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Nampalys Mendy
Nampalys Mendy, Senegalese defensive midfielder born 1992 in La Seyne-sur-Mer; AFCON 2021 winner, ex-Monaco, Nice, Leicester City (2016-2023), Lens, Watford, and Metz; France youth international who debuted for Senegal in 2021.
Nándor Hidegkuti
Nándor Hidegkuti (Hidegkuti Nándor, 1922-2002), Hungarian footballer and coach, deep-lying centre-forward of the Golden Team; hat trick in the 6-3 win over England at Wembley 1953, Olympic gold 1952, later coached Fiorentina and Al-Ahly.
Nani (footballer)
Nani (Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha, born 1986, Praia, Cape Verde), Portuguese winger; Manchester United 2007-2015, four Premier League titles, 2008 Champions League, Euro 2016 winner with Portugal, 112 caps; retired 2024, joined FC Aktobe 2026.
Naomi Girma
Naomi Girma, born 2000 in San Jose, is an American center-back for Chelsea and the USWNT, Olympic gold medalist at Paris 2024, and the first million-dollar transfer in women's football ($1.1m, January 2025).
Naoufel El Hannach
Naoufel El Hannach, born 2006 in Poissy, Moroccan defender and PSG academy product; French U19 champion, on season-long loan at Montpellier HSC, Morocco U20 international.
Nashville SC
Nashville SC, Nashville's Major League Soccer club, began as supporter-owned Nashville FC (2013, NPSL), played USL in 2018, joined MLS as the 24th team in 2020, and won the 2025 U.S. Open Cup.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi (ناصر بن غانم الخليفي)
Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi (ناصر بن غانم الخليفي), Qatari executive; president of PSG since 2011, chairman of QSI and beIN Media Group, EFC chairman and UEFA ExCo member; led PSG to the 2025 Champions League; acquitted in FIFAgate.
Nat Phillips
Nat Phillips (Nathaniel Harry Phillips, born 1997, Bolton) is an English centre-back at West Bromwich Albion. A former Liverpool academy player, he starred in Liverpool's injury-hit 2020-21 Champions League qualification campaign before loans to Stuttgart, Bournemouth, Celtic, Cardiff, and Derby.
Nathan Aké
Nathan Aké (born 1995) is a Dutch left-footed centre-back and left-back. Chelsea academy product, Bournemouth (£20m), Manchester City (£41m, 177 games, 12 trophies, 2023 treble), Fenerbahçe since 2026; 62 Netherlands caps.
Nathan Collins
Nathan Michael Collins (born 2001, Leixlip) is an Irish centre-back and Brentford club captain since August 2025, a Republic of Ireland international, and a £23m club-record Brentford signing who played every minute of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Nathan De Cat
Nathan De Cat (born 2008, Vilvoorde) is a Belgian midfielder, ex-Anderlecht academy product, 2025/26 Jupiler Pro League Young Player of the Year, one Belgium cap, transferred to TSG Hoffenheim in July 2026 for €17m plus bonuses.
Nathan Dyer
Nathan Dyer (born 1987) is an English retired winger, Swansea City's 2013 League Cup final two-goal man of the match, who won the 2015-16 Premier League title on loan at Leicester City.
Nathan Jones (Welsh footballer)
Nathan Jason Jones, Welsh manager and former left-back (born 1973, Rhondda); Luton Town, Stoke City, 94-day Southampton spell with 1 win in 8 Premier League games, Charlton Athletic since February 2024.
Nathan Redmond
Nathan Redmond (Nathan Daniel Jerome Redmond), English winger born 1994 in Birmingham; Birmingham City, Norwich, Southampton, Beşiktaş, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers; one England cap in 2017.
Nathan Tella
Nathan Tella (Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella, born 1999) is an English-born Nigerian forward at Bayer Leverkusen; ex-Arsenal and Southampton, Burnley loan standout, 2024 Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winner, Nigeria international since 2023.
Nathanaël Mbuku
Nathanaël Mbuku (born 2002, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges) is a DR Congo international left-footed winger from Reims, later Augsburg, Saint-Étienne, Dinamo Zagreb, Montpellier, and Sint-Truiden; ex-France youth Olympic player.
Nathaniel Chalobah
Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah, born 1994 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is an English defensive midfielder, ex-Chelsea academy player, one-cap England international (2018), and older brother of Trevoh Chalobah.
Nathaniel Clyne
Nathaniel Clyne (Nathaniel Edwin Clyne, born 1991), English right-back; Crystal Palace academy graduate, Southampton, Liverpool (£12.5m, 103 apps), 14 England caps, Euro 2016, 2025 FA Cup winner.
National association football team
A national association football team is a representative side a national football association fields in international matches, such as the 32 teams at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
National League (English football)
National League (English football), formerly Alliance Premier League and Football Conference: the three divisions (National League, North, South) of 72 clubs at tiers five and six below the EFL, with one automatic promotion place plus a six-team play-off to the EFL.
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is a US men's amateur soccer league founded in 2003, successor to the MPSL, with over 90 teams, USASA Tier 1 designation since 2022, summer play, and a national playoff culminating in the NPSL championship.
Nayef Aguerd (نايف أكرد)
Nayef Aguerd (نايف أكرد), Moroccan left-footed centre-back, Mohammed VI Academy graduate; Dijon, Rennes, West Ham (2022, ~£28-35m), Real Sociedad loan, Marseille from 2025; Morocco AFCON 2025 regular.
Nayim
Nayim (Mohamed Alí Amar, born 1966, Ceuta) is a Spanish retired midfielder of Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Real Zaragoza; first Spaniard in the Premier League and scorer of the 40-metre lob that won Zaragoza the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup final against Arsenal.
ND Gorica
ND Gorica (Nogometno društvo Gorica), Slovenian football club from Nova Gorica founded 1947; four national titles (1996, 2004-2006), three cups, based at Športni park stadium; now bankrupt and in the fourth tier.
Neal Maupay
Neal Maupay, born 1996 in Versailles, is a French-Argentine forward and Nice academy product who played for Saint-Etienne, Brest, Brentford, Brighton, Everton, Marseille, and Sevilla, with 108 career goals.
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie), Dutch Eredivisie football club founded 1900 as Eendracht, merged 1910; plays at Goffertstadion, four lost KNVB Cup finals, best finish fifth in 2003.
Neco Williams
Neco Shay Williams, Welsh full-back and wing-back; Liverpool academy 2019-2022 (33 apps, Premier League, Club World Cup, League Cup medals), Fulham loan, then Nottingham Forest from July 2022, contract to 2029, Wales international.
Nedum Onuoha
Nedum Onuoha, born 1986 in Warri, Nigeria, is an English retired defender of Manchester City, Sunderland, QPR, and Real Salt Lake, now an ESPN soccer analyst and podcast host.
Neftçi PFK
Neftçi PFK is a Baku football club founded in 1937 as Neftyanik, nine-time Azerbaijani champion (first in 1992, ninth in 2021) and the first Azerbaijani club in a UEFA group stage (2012 Europa League), currently coached by Yuriy Vernydub.
Nehemiah Oriola
Nehemiah Oriola (Nehemiah Said Oriola II), born 2007, English left winger at Brighton & Hove Albion; ex-West Ham and Manchester United youth, PL2 champion 2025/26, Premier League debut November 2025, contracted to June 2029.