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, Wesley Sneijder, William Troost-Ekong, Wissam Ben Yedder 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.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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1
Wayne Rooney
(Football Player, Football Manager)

61 28

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 24, 1985

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Croxteth, Liverpool, England

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

2
Willian
(Football player)

9 3

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 9, 1988

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Ribeirão Pires, Brazil

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

3
Wesley Sneijder
(Football player)

7 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 9, 1984

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

4
Wilfried Zaha
(Association football player)

6 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 10, 1992

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

5
Wojciech Szczęsny
(Polish footballer)

9 6

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 18, 1990

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Warsaw

6
Wissam Ben Yedder
(Footballer striker)

6 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 12, 1990

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Sarcelles, France

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

7
Wayne Bridge
(Association football player)

5 3

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 5, 1980

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Southampton

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

8
William Carvalho
(Football player)

11 6

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 7, 1992

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Luanda, Angola

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

9
William Gallas
(Footballer defender)

3 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 17, 1977

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Asnières-sur-Seine, France

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

10
Wayne Hennessey
(Association football player)

5 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 24, 1987

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bangor

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

11
Wilfred Ndidi
(Footballer)

6 4

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: December 16, 1996

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Lagos

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

12
Willy Caballero
(Association football player)

3 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 28, 1981

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Santa Elena, Entre Ríos Santa Elena, Argentina

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

13
Will Hughes
(Football player)

2 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 17, 1995

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Weybridge, England

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

14
Willy Boly
(Football player)

1 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 3, 1991

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Melun, France

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

15
Walter Smith
(Association football player, Association football manager)

4 3

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 24, 1948

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Lanark

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

16
Willi Orbán
(Footballer centre-back position)

1 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 3, 1992

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kaiserslautern, Germany

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

17
Winston Bogarde
(Retired Footballer central defender)

2 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 22, 1970

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

18
Wilfried Bony
(Association football player)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: December 10, 1988

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Bingerville, Ivory Coast

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

19
Wilson Palacios
(association football player)

2 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 29, 1984

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: La Ceiba

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

20
William Jebor
(Football player)

1 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 10, 1991

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

21
Wynton Rufer
(Football Striker)

2 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: December 29, 1962

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

22
William Vainqueur
(Association football player)

1 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 19, 1988

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Marne

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

23
Wilfred Bouma
(Footballer)

1 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 15, 1978

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Helmond

24
Willem Geubbels
(Football player - Forward)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 16, 2001

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Villeurbanne, France

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

25
Willy van de Kerkhof
(Association football player)

1 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 16, 1951

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Helmond, Netherlands

26
Wes Morgan
(Association football player)

5 6

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 21, 1984

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Nottingham

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

27
Wes Brown
(Football player)

5 6

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 13, 1979

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Longsight, Manchester, England

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

28
Wes Hoolahan
(Football player)

1 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: May 20, 1982

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

29
Winston Reid
(Association football player)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 3, 1988

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: North Shore

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

30
Wangu Gome
(Association football player)

1 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 13, 1993

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Windhoek, Namibia

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

31
Willie Thrower
(American football player)

1 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 22, 1930

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: February 20, 2002

32
Walter Mazzarri
(Association football manager, Association football player)

1 2

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 1, 1961

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: San Vincenzo, Tuscany

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

33
Walter Zenga
(Football player - Goalkeeper, Football manager)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 28, 1960

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

34
Walter Samuel
(Football Centre-back player)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 23, 1978

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Laborde, Argentina

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

35
Wes Fessler
(Football player, Baseball player - Guard, Football coaches)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 29, 1908

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Died: July 30, 1989

36
Wendy Acosta
(Football player)

1 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: December 19, 1989

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: San Sebastián, Costa Rica

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

37
Willy Sagnol
(Football player)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 18, 1977

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Saint-Étienne, France

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

38
Wendie Renard
(Association football player)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 20, 1990

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Schœlcher, Martinique

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

39
Wahbi Khazri
(Football Attacking midfielder, striker)

0 3

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 8, 1991

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

40
Willy Aubameyang
(Association football player)

3 4

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 16, 1987

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

41
Willy van der Kuijlen
(Football player)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: December 6, 1946

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Helmond, Netherlands

Died: April 19, 2021

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

42
Warner Hahn
(Football player)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 15, 1992

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

43
Wesley Lautoa
(Footballer defender and midfielder position)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 25, 1987

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Épernay, France

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

44
Walter Gargano
(Association football player)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 23, 1984

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paysandú

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

45
Winfried Schäfer
(Association football player, Association football manager)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 10, 1950

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Mayen

46
Walter Reginald Hammond
(Cricketer)

0 1

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 19, 1903

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Dover, United Kingdom

Died: July 1, 1965

47
William Balikwisha
(Football player - Winger)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: May 12, 1999

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

48
Willis Furtado
(Footballer winger position)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 4, 1997

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Ivry-sur-Seine, France

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

49
Willy Semedo
(Footballer midfielder position)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 27, 1994

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Montfermeil, France

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

50
Wilson Isidor
(Football player Forwards)

0 0

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 27, 2000

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Rennes, France

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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