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Darvin Chavez
Darvin Chavez (Darvin Francisco Chavez Ramirez, born 1989) is a Mexican retired left back, Olympic gold medalist with Mexico at London 2012, formerly of Atlas, Monterrey, Veracruz, FF Jaro, and SJK Seinäjoki.
Darwen F.C.
Darwen FC, the Salmoners, a Lancashire football club founded in 1870, pioneers of professionalism via Fergus Suter and Jimmy Love in 1879, FA Cup semi-finalists 1881, Football League 1891-1899, wound up 2009 and re-formed as AFC Darwen, renamed Darwen FC in 2023.
Darwin Guagua
Darwin Guagua (Darwin Johan Guagua Silva), Ecuadorian midfielder from Guayaquil; debuted for Ecuador at 17 in March 2025 before any club debut for Independiente del Valle, then moved to Brentford and loaned to AD Mérida in 2026.
Darwin Núñez
Darwin Núñez, full name Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker, winning the 2024-25 Premier League with Liverpool before moving to Al-Hilal in 2025.
Daryl Dike
Daryl Dike, born 2000 in Edmond, Oklahoma, is an American soccer forward who returned to Orlando City SC in 2026 and has won 10 caps for the United States.
Daryl Murphy
Daryl Murphy (born 1983), Irish centre-forward; Ipswich Town's 2014-15 Championship Golden Boot winner with 27 goals, 93 career Championship goals, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest striker, 32 Republic of Ireland caps.
Dastan Satpayev (Дастан Талғатұлы Сәтпаев)
Dastan Satpayev (Дастан Талғатұлы Сәтпаев), Kazakh forward born 2008 in Almaty; Kairat Almaty academy product, youngest Kazakhstan debutant, signed by Chelsea 2026 for €4m, loaned to Burnley.
David Alaba
David Alaba (David Olatukunbo Alaba), Austrian defender born Vienna 1992; Bayern Munich 2008-2021, Real Madrid 2021-2026, Udinese 2026; four Champions League titles, ten Bundesliga, captain of Austria.
David Batty
David Batty (born 1968, Leeds) is an English retired midfielder, 42 England caps, who won titles with Leeds United (1992) and Blackburn Rovers (1995), played for Newcastle, and retired in 2004.
David Beckham
David Beckham (born 1975, London) is an English former midfielder known for crossing and free kicks; Manchester United and Real Madrid star, 115 England caps, LA Galaxy MLS Cup winner, UNICEF ambassador, and Inter Miami co-owner.
David Bentley
David Bentley (born 1984, Peterborough), English right-sided midfielder; Arsenal trainee, Blackburn Rovers (133 apps, 21 goals), £15m Tottenham signing 2008, seven England caps 2007–08; retired June 2014 aged 29.
David Brooks (footballer)
David Robert Brooks (born 1997, Warrington) is a Welsh midfielder for AFC Bournemouth and Wales, ex-Manchester City academy and Sheffield United, a Hodgkin lymphoma survivor who returned to the Premier League in March 2023.
David Datro Fofana
David Datro Fofana, Ivorian attacker born 2002 in Ouragahio; Molde product, Chelsea signing of January 2023 with loans to Burnley, Union Berlin, Goztepe, Karagumruk, Strasbourg; Servette from August 2026.
David de Gea
David de Gea Quintana (born 1990, Madrid), Spanish goalkeeper; Atlético Madrid, then Manchester United 2011–2023 with club-record 545 appearances and 190 clean sheets; now Fiorentina.
David Ginola
David Ginola, French winger born in Gassin, starred for PSG, Newcastle, and Tottenham; won the 1999 PFA and FWA Player of the Year awards and the League Cup, later survived a 2016 cardiac arrest and became a French TV personality.
David Goodwillie
David Goodwillie, born 1989, is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dundee United, Blackburn Rovers and Aberdeen and was capped by Scotland.
David Healy (footballer)
David Jonathan Healy (born 1979), Northern Irish striker, all-time record scorer with 36 goals in 95 caps; record 13 goals in EURO 2008 qualifying; later Linfield manager.
David Hopkinson
David Gordon Hopkinson (born 1970), Canadian sports executive; CEO of Newcastle United since September 2025; formerly President and COO of Madison Square Garden Sports, Global Head of Partnerships at Real Madrid, and Chief Commercial Officer at MLSE.
David James (footballer, born 1970)
David Benjamin James (born 1970, Welwyn Garden City), English goalkeeper; record 572 Premier League appearances, 169 clean sheets, 53 England caps 1997-2010, FA Cup winner with Portsmouth 2008, nicknamed Calamity James.
David Johnson (footballer, born 1976)
David Anthony Johnson, born 1976 in Kingston, Jamaica, is a Jamaican former striker for Manchester United, Bury, Ipswich Town, and Nottingham Forest; 3 Jamaica caps, 2 goals; father of Brennan Johnson; distinct from the 1951-born Liverpool forward.
David Luiz
David Luiz (David Luiz Moreira Marinho) is a Brazilian professional footballer, a center-back for clubs including Chelsea and Arsenal who won the Champions League in 2012 and earned 57 caps for Brazil.
David Martin (footballer, born 1986)
David Martin (born 1986, Romford), English goalkeeper, son of Alvin Martin; Liverpool 2006-2010 without a first-team game, MK Dons, West Ham debut clean sheet in 1-0 win at Chelsea aged 33 in 2019; now West Ham U21 goalkeeper coach.
David McGoldrick
David James McGoldrick (born 1987, Nottingham) is an Irish centre-forward for Mansfield Town. Former Notts County, Southampton, Ipswich, Sheffield United, and Derby striker; 14 Republic of Ireland caps, 1 goal.
David Meyler
David Meyler (born 1989, Cork) is a retired Irish midfielder who played for Sunderland and Hull City (191 appearances), won 26 Ireland caps, appeared at EURO 2016, retired in 2019 through knee injury, and now coaches and works as a pundit.
David Mokwa
David Mokwa (David Ngabi Mokwa Ntusu), French striker born 2004 in Bagnolet; ex-Sochaux and Hoffenheim, plays for SV Elversberg in the Bundesliga, France youth international also eligible for Cameroon.
David Moyes
David Moyes, Scottish football manager and former player; manager of Everton since January 2025. Led West Ham to the 2023 Europa Conference League; earlier managed Preston, Everton (2002-13), Manchester United, Real Sociedad, and Sunderland.
David Muslera Rodríguez
David Muslera Rodríguez (born 1986, Madrid) is a Spanish UEFA Pro Licence football manager, formerly of FK Ekranas and Baltijos FA in Lithuania, now head coach of FK Željezničar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
David Neres
David Neres Campos (born 1997) is a Brazilian left-footed right winger at Napoli, formerly of São Paulo, Ajax (121 games, 37 goals), Benfica, and Shakhtar Donetsk; 3 Brazil caps.
David Nugent
David James Nugent is an English striker, born in 1985, who won the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the Championship with Leicester City in 2014.
David O'Leary
David Anthony O'Leary (born 1958), Irish footballer and manager; Arsenal's record appearance-holder with 722 games and 68 Ireland caps; managed Leeds United to the 2001 Champions League semi-final, later Aston Villa and Al Ahli.