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Soccer in History (Part 18)

Events in Sport


Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1701 - 1,730 of 1,730

N'Golo Kante (33 years old)

1991-03-29 French soccer defensive midfielder (France Boulogne, Caen, Leicester City, Chelsea), born in Paris, France

  • 1991-04-21 Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 2023)
  • 1991-05-28 Alexandre Lacazette, French soccer player, born in Lyon, France
  • 1991-07-01 Lucas Vázquez, Spanish soccer right-back, winger (9 caps; Real Madrid, Espanyol), born in Curtis, Spain
  • 1991-07-08 Virgil van Dijk, Dutch soccer defender (Groningen, Celtic, Southampton, Liverpool FC, Netherlands national team captain), born in Breda, Netherlands
  • 1992-01-01 Jack Wilshere, English soccer midfielder (34 caps; Arsenal, West Ham Utd), born in Stevenage, England
  • 1992-01-08 Shahdon Winchester, Trinidadian soccer winger (27 caps; Murciélagos), born in Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2019)

Neymar (32 years old)

1992-02-05 Brazilian soccer forward (world record transfer fee $263m FC Barcelona to PSG), born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo

  • 1992-02-14 Christian Eriksen, Danish soccer midfielder (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter Milan, Manchester United; survived cardiac arrest on field 2021), born in Middelfart, Denmark
  • 1992-03-04 Bernd Leno, German soccer goalkeeper (VfB Stuttgart II, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Fulham), born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
  • 1992-05-01 Matĕj Vydra, Czech Republic soccer striker (26 caps; Watford, Derby County, Burnley), born in Chotĕboř, Czech Republic
  • 1992-05-18 Josh Phelps, Australian soccer player, born in Tamworth, Australia

Mohamed Salah (32 years old)

1992-06-15 Egyptian soccer forward (Liverpool, Egypt), born in Gharbia, Egypt

  • 1992-07-08 Son Heung-min, South Korean soccer forward (Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur), born in Chuncheon, South Korea
  • 1992-12-01 Marco van Ginkel, Dutch soccer midfielder (8 caps; Vitesse, Chelsea, PSV), born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
  • 1992-12-15 Alex Telles, Brazilian soccer defender (4 caps; Galatasaray, Porto, Manchester United), born in Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Jesse Lingard (31 years old)

1992-12-15 English soccer midfielder (32 caps 2021; Manchester United), born in Warrington, England

  • 1993-09-10 Sam Kerr, Australian soccer striker and captain (99 caps; Perth Glory, Chicago Red Stars; Chelsea), born in East Fremantle, Australia

Paulo Dybala (30 years old)

1993-11-15 Argentine soccer striker (Instituto, Palermo, Juventus, Roma), born in Laguna Larga, Argentina

  • 1993-12-02 Kostas Stafylidis, Greek soccer left back (30 caps; 1899 Hoffenheim), born in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
  • 1994-02-04 Alexia Putellas, Spanish soccer midfielder (FIFA Ballon d'Or Féminin 2021, 22; FC Barcelona Femení), born in Mollet del Vallès, Spain
  • 1994-02-26 Ahmet Çalık, Turkish soccer centre-back (8 caps; Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2022)
  • 1994-11-01 James Ward-Prowse, English soccer midfielder (9 caps; Southampton), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  • 1995-01-12 Motjeka Madisha, South African soccer defender (13 caps; Mamelodi Sundowns), born in Tembisa, South Africa (d. 2020)
  • 1995-07-10 Ada Hegerberg, Norwegian soccer striker (first women's Ballon d'Or winner 2018; Olympique Lyonnais FC), born in Molde, Norway
  • 1997-05-27 Soccer Mommy [Sophia Allison], American singer-songwriter ("Circle the Drain"), born in Zürich, Switzerland

Kylian Mbappé (25 years old)

1998-12-20 French soccer forward (France, PSG, Monaco), born in Paris, France

Erling Haaland (24 years old)

2000-07-21 Norwegian soccer striker (EPL season scoring record Manchester City [35] 2023; Molde FK, Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund), born in Leeds, England

  • 2000-11-02 Alphonso Davies, Canadian soccer wing-back (Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Bayern Munich), born in Buduburam, Ghana
  • 2000-12-01 Truitt Battin, American soccer player, born in Chicago, Illinois

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