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Levi García
Levi Samuel García (born 1997, Santa Flora) is a Trinidadian forward for Panathinaikos, on loan from Spartak Moscow; former AEK Athens star, 2023 Greek double winner, Trinidad and Tobago international.
Lewie Coyle
Lewie Coyle, born 1995 in Hull, is an English right-back and Hull City captain. Leeds United youth, Fleetwood Town loans, joined Hull 2020; League One 2020/21 winner, captained 2025/26 play-off promotion to the Premier League.
Lewis Baker (footballer)
Lewis Renard Baker (born 1995, Luton), English midfielder; Chelsea academy player with two senior appearances, KNVB Cup with Vitesse, Stoke City 2022-26, now Bursaspor.
Lewis Cook (footballer, born 1997)
Lewis John Cook is an English midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth who captained England to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and debuted for the senior team in 2018.
Lewis Dunk
Lewis Carl Dunk (born 1991, Brighton), Brighton & Hove Albion captain and centre-back since 2010; 500+ club appearances, two promotions, first European campaign, 6 England caps and Euro 2024 finalist.
Lewis Ferguson
Lewis Ferguson (born 1999, Hamilton, Scotland) is a Scottish midfielder and Bologna captain, formerly of Hamilton Academical and Aberdeen; Serie A midfielder of the year 2023/24, Coppa Italia winner 2025, and Scotland international with 31 caps.
Lewis Grabban
Lewis Grabban, English striker born 1988 in Croydon; Crystal Palace, Millwall, Brentford, Rotherham, Bournemouth, Norwich, Sunderland, Villa, Forest. 138 goals in 414 games, 111 in the Championship, 1 in 24 Premier League games.
Lewis Hall (footballer)
Lewis Hall (born 2004, Slough) is an English left-back for Newcastle United and England, a former Chelsea academy player signed permanently in 2024 for about £35m, a 2024/25 Carabao Cup winner, with 7 senior England caps.
Lewis Holtby
Lewis Harry Holtby, born 1990, is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Schalke 04, Tottenham Hotspur, and Hamburger SV, retiring in 2026.
Lewis Morgan (footballer)
Lewis Morgan (born 1996) is a Scottish forward or left winger at Toronto FC, formerly St Mirren, Celtic, Sunderland, Inter Miami, New York Red Bulls, and San Diego FC; 7 Scotland caps, 34 MLS goals.
Lewis Orford (footballer)
Lewis Orford (Lewis William Orford, born 2006) is an English central midfielder for West Ham United, an academy product who debuted in the Premier League in January 2025, won the 2022/23 FA Youth Cup, and has England U16-U20 youth caps.
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. (the O's), East London professional football club founded 1881, playing at Brisbane Road since 1937; League One side owned by David Gandler since 2025, National League champions 2019, 2025 play-off finalists.
Li Tie (李铁)
Li Tie (李铁), born 1977, Chinese midfielder for Everton and Liaoning, 2002 World Cup player, China head coach 2019-2021; investigated in 2022, confessed to bribery and match-fixing, sentenced to 20 years in 2024 and banned for life in 2026.
Liam Brady
Liam Brady (William Brady, born 1956, Dublin), Irish attacking midfielder; Arsenal 1973-80 (307 apps, 59 goals), Juventus 1980-82 winning two Scudetti, later Sampdoria, Inter, Ascoli, West Ham; 71 Ireland caps; Arsenal academy head from 1996.
Liam Cooper
Liam Cooper (born 1991, Hull) is a Scottish centre-back, Leeds United captain 2014-2024 with 284 appearances and the 2019/20 Championship title, 19 Scotland caps, later CSKA Sofia and Sheffield Wednesday.
Liam Delap
Liam Delap, full name Liam Rory Delap, is an English forward born in 2003 who came through Manchester City's academy and stars for Nottingham Forest.
Liam Lindsay
Liam Lindsay (Liam James Lindsay, born 1995, Glasgow) is a Scottish centre-back for Preston North End in the EFL Championship; formerly Partick Thistle, Barnsley, and Stoke City, with a 2024 Scotland call-up and 0 caps.
Liam Millar
Liam Millar (born 1999, Toronto) is a Canadian left winger raised in Brampton, ex-Liverpool Academy, Basel, Preston, and Hull City, on loan at Birmingham City; Canada international at the 2022 and 2026 World Cups.
Liam Miller
Liam Miller (1981-2018), Irish central midfielder from Ovens, Cork: Celtic SPL winner and Champions League scorer, Manchester United 2004 (22 apps), Sunderland 2006-07 Championship winner, 21 Ireland caps, A-League and Cork City; died of pancreatic cancer aged 36.
Liam Rosenior
Liam Rosenior (born 1984) is an English football coach and former defender, son of Leroy Rosenior. Managed Hull City, Strasbourg, Chelsea (106 days, sacked April 2026), and Paris FC; possession-based 3-4-3 style.
Liam Walsh (footballer)
Liam Walsh (born 1997, Huyton) is an English central midfielder from Everton's academy who won the 2019-20 League One title on loan at Coventry, played for Bristol City and Swansea City, and joined Luton Town in August 2024.
Liberec
Liberec football is represented by FC Slovan Liberec, founded 1958, three-time Czech champion (2002, 2006, 2012) and first non-Prague titleholder, playing at Stadion u Nisy.
Liberia national football team
Liberia national football team, the Lone Star, governed by the Liberia Football Association (FIFA member since 1962); AFCON 1996 and 2002 qualifiers, no World Cup appearance; home ground Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia; George Weah's Weah XI era and long post-2002 AFCON drought.
Libero Marchini
Libero Turiddu Marchini (Turiddu), Italian football midfielder, 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist who played all four matches; clubs included Fiorentina, Genoa, Lucchese, Lazio, Torino; anti-fascist anarchist.
Libor Radimec
Libor Radimec, born 1950 in Ostrava, Czech defender and sweeper; Olympic football gold with Czechoslovakia at Moscow 1980, three league titles and 212 games with Baník Ostrava, 17 caps, later Austria Wien and First Vienna.
Liechtenstein national football team
Liechtenstein men's national football team (Liechtensteiner Fussballverband), UEFA/FIFA member since 1974; debuted 1982, first win 1998 vs Azerbaijan, seven competitive wins, only UEFA member without a domestic league.
Lieke Martens
Lieke Martens van Leer (born 1992, Nieuw-Bergen) is a retired Dutch forward; EURO 2017 winner and player of the tournament, The Best FIFA Women's Player 2017, Barcelona 2017–2022 (158 matches, 73 goals, 2021 Champions League), PSG 2022–2025, 160 Netherlands caps.
Lierse SK (1906)
Lierse SK (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring), Belgian football club founded in Lier in 1906; four titles (1932, 1942, 1960, 1997), two cups; bankrupt 2018, continued as Lierse Kempenzonen, renamed Lierse SK in 2024.
Lilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram (Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, b. 1972, Pointe-à-Pitre), French defender, 142-cap record holder, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner; clubs Monaco, Parma, Juventus, Barcelona; later anti-racism foundation founder.
Lille OSC
Lille OSC (LOSC, Lille Olympique Sporting Club), French Ligue 1 club founded 1944 from the merger of Olympique Lillois and SC Fives; four titles (1946, 1954, 2011, 2021), six Coupes de France, home at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.