Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1980

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 368

Sergio García (44 years old)

Jan 9 Spanish golfer (US Masters 2017), born in Borriol, Castellón

Jan 10 Matt Roney, American baseball player, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 11 Mike Williams, American football player, born in South Carolina, United States
Jan 12 Bobby Crosby, American baseball player, born in Lakewood, California
Jan 13 Akira Kaji, Japanese soccer defender (64 caps; Oita Trinita, FC Tokyo, Gamba Osaka 225 games, Fagiano Okayama), born in Minamiawaji, Japan
Jan 13 Michael Rupp, American ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2003 New Jersey Devils; Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers) and broadcaster (NHL Network, SportsNet Pittsburgh), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 13 Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish soccer defender (3 caps; 1. FC Nürnberg, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, AIK 297 games), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 14 Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
Jan 14 Clive Clarke, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
Jan 14 Cory Gibbs, American soccer defender (19 caps; FC St.Pauli, Feyenoord, Colorado Rapids, NE Revolution, Chicago Fire), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jan 14 Ossama Haidar, Lebanese soccer player
Jan 15 Matt Holliday, American baseball player, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma

Albert Pujols (44 years old)

Jan 16 Dominican baseball 1st baseman (NL MVP 2005, 2008-09; 4th in history to 700 HRs; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Jan 16 Seydou Keita, Malian footballer, born in Bamako, Mali
Jan 18 Julius Peppers, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2002; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl; Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears), born in Wilson, North Carolina
Jan 18 Robert Green, English footballer, born in Chertsey, United Kingdom
Jan 19 Jenson Button, English auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2009; Super GT 2018), born in Frome, England
Jan 20 Brigitte Olivier, Belgian judoka, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jan 20 Federico Martín Aramburú, Argentine rugby union winger (22 Tests; 11 competitions Argentina Sevens; Biarritz Olympique, Perpignan, Glasgow Warriors), born in La Plata, Argentina (d. 2022)
Jan 21 Aubrie Rippner, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18), born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 21 Dave Kitson, English footballer
Jan 22 Jake Grove, American NFL football player, 2004-10 (Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins), born in Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 22 Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer, born in Nunthorpe, United Kingdom
Jan 23 Theresa Kulikowski, American gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics 1996), born in Tacoma, Washington
Jan 24 Rocky Boiman, American football player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 25 Stathis Tavlaridis, Greek soccer defender (3 caps; Iraklis FC, Lille, Saint-Étienne, Atromitos, Panathinaikos), born in Provatas, Greece

Xavi (44 years old)

Jan 25 Spanish soccer midfielder (133 caps, FIFA World Cup 2010; FC Barcelona 505 games) and manager (Al Sadd, Barcelona), born in Terrassa, Spain

Marat Safin (44 years old)

Jan 27 Russian tennis player (US Open 2000, Australian Open 2005), born in Moscow, Russia

Jan 29 Ivan Klasnić, Croatian soccer striker (41 caps; FC St. Pauli, Werder Bremen, Nantes, Bolton Wanderers), born in Hamburg, Germany
Jan 30 Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer, born in Sergipe, Brazil
Feb 1 Moisés Muñoz, Mexican soccer goalkeeper (19 caps; Morelia, América), born in Aguililla, Mexico
Feb 1 Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (13 caps; Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2005)
Feb 2 Oleguer Presas, Spanish soccer centre-back (6 caps Catalonia; FC Barcelona 127 games), born in Sabadell, Spain
Feb 9 Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
Feb 9 Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
Feb 10 César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Feb 10 Mike Ribeiro, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec
Feb 10 Steve Tully, English footballer, born in Paignton, United Kingdom
Feb 11 Marco Bresciano, Australian soccer player, born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 11 Titi Buengo, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola

Juan Carlos Ferrero (44 years old)

Feb 12 Spanish tennis player, born in Ontinyent, Spain

Feb 13 Sebastian Kehl, German footballer, born in Fulda, Germany
Feb 14 Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City
Feb 16 Ashley Lelie, American football player
Feb 17 Al Harrington, American basketball player
Feb 17 Klemi Saban, Israeli soccer defender (25 caps; Maccabi Netanya), born in Netanya, Israel
Feb 18 Dwight Freeney, American College-Pro Football defensive end (Syracuse Uni; Super Bowl LXI Indianapolis Colts; 3 x First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NFL sacks leader 2004), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 18 Nikolai Antropov, Kazakh ice hockey player, born in Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Feb 19 Mike Miller, American basketball player
Feb 20 Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
Feb 20 Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby union footballer
Feb 21 Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Fort St. John, Canada
Feb 21 Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Caroline, Canada
Feb 21 Parthiva Sureshwaren, Indian racing driver, born in Chennai, India
Feb 24 Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
Feb 25 Antonio Burks, American basketball player
Feb 26 Gary Majewski, Major League Baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
Feb 28 Lucian Bute, Romanian-born Quebec boxer, born in Pechea, Romania
Feb 28 Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Feb 28 Piotr Giza, Polish footballer, born in Kraków, Poland
Feb 28 Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player, born in Compton, California
Feb 29 Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league centre (22 Tests; Auckland Warriors, Leeds Rhinos), born in Stratford, New Zealand
Feb 29 Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Winter Olympics gold 2002; World Cup gold 2004; NHL All Star 2001, 2007; Philadelphia Flyers), born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Feb 29 Taylor Twellman, American soccer forward (30 caps; New England Revolution), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 1 Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (22 Tests, 99 wickets; 31 ODIs), born in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Mar 1 Djimi Traoré, Malian soccer defender (6 caps; Liverpool, Monaco), born in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Mar 1 Shahid Afridi, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (27 Tests, 5 x 100s; 398 ODIs, record 100 in 37 balls in 1st ODI innings; 99 T20I), born in Khyber, Pakistan
Mar 3 Mason Unck, American football player
Mar 4 Arash Markazi, American sportswriter
Mar 4 Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
Mar 4 Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
Mar 11 Dan Uggla, American baseball player
Mar 11 Paul Scharner, Austrian footballer
Mar 13 Caron Butler, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 2 × NBA All-Star 2007, 08 Washington Wizards), born in Racine, Wisconsin
Mar 14 Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
Mar 14 Matteo Grassotto, Italian racing driver
Mar 15 Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
Mar 16 Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
Mar 16 Todd Heap, American football tight end (Second-team All-Pro 2003; Pro Bowl 2002, 03; Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals), born in Mesa, Arizona
Mar 17 Danny Califf, American soccer player
Mar 18 Sébastien Frey, French soccer goalkeeper (2 caps; Parma, Fiorentina), born in Thonon-les-Bains, France
Mar 20 Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
Mar 21 Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier, 15 Olympic medals, 18 World Championship medals, born in Trondheim, Norway

Ronaldinho (44 years old)

Mar 21 Brazilian soccer midfielder (97 caps; FIFA World Cup 2002; Paris SG; FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Flamengo), born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Mar 22 Pamela O'Connor, Scottish ice dancer, born in Glasgow, Scotland
Mar 24 Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
Mar 28 Luke Walton, American basketball head coach (Sacramento Kings 2019; LA Lakers 2016-18; NBA C'ships 2009-10, LA Lakers), born in San Diego, California
Mar 28 Stiliani Pilatou, Greek long jumper
Mar 30 Ricardo Osorio, Mexican soccer defender (82 caps; CF Cruz Azul, VfB Stuttgart, CF Monterrey), born in Huajuapan de León, Mexico
Mar 31 Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese MLB pitcher (NY Yankees, AL wins leader 2006), born in Tainan City, Taiwan
Apr 2 Carlos Salcido, Mexican soccer defender (124 caps; Olympic gold 2012; PSV, Guadalajara), born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Apr 2 Ricky Hendrick, American auto racer and team owner (NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series 1 win, 23 top 10s), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2004)
Apr 4 Björn Wirdheim, Swedish racing driver, born in Växjö, Sweden
Apr 9 Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer, born in Zagreb, Croatia
Apr 10 Kasey Kahne, American race-car driver, born in Enumclaw, Washington
Apr 10 Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player, born in North York, Ontario, Canada
Apr 11 Keiji Tamada, Japanese football forward (72 caps; Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya Grampus 233 games), born in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Apr 11 Mark Teixeira, American baseball first baseman (World Series 2009 NY Yankees; 3 × MLB All-Star; 5 × Gold Glove Award; Texas Rangers), born in Annapolis, Maryland
Apr 13 Quentin Richardson, American basketball guard/small forward (NBA Three-Point Contest champion 2005 NY Knicks; LA Clippers), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 14 Steven Holcomb, American Bobsledder (Olympic gold, 2010), born in Park City, Utah (d. 2017)
Apr 15 Fränk Schleck, Luxembourgish cyclist
Apr 15 James Foster, English cricket wicketkeeper (7 Tests, 18 dismissals; 11 ODIs, 20 dismissals; Essex CCC), born in London, England
Apr 15 Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
Apr 15 Victor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
Apr 15 Willie Mason, Australian Rugby League Player
Apr 17 Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer and boxer, born in Beverley, England
Apr 17 Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player, born in Seoul
Apr 18 Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey defenseman, 1999-2015 (Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings), born in Recife, Brazil
Apr 21 Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
Apr 21 Tony Romo, American football player
Apr 21 Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
Apr 22 Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Apr 22 Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
Apr 24 Fernando Arce, Mexican football midfielder, born in Tijuana, Mexico
Apr 25 Alejandro Valverde, Spanish road racing cyclist, born in Las Lumbreras, Spain
Apr 25 Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
Apr 27 Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver, born in Jakarta
Apr 27 Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Quito, Ecuador
Apr 27 Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player, born in Linz, Austria
Apr 28 Bradley Wiggins, British cyclist (Olympic gold 2004, 2008 Tour de France 2012), born in Ghent, Belgium
Apr 28 Josh Howard, American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks)
Apr 29 Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
Apr 29 Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
May 1 Inês Henriques, Portuguese race walker (World C'ships gold 50k walk 2017), born in Santarém, Portugal
May 2 Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks; Conn Smythe Trophy 2015), born in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada
May 2 Miloš Glogovac, Serbian football player, born in Serbia
May 2 Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder, born in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
May 2 Tim Borowski, German soccer midfielder (33 caps; Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich), born in Neubrandenburg, Germany
May 2 Troy Murphy, American basketball player, born in Morristown, New Jersey
May 2 Zat Knight, English soccer centre back (2 caps; Fulham, Bolton Wanderers), born in Solihull, England
May 5 DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player, born in Washington, D.C.
May 5 Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer (Israel national team captain), born in Dimona, Israel
May 6 Brooke Bennett, American swimmer (3 Olympic golds), born in Tampa, Florida
May 6 Mario Stojić, Croatian basketball player
May 6 Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (Clube Atlético Mineiro), born in São Paulo, Brazil
May 7 Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
May 9 Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer (Olympicss - gold, 2000 & 2004), born in Southport, Queensland
May 9 Tony Schmidt, German racing driver
May 14 Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
May 14 Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby union footballer
May 14 Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
May 15 Josh Beckett, American baseball player
May 16 Michael Ryan, American ice hockey player and coach (Springfield Thunderbirds), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 17 Stéphane Robert, French professional tennis player, born in Montargis, France
May 19 Tony Hackworth, English footballer
May 20 Austin Kearns, American Baseball player
May 23 Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
May 25 David Navarro, Spanish footballer, born in Sagunto, Spain
May 28 Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
May 30 Steven Gerrard, English footballer

Abby Wambach (43 years old)

Jun 2 American Soccer player (world record for international goals), born in Rochester, New York

Jun 3 Lazaros Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player
Jun 4 François Beauchemin, French Canadian ice hockey player
Jun 5 Sutee Suksomkit, Thai football player, born in Trat, Thailand
Jun 6 Matt Belisle, American baseball player
Jun 9 Lehlohonolo Seema, Lesotho footballer
Jun 9 Mike Fontenot, American baseball player
Jun 9 Udonis Haslem, American basketball player
Jun 10 Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian footballer, born in Natal, Brazil
Jun 11 Jeong Jang, South Korean golfer (Women's British Open 2005), born in Daejeon, South Korea
Jun 12 Larry Foote, American football linebacker (Super Bowl XL, XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers) and assistant coach (Super Bowl LV TB Buccaneers), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 12 Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby union player, born in Padua, Veneto, Italy
Jun 13 Darius Vassell, English footballer
Jun 13 Florent Malouda, French footballer
Jun 13 Markus Winkelhock, German racing driver
Jun 15 Almudena Cid, Spanish gymnast
Jun 16 Brad Gushue, Canadian curler (2006 Olympic Gold), born in St Johns, Newfoundland
Jun 16 Daré Nibombé, Togolese footballer
Jun 16 Martin Stranzl, Austrian soccer defender (56 caps; 1860 Munich, VfB Stuttgart, Spartak Moscow, Borussia Mönchengladbach), born in Güssing, Austria
Jun 17 Brittney McConn, American figure skater (1997 Eastern Sr champ), born in Largo, Florida

Venus Williams (43 years old)

Jun 17 American tennis star considered one of the all-time greats of women's tennis, born in Lynwood, California

Jun 18 Antonio Gates, American football player
Jun 19 Adel Abdulaziz, Emiratie football player
Jun 19 Dante Robinson, American football player
Jun 19 Jason White, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2003; unanimous All-American 2003, U of Oklahoma), born in Tuttle, Oklahoma
Jun 20 Carlo Festuccia, Italian rugby union hooker (54 Tests; Amatori Parma Rugby, Racing 92 RFC, Wasps RFC), born in L'Aquila, Italy
Jun 20 Fabian Wegmann, German road racing cyclist (Giro d'Italia Mountains classification 2004), born in Münster, Germany
Jun 20 Franco Semioli, Italian soccer midfielder (3 caps; Chievo, Fiorentina, Sampdoria) and manager (Novara), born in Cirié, Italy
Jun 21 Richard Jefferson, American basketball player
Jun 21 Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player
Jun 23 Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player (French Open 2010), born in Milan, Italy
Jun 23 Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
Jun 24 Andrew Jones, Australian racing driver
Jun 24 Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
Jun 26 Chris Shelton, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Jun 26 Michael Vick, American football player (Atlanta Falcons), born in Newport News, Virginia
Jun 27 Kevin Pietersen, South African cricket batsman (104 Tests England, 23 x 100, HS 227, 136 ODIs; waZulu Natal, Nottinghamshire CCC, MCC, Hampshire CCC, Surrey CCC) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Jun 29 Martin Truex Jr, American auto racer (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion 2017), born in Mayetta, New Jersey
Jun 30 Rade Prica, Swedish footballer, born in Ljungby, Sweden
Jul 1 Nelson Cruz, Dominican baseball designated hitter, right fielder (7 x MLB All Star; ALCS MVP 2011 Texas Rangers), born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic
Jul 2 Nicole Manske, American beauty queen and motorsports television commentator
Jul 3 Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricket spin bowler (103 Tests, 417 wickets, BB 8/84; Punjab, Surrey CCC, Mumbai Indians, Essex CCC, Chennai SKs, Kolkata KRs), born in Jalandhar, India
Jul 3 Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2004; 3 x World C'ship gold), born in Pretoria, South Africa