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Ivan Šaponjić (Иван Шапоњић)
Ivan Šaponjić (Иван Шапоњић), born 1997 in Nova Varoš, Serbian striker; Partizan and Benfica B graduate signed by Atlético Madrid in 2019, later Cádiz, Slovan Bratislava, Turkish clubs, and Diósgyőri VTK.
Ivan Toney
Ivan Toney (born 1996, Northampton) is an English centre-forward for Al-Ahli and England. Record 31-goal Championship season with Brentford, 2024 betting ban, Euro 2024 and 2026 World Cup squads, famed no-look penalties.
Iván Zamorano
Iván Zamorano (Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora, 'Bam Bam'), Chilean centre-forward born 1967; starred for Real Madrid (101 goals, 1994-95 Pichichi) and Inter, where he wore the famous 1+8 shirt after ceding No. 9 to Ronaldo.
Ivica Olić
Ivica Olić, born 1979 in Davor, Croatia, is a retired striker (104 caps, 20 goals) who won the 2005 UEFA Cup with CSKA Moscow and the 2010 double with Bayern Munich, now coaching Croatia's U-21s.
Ivor Sharpe
Ivor Sharpe (Ivan Gordon Sharpe, 1889-1968), English amateur footballer and journalist; won gold with Great Britain in football at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, later edited the Athletic News and commentated FA Cup Finals for BBC radio.
Ivory Coast national football team
Ivory Coast national football team, Les Éléphants, CIV, men's team of Côte d'Ivoire run by the FIF. Three-time AFCON champions (1992, 2015, 2023); World Cup appearances 2006, 2010, 2014, 2026, all ending in group-stage or round-of-32 exits.
Iwan Morgan
Iwan Thomas Morgan (born 2006) is a Welsh striker for Grimsby Town, formerly Swansea academy and Brentford B (25 goals in 42 games in 2024/25), loaned to Shrewsbury in 2026.
Izzy Brown
Izzy Brown (Isaiah Jay Brown, born 1997) is an English former footballer, attacking midfielder; second-youngest Premier League debutant (West Brom, 2013), Chelsea academy UEFA Youth League captain, Huddersfield promotion winner, retired 2023 aged 26 through injury.
Jaap Stam
Jaap Stam (born 1972, Kampen) is a Dutch former central defender for PSV, Manchester United, Lazio, Milan, and Ajax, a 1999 treble winner with 67 Netherlands caps, now technical manager at DOS Kampen.
Jablonec
Jablonec (FK Jablonec) is a Czech professional football club from Jablonec nad Nisou, founded 1945, playing in the Chance Liga; Czech Cup winner 1998 and 2013, Super Cup 2013, home at Stadion Střelnice.
Jack Butland
Jack Butland (born 1993, Bristol), English goalkeeper; Birmingham youth, England's youngest ever keeper (2012), Team GB at London 2012, Stoke, Crystal Palace, Rangers (157 apps, 2023 League Cup), now Hull City.
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton (1935-2020), "Big Jack", English defender, Leeds United record 773 appearances, 1966 World Cup winner with brother Bobby, and Republic of Ireland manager 1986-1995 who took Ireland to Euro 88 and the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.
Jack Clarke (footballer, born 2000)
Jack Raymond Clarke (born 2000, York) is an English left winger at Ipswich Town; ex-Leeds, Tottenham (€11m, 2019), Sunderland (114 apps, 28 goals), signed by Ipswich in 2024 for £15m plus £5m add-ons. Not the 1999-born namesake.
Jack Colback
Jack Colback (born 1989, Killingworth) is an English retired defensive midfielder. He played for Sunderland (136 apps), Newcastle United (102 apps), Nottingham Forest (2022 promotion), QPR (55 apps), and Anstey Nomads, retiring in March 2026.
Jack Cork
Jack Frank Porteous Cork (born 1989, Carshalton) is an English former defensive midfielder, Chelsea academy product, later Southampton, Swansea, and Burnley (250+ apps, 2022/23 Championship), one England cap, now a Burnley coach.
Jack Fraser
Jack Fraser (John Alexander Fraser, 1881-1959) was a Canadian halfback with Galt FC who won gold in men's football at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, playing one match in Galt's round-robin victories; also Ontario Cup winner 1903.
Jack Grealish
Jack Grealish, English winger born 1995 in Birmingham; Aston Villa captain, then £100m British-record move to Manchester City in 2021; 39 England caps; loans to Everton from 2025.
Jack Harrison (footballer, born 1996)
Jack David Harrison (born 1996, Stoke-on-Trent) is an English winger, 2016 MLS SuperDraft first pick, Leeds United promotion winner, later Everton and Fiorentina loanee, now a New England Revolution Designated Player.
Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1995)
Jack William Hendry (born 1995, Glasgow) is a Scottish centre-back at Al-Ettifaq and Scotland, formerly of Celtic, KV Oostende, and Belgian champions Club Brugge, a Euro 2020 and 2024 and 2026 World Cup squad defender.
Jack Marriott (footballer)
Jack David Marriott (born 1994, Beverley) is an English forward at Reading in League One; ex-Ipswich, Luton, Peterborough (33-goal 2017-18 golden boot season), Derby, Fleetwood, Sheffield Wednesday, and Wrexham.
Jack Moorhouse
Jack Moorhouse (born 2005, Manchester) is a Manchester United academy midfielder and Republic of Ireland U21 international, on loan at Dundee in 2026/27, ruled out for the season with an ACL injury.
Jack Porter (footballer)
Jack Porter (born 2008, Chelmsford) is an Arsenal goalkeeper, squad number 78, who at 16 years 72 days became Arsenal's youngest-ever starter in a 5-1 Carabao Cup win over Bolton in September 2024, an England U19 international.
Jack Rodwell
Jack Christian Rodwell, born 1991, is an English midfielder who debuted for Everton at 16, transferred to Manchester City for £12 million in 2012, and earned three England caps.
Jack Ross (footballer, born 1976)
Jack Ross (John James Ross), born 1976 in Falkirk, Scotland, is a Scottish football coach and former defender who managed Alloa Athletic, St Mirren, Sunderland, Hibernian, and Dundee United.
Jack Westover
Jack Westover (born 1999, Bellevue, WA) is an NFL fullback/tight end, ex-Washington Huskies walk-on and 2023 All-Pac-12 honorable mention; undrafted 2024, played for Seattle, New England, and Washington Commanders.
Jack Wilshere
Jack Wilshere, born 1992 in Stevenage, English midfielder; Arsenal's youngest-ever Premier League player (16 years 256 days), 197 Arsenal appearances, 34 England caps; now Luton Town manager.
Jack Zealley
Jack Zealley (Walter John Zealley, 1874-1956), English inside-forward with Bridport FC and Upton Park; won retrospective 1900 Paris Olympic football gold, scoring in the 4-0 win over France.
Jackie Milburn
Jackie Milburn, "Wor Jackie" (John Edward Thompson Milburn, 1924-1988), Ashington-born Newcastle United centre-forward; 200 peacetime club goals, three FA Cups (1951, 1952, 1955), 13 England caps, record broken by Shearer in 2006.
Jackson Irvine
Jackson Irvine (born 1993, Melbourne) is an Australian midfielder for Cerezo Osaka and the Socceroos, formerly captain of FC St. Pauli, with 86 Australia caps and World Cups 2018, 2022, 2026.
Jackson Martínez
Jackson Martínez is a Colombian striker who was the Portuguese league's top scorer in each of his three FC Porto seasons before joining Atlético Madrid in 2015.