Lionel Messi : AnArgentine footballer who currently plays for Barcelona and the Argentine national team. Considered as one of the best football players of his generation & frequently cited as the world’s best contemporary player. Lionel received several Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22.
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Date of birth |
24 June 1987 |
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1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
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1995–2000 |
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2000–2004 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2004–2005 |
5 |
(0) |
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2004– |
144 |
(88) |
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National team‡ |
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2005 |
7 |
(6) |
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2008 |
5 |
(2) |
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2005– |
44 |
(13) |
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Wayne Rooney :
English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. He made his professional debut in 2002 and his first goal made him the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at the time. He quickly became part of Everton’s first team, spending two seasons at the Merseyside club. Before the start of the 2004–05 season he moved to Manchester United for £25.6 million, which remains a world record for the highest transfer fee paid for a teenager, and became a key member of the first team.
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Wayne Mark Rooney |
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Date of birth |
24 October 1985 |
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
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10 |
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1996–2002 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2002–2004 |
67 |
(15) |
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2004– |
189 |
(91) |
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National team‡ |
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2003– |
60 |
(25 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo : is a Portuguesefootballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid fromManchester United in a deal worth £80 million). His contract with Real Madrid is believed to have made him the highest-paid football player in the world
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro |
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Date of birth |
5 February 1985 |
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1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
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9 |
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1993–1995 |
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1995–1997 |
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1997–2001 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2001–2003 |
25 |
(3) |
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2003–2009 |
196 |
(84) |
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2009– |
29 |
(26) |
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National team‡ |
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2001–2002 |
9 |
(6) |
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2003 |
5 |
(1) |
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2002–2003 |
6 |
(3) |
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2004 |
3 |
(1) |
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2003– |
72 |
(22) |
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Wesley Sneijder : A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale as a midfielder. In 2004, Sneijder was awarded the Johan Cruijff Award for “Young Player of the Year” in the Netherlands.
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Full name |
Wesley Benjamin Sneijder[1] |
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Date of birth |
June 9, 1984 |
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Height |
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
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Number |
10 |
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Youth career |
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1991–2002 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2002–2007 |
127 |
(44) |
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2007–2009 |
52 |
(11) |
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2009– |
26 |
(4) |
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National team‡ |
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2003– |
61 |
(14) |
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Kaka : is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. He started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. He moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of fifteen that he chose to focus on football. In 2003 he joined A.C. Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d’Orand FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007.
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Full name |
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite |
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Date of birth |
April 22, 1982 |
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Height |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Number |
8 |
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Youth career |
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1994–2000 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2001–2003 |
59 |
(23) |
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2003–2009 |
193 |
(70) |
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2009– |
22 |
(8) |
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National team‡ |
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2002– |
78 |
(27) |
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Didier Drogba : Ivorian professional footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays forChelsea in the Premier League and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Ivory Coast national football team. He has scored more goals for Chelsea than any other foreign player and is currently Chelsea’s 7th highest goal scorer of all time.
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Full name |
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily |
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Date of birth |
11 March 1978 |
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Height |
1.89 m (6 ft 21?2 in)[1] |
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Current club |
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Number |
11 |
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Youth career |
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1996–1997 |
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1997–1998 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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1998–2002 |
64 |
(12) |
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2002–2003 |
45 |
(20) |
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2003–2004 |
35 |
(19) |
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2004– |
166 |
(84) |
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Total |
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310 |
(135) |
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National team‡ |
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2002– |
68 |
(44) |
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David Villa : Spanish footballer who currently plays as astriker for Barcelona and Spain. He was the second highest scorer in the 2005–06 season with 25 goals, and was part of the Valencia team that won the Copa del Rey for a second time in the 2007–08 season. In 2010 he moved to Barcelona for €40.0 million.
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Full name |
David Villa Sánchez |
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Date of birth |
3 December 1981 |
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Place of birth |
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Height |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
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Current club |
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Number |
7 |
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Youth career |
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1991–1999 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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1999–2001 |
65 |
(25) |
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2001–2003 |
80 |
(38) |
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2003–2005 |
73 |
(32) |
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2005–2010 |
166 |
(107) |
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2010– |
0 |
(0) |
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National team‡ |
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2000–2003 |
7 |
(0) |
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2005– |
58 |
(38) |
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Daniele De Rossi : Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AS Roma and theItalian national team.De Rossi is nicknamed by the Roma fans as Capitan Futuro due to his high probabality as heir-apparent to Francesco Totti’s captain armband. In the 2006–07 season, De Rossi scored from 40 yards against Fiorentina with Sébastien Freyin goal. This was the first of three goals of the night for Roma. He also scored in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United in the 2006/07 season.
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Daniele De Rossi |
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Date of birth |
24 July 1983 |
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Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 1?2 in) |
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16 |
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1997–2000 |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2001– |
221 |
(27) |
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National team‡ |
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2001 |
3 |
(0) |
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2002 |
4 |
(0) |
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2003–2004 |
16 |
(3) |
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2004– |
54 |
(8) |
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Fernando Torres : Spanish footballer who plays forPremier League club Liverpool and the Spanish national team as a striker. He marked his first season at Anfield by being Liverpool’s first player, since Robbie Fowler in1995–96, to score more than 20 league goals in a season. Torres become the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals after scoring against Aston Villa in December 2009.
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Full name |
Fernando José Torres Sanz[1] |
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Date of birth |
20 March 1984 [2] |
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Place of birth |
Fuenlabrada, Spain |
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Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] |
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Playing position |
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Current club |
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Number |
9 |
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Youth career |
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1995–2001 |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2001–2007 |
214 |
(82) |
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2007– |
79 |
(56) |
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National team‡ |
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2000 |
1 |
(0) |
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2001 |
9 |
(11) |
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2001 |
4 |
(1) |
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2001 |
1 |
(1) |
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2002 |
5 |
(6) |
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2002–2003 |
10 |
(3) |
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2003– |
73 |
(24) |
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Robin van Persie : Dutch footballer who plays for Arsenal for whom he is vice-captain and the Netherlands national team as a striker. Van Persie has 44 caps and 18 goals with the Netherlands and made his senior international debut in 2005. He has participated in the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008. He also assisted with the Netherlands’ qualification for the 2010 World Cup.
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Personal information |
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Full name |
Robin van Persie[1] |
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Date of birth |
6 August 1983 [1] |
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Place of birth |
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Height |
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Playing position |
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Club information |
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Current club |
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Number |
11 |
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Youth career |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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2001–2004 |
59 |
(15) |
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2004– |
131 |
(48) |
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National team‡ |
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2004– |
44 |
(18) |
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