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Aaron Boupendza
Aaron Boupendza (1996-2025), Gabonese striker; Hatayspor Turkish Super Lig top scorer 2020/21 with 22 goals; played for Bordeaux, Al-Arabi, Al-Shabab, FC Cincinnati, Rapid Bucharest, Zhejiang FC; died in Hangzhou after a fall.
Abde Ezzalzouli
Abde Ezzalzouli (Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Ez Abde), Moroccan winger born 2001 in Beni Mellal; Elche and Hércules youth, Barcelona 2021, Osasuna loan, Real Betis from 2023; Morocco international, 2022 World Cup fourth place.
Abdellah Ouazane
Abdellah Ouazane (born 2009, Amsterdam) is a Moroccan attacking midfielder at Ajax; Ajax academy product, 2025 U17 AFCON MVP, signed to 2028 after a failed Real Madrid medical, senior Morocco debut 2026.
Abderrazak Hamdallah (عبد الرزاق حمد الله)
Abderrazak Hamdallah (عبد الرزاق حمد الله), Moroccan striker born in Safi; RSL star for Al Nassr, Al Ittihad, Al Shabab; three-time top scorer, single-season record 35 goals, chasing Omar Al Somah's all-time mark.
Abdou Aziz Fall
Abdou Aziz Fall (born 2007) is a Senegalese central midfielder, 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations winner and CAF Team of the Tournament pick, signed by Fenerbahçe in July 2025.
Abdou Diallo
Abdou Diallo (Abdou-Lakhad Diallo), Senegalese defender born 1996 in Tours, France; Monaco academy product, Mainz, Dortmund, PSG, Leipzig loan, Al-Arabi, Abha; AFCON 2021 winner with Senegal, ex-France youth international.
Abdoul Ouattara
Abdoul Guemissongui Ouattara, Ivorian footballer born 2005 in Zoukpangbeu; Strasbourg academy right-back/midfielder who joined Ipswich Town in August 2026 for about €20m and debuted in the Premier League that month. Distinct from Abdoul Kader Ouattara of Cercle Brugge.
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Abdoulaye Doucouré, born 1993 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, is a Malian midfielder from the Rennes academy who played for Watford, Everton, and NEOM SC, earned 2 Mali caps after France youth teams, and kept Everton up in 2023.
Abdoulaye Faye (footballer, born 2004)
Abdoulaye Faye (born 2004, Kaolack, Senegal) is a Senegalese left-footed centre-back from the Diambars academy, signed by Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2025 from BK Häcken, loaned to FC Lorient then Celta Vigo; son of Ibrahima Faye.
Abedi Pele
Abedi Pele (Abedi Ayew), Ghanaian attacking midfielder born 1962; won AFCON 1982, the 1993 Champions League with Marseille, three French titles, and three consecutive African Ballons d'Or (1991–1993).
Abiodun Obafemi
Abiodun Olugbemiga Obafemi, Nigerian defender born 1973 in Lagos; won 1996 Olympic football gold with Nigeria's Dream Team, playing one match against Brazil; club career in Germany and France; retired 2001.
Aboubakar Kamara
Aboubakar Kamara, born 1995 in Gonesse, France, is a Mauritanian centre-forward, distinct from Boubacar Kamara and Abu Kamara; ex-Monaco, Amiens, Fulham, Aris, Olympiacos, Al Jazira, Sepahan, now Kanchanaburi Power, Mauritania international.
Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh, Gambian centre-back (born 2006), left-footed, 1.86 m. Tromsø IL 2025-2026 (35 games, 1 goal), then Al-Ahli Saudi FC from June 2026 for a reported €7M; 1 Gambia cap.
Achraf Hakimi (أشرف حكيمي)
Achraf Hakimi (أشرف حكيمي), born 1998 in Madrid, Moroccan right-back for PSG and Morocco; Real Madrid academy product, 2025 and 2026 Champions League winner, 2022 World Cup semifinalist, ordered to stand trial for rape in France.
Adama Boiro
Adama Boiro Boiro (born 2002, Dakar) is a Spanish left-back raised in Pamplona, signed by Athletic Club from Osasuna for a €2M clause in 2024, 45 first-team appearances, loaned to West Ham United in September 2026.
Adama Sidibeh
Adama Sidibeh, Gambian centre-forward for Stockport County in England's League One since January 2026 and the Gambia national team; formerly St Johnstone, 80 appearances, 18 goals; right-footed, shirt 29.
Adel Taarabt
Adel Taarabt, Moroccan attacking midfielder born 1989 in Fez, played for Lens, Tottenham, QPR, Fulham, AC Milan, Benfica, Genoa, Al Nassr and Sharjah. Star of QPR's 2010-11 Championship title with 19 goals, later reinvented at Benfica; 30 Morocco caps; retired 2026.
Ademola Lookman
Ademola Lookman (Ademola Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman), Nigerian forward born 1997 in Wandsworth; won the 2024 Europa League final for Atalanta with a hat-trick, was 2024 African Footballer of the Year, and joined Atlético de Madrid in 2026.
Aden McCarthy
Aden McCarthy (born 2003) is a South African center-back for Sabah FK in Azerbaijan; a Kaizer Chiefs academy product, fifth father-son Chiefs player after Fabian McCarthy, capped by Bafana Bafana.
Ahmed Elmohamady
Ahmed Elmohamady (أحمد المحمدي), born 1987, Egyptian right back; Sunderland, Hull City, Aston Villa 2010-2021; 92 Egypt caps, AFCON winner 2008 and 2010, 2018 World Cup squad.
Ahmed Musa
Ahmed Musa (born 1992) is a Nigerian forward at Kano Pillars, Nigeria's most-capped men's footballer with 111 Super Eagles caps, AFCON 2013 winner, and the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cups.
Al-Musrati (المعتصم بالله علي محمد المصراتي)
Al-Musrati (Almoatasembellah Ali Mohamed Al-Musrati, الْمُعْتَصِم بِالله عَلِيّ مُحَمَّد الْمِصْرَاتِيّ), Libyan defensive midfielder born 1996 in Misrata; Braga, Beşiktaş (€11M), Monaco and Hellas Verona loans; Libya international.
Alaa Bellaarouch
Alaa Bellaarouch (علاء بلعروش) is a Moroccan goalkeeper from Casablanca who won the 2023 U23 Africa Cup of Nations and joined Dinamo București on loan in 2026.
Albert Adomah
Albert Danquah Adomah, born 1987 in Lambeth, London, is a Ghanaian right winger playing for Walsall. Championship's all-time appearance record holder (525), 19 Ghana caps, 2014 World Cup squad member.
Albert Meyong Ze
Albert Meyong Zé (born 1980, Yaoundé), Cameroonian striker; 2000 Olympic gold, 2006 Portuguese top scorer with Belenenses (17 goals), 2011 Europa League finalist with Braga; later coached Vitória Setúbal.
Alex Iwobi
Alex Iwobi (born 1996, Lagos) is a Nigerian midfielder for Fulham and the Super Eagles; ex-Arsenal academy and Everton player, 300+ Premier League appearances, 2018 World Cup, nephew of Jay-Jay Okocha.
Alex Song
Alex Song (Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong) is a Cameroonian former defensive midfielder, born in 1987 in Douala, who played seven seasons at Arsenal and two at Barcelona.
Ali Dia
Ali Dia, Senegalese footballer born 1965 in Dakar, signed by Southampton in 1996 after a fake George Weah phone call; played one 53-minute Premier League game against Leeds, widely called the league's worst-ever player.
Amad Diallo
Amad Diallo (born 2002, Abidjan), known as Amad, is an Ivorian winger and right wing-back for Manchester United and Ivory Coast; signed from Atalanta in 2021, famed for FA Cup and derby winners and a 2025 hat-trick.
Amadou Koné (footballer, born 2005)
Amadou Koné (born 2005, Bamako) is an Ivorian defensive midfielder for NEOM SC in the Saudi Pro League and Ivory Coast, formerly of Stade de Reims; Ligue 1 debut 2023, Coupe de France finalist 2025, senior cap 2026.