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Matthew Paul Booth (born 14 March 1977) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.Booth spent the majority of his career in his home country, but also played in Russia for six years and briefly played in England for three months.
Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (Egyptian Arabic: محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي, pronounced [mæˈħam.mæd sˤɑˈlɑːħ ˈɣæːli]; [4] born 15 June 1992), known as Mohamed Salah or Mo Salah, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team.
Mamadou Tall; Personal information; Date of birth 4 December 1982 (age 42) Place of birth: Attecoube, Republic of Upper Volta: Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Position(s) Centre-back: Youth career; Etoile Filante: Senior career* Years: Team: Apps (Gls) 1999–2001: Etoile Filante: 2001–2002: Bursaspor: 2 (0) 2002–2003: CS Sfaxien: 2003: CS ...
During his career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" (A Pérola Negra), "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei). [17] In 2014, the city of Santos inaugurated the Pelé museum – Museu Pelé – which displays a 2,400 piece collection of Pelé memorabilia. [ 157 ]
In 2007, the Confederation of African Football named Milla the best African player of the previous 50 years. [8] At the time of his retirement, he was regarded as the all-time topscorer from African region in FIFA World Cup finals with five goals and his record was eventually surpassed by Ghana's Asamoah Gyan .
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje iv dʁɔɡba tebili]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. [5] He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team.
In 2019, he scored on his debut for the senior team, making him the first player born in 2002 to score in Serie A. In January 2021, Amad joined English club Manchester United. He had loan spells at Rangers and Sunderland. Amad made his senior international debut for the Ivory Coast in March 2021, in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game.
Edward Keddar Nketiah (born 30 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national team. Nketiah started his club career with Arsenal and made his first team debut in 2017, going on to make over 150 appearances for the club.