football players
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- 3. ¬- made 18 appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
- 4. - After winning 20 caps and scoring five goals at youth level, he made his senior international debut for France in 2016. He was a member of the France squad that won the 2018 World Cup.
- 7. - Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team
- 8. - On 23 September 2020, was officially promoted to the first team. Four days later, in Barcelona's first match of the 2020–21 La Liga season and the first under new head coach Ronald Koeman, Fati scored a brace and forced a penalty in a 4–0 win over Villarreal. He scored again in the following match, a 3–0 away win over Celta Vigo on 1 October. His performances led to him being named as the La Liga Player of the Month for September 2020.
- 11. - a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Spain national team. He will join Serie A club Juventus on 1 July 2021.
- 13. - an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered as the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team.
- 14. - A Manchester United player from the age of seven,he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later
- 15. - an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for English Premier league club Manchested United and the England national team. A highly technical, creative player, he is known for his trickery, pace and use of feints in one-on-one situations. He came runner-up for the 2019 Kopa Trophy and was nominated to the 40-man shortlist for the 2020 Golden Boy.
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- 1. - he made his competitive debut on 16 August 2019 in a 1–0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao. On 25 August, he scored a brace and assisted during his home debut, which ended in a 5–2 win against Real Betis. After substituting injured Ousmane Dembélé after 26 minutes of the first half, he scored his first Champions League goal for the club on 27 November 2019 in a 3–1 win against Borussia Dortmund, assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 2. a Spanish professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Real Madrid, whom he captained, and is the captain of the Spain national team. He also played as a right-back earlier in his career. He is considered to be one of the greatest centre-backs in the history of the sport
- 5. - French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.
- 6. – won European golden shoe in 2015, 2011, 2008
- 9. - Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid[2] and the Uruguay national team. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest Uruguayan sportsmen of all time.
- 10. - considered as one of the greatest right backs of all time, Alves is the most decorated player in the history of football with 42 trophies[3] and the second most decorated defender of all time in European competition
- 12. - an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.