Football Manager and Former Player)
Birthdate: October 14, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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William Gallas
(French Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defender)
Birthdate: August 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
20
William Yarbrough
(Mexican Professional Soccer Player Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: March 20, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
21
Wayne Hennessey
(Welsh Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: January 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bangor, Wales
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Winston Reid
(New Zealand Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defender)
Birthdate: July 3, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: North Shore, New Zealand
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Willem Geubbels
(Football player - Forward)
Birthdate: August 16, 2001
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Villeurbanne, France
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Wilfred Ndidi
(Nigerian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Birthdate: December 16, 1996
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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William Troost-Ekong
(Dutch and Nigerian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Birthdate: September 1, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Wayne Andrews
(Football player - Forward)
Birthdate: November 25, 1977
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Wangu Gome
(Namibian Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Birthdate: February 13, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Windhoek, Namibia
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
28
Walter Smith
(Association football player, Association football manager)
Birthdate: February 24, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lanark
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Walter Zenga
(Italian Football Manager and Former Football Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: April 28, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
30
Walter Samuel
(Argentine Former Professional Football Centre-Back)
Birthdate: March 23, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Laborde, Argentina
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Walter Mazzarri
(Italian Former Football Midfielder and Manager)
Birthdate: October 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Vincenzo, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Wes Morgan
(Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Defender)
Birthdate: January 21, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nottingham, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Willie Maley
(Scottish International Football Player and Manager)
Birthdate: April 25, 1868
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newry, County Down, Ireland
Died: April 2, 1958
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Willy Caballero
(Argentine Professional Football Coach Who Formerly Played as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: September 28, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Elena, Entre Ríos Santa Elena, Argentina
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Wilko Risser
(Namibian-German Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Birthdate: August 11, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Windhoek, Namibia
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Wardun Yussof
(Bruneian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: September 14, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brunei
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Walter Gargano
(Uruguayan Footballer Who Plays as a Defensive Midfielder)
Birthdate: July 23, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paysandú, Uruguay
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Walid Yacoubou
(Togolese Footballer Who Plays as a Defender)
Birthdate: April 9, 1997
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tel Aviv, Israel
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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William Jebor
(Liberian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Birthdate: November 10, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Willy van der Kuijlen
(Football player)
Birthdate: December 6, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Helmond, Netherlands
Died: April 19, 2021
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Wýaçeslaw Krendelew
(Russian-Turkmenistani Footballer)
Birthdate: July 24, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Walter Nyamilandu
(Malawian Sports Administrator and Former Football Player)
Birthdate: November 11, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Malawi
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Wagner Lopes
(Japanese Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Forward)
Birthdate: January 29, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Franca, Brazil
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Wendie Renard
(Association football player)
Birthdate: July 20, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schœlcher, Martinique
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Wilson Eduardo
(Portuguese Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Birthdate: July 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pedras Rubras, Portugal
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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William Vainqueur
(Association football player)
Birthdate: November 19, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Marne
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Wahbi Khazri
(Football Attacking midfielder, striker)
Birthdate: February 8, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Wynton Rufer
(New Zealand Retired Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: December 29, 1962
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Wilson Isidor
(Football player Forwards)
Birthdate: August 27, 2000
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rennes, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Walter Pandiani
(Uruguayan Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: April 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
