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Kai Havertz

Kai Havertz (Kai Lukas Havertz, born 1999, Aachen) is a German forward/midfielder for Arsenal and Germany (63 caps, 25 goals). Youngest to 100 Bundesliga apps; Chelsea's £71m 2021 Champions League final match-winner; £65m Arsenal signing in 2023.

Kaïl Boudache

Kaïl Boudache, French-Algerian right winger born 2006 in Alès; OGC Nice academy product, Coupe de France finalist 2026, joined Olympique Lyonnais on a free transfer in June 2026 on a five-year contract to 2031; left-footed, Algeria U23 international.

Kaique Kenji

Kaique Kenji (Kaique Kenji Takamura Correa), Brazilian left winger born 2006 in São Paulo, plays for Cruzeiro; son of ex-Brazil left-back Kléber, Brazil U20 player, contract to 2028.

Kaká

Kaká (Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite), Brazilian attacking midfielder born 1982; 2002 World Cup winner, 2007 Ballon d'Or and Champions League winner with AC Milan, later Real Madrid and Orlando City, retired 2017.

Kakha Kaladze

Kakha Kaladze (Kakhaber Kaladze), born 1978, Georgian defender for Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan (two Champions Leagues), and Genoa; 83 Georgia caps; now Georgian Dream politician and mayor of Tbilisi since 2017.

Kalidou Koulibaly

Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegalese centre-back and national team captain, born 1991 in France; AFCON 2021 winner, Napoli star (317 games), brief Chelsea spell, now Al-Hilal until 2027.

Kalman Ihasz

Kalman Ihasz (Ihász Kálmán, 1941–2019), Hungarian footballer nicknamed Mamut; lifelong Vasas SC defender, 27 caps, Olympic gold in football at Tokyo 1964, four Hungarian titles, Euro 1964 bronze.

Kalvin Phillips

Kalvin Phillips, born 1995 in Leeds, English defensive midfielder; Leeds United 2014-2022 and promotion 2020, Manchester City from 2022 (£40m/€50m), 31 England caps, later loans to West Ham, Ipswich, Sheffield United.

Kamil Glik

Kamil Jacek Glik (born 1988, Jastrzębie-Zdrój) is a Polish centre-back for Cracovia; formerly Torino, AS Monaco (Ligue 1 2016/17, Champions League semi-final), and Benevento, with 103 Poland caps and 6 goals.

Kamil Grosicki

Kamil Paweł Grosicki, born 1988 in Szczecin, is a Polish winger and Pogoń Szczecin captain with 101 caps and 17 goals for Poland, five major tournaments, and clubs including Rennes, Hull City, and West Bromwich Albion.

Kamogelo Sebelebele

Kamogelo Sebelebele (Mike Kamogelo Sebelebele, born 2002) is a South African footballer, a right-sided winger or fullback for Orlando Pirates and South Africa, who won the 2025 MTN8, 2025 Carling Knockout and 2025-26 Premiership and played at the 2026 World Cup.

Kaoru Mitoma (三笘薫)

Kaoru Mitoma (三笘薫), born 1997, Japanese left winger for Brighton & Hove Albion and Japan; Tsukuba University dribbling thesis, J-League assists-title rookie, 2022 World Cup last 16, hamstring surgery ruled him out of the 2026 World Cup.

Karamoko Dembélé

Karamoko Kader Dembélé (born 2003, London) is an English-born left-footed right winger for QPR in the Championship; ex-Celtic wonderkid who debuted for Celtic's U20s at 13 and first team at 16, later Brest, Blackpool loan, eligible for England, Scotland, Ivory Coast.

Kareem Tunde

Kareem Tunde (Kareem Tunde Ruiz), born 2005 in Barcelona, is a Spanish left-footed right winger who rose through Levante's academy, debuted in La Liga in December 2025, and joined West Bromwich Albion in August 2026 for about 3 million euros plus add-ons.

Karel Poborský

Karel Poborský, Czech right winger born 1972, record 118 caps and 8 goals, famous for the EURO '96 lob over Vítor Baía against Portugal; played for Manchester United, Benfica, Lazio, Sparta Praha; retired May 2007.

Karen Carney

Karen Carney, also known as Karen Julia Carney, is an English former footballer who played for Birmingham City, Arsenal, and Chelsea and now works as a broadcaster.

Karim Adeyemi

Karim Adeyemi, German forward born 2002 in Munich; played for Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, and from 2026 FC Barcelona; Bundesliga record 36.65 km/h sprint speed, 11 Germany caps.

Karim Ansarifard (کریم انصاری‌فرد)

Karim Ansarifard (کریم انصاری‌فرد), born 1990 in Ardabil, Iranian centre-forward, two-time Iranian league top scorer, three-time World Cup player (2014, 2018, 2022), scored against Portugal in 2018, retired July 2024 after Aris Saloniki.

Karim Bellarabi

Karim Bellarabi, German-Moroccan right winger (born 1990, Berlin), Bayer Leverkusen 2011-2023; scored the then-fastest Bundesliga goal (9 seconds, 2014) and the league's 50,000th goal; 11 Germany caps; retired 2023.

Karim Benarif

Karim Benarif (كريم بنعريف), born 1993 in Rabat, is a Moroccan central midfielder for Kerala Blasters FC; ex-AS FAR, FUS Rabat, MC Oujda, and Iraqi clubs, with 118 Botola appearances.

Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema, French forward born 1987 in Lyon; Real Madrid 2009-2023, 354 goals in 648 games, second club scorer, 25 titles, 2022 Ballon d'Or; fourth all-time Champions League scorer with 90 goals; later Al Ittihad and Al Hilal.

Karim Coulibaly (footballer, born 2007)

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (born 2007, Oldenburg) is a German-Ivorian left-footed centre-back; HSV and Werder Bremen youth, Werder's youngest Bundesliga goalscorer, Germany U21 international, transferred to Racing Strasbourg in August 2026.

Karl Darlow

Karl Darlow, born 1990 in Northampton, is a Welsh goalkeeper at Manchester United since July 2026, formerly of Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Hull City, and Leeds United, with 15 Wales caps.

Karl Etta Eyong

Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong is a Cameroonian center-forward, born in 2003 in Douala, who plays for Levante UD in La Liga and for the Cameroon national team.

Karl Robinson

Karl Robinson (born 1980) is an English football manager who led MK Dons to the 2014-15 Championship promotion, later managed Charlton, Oxford United, Leeds United, and Salford City, and was sacked by Salford in June 2026 after a play-off final loss.

Karl Toko Ekambi

Karl Toko Ekambi (Karl Louis-Brillant Toko Ekambi), Cameroonian winger-striker born 1992 in Paris; Angers, Villarreal, Lyon, Saudi and Qatari clubs; 51 Cameroon caps, 13 goals, AFCON 2021 standout.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (born 1955, Lippstadt), German forward and executive; Bayern's second-highest scorer (162 Bundesliga goals), Euro 1980 winner, Bayern CEO 2002-2021, ECA chairman 2008-2017, now Bayern supervisory board member.

Karol Czubak

Karol Czubak (born 2000, Słupsk) is a Polish striker, 193 cm, for Motor Lublin; Arka Gdynia's all-time top scorer with 66 goals, formerly of KV Kortrijk, one Poland cap since May 2026.

Károly Fatér

Károly Fatér (Fatér Károly, 1940–2020), Hungarian goalkeeper, Olympic gold medalist with Hungary's football team at the 1968 Mexico City Games, playing all six matches; 199 league games for Csepel SC, one national cap.

Karoly Palotai

Karoly Palotai (Palotai Károly, 1935–2018), Hungarian footballer and referee; Olympic gold captain at Tokyo 1964, later FIFA referee at three World Cups and four European club finals including the 1976 and 1981 European Cup finals.