Tim Howard is a goalkeeper for the English soccer club Everton and the Unites States national team. He is the most capped goalkeeper of all time for the United States men’s national team, with over a hundred caps since his debut. Howard established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper and started all of the United States’ games at the 2010 and... read full bio
Dennis Bergkamp is a Dutch former professional footballer who has also previously been the assistant manager for Ajax. Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he began playing football with Ajax’s youth system when he was only 11 years old. Bergkamp went on to join Ajax as a professional and throughout his football career he also played with Inter Milan... read full bio
Alexi Lalas is an American retired soccer player who has played as defender and is known for playing with the United States men’s national soccer team in the FIFA World Cup. Lalas was born in Birmingham, Michigan, and he began playing soccer when he was 11 years old. During his high school years, he was named the Michigan High School... read full bio
Mario Balotelli is an Italian professional footballer who is currently playing as a striker for the Serie A club Brescia, as well as for Italy’s national team. Balotelli was born in Palermo, Italy, and he began his career as a youth playing for Lumezzane, which is the team he eventually turned professional with at the age of 15. Since turning... read full bio
Gerard Pique is a Spanish professional footballer centre-back who has played for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. He is one of only four players to have won the UEFA Champions League two consecutive years with different teams. Pique was a key member of the Spain national team that won the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro. A modern... read full bio
Tab Ramos is an American former soccer player and coach who is currently the head coach of the Houston Dynamo of the MLS. Ramos was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and he immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 11 years old. He had a passion for soccer since a young age as his father played professionally... read full bio
Riyad Mahrez is a professional footballer that plays as a winger for the Premier League club Manchester City and he is also the captain of the Algerian national team. Mahrez was born in Sarcelles, France, and he began his career playing AAS Sarcelles during his youth. From there, he went on to join the CFA team Quimper for a year... read full bio
Marc-Andre ter Stegen is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Spanish club Barcelona as well as the Germany national team. Ter Stegen was born in Monchengladbach, Germany, and he began his career as a youth playing with Borussia Monchengladbach. After nearly 15 years, Ter Stegen began playing professionally with Borussia Monchengladbach II for two years... read full bio
Serge Gnabry is a German professional footballer that plays as a winger for the Bundesliga club Bayern Munich as well as for the Germany national team. Gnabry was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and he began his career as a youth playing for teams such as TSV Weissach, TSF Ditzingen, GSV Hemmingen, SpVgg Feuerbach, Stuttgarter Kickers, VfB Stuttgart, and Arsenal. Gnabry... read full bio
Frenkie de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as midfielder for the Spanish club Barcelona as well as for the Netherlands national team. Frenkie was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands, and he began his career playing with Willem II for his whole youth career. He went on to make his professional debut with Willem II and then went on... read full bio
Dries Mertens is a Belgian professional footballer that plays as a striker or winger for the Italian club Napoli as well as for the Belgium national team. Mertens began his football career as a youth playing for teams such as Stade Leuven, Anderlecht, and Gent. After two years, Mertens played professionally for Gent and played on loan with Eendracht Aalst... read full bio
Joshua Kimmich is a German professional footballer that plays as defensive midfielder or right back for Bayern Munich as well as for the Germany national team. Kimmich was born in Rottweil, Germany, and he began his career playing youth football for VfB Bosingen as well as VfB Stuttgart, before joining RB Leipzig as a professional footballer. Kimmich played with RB... read full bio
Eden Hazard is a Belgian professional footballer that plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for the Spanish club Real Madrid and he also plays and captains for the Belgium national team. Hazard was born in La Louviere, Belgium, and he began his career playing with the youth league Royal Stade Brainois. From there, Hazard went on to play with... read full bio
Jan Oblak is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays goalkeeper for the Spanish club Atletico Madrid as well as for the Slovenia national team. Oblak was born in Skofja Loka, Slovenia, and he began his career playing with the youth clubs Locan, Olimpija, and Olimpija Ljublijana. From there, he went on to make his professional debut with Olimpija Ljublijana where... read full bio
Bernardo Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City as well as for the Portugal national team. Silva was born in Lisbon, Portugal and he began his career playing for the S.L. Benfica youth team where they won the Portuguese Juniors Championship. The following year he made his professional debut with Benfica... read full bio
Gabriel Barbosa is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo as well as for the Brazil national team. Barbosa was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and he began his career playing with Santos FC’s youth setup where he played for 9 years before turning professional with Santos. With Santos, Barbosa played... read full bio
Roberto Firmino is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the Premier League club Liverpool as well as for the Brazil national team as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder. Firmino was born in Maceio, Brazil, and he began his youth career playing with CRB before going on to play with Figueirense with their youth group and then made his... read full bio
Sadio Mane is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger / forward for the Premier League club Liverpool, as well as for the Senegal national team. Mane was born in Sedhiou, Senegal, and he began his career playing for the youth team Generation Foot. From there, he began played professionally with Metz where he scored 2 goals before... read full bio
Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer that plays as centre-back for the English Premier League club Liverpool and he also captains the Netherlands national team. Virgil was born in Breda, Netherlands, and he began his career as a youth playing for teams Willem II and Groningen. He went on to begin playing professionally with Groningen where he scored... read full bio
Donny van de Beek is a Dutch professional footballer that plays as midfielder for the Eredivisie club AFC Ajax. Donny was born in Nijkerkerveen, Netherlands, and he began his career as a youth playing for the Veensche Boys academy as well as for Ajax. From there, he began playing professionally for Jong Ajax and then for Ajax. With Ajax, Donny... read full bio
