Football fans across the world are always in constant debate about who is the best footballer in the world, and the answer to this question will never be one. There is a host of players in the current scenario, and picking a player from the current roster is unattainable. Old and new-generation players are showing some next-generation skills and athleticism.
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Sadio Mané
In retrospect, Mané’s departure from Liverpool was a drastic alteration on cellular levels for the club. It was a momentous thing at the time, but many people believed that players like Luis Diaz and Darwin Núñez would easily replace the gaps created by his departure. The truth that those two players have been unable to do so is not an act.
The Senegalese Sadio Mane joined Bayern Munich, where he has shown his skill after leaving the shadow of Salah, being limited by an injury that kept him out for the winter.
Despite having a rather trimmed stature, he is a fine finisher with his feet and of heavy toll in airborne situations. He likes drifting out wide; he is a Swiss Army knife forward with a field of raid options.
Scouts first saw Mane in 2009 while he was playing for M’Bour, a team that he subsequently dubbed Generation Foot and helped get promoted to the second tier in 2010–11.
- Date of Birth: April 10, 1992
- Place of Birth: Bambali, Sédhiou, Senegal
- Playing Position: Forward / Winger
- Current Team: Bayern Munich
- National Team: Senegal
Neymar
As Neymar’s career nears its end, it will be interesting to watch how his legacy changes over time. Even with all of his accolades and a YouTube channel devoted to his quick feet, Neymar seems like he has become more than the best player.
Neymar has shown signs of development. For Brazil in the World Cup, he moved deeper into the middle of midfield and is probably going to establish a new record for assists in a season overall.
Neymar da Silva Sr., his father, was his first coach who taught him how to control the ball and make him a football player. His sister, Rafaella Beckran, is a footballer.
Neymar’s talent must be reckoned chiefly on what he has displayed, not on what he may have developed into. He will always be plagued by nagging grievances, but this shouldn’t take away too much from a shining player.
- Date of Birth: February 5, 1992
- Place of Birth: Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
- Playing Position: Striker
- Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain
- National Team: Brazil
Luka Modrić
He is never-ending, glorious, and ageless. We veto to accept that Modrić will never get old or retire. He was a part of more than 800 games and had to wait for 20 years before making his professional appearance with Zrinjski Mostar in the BPL (Bosnian Premier League). He is a midfielder, and there are very few in this position whom you can rely on.
In 2018 when Croatia won the world cup, Luka played all 694 minutes and was not substituted or kept out from the playing 11.
Modrić is the epitome of silk. He always looks fine and carefree on the field, just ready to give his best. A subtle touch, a little dip of the shoulder to buy some room, or an irresistible, artistic pass intended to cut through the crowds can all be used. Everyone has seen it before, including the opponents he is up against, and not much can be done about it.
For big Champions League matches, he will be in top shape and be at his best. He will just continue to direct the performance until the curtain call.
The 37-year-old should be aging, losing his legs, and of course, surprising, but Madrid has done a good feat of managing his playing time.
- Date of Birth: 9 September 1985
- Place of Birth: Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
- Playing Position: Midfielder
- Current Team: Real Madrid
- National Team: Croatia
Robert Lewandowski
Lewandowski’s intent is goals, goals, and more goals. Lewandowski has tirelessly fought for out-and-out natural attackers over a decade of false and inverted thingamajigs.
Lewandowski sets the onslaughts and generates opportunities, but because of his mobility and understanding of where others are looking for him, he is at his most vicious when he is hovering around the very top of the pitch.
Lewandowski is both the player who is to be in that position and the one you would like to be there if the ball falls to one player in a one-on-one scenario in international football.
Robert is a no-nonsense person in many aspects. It is natural to his game, and he has good experience with where the ball will go, the locations to occupy, and the appropriate times to do so. He is the plane frame’s statures and uses all to guide the ball into the net.
- Date of Birth: August 21, 1988
- Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland
- Playing Position: Striker
- Current Team: Barcelona
- National Team: Poland
Harry Kane
Because we are only shown the player’s countless replays and seldom witness their 4/10s, the days they’d rather forget, their misses, and their failures, the relative mystery of foreign leagues may oftentimes overpraise a player’s reputation.
His playmaking ability allows him to pick passes from deep, swing crosses in, and play the No. 10 and No. 9 roles simultaneously and effectively.
He has earned all of this while playing for a team that, with the utmost respect, is not at his level and has rarely been close to his norm. His nailing is prime, and positions to compensate for the lack of raw pace are second to none. Tottenham is about to experience its worst nightmare: the post-Kane era.
In all its tribal, hyper-exposed beauty, the Premier League is not often a place where the opposing accepts his skills. With Harry Kane, can we not say that we are nearly there?
- Date of Birth: July 28, 1993
- Place of Birth: Walthamstow, London, England
- Playing Position: Striker
- Current Team: Tottenham Hotspur
- National Team: England
Erling Haaland
We introduce Erling Haaland in order to further the argument that players are a by-product of the Premier League’s excessive exposure. If you look up Haaland in a given week, you can come across a commentator who thinks he should be doing more or isn’t being used properly.
Erling Haaland has made the strangely normal curve. Arranging an impossible threshold from the beginning may have been Haaland’s main fault in 2022–2023. Haaland scored 22 goals in 15 Premier League games from the start of the season through the end of 2022. In seven Premier League seasons, such an amount would have resulted in the Golden Boot winner.
Few players in the Premier League could equal his hardness, menacing ability (including improvised, instinctive finishing), and turn of speed. Best part? Haaland has his ultimate peak approaching, and the coming years should be really exciting.
- Date of Birth: July 21, 2000
- Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
- Playing Position: Striker
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: England
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is doing what he usually does: leading the line, scoring goals, winning trophies, repeat. In 90 minutes, Benzema accomplishes a great amount of grunt labor. He penetrates the epitome of a diving pivot, the fiction. Benzema enjoys playing with his back post.
Real Madrid has accomplished everything in the past 14 years, thanks to Benzema. Although Real Madrid has risked replacing him with other attackers over the past ten years, no one has been able to fill the No. 9 position quite like him.
If you play one and throw a dart, you’ll always get the two. He is a complete striker who is now becoming realized in his crafts.
- Date of Birth: December 19, 1987
- Place of Birth: Lyon, France
- Playing Position: Striker
- Current Team: Real Madrid
- National Team: France
Kevin De Bruyne
Despite having a bad season, at the end of March, Kevin De Bruyne had assisted on 18 goals across all competitions. While it’s true that the Belgian hasn’t completely taken over our TVs like Haaland, it made amazing accomplishments look regular.
De Bruyne’s ability to come with all the bells and whistles is one of his best rates. He takes lethal set pieces, is surprisingly muscular, and is quick to react. Without them, KDB would continue to be a top-tier player, but with them at his command, he becomes a multifaceted toolbox.
The technical skill of De Bruyne shouldn’t be sloped. If you have watched him play the game, he is one of the best ball-crossers in the history of the Premier League, and he blends his ball skill with the love for the defense that he has with the most effectiveness.
- Date of Birth: June 28, 1991
- Place of Birth: Drongen, Belgium
- Playing Position: Midfielder
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: Belgium
Kylian Mbappé
Mbappé is a megastar created in the World Cup’s furnace. Given the importance of the Champions League and Premier League, it’s a traditional path to greatness, but Mbappé’s international heroics illustrate his talent and mindset.
However, his character in the World Cup, his attitude, and his steely tenacity to drag his team to the championship trophy have raised him up another rung on the ladder.
Kylian is mostly a character from some drama show in the ongoing back-and-forth between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. He has his mind focused on the politics that is happening in the background.
He is one of the quickest football players we have ever seen on the pitch. He has the ability to drill the ball high and mount it into the roof to strike the ball with tremendous force from a standing start while on the move.
He has made a joke of Ligue 1 like Neymar and many others before him, but his performance for club and country on the international stage puts him in the lead. His three back-to-back goals in the World Cup final will become legendary; it was grinding for a star athlete.
- Date of Birth: December 20, 1998
- Place of Birth: Paris, France
- Playing Position: Forward
- Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain
- National Team: France
Lionel Messi
No one can argue Messi’s development. Although he no longer moves with the same searing speed, his intellect and ability to use the football ensure that he still has a strong grip over frolic results. However, he is not an all-action terrier and won’t help with dirty labor. To hold that against him would be to completely miss the juncture.
Even with Neymar and Mbappé sniffing about the same areas, he is comfortably in double digits for PSG’s goals and assists so far this season and continues to be a match-winner in the most important situations.
He is the best man who ever put his legs in the football studs and will reach an end sooner or later. It is natural to expect a player with his quality, influence, effect, recent success, and remaining stamina. The magician is in charge.
For the club and Argentina, Messi continues to blatantly and covertly control matches. While his strong play in the Champions League has continued from Barcelona to Paris, his performances have directly encouraged Argentina to win the Copa America and World Cup crowns.
- Date of Birth: June 24, 1987
- Place of Birth: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Playing Position: Forward
- Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain
- National Team: Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is captain of both the Portugal National football team and the Al Nassr club team, and he is a striker who competes for Al Nassr in the Saudi Professional League. Many fans believe Ronaldo is the top player ever to enter a football field, and his skills and Instagram followers are most by anyone on the platform.
One of the most well-marketed sportsmen of his time, Ronaldo, was rated the top-paid sportsperson in 2016 and 2017 by Forbes and by ESPN from 2016 to 2019.
He was one of Time Magzine’s top 100 world influencers in 2014. As the first football player and third athlete to achieve $1 billion in career earnings, he rose to become a cultural hero.
- Date of Birth: February 5, 1985
- Place of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Playing Position: Forward
- Current Team: Al-Nassr
- National Team: Portugal
Casemiro
Casemiro, whose actual name is Carlos Henrique Casimiro, is a defensive midfielder who plays for the Brazil national team and Manchester United.
Casemiro is the top defensive midfielder in the world, at least for some. Casemiro, a full international since 2011, was a member of the Brazilian teams that won the 2022 and 2018 FIFA World Cups & the 2019 Copa América.
- Date of Birth: 23 February 1992
- Place of Birth: São José dos Campos, Brazil
- Current Team: Manchester United
- National Team: Brazil
Achraf Hakimi
Achraf Hakimi Mouh is a Moroccan professional footballer who competes for Paris Saint-Germain of Ligue 1 and the Moroccan national team. He is one of the finest right-backs in the world and is renowned for his quick runs and scoring prowess.
Before making his debut for Morocco at the age of 17, he participated in the country’s youth teams at multifarious grades. He was a member of Morocco’s teams for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022 & the Africa Cup in 2021 and 2019.
- Date of Birth: 4 November 1998
- Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
- Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain
- National Team: Spain
Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham is an English professional footballer. He is a midfielder for both the England national team and Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
In his debut match of competitive action after joining Borussia Dortmund in July 2020, Bellingham scored the team’s youngest score.
He represented England at the under-15, 16, and 17 levels. Bellingham made their senior squad debut in November 2020 and competed for their country at both the UEFA Euro 2020 and FIFA World Cup in 2022.
- Date of Birth: 29 June 2003
- Place of Birth: Stourbridge, England
- Current Team: Borussia Dortmund
- National Team: England
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford, MBE, is an English football player who plays up front for Manchester United in the PL and the national team of England. He is renowned for his agility, aggression, dribbling, and coolness.
He works to end racism, poverty, and child hunger in the United Kingdom. As a philanthropist and political activist, he created awareness and implemented cultural change.
Rashford has won widespread acclaim for his efforts and has been identified by the managers in home and away games, and has been the subject of a mural painted in Withington by graffiti artist Akse.
- Date of Birth: 31 October 1997
- Place of Birth: Manchester, England
- Current Team: Manchester United
- National Team: England
Vinícius Júnior
Vinicius José Paixo de Oliveira Jr., a.k.a. Vini Jr., plays forward, and Brazil is his national team.
He is one the top forwards in the world due to his agility, at least for some fans, playmaking mastery, and dribbling mastery.
- Date of Birth: 12 July 2000
- Place of Birth: São Gonçalo, Brazil
- Current Team: Real Madrid
- National Team: Brazil
Son Heung-min
Son Heung-min is an international football player from South Korea. He is the captain of the South Korean national team and a forward for the Premier League Club Tottenham Hotspur.
Because of his lightning-quick gait, and play-linking power, he is obeyed by the best Asian football players of all time.
- Date of Birth: 8 July 1992
- Place of Birth: Chuncheon, South Korea
- Current Team: Tottenham Hotspur
- National Team: South Korea
Bukayo Saka
Ayoyinka Bukayo, a.k.a. T. M. Saka, is an English football player for Club Arsenal in Premier League and the England national football team. Since the age of seven, he has been with the club Arsenal. 
Bukayo Saka (Credit: @bukayosaka87/Instagram)For the national team, he first appeared in the year 2020, and in the same year, he played for five games. He is well-known for his humble and grounded personality. He always looks up to his father for inspiration, and on the field, he likes Ronaldo and looks up to him for his core mentality on the field.
He is with the Bighoe charity that aids the kids of the second biggest City in Nigeria, Kano.
- Date of Birth: 5 September 2001
- Place of Birth: Ealing, England
- Current Team: Arsenal
- National Team: England
Ángel di María
Angel Fabián Di Maria is an Argentine professional footballer. When he was a kid, he was very energetic, and to channel his inner rage doctor recommended his parents play him football. He competes for both Argentina and Juventus in Serie A.
There is a tattoo on his forearm that means no matter where his future takes him, he will not forget his roots, and the place where he belongs is Perdriel streets
He is one of the few players who have shared the field with both the legends Messia and Ronaldo. He was in Real Madrid and has played with Benzema, Ronaldo, and Ramos, and he plays in Argentina, where he shares a room with Messi.
- Date of Birth: 14 February 1988
- Place of Birth: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Current Team: Juventus
- National Team: Argentina
Pedri
Spanish professional footballer Pedro González López, best known by his stage name Pedri. For Barcelona in La Liga and the Spanish national team, he plays central midfield. In 2021, he received the Kopa and Golden Boy Trophies.
Pedri participated in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup for Spain. For Spain, which lost to Morocco on penalties in the Round of 16 matchups, Pedri started each of the four games.
- Date of Birth: 25 November 2002
- Place of Birth: Bajamar, Spain
- Current Team: Barcelona
- National Team: Spain
Gavi
Pablo Martin Páez Gavira, better known by his stage name Gavi, is a midfielder for both the Spain national team and La Liga side Barcelona.
Gavi earned the Golden Boy and the Kopa Trophies in 2022. On the same day, Barcelona announced that Gavi would deem license of the number 6 shirt, which used to belong to his guru Xavi.
- Date of Birth: 5 August 2004
- Place of Birth: Los Palacios y Villafranca, Spain
- Current Team: Barcelona
- National Team: Spain
Marquinhos
Brazilian professional footballer Marquinhos, a.k.a. Marcos Aoás Corrêa, is a defender for both the Brazil national team and Paris Saint-Germain’s captain. Marquinhos can play defensive midfielder, right back, mid-back, and other positions.
Additionally, he won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and represented his country at the Copa América Centenario and Copa América 2015. Following that, he participated in the 2019 Copa América, the 2021 Copa América, and the 2022 World Cup, winning the affair in 2019.
- Date of Birth: 14 May 1994
- Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil
- Current Team: Paris Saint-Germain
- National Team: Brazil
Phil Foden
English professional footballer Philip Walter Foden plays in a left winger position, offensive midfielder, or middle striker for Manchester City in the Premier League and for the national England football team. Phil is said to be one of the youngest players. In 2017 he was named the BBC Young Sports Personality.
- Date of Birth: 28 May 2000
- Place of Birth: Stockport, England
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: England
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic was born in Sweden. Both the Sweden national team and Serie A club AC Milan use Ibrahimović.
Ibrahimovic is realized for his ball control, acrobatic volleys, and powerful shots. He is renowned for his deadly long-range shoots.
He is regarded as one of the most outstanding strikers of all time and is one of the most distinguished football players in the world, having won 34 titles in his career. Over the four decades, he has scored over 570 goals total, more than 500 of them have been for teams.
- Date of Birth: 3 October 1981
- Place of Birth: Malmö, Sweden
- Current Team: AC Milan
- National Team: Sweden
Antoine Griezmann
French professional footballer Antoine Griezmann in his career, he has been a striker, winger, and offensive midfielder. His moniker is “The Little Prince” because of his tiny physique, bag full of skills, and choices on the football field. He is 5 ft 9, which is short in the game, but this doesn’t define his on-field mammoth presence.
Antoine was given the accolade of the Player of the Tournament, and France ended came second. Antoine was the top scorer in the UEFA Euro 2016, and in FIFA World Cup 2018, he was awarded the silver boot for scoring the most goals.
- Date of Birth: 21 March 1991
- Place of Birth: Mâcon, France
- Current Team: Atlético Madrid
- National Team: France
Theo Hernandez
French football player Théo Bernard François Hernandez is a left defender for both France’s national team and Serie A’s AC Milan. Hernandez’s pace, tenacity, and bias to score goals have earned him one of the top left-backs in the world.
The father, Jean-François Hernandez, was a football player, and he is the brother of another professional football player Lucas Hernandez. In November 2022, he was added to Qatar’s final FIFA World Cup roster.
- Date of Birth: 6 October 1997
- Place of Birth: Marseille, France
- Current Team: AC Milan
- National Team: France
Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer is a professional goalkeeper for the German football team. He is a custodian who is the leader of the Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team. One of the most excellent goalkeepers in the history of the game is said to be Neuer.
Neuer is a “sweeper-keeper” due to his quickness and playing style when he rushes off his line of the goalkeeper. He received the top rating from IFFHS from 2011 to 2020 for goalkeeping.
- Date of Birth: 27 March 1986
- Place of Birth: Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
- Current Team: Bayern Munich
- National Team: Germany
Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale is a Wales native. He was a former professional footballer who played a forward position for Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur. Bale is one of the greatest Welsh footballers of all time and the fairest player of his age.
He led Wales in scoring with seven goals during their victorious UEFA Euro 2016 qualification campaign. In the actual tournament, when they reached the semifinals, he added three more goals. After that, he participated for Wales at Euro 2020 and assisted in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, breaking a 64-year World Cup scarcity. He received the title of Welsh Footballer of the Year a record six times. Bale, at 33, made the decision to retire from playing football in January 2023.
- Date of Birth: 16 July 1989
- Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales
- Current Team: NA
- National Team: Wales
Bernardo Silva
Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva was born in Portugal. He is a winger, offensive midfielder, and striker for Manchester City of the PL and the Portugal national team.
Silva is known for his stamina, quickness, and work ethic. Silva is with the top Portuguese players and is the best midfield player in the world for some fans. He was a member of Portugal’s 55-member squad and the final 26-man team that was publicized for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup in October 2022.
- Date of Birth: 10 August 1994
- Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: Portugal
Raheem Sterling
English professional footballer Raheem Shaquille Sterling MBE represents the England national team and the Premier League club.
He started his professional career at Queens Park Rangers before deciding to sign with Liverpool in 2010. He was given the Golden Boy honor in 2014. He got the FWA Footballer of the Year award for the season 2018–19 and the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
Sterling earned his senior debut for England in November 2012 after playing for the under-16, 17, 19, and 21 junior teams on several affairs.
- Date of Birth: 8 December 1994
- Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
- Current Team: Chelsea
- National Team: England
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent John Alexander-Arnold is an English football player who is in the Premier League and plays right back for Liverpool and the national team of England.
Alexander-Arnold’s exhaustive scope of assists has made him one of the best fullbacks in international football. Alexander-Arnold, who played for England at several juvenile levels, made his senior debut in 2018.
- Date of Birth: 7 October 1998
- Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
- Current Team: Liverpool
- National Team: England
Alphonso Davies
A professional soccer player from Canada, Alphonso Boyle Davies, a.k.a. “The Roadrunner,” for his unimaginable gait, dribbling ability, and creativity. In June 2017, Davies made the list of most recent members of the Canadian men’s national team.
In the CONCACAF Gold Cup, he became the Canadian men’s national team’s youngest scorer. He was born in 2000 and is the first player who has scored in a major football tournament. Davies scored twice in a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against French Guiana. In 2021, he would be named the CONCACAF Men’s Player of the Year.
- Date of Birth: 2 November 2000
- Place of Birth: Buduburam, Ghana
- Current Team: Bayern Munich
- National Team: Canada
Ousmane Dembélé
French professional footballer Masour Ousmane Dembélé plays on the wing for both the France national team and the La Liga club Barcelona.
Ousmane’s score in the championship game helped Dortmund win the DFB-Pokal in the 2016–17 season. After his fellow countryman Paul Pogba, he was the second-most-paid football player when he joined Barcelona for a cost of €105 million. He then had a difficult first season in Spain due to injuries, winning the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
After earning 20 appearances and tallying five goals at the junior level, he earned his France senior international debut in 2016. Dembélé competed in the UEFA Euro 2020 and the FIFA World Cup in 2022, a member of the France side that won the FIFA World Cup in 2018.
- Date of Birth: 15 May 1997
- Place of Birth: Vernon, France
- Current Team: Barcelona
- National Team: France
Ederson Moraes
Brazil-born professional footballer Ederson Santana de Moraes, a.k.a. Ederson, represents both the Brazil national team and Manchester City of the Premier League.
Because of his long-range kicks and dexterity with the ball in his hands, Moraes is one of the top goalkeepers in the world. Ederson made his international debut in 2017 after receiving multiple under-23 caps for Brazil. He was a member of Brazil’s roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019, and 2021 Copa Américas, which Brazil won in 2019.
- Date of Birth: 17 August 1993
- Place of Birth: Osasco, Brazil
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: Brazil
Antonio Rüdiger
German football player Antonio Rüdiger’s position is a central defender for both the German national team and Real Madrid, a La Liga team. Rüdiger is a reserve player in the third level. Liga and the top team in the Bundesliga. Rüdiger first joined Roma in 2015, and he got a €9 million permanent move the following year.
He was acquired by Chelsea in 2017 for a reported £27 million. He won the FA Cup there during his first campaign. In his second and third seasons, he captured both the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League.
He won the UEFA Champions League in 2021. The reigning European champions Real Madrid in 2022 acquired Rüdiger.
- Date of Birth: 3 March 1993
- Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
- Current Team: Real Madrid
- National Team: Germany
Frenkie de Jong
Dutch professional footballer Frenkie de Jong plays midfield for both the Netherlands’ national team and the La Liga team, Barcelona. As a midfielder has skills, De Jong is known for his tactical aur, control of the ball, navigation on the field, excessive defensive prowess, and attacking power. He is on the list of top midfielders in the world.
- Date of Birth: 12 May 1997
- Place of Birth: Gorinchem, Netherlands
- Current Team: Barcelona
- National Team: Netherlands
N’golo Kanté
N’Golo Kanté a French professional football player and a defensive midfielder who now plays for Chelsea in the Premier League and the France national team. Kanté’s unwavering work ethic and strong defensive mastery.
Kanté won the French Player of the Year title in 2017, becoming the first Premier League player to do so in the last seven years. He played in the team’s success in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- Date of Birth: 29 March 1991
- Place of Birth: Paris, France
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: France
João Cancelo
Joo Pedro Cavaco Cancelo is a professional footballer from Portugal who is now playing for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich lent by Premier League club Manchester City. He is in the playing squad of Portugal’s men’s football national team.
Cancelo’s creativity, talent, strength, and all-rounding skills have earned him the finest fullback in the world. He was selected to represent Portugal in the NL Finals of UEFA 2019, which will be held at home after his polity beat the inaugural edition of the league.
- Date of Birth: 27 May 1994
- Place of Birth: Barreiro, Portugal
- Current Team: Bayern Munich (lent by Manchester City)
- National Team: Portugal
Paul Pogba
Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional football player who now competes for Juventus in Serie A and the French national team. He is a central midfielder, winger, offensive midfielder, defensive midfielder, or deep-lying playmaker.
In addition to leading France to win at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Pogba received the Best Player title on the international stage. After a year, he made his first appearance on the squad, and for his efforts in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was given the Best Young Player Award.
- Date of Birth: 15 March 1993
- Place of Birth: Lagny-sur-Marne, France
- Current Team: Juventus
- National Team: France
Joshua Kimmich
Joshua Walter Kimmich is a German football player who performs right back or defensive midfield for the Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team.
Kimmich is considered one of the greatest mid-fielder in the world due to his extensive playstyle, adaptability, aggressiveness, and game tactical mastery. Philipp has captained Bayern Munich and oftentimes corresponded with Kimmich, who can be his successor.
José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, several other managers, and experts have all praised him highly and feel him to be one of the best midfielders of this generation.
- Date of Birth: 8 February 1995
- Place of Birth: Rottweil, Germany
- Current Team: Bayern Munich
- National Team: Germany
Christian Pulisic
Christian Mate Pulisic is an American soccer player. He has earned the moniker “Captain America” from his squad and supporters for his prime balling skills and lightning-quick speed. He won the first NL CONCACAF in 2019-20, and in 2019, he guided the United States to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.
- Date of Birth: 18 September 1998
- Place of Birth: Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
- Current Team: Chelsea
- National Team: America
Thibaut Courtois
Goalkeeper Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois plays for Real Madrid and the Belgian national squad. Other than being a goalkeeper, he loves NBA and knows German, English, Dutch, French, and Spanish and can speak all these languages fluently.
Belgian professional footballer Thibaut Courtois is the best goalkeeper in the world, at least heeded due to his rapid reactions, acrobatic saves, and penalty mastery. He came in third place after Gianluigi Buffon and Manuel Neuer in the IFFHS World’s Best Keeper (2011-2020).
- Date of Birth: 11 May 1992
- Place of Birth: Bree, Belgium
- Current Team: Real Madrid
- National Team: Belgium
Lautaro Martínez
Lautaro Javier Martnez is an Argentine professional football player who plays up front for the national squad of Argentina and Serie A club Inter Milan. He is with the top strikers in the world. Martnez began his football career with Racing Club in Argentina, his birthplace, in 2015. This was where he made his senior debut.
He played for the team for four seasons until switching to Inter in 2018, playing them in the league and Copa Libertadores, and scored 28 goals in 60 games. He grasped the Serie A title there in his third season.
- Date of Birth: 22 August 1997
- Place of Birth: Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Current Team: Inter Milan
- National Team: Argentina
Kyle Walker
English professional footballer Kyle Andrew Walker is a right defender for both the England national team and Manchester City in the Premier League. Walker’s strength, agility, and vision have earned him a prize fullback in the world.
He left Hotspur for Manchester City for £45 million after playing for five more seasons. He has since won four Premier League championships, four EFL Cup medals, and one FA Cup while with City. He has played for Great Britain in the UEFA Euro 2016 competition, the FIFA World Cup 2018, and the UEFA Euro 2020 competition.
- Date of Birth: 28 May 1990
- Place of Birth: Sheffield, England
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: England
Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez is a professional footballer who guides Algeria’s country team. Mahrez is a winger for Manchester City in the Premier League. He raised the Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup in his first season at Manchester City. The 2016 CAF African Footballer of the Year title went to him.
- Date of Birth: 21 February 1991
- Place of Birth: Sarcelles, France
- Current Team: Manchester City
- National Team: France
Paulo Dybala
Paulo Exequiel Dybala, an Argentine professional footballer, is a striker for the Roma squad in Serie A and the Argentina national team.
Dybala, a.k.a. “La Joya” or “The Jewel,” began his senior club career with Instituto de Córdoba in 2011. He joined Palermo at the age of 18 when he won the Serie B championship. After joining Juventus in 2015, Dybala won five league championships and four Italian Cups.
In addition, he made four Serie A Team of the Year appearances, was the Serie A Most Valuable Player, and is the eighth all-time scorer. He joined the Roma in 2022
In 2015, Dybala debuted, being a 21-year-old senior international for Argentina. He has now earned more than 30 caps, taking home victories in the 2022 World Cup, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the 2019 Copa América.
- Date of Birth: 15 November 1993
- Place of Birth: Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina
- Current Team: Roma
- National Team: Argentina
Keylor Navas
Keilor Antonio “Keylor” Navas Gamboa is an international football player from Costa Rica. He is the captain of the Costa Rican national team and is a custodian lent by Paris Saint-Germain to Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
He won the honor of CONCACAF Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year for three consecutive years, from 2016 to 2018. He was voted the top male CONCACAF player of the 2011–2020 decade by the IFFHS. For his achievements, he received the UEFA Club Football Award for best UEFA custodian in 2017 and 2018. He was selected for the 2018 UEFA Champions League Season Squad.
- Date of Birth: 15 December 1986
- Place of Birth: Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
- Current Team: Nottingham Forest (lent by Paris Saint-Germain)
- National Team: Costa Rica
Toni Kroos
German-born Toni Kroos is a professional footballer for Real Madrid in La Liga. His moniker is ‘The Waiter’ or ‘Garcon.’ His father, Rolan Kroos, was his first coach who taught him details about the game.
Kroos, one of the best midfielders in history, often plays in the middle of the field but has sometimes been a playmaker in deep areas. His ball control inventiveness, vision, and crossing mastery are popular.
- Date of Birth: 4 January 1990
- Place of Birth: Greifswald, East Germany
- Current Team: Real Madrid
- National Team: Germany
Hugo Lloris
Hadrien Hugo Dominique Lloris, a custodian for Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League, was born in France. He has received the UNFP (National Union of Professional Footballers) Keeper of the Year award three times for playing in Ligue 1.
For the first time, he became the captain of the national team in 2010 before becoming the team’s first-choice captain on February 28, 2012. He guided France to quarterfinal displays at both the UEFA Euro 2012 and FIFA World Cup 2014 and runners-up halt at the 2016 UEFA Euro Cup, the 2018 FIFA World Cup victory in Russia, and the FIFA World Cup 2022.
- Date of Birth: 26 December 1986
- Place of Birth: Nice, France
- Current Team: Tottenham Hotspur
- National Team: France
Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli is a professional footballer who performs from Premier League club Chelsea for both the Belgian national team and Serie A club Inter Milan. As per his interview in 2011, his physique is god gifted, and he doesn’t lift weights.
Romelu Lukaku is at the top of the list of scoring goals for Belgium and made his professional appearance in 2010. Since then, he has played for his country in five major competitions, including the 2022, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cups, where he tied for second place in goals scored and earned the Bronze Boot.
- Date of Birth: 13 May 1993
- Place of Birth: Antwerp, Belgium
- Current Team: Inter Milan (lent by Chelsea)
- National Team: Belgium
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