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John Robertson (footballer, born 1953)
John Neilson Robertson (1953–2025), Scottish left winger for Nottingham Forest, scored the only goal of the 1980 European Cup final and assisted the 1979 winner; 28 Scotland caps, 8 goals.
John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)
John Grant Robertson (born 1964, Edinburgh), Scottish centre-forward, Hearts-linked striker, 16 Scotland caps; later Inverness CT manager and sporting director and Ross County assistant until May 2026; distinct from the 1953-born Forest winger.
John Rooney (footballer)
John Richard Rooney (born 1990, Liverpool), English attacking midfielder and younger brother of Wayne Rooney; played for New York Red Bulls, Orlando City, Chester, Barrow, and Macclesfield FC, then became Macclesfield manager in July 2025 and led them to a 2-1 FA Cup upset of holders Crystal Palace in January 2026.
John Ruddy
John Ruddy (John Thomas Gordon Ruddy, born 1986) is an English goalkeeper who won the 2018 Championship Golden Glove at Wolves, played for Norwich, Birmingham and Newcastle, and rejoined Wolves in 2026.
John Souttar
John Souttar (born 1996, Aberdeen) is a Scottish centre-back for Rangers and Scotland, formerly Dundee United and Hearts; Scotland's 2018 debutant, 2021 goal vs Denmark, 2026 World Cup squad, brother of Australia's Harry Souttar.
John Stones
John Stones (born 1994, Barnsley) is an English centre-back; Barnsley, Everton, then Manchester City 2016-2026 (£47.5m, 293 apps, 20 trophies, Treble hybrid role), now Inter Milan; 94 England caps.
John Swift (footballer, born 1995)
John David Swift (born 1995, Portsmouth) is an English attacking midfielder. Chelsea academy graduate, over 200 games and 34 goals for Reading, 126 for West Brom, joined Portsmouth in July 2025.
John Terry
John Terry (born 1980, London), English centre-back and Chelsea captain 2004-2017; 717 Chelsea appearances, 15 major trophies including five Premier League titles, record 41 PL defender goals and 214 clean sheets; England captain 34 times; later Aston Villa assistant coach.
John Toshack
John Benjamin Toshack (born 1949, Cardiff) is a Welsh former striker and manager, Liverpool great (247 apps, 96 goals, three league titles), who managed Real Sociedad, twice Real Madrid, Deportivo and Wales.
Johnny Giles
Johnny Giles (Michael John Giles, born 1940, Dublin), Irish midfielder of Revie's Leeds United (527 games, two league titles), 59-cap Ireland player-manager, and RTÉ pundit with Dunphy and Brady from 1986 to 2016.
Johnny Haynes
Johnny Haynes (1934–2005), "The Maestro", was an English inside-forward who made a club-record 657 Fulham appearances, won 56 England caps, and became Britain's first £100-a-week footballer in 1961.
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT), the Southern Tigers, Malaysian club owned by Tunku Ismail since 2013; 12 straight league titles since 2014, 2015 AFC Cup winners, 109-game unbeaten world record, No.6 in Opta Asia rankings.
Jokerit
FC Jokerit, Helsinki football club 1999-2004, distinct from the Jokerit ice hockey club; founded by Harry Harkimo from PK-35's license, Finnish Cup winner 1999, Veikkausliiga runner-up 2000, dissolved 2004 into HJK's Klubi-04.
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Lescott (Joleon Patrick Lescott, born 1982), English centre back; Wolves academy graduate, Everton and Manchester City defender, two Premier League titles, FA Cup, League Cup, 26 England caps, scored at Euro 2012; now City Loans Manager and pundit.
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson, born 1976, Danish striker; 52 goals in 112 caps for Denmark, tying Poul Nielsen's record; UEFA Cup with Feyenoord 2002, Champions League with Milan 2003; later coached Malmö FF, Blackburn Rovers, and Sweden.
Jon Flanagan
Jon Flanagan (born 1993) is an English retired full-back who came through Liverpool's academy, made 51 appearances and won the 2012 League Cup, starred in the 2013-14 runners-up side, earned one England cap, and retired in 2022.
Jon Pacheco
Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Spanish centre-back born 2001 in Elizondo, Navarra; Real Sociedad defender (La Liga debut 2020), Olympic gold medalist with Spain at Paris 2024, and 2023 U21 Euro finalist; loaned to Alavés in 2025-26.
Jon Parkin
Jon Parkin (Jonathan Parkin, born 1981, Barnsley), English striker nicknamed 'The Beast', scored 225 goals in over 600 games for 14 clubs including Stoke, Preston, Cardiff, and York City; retired 2019.
Jonás Gutiérrez
Jonás Gutiérrez (El Galgo), Argentine winger born 1983; Vélez Sársfield, Mallorca, Newcastle United 2008-2015, 2010 World Cup. Overcame testicular cancer, scored to keep Newcastle up in 2015, won discrimination case, retired 2021.
Jonas Harder
Jonas Harder, born 2005 in Florence, is an Italian central midfielder who came through Fiorentina, spent 2025/26 on loan at Padova in Serie B, and joined FC Basel in July 2026 for €2 million.
Jonas Hector
Jonas Hector, German footballer (born 1990, Saarbrücken), one-club left back and defensive midfielder for 1. FC Köln (2010-2023, 444 games) and 43-cap Germany international; scored the winning penalty against Italy at EURO 2016.
Jonas Hofmann
Jonas Hofmann, German midfielder born 1992 in Heidelberg; Borussia Dortmund, Gladbach, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen player; 2024 German champion; Germany international.
Jonathan Asp Jensen
Jonathan Asp Jensen (born 2006, Gauerslund, Denmark) is a Danish attacking midfielder. Midtjylland academy product, Bayern Munich youth player with one Bundesliga appearance, loaned to Grasshopper Zürich, signed by Deportivo La Coruña in July 2026 for about €6 million.
Jonathan Biabiany
Jonathan Ludovic Biabiany (born 1988, Paris) is a French right winger from a Guadeloupean family; Inter Milan youth product, 2010 FIFA Club World Cup final scorer, later Parma, San Fernando CD, Antequera CF, and UD San Pedro.
Jonathan Calleri
Jonathan Calleri, Argentine centre-forward born 1993 in Buenos Aires, plays for São Paulo FC. Former All Boys and Boca Juniors striker, 2016 Copa Libertadores top scorer, ex-West Ham, Las Palmas, Alavés, Espanyol, Osasuna; Copa do Brasil 2023 winner.
Jonathan David
Jonathan David, Canadian striker born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents, raised in Ottawa; Gent, Lille (Ligue 1 title 2021, 109 goals), Juventus, loan to Atlético Madrid; Canada's all-time top scorer, 43 goals, 2026 World Cup hat-trick vs Qatar.
Jonathan de Guzmán
Jonathan de Guzmán (Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán), born 1987 in Toronto, is a Canadian-born Dutch retired midfielder, 14 Netherlands caps, 2014 World Cup third place, who won cups with Feyenoord, Swansea City, Napoli, and Eintracht Frankfurt and retired at Sparta Rotterdam in 2026.
Jonathan dos Santos
Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez (born 1990), Mexican defensive midfielder; Barcelona and La Masia product, Villarreal and LA Galaxy (captain) midfielder, now Club América, 2018 World Cup squad member.
Jonathan Gómez (soccer, born 2003)
Jonathan Gómez (Jonathan Germán Gómez Mendoza, born 2003, North Richland Hills, Texas) is an American left-back of Mexican descent, USL Young Player of the Year 2021 with Louisville City, later Real Sociedad B, Mirandés, PAOK, Albacete, and VfL Osnabrück, a dual-national youth international for both the US and Mexico.
Jonathan Jesus
Jonathan Jesus (Jonathan de Jesus Alves, born 2004, São Vicente, Brazil) is a Brazilian centre-back for Cruzeiro, signed from Ceará in 2024 for R$ 8 million, a converted former forward who became a starter under Artur Jorge.