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2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Lionel MessiOn the 14th of December 2000, a Barcelona official named Carles Rexach signed a contract for Lionel Messi on the back of a paper napkin.
- Luka ModrićLuka Modrić was born on the 9th of September 1985 in Zadar, a city that would soon become a battlefield. His family lived in the hamlet of Modrići on the…
- Thibaut CourtoisOn the 17th of April 2009, a sixteen-year-old boy named Thibaut Courtois stepped onto the pitch at the Guldensporenstadion.
- Nicolás OtamendiNicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi made his Primera División debut for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on the 10th of May 2008.
- Tarek SalmanTarek Salman Suleiman Odeh arrived in this world on the 5th of December 1997 within the borders of Egypt. His family later settled in the Qatari city of…
- Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on the 5th of February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira.
- Kylian MbappéKylian Mbappé Lottin arrived into the world on the 20th of December 1998 within the 19th arrondissement of Paris. He grew up in Bondy, a suburb located to…
- Andrés GuardadoJosé Andrés Guardado Hernández was born on the 28th of September 1986 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He joined the youth system of Atlas at the age of seven and…
- Manuel NeuerManuel Neuer made his Bundesliga debut with Schalke 04 on matchday two of the 2006, 07 season. He came on as a substitute for the injured Frank Rost during a…
- Thomas MüllerIn 2000, a ten-year-old boy named Thomas Müller left his home village of Pähl to join the youth academy of Bayern Munich.
- Moisés CaicedoIn the Mujer Trabajadora neighbourhood of Santo Domingo, Ecuador, a young boy named Moisés Caicedo played football on pitches made of scrubland.
- Emiliano MartínezDamián Emiliano Martínez Romero was born on the 2nd of September 1992 in Mar del Plata. He began his career within the youth ranks of Independiente before…
- Enzo FernándezEnzo Jeremías Fernández entered the world on the 17th of January 2001 in San Martín, Buenos Aires. He grew up with four brothers named Seba, Rodri, Maxi and…
- Harry KaneHarry Edward Kane was born on the 28th of July 1993 at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, London. He grew up in Walthamstow before his family…
- Jesús FerreiraJesús David Ferreira Castro arrived in Dallas, Texas at the age of ten after his father, David Ferreira, signed with FC Dallas.