Best Footballer Names

[Cruyff14]

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is another, and Pierre van Hooijdonk.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Most dutch players have gun names.

Senijder
Van Persie
Gullit
De Boer

 

[BlueBen]

Moses Ashikodi
Leon Goretzka
Quinton Fortune
Bas Dost
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Doctor Khumalo
Razvan Rat

 

[jd2010]

Gaetan Bong

 

[Buckleys Jocks]

Alberto Aquilani
Deco
Luis Boa Morte
Teddy Sheringham
Ricardo Quaresma
Ezequiel Lavezzi
Hernan Crespo

 

[FISTO]

kenny lunt

 

[jd2010]

Didier N'Dong is up there

 

[Cooldude]

Siphiewe Thsabalala was pretty amazing

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Massimo Maccarone
Jay Jay Okocha
Ariel Ortega
Ivan Zamarano
Donny Van Beek
Fabrizio Ravanelli
Lothar Mathaus
Ousmane Dembele
Georg Best

 

[Carl Hooper]

Roberto Carlos
Romero
Rivaldo
Van Nistlerooy

 

[jd2010]

Roberto Carlos
Romero
Rivaldo
Van Nistlerooy

Carl Hooper would be up there with the best cricketer names

 

[Fryer Tuck]

The original 2nd keeper: Pegguy Arphexad. Later became a prawn star in later life.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

A few FM legends with great names:
Julius Aghahowa
Tonton Zolo Moukoko
Helder Postiga
Cherno Samba
Maxim Tsigalko
Javier Saviola (river plate days)

Mbappe will be a future FM legend. Ze Gomes is the best wonderkid in this game tho.

 

[BlueBen]

Dyron Daal
Mbulelo Mabizela
Ronnie Wallwork
Vito Mannone (sounds like a mob boss)
Sixto Peralta
Duncan Jupp
Ciprian Marica
Stefan Effenberg
Kepa Blanco
Gilles Grimandi
Daniel Karbassiyoon (do any Arsenal fans remember him?)
Casemiro (sounds like a magician)
Hamilton Ricard

 

[Latro]

Daniel Karbassiyoon (do any Arsenal fans remember him?)

He is a scout for Arsenal.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Raymond Kopa
Ze Roberto

 

[Latro]

Raymond Kopa
Ze Roberto

Ze Roberto is still playing for the Brazilian champions.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Socrates

 

[RossFC]

Always liked Stan Lazaridis.

 

[Great8]

Danny Invincible
Ciro Immobile
Fabio Assman
Stefan Kuntz
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Cique Arce
Eric Djemba Djemba
Danny Shittu
David Goodwillie
Argel Fuc-ks
Not sure of the exact name but didn't Chelsea have a guy in their youth team called Nortie Naughty or something?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Creedence Clearwater Couto
Christ Bongo
Xherdan Shaqiri
Cesar Azpilicueta
Kazenga LuaLua

 

[Cruyff14]

Roberto Rivelino
Franz Beckenbauer
Romario
Santiago Canizares

 

[windyhill]

Best player of all time also had the best name, Diego Armando Maradona.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Drug cheat

 

[Runnin Blue]

Nigeria kick arse in this category:

Finidi George
Celestine Babayaro
Taribo West
Alloysius Agu
Danny Shittu
Obafemi Martins
Ade Coker

Honourable mention to the Colombians:

Carlos Valderrama
René Higuita
Faustino Asprilla
Freddy Rincón
Mario Yepes
Farid Mondragón
Carlos Bacca
Hugo Rodallega