Soccer in History (Part 17)

Events in Sport

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Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1601 - 1,648 of 1,648

1989-02-06 Craig Cathcart, Irish soccer defender (45 caps; Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1989-03-01 Carlos Vela, Mexican soccer winger (72 caps; Real Sociedad, Los Angeles FC), born in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
1989-06-16 Odion Ighalo, Nigerian soccer striker (Udinese, Watford, Al-Hilal), born in Lagos, Nigeria

Alex Morgan (34 years old)

1989-07-02 American soccer player (Orlando Pride) and co-captain of the US women's national soccer team, born in San Dimas, California

Gareth Bale (34 years old)

1989-07-16 Welsh soccer winger (Tottenham, Real Madrid, Wales), born in Cardiff, Wales

1989-11-02 Stevan Jovetić, Montenegrin soccer striker (51 caps; Fiorentina, Monaco), born in Podgorica, Montenegro
1989-11-24 Johnny Exantus, Haitian soccer player
1989-12-02 Matteo Darmian, Italian soccer full-back (36 caps; Torino, Manchester United), born in Legnano, Milan, Italy
1990-01-03 Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese soccer midfielder (18 caps; Cerezo Osaka), born in Osaka, Japan
1990-01-04 Toni Kroos, German soccer midfielder (106 caps, FIFA World Cup 2014; Bayern Munich, Real Madrid), born in Greifswald, Germany
1990-03-29 Teemu Pukki, Finnish soccer striker (Finland, Schalke 04, Celtic, Brøndby, Norwich City), born in Kotka, Finland
1990-04-02 Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian soccer midfielder (92 caps; Roma, Juventus), born in Tuzia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990-08-12 Mario Balotelli, Italian soccer striker (36 caps; Nice, Inter, Man City), born in Palermo, Italy
1990-11-03 Ellyse Perry, Australian soccer defender and cricket all-rounder (top Test score 213no; NSW; Sydney Sixers), born in Sydney NSW
1990-12-02 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian soccer midfielder (78 caps; Udinese), born in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Ghana
1990-12-02 Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (43 caps; Sampdoria), born in Fray Bentos, Uruguay
1990-12-03 Christian Benteke, Belgian soccer striker (93 caps; Genk, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Aston Villa), born in Kinshasa, Zaire
1991-03-04 George Chigova, Zimbabwean soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Polokwane City FC, SuperSport United FC), born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)

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 (31 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 (23 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