Stoke City F.C. players

Michael James Owen is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United, and Stoke City, as well as the England national team. Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, in 2001, Owen was the recipient of the Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

Swiss association football player

Nigerian association football player (born 1987)

Spanish footballer (born 1990)

Dutch footballer (born 1991

English association football player (1937–2019)

English association football player (born 1981)

English association football player (1915-2000)

Darren Barr Fletcher is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Manchester United Under-18s. He also served as caretaker head coach of the Manchester United first team in early January 2026. Fletcher spent the majority of his playing career at United, winning 13 trophies including five Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League. He mostly played as a central midfielder, but began his career as a right winger and also featured occasionally in defence.

English association football player (born 1984)

English footballer (born 1949)

Cameroonian association football player

English association football player

Nigerian association football player (born 1990)

Austrian association football player (born 1989)

Icelandic footballer

English association football player (born 1983)

French footballer (born 1994)

Ivorian association football player

Nigerian footballer

Irish association football player

English footballer (born 1941)

José Luis Mato Sanmartín (born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

Welsh association football player

Bosnian footballer

Norwegian association football player

Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz (; born 26 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as winger or forward for Segunda División club Las Palmas.

English association football player

English association football player (born 1979)

French footballer (born 1988)

English association football player

Welsh association football player (born 1984)

German association football player

Dutch association football player (born 1992)

Swedish association football player (born 1992)

Senegalese association football player

association football player

Danish footballer (born 1976)

Honduran footballer

Welsh association football player (born 1989)

Nigerian footballer

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1985)

English association football player

English association football player

Czech association football player

British footballer (born 1982)

English association football player and manager

Dutch association football player (born 1992)

Irish footballer

English association football player

English footballer and manager (born 1980)

Irish association football player

Belgian association football player

Dutch association football player

Austrian footballer

Turkish association football player and manager (born 1982)

Irish association football player

English association football player (born 2003)

Kosovar association football player

Nigerian footballer (born 1981)