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Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff (born 1968, Lyon) is a French former attacking midfielder, 82 caps and 28 goals for France, World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000 winner, later FIFA Foundation CEO and advisor to Gianni Infantino.
Youri Tielemans
Youri Tielemans (born 1997) is a Belgian midfielder, formerly of Anderlecht, Monaco, Leicester, and Aston Villa, who joined Manchester United in July 2026 for about £35m and captains Belgium, with 72 caps and the 2025/26 Europa League title.
Youssef El-Arabi (يوسف العربي)
Youssef El-Arabi (يوسف العربي), born 1987, Moroccan-French striker; Granada's all-time La Liga scorer (35 goals), Al Duhail and Olympiacos marksman, 2024 Conference League winner, later APOEL, Nantes, Marko.
Youssef En-Nesyri (يوسف النصيري)
Youssef En-Nesyri (يوسف النصيري) is a Moroccan professional striker best known for his aerial power during the 2022 World Cup and his time at Sevilla.
Youssoufa Moukoko
Youssoufa Moukoko (born 2004, Yaoundé) is a German striker, ex-Borussia Dortmund; youngest Bundesliga player and scorer, youngest Champions League player, Germany's youngest World Cup player at Qatar 2022; later FC Copenhagen and Çorum FK loan.
Yozhef Betsa
Yozhef Betsa (Йожеф Йожефович Беца, József Beca), 1929–2011, Ukrainian-Soviet midfielder; 1956 Olympic football gold with USSR, 2 caps, CSKA Moskva player, later coach of SKA Rostov-na-Donu.
Ypiranga futebol clube
Ypiranga Futebol Clube (Canarinho), football club of Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, founded 18 August 1924 after a brawl in a match against Ítalo-Brasileiro; green and yellow independence-themed colors, Colosso da Lagoa stadium (1970), Série C since 2015. Distinct from Clube Atlético Ypiranga of São Paulo.
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team, nicknamed the Blues, represented the country from 1920 to 1992, reaching the 1930 World Cup semi-finals and winning 1960 Olympic gold.
Yunus Musah
Yunus Dimoara Musah, born 2002 in New York, American midfielder from Arsenal's academy via Valencia; joined AC Milan in 2023 for €20m, USMNT regular with 2022 World Cup and two Concacaf Nations League titles.
Yuri Berchiche
Yuri Berchiche Izeta is a Spanish footballer, born in 1990 in Zarautz, who plays as a left-back for Athletic Club, joining from Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.
Yuri Zhirkov (Юрий Валентинович Жирков)
Yuri Zhirkov (Юрий Валентинович Жирков), born 1983 in Tambov, Russian left-sided footballer; UEFA Cup winner with CSKA Moscow, Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament, Chelsea 2009-11, retired February 2023.
Yury Gavrilov
Yury Vasilyevich Gavrilov (Юрий Васильевич Гаврилов, born 1953, Setun) is a Soviet/Russian attacking midfielder, Spartak Moscow great, USSR champion 1976 and 1979, 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, later coach of DR Congo; distinct from the 1967 handball player and his footballer sons.
Yury Savichev
Yury Savichev (Юрий Николаевич Савичев, born 1965, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian striker, twin brother of Nikolay Savichev, Olympic champion 1988 who scored the winning goal in the Seoul final against Brazil, and later Torpedo Moscow, Olympiakos, Saarbrücken, and St. Pauli player.
Yussuf Poulsen
Yussuf Yurary Poulsen (born 1994, Copenhagen) is a Danish centre-forward, RB Leipzig's record appearance holder (424 matches, 95 goals, 2013-2025), now at Hamburger SV; 87 caps, 14 goals for Denmark. Not the namesake Christian Poulsen.
Yusuf Akçiçek
Yusuf Akçiçek (born 2006, Bakırköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish left-footed centre-back for Al Hilal and Turkey. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe academy product; sold to Al Hilal in 2025 for €22 million plus 15% sell-on; won the 2025/26 King's Cup.
Yusuf Akhamrich
Yusuf Akhamrich, born in London in 2005, is an English-born Moroccan footballer who plays as a right winger, on loan at Leyton Orient from Tottenham Hotspur and capped by Morocco at Under-20 level.
Yusuf Demir
Yusuf Demir (born 2003, Vienna) is an Austrian left-footed winger at SK Rapid Wien; formerly FC Barcelona loanee 2021-22, Galatasaray 2022-26, Basel loan, Austria international.
Yves Bissouma
Yves Bissouma, Malian defensive midfielder born 1996 in Issia, Ivory Coast; JMG Academy Bamako to Lille, Brighton, Tottenham (111 apps, 2025 Europa League), then Ajax 2026; £25m 2022 transfer.
Zacatepec
Zacatepec (Club de Fútbol Zacatepec, los Cañeros), Mexican football club founded 1948 in Morelos by the Emiliano Zapata sugar mill; two-time Primera División champion (1954-55, 1957-58), home Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz, identity held since 2005 by the Promotora Deportiva Zacatepec.
Zach Clough
Zach Clough (Zach Paul John Clough, born 1995, Manchester) is an English attacking midfielder or winger for A-League club Newcastle Jets; ex-Bolton, Nottingham Forest, Adelaide United (Aurelio Vidmar Medal 2023/24) and Selangor.
Zach Giggs
Zach Giggs (Zachary Joseph Giggs), born 2006 in Manchester, is a Welsh right-back for Sheffield United U21, son of Ryan Giggs, ex-Manchester United academy player and Wales U19 international with 6 caps.
Zack Steffen
Zack Steffen (Zackary Thomas Steffen) is an American goalkeeper for Colorado Rapids and the United States national team, named 2018 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year.
Zadok Yohanna
Zadok Abu Yohanna (born 2007) is a Nigerian right winger who joined Brighton & Hove Albion from AIK Stockholm in 2026 for a reported £21.5m, a Swedish transfer record; left-footed, ex-Ikon Allah Academy, Nigeria Unity Cup call-up.
Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin (MKS Zagłębie Lubin), Polish football club founded 1946 in Lubin; two-time Polish champions (1991, 2007); plays at 16,086-seat Stadion Zagłębia Lubin; 2015/16 Ekstraklasa bronze.
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Zagłębie Sosnowiec, a Polish football club founded in 1906 at the Milowice steelworks, four-time Polish Cup winner (1962–1978), three-time championship runner-up, long-serving Ekstraklasa side now playing in Poland's lower tiers.
Zamalek SC (نادي الزمالك الرياضي)
Zamalek SC (نادي الزمالك الرياضي), the White Knights, is a Cairo-Giza Egyptian club founded 1911 (as Qasr El Nile, later El Mokhtalat and Farouk). 14 league titles, 5 CAF Champions Leagues, Al Ahly's derby rival.
Zambia national football team
Zambia national football team, the Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets), governed by the Football Association of Zambia; AFCON champions 2012 in Libreville, runners-up 1994, never at a World Cup, marked by the 1993 Gabon air crash.
Zander Clark
Zander Clark (Alexander Clark, born 1992, Glasgow) is a Scottish goalkeeper for Heart of Midlothian, on loan at Doncaster Rovers in 2026; ex-St Johnstone cup double winner, 4 Scotland caps.
Zane Okoro
Zane Okoro (Zane Kola Okoro), American right winger born in Norwalk, Connecticut; Lincoln City player on loan at Tranmere Rovers after 4 goals on loan at Coleraine in the NIFL Premiership.
Zayyan Ahmed
Zayyan Ahmed (জায়ান আহমেদ), born 2004 in Leesburg, Virginia, is a Bangladeshi left-back for Rimal Al-Sahra SC in the UAE Third Division and the Bangladesh national team, with 7 senior caps and a U-23 career via Virginia Tech and George Mason.