Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1988

Angelique Kerber (36 years old)

Jan 18 German tennis player (3-time Grand Slam winner), born in Bremen, Germany

Jan 22 Greg Oden, American basketball player, born in Buffalo, New York
Jan 25 Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 2004 [Richard Gasquet], born in Moscow, Russia
Jan 27 Kerlon Moura Souza, Brazilian footballer, born in Ipatinger, Brazil
Jan 29 Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer (record 8 x World Champion 2007-10, 12, 14, 18, 22), born in Murwillumbah, Australia
Feb 4 Alexandros Pagalis, Greek footballer, born in Stuttgart, Germany
Feb 4 Carly Patterson, American gymnast (2004 Olympic Champion), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 4 Eoin McDowell, Irish rugby player, born in Dublin, Ireland
Feb 4 Jeff Horn, Australian professional boxer (WBO welterweight title 2017), born in Brisbane, Australia

Matthew Stafford (36 years old)

Feb 7 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2022 LA Rams; Pro Bowl 2014 Detroit Lions), born in Tampa, Florida

Feb 12 Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine football player (Benefica, Argentina), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 13 Keegan Hirst, British footballer (Wakefield Trinity) and England's 1st openly gay professional player, born in Batley, West Yorkshire
Feb 14 Ángel Di María, Argentine footballer, born in Rosario, Argentina
Feb 16 Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
Feb 17 Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer and one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time (Olympic gold 2008 and 2012), born in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine, Soviet Union
Feb 22 Kevin Borlée, Belgian athlete, born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Feb 22 Przemysław Kazimierczak, Polish footballer, born in Łęczyca, Poland
Mar 1 Trevor Cahill, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2010; Oakland Athletics), born in Oceanside, California
Mar 1 Yang Hyeon-jong, South Korean baseball pitcher (Korean Series 2009, 2017 [MVP]; KBO MVP 2017; KIA Tigers), born in Gwangju, South Korea
Mar 2 Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 2008), born in Brisbane, Australia
Mar 5 Bjarni Viðarsson, Icelandic footballer
Mar 5 Trevor Carson, Northern Irish footballer
Mar 8 Armanti Edwards, American college football player
Mar 10 Ivan Rakitić, Croatian football player (FC Barcelona, Croatian national team), born in Möhlin, Switzerland

Stephen Curry (36 years old)

Mar 14 American basketball guard (NBA career 3-point record holder; NBA MVP 2015-16; Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio

Mar 15 Ever Guzman, Mexican footballer
Mar 24 Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe

Richard Sherman (36 years old)

Mar 30 American NFL cornerback (San Francisco 49ers), born in Compton, California

Apr 1 Brook Lopez, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2021 Milwaukee Bucks; NBA All-Star 2013 NJ / Brooklyn Nets; Los Angeles Lakers), born in North Hollywood, California
Apr 3 Peter Hartley, English footballer (Motherwell), born in Hartlepool, England
Apr 3 Tim Krul, Dutch football goalkeeper (Netherlands National Team), born in The Hague, Netherlands
Apr 4 Frank Fielding, English football goalkeeper, born in Blackburn, Lancashire
Apr 6 Fabrice Muamba, Anglo-Congolese footballer
Apr 13 Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Apr 16 Joe McKnight, NFL and CFL player killed in road rage incident, born in Kenner, Louisiana (d. 2016)
Apr 21 Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer
Apr 23 Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Dewsbury, England
Apr 23 Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer, born in Lagos, Nigeria
Apr 25 Anna Stöhr, Austrian rock climber and bouldering competition champion, born in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria
Apr 25 James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Apr 28 Jiyai Shin, South Korean golfer (Women's British Open 2008, 12; US Open 2023 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
Apr 28 Juan Mata, Spanish footballer (Manchester United, Spain), born in Burgos, Spain
May 1 Teodor Peterson, Swedish cross-country skier (Olympic silver individual sprint, bronze team sprint 2014), born in Umeå, Sweden
May 9 John Ryan Fitzpatrick, Canadian race truck driver
May 12 Marcelo [Vieira da Silva Júnior], Brazilian football player (Real Madrid, Brazil national team), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 21 Jonathan Howson, English footballer, born in Morley, England
May 23 Morgan Pressel, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2007), born in Tampa, Florida
May 26 Joel Selwood, Australian footballer
May 28 David Perron, Canadian NHL ice hockey forward, 2007-present (St. Louis Blues, and 4 other teams), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
May 29 Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold female team 2008), born in Huangshi, Hubei
May 29 Steve Mason, Canadian NHL goaltender (Calder Memorial Trophy rookie of the year 2008-09), born in Oakville, Ontario
Jun 1 Javier Hernández, Mexican soccer striker (109 caps; Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
Jun 2 Patrik Berglund, Swedish hockey player
Jun 2 Sergio Agüero, Argentine soccer striker (96 caps; Manchester City; leading overseas goal scorer in EPL history), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jun 4 Leigh Adams, Australian Footballer
Jun 7 Milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins)
Jun 11 Brock Holt, American baseball utility (only player to hit for the cycle in postseason-Boston Red Sox, 2018; MLB All Star 2015), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Jun 13 In-Kyung Kim, South Korean golfer (British Open 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea
Jun 17 Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
Jun 17 Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 2008), born in Brisbane, Queensland
Jun 22 Kieran Lee, English football player
Jun 23 Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
Jun 23 Milk [Daniel Donigan], American figure skater and drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Syracuse, New York
Jun 24 Micah Richards, English soccer defender (13 caps; Manchester City, Aston Villa) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, BBC Sport, CBS Sports), born in Birmingham, England
Jun 25 Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4 x 5k relay 2010, 10k, 15k, 30k 2022; 14 x World C'ship gold), born in Os, Røros, Norway
Jun 27 Kate Ziegler, American swimmer, born in Fairfax, Virginia
Jun 29 Éver Banega, Argentine footballer (Sevilla FC), born in Rosario, Argentina
Jul 1 Aleksander Lesun, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold pentathlon individual 2016; World C'ship gold 2012, 14 individual, 2011 team), born in Barysaw, Belarus
Jul 1 Dedé, Brazilian soccer centre back (11 caps; Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro), born in Volta Redonda, Brazil
Jul 5 Kellen Moore, American NFL player and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Prosser, Washington

Inbee Park (35 years old)

Jul 12 South Korean golfer (7 major titles; US Open 2008, 13), born in Seoul, South Korea

Conor McGregor (35 years old)

Jul 14 Irish mixed martial artist (third multi-divisional champion in UFC history - Featherweight, Lightweight), born in Dublin, Ireland

Jul 18 César Villaluz, Mexican footballer
Jul 19 Kevin Großkreutz, German footballer (Borussia Dortmund), born in Dortmund, West Germany
Jul 19 Trent Williams, American AFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Longview, Texas
Jul 21 Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer, born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 2016)
Jul 21 DeAndre Jordan, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets), born in Houston, Texas
Jul 25 Anthony Stokes, Irish soccer striker (9 caps Republic of Ireland; Celtic FC), born in Dublin, Ireland
Jul 27 Adam Biddle, Australian footballer (Sydney FC), born in Sydney, Australia
Jul 27 Ryan Tannehill III, American football quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans; NFL passer rating leader 2019), born in Lubbock, Texas
Jul 28 Casper Johansen, Danish footballer
Jul 31 A. J. Green [Adriel Jeremiah Green], American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Summerville, South Carolina
Aug 5 Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy
Aug 8 Danilo Gallinari, Italian NBA basketball player (NY Knicks, Denver Nuggets), born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
Aug 11 Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
Aug 12 Tyson Fury, British heavyweight professional boxer, born in Manchester
Aug 19 Kirk Cousin, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Barrington, Illinois
Aug 21 Robert Lewandowski, Polish football player (Bayern Munich, Polish national team), born in Warsaw, Poland
Aug 23 Daniel Schwaab, German footballer, born in Waldkirch, Germany
Aug 23 Jeremy Lin, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in Torrance, California
Aug 25 Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer (US Open 2007 runner-up; Rookie of the Year 2007), born in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Aug 26 Wayne Simmonds, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 2008-present (Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Aug 28 Ray Jones, English footballer, born in London, England (d. 2007)
Aug 30 Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player, born in Riga, Latvia
Aug 30 Jordan Rodgers, American TV personality and footballer player (The Bachelorette), born in Chico, California
Aug 31 David Ospina, Colombian football goalkeeper, born in Itagüí, Colombia
Sep 1 Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricket batsman (75 Tests, 7 x 100s, TS 219*; Rajshahi Division), born in Bogra, Bangladesh
Sep 2 Ishant Sharma, Indian cricket fast bowler (102 Tests, 306 wickets; 80 ODIs, 115 wickets; Sussex, Delhi Capitals), born in Delhi, India
Sep 3 Carla Suárez Navarro, Spanish tennis player (2 WTA, 6 ITF titles), born in Las Palmas, Spain
Sep 7 Kevin Love, American basketball player, born in Santa Monica, California
Sep 8 Arrelious Benn, American football wide receiver, born in Washington, D. C.
Sep 10 Jordan Staal, Canadian ice hockey center (World C'ship gold 2007; Stanley Cup 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; Carolina Hurricanes captain), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Sep 13 Keith Treacy, Irish footballer (Preston North End), born in Dublin, Ireland
Sep 14 Martin Fourcade, French biathlete (5 Olympic gold 2014, 18), born in Perpignan, France

Juan Martín del Potro (35 years old)

Sep 23 Argentine tennis player (US Open 2009), born in Tandil, Argentina

Sep 24 Karl Alzner, Canadian hockey player, born in Burnaby, British Columbia
Sep 24 Lisa Wang, American gymnast, born in Madison, Wisconsin
Sep 28 Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer
Sep 28 Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player (US Open 2014), born in Medjugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Kevin Durant (35 years old)

Sep 29 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship, NBA Finals MVP 2017, 18 Golden State Warriors; 11 × NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 2012, 19; Olympic gold 2012, 16, 20), born in Washington, D.C.

Oct 4 Derrick Rose, American basketball point guard (NBA Draft 2008 #1 overall pick Chicago Bulls; NBA MVP 2011; NBA All-Star 2010–12), born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 14 Glenn Maxwell, Australian cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 104, 8 wickets; ODI HS 201no 2023 WC; Victoria, Melbourne Stars, RC Bangalore), born in Melbourne, Australia
Oct 15 Mesut Özil, Turkish-German football player (Arsenal, German national team), born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Oct 16 Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
Oct 20 Ma Long, Chinese table tennis player (Olympic and World Champion), born in Anshan, China
Oct 21 Ajaz Patel, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (10-119 v India 2021; one of 3 to take 10 wickets in Test innings), born in Mumbai, India
Oct 23 Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player, born in Hvidovre, Denmark
Oct 31 Sébastien Buemi, Swiss racing driver, born in Aigle, Switzerland
Nov 1 Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2014, 19; 6×NPB All-Star; NY Yankees), born in Itami, Hyōgo
Nov 2 Julia Görges, German tennis player (7 WTA, 6 ITF titles), born in Bad Oldesloe, Schleswig-Holstein
Nov 4 Dez Bryant, American football wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in Galveston County, Texas

Virat Kohli (35 years old)

Nov 5 Indian cricketer, star batsman and captain of India (2013-), born in Delhi, India

Nov 6 Erik Lund, Swedish footballer, born in Ljungskile, Sweden
Nov 12 Russell Westbrook, American basketball guard (NBA MVP 2017; NBA All-Star Game MVP 2015, 16; OKC Thunder, Houston Rockets, LA Lakers, LA Clippers), born in Long Beach, California
Nov 18 Jeffrey Jordan, American college basketball player; son of Michael Jordan

Patrick Kane (35 years old)

Nov 19 American ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Buffalo, New York

Nov 26 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic weightlifter (World's Strongest Man 2018; deadlifting WR 501kg 2020) and actor ("The Mountain" Game of Thrones), born in Reykjavík, Iceland

Russell Wilson (35 years old)

Nov 29 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 2013, Seattle Seahawks; Pro Bowl 2012–15, 2017–19), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

Nov 30 Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer who died in cricket accident, born in Macksville, Australia (d. 2014)
Dec 7 Nathan Adrian, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2012), born in Bremerton, Washington
Dec 11 Murugan Thiruchelvam, English chess player, born in England
Dec 11 Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
Dec 13 Darcy Blake, Welsh footballer, born in New Tredegar, Wales
Dec 13 Rickie Fowler, American golfer (US Masters 2018 runner-up; Ryder Cup 2010, 14, 16, 18), born in Murrieta, California
Dec 14 Nicolas Batum, French basketball player, born in Lisieux, France

Alexis Sánchez (35 years old)

Dec 19 Chilean soccer forward (Udinese, FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Chilean national team; Copa America 2015, 16), born in Tocopilla, Chile

Dec 25 Eric Gordon, American basketball guard (NBA 6th Man of the Year, NBA 3-Point Contest champion 2017; Houston Rockets), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 27 Rick Porcello, American baseball player
Dec 29 Agnes Szavay, Hungarian tennis player, born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary