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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.
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Team information Current team Al Nassr Number 7 Youth career 1992–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2002 Sporting CP Senior ...
Osimhen is widely regarded as one of the best centre-forwards and football player in European football and the world. [108] [109] He has been compared to fellow young strikers Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Opta Analyst wrote: "Among that early-prime age group, Victor Osimhen is arguably near the top". [110]
However, new suitors soon came calling, and only after the appointment of Sam Allardyce did Fish's star begin to fall in Lancashire. Fish soon followed his Danish teammate Claus Jensen and at Alan Curbishley's second time of asking moved to Charlton Athletic in a £700,000 move in November 2000.
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.
At 2.01m tall, Onuachu was seen as being an "atypical" transfer. [10] Onauchu made his debut on 1 September 2019 as a late stoppage-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Club Brugge , [ 11 ] and would score in his next two league games, starting in both a 1–2 defeat against Sporting Charleroi [ 12 ] and 3–1 win over Oostende .
Aboubakar was the only player in the squad who was based in Cameroon. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] He made his debut in the friendly match on 29 May 2010 against Slovakia . [ 45 ] On 11 August 2010, Aboubakar scored his first goal for the national team, in a friendly against Poland .
On 8 March 2011, Ahmed Musa won the AIT footballer of the year award (national). The ceremony was held at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event had in attendance, BBC African Footballer of the Year winner, Ghanaian Asamoah Gyan and the top officials from the Nigerian football federation including the president Aminu ...