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The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

held in Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

from October 24 to November 15, 2009.

The tournament was won by Switzerland

Switzerland national under-17 football team

The Switzerland national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and in the FIFA U-17 World Cup...

, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria

Nigeria national under-17 football team

-History:The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 , 1993 and 2007. They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995....

. The Golden Ball

Golden Ball

Golden Ball may refer to:In sport:*Ballon d'Or , award given to the best football player of the year by France Football magazine*Golden Ball Award, award given to the best player of the FIFA World Cup...

to the Best Player was given to Nigerian

Nigeria national under-17 football team

-History:The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 , 1993 and 2007. They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995....

Sani Emmanuel

Sani Shehu Emmanuel , commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for S.S. Lazio as a striker, as well as having a stint with Swedish outfit Bodens BK...

; the Golden Shoe for the Top Scorer was given to Spaniard

Spain national under-17 football team

The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain....

Borja

Borja González

Borja González Tomás , simply Borja, and sometimes nicknamed Bastón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Murcia on loan from Atlético Madrid, as a striker.-Club career:...

, with 5 goals (although he tied with Nigerian

Nigeria national under-17 football team

-History:The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 , 1993 and 2007. They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995....

Sani Emmanuel

Sani Shehu Emmanuel , commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for S.S. Lazio as a striker, as well as having a stint with Swedish outfit Bodens BK...

, Uruguayan

Uruguay national under-17 football team

Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.Uruguay has participated in 5 of 12 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.-Group C: -------------Round of 16:----...

Sebastián Gallegos, and Swiss

Switzerland national under-17 football team

Haris Seferović

Haris Seferović is a Swiss-Bosnian professional association football player who plays for Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax, on loan from Fiorentina in the Serie A.- Early life :...

); the Golden Glove

Golden Glove

Golden Glove may refer to:*Golden Gloves, an amateur boxing competition*Rawlings Gold Glove Award, given to Major League Baseball players for outstanding defensive performance*Barclays Golden Glove, an award for goalkeepers in the Premier League...

was given to Swiss

Switzerland national under-17 football team

Benjamin Siegrist; finally, the FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA Fair Play Award

The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of good or sporting behaviour or other actions by people or bodies involved in :association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals , teams, fans, spectators, football associations/federations and even...

was given to Nigeria

Nigeria national under-17 football team

-History:The team won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1985 , 1993 and 2007. They also won the African Under-17 Championship in 2001 and 2007, and were runners-up in 1995....

Venues

FIFA chose eight venues out of nine possible locations.

On 21 May 2009, FIFA gave Nigeria a 'Yellow Card' as FIFA noted a significant delay in the preparations for the tournament. While Abuja

Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

and Lagos

Lagos

Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

were ready, FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

Vice-President Jack Warner gave four other venues (Enugu

Enugu

Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in the southeastern area of Nigeria and is largely populated by members of the Igbo ethnic group. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Enu Ugwu...

, Calabar

Calabar

Calabar is a city in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Atakpa, from the Jukun language....

, Ijebu-Ode and Kano

Kano

Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...

) a month to get 100% ready or the tournament would be moved. One potential venue (Warri) was removed after recent violence flared up in the Niger Delta

Niger Delta

The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil...

City	Stadium	Capacity
Abuja Abuja Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...	National Stadium	60,491
Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...	Teslim Balogun Stadium Teslim Balogun Stadium Teslim Balogun Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of First Bank F.C....	24,325
Enugu Enugu Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in the southeastern area of Nigeria and is largely populated by members of the Igbo ethnic group. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Enu Ugwu...	Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Enugu, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Enugu Rangers. It was named after the first president of Nigeria. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 people....	22,000
Ijebu-Ode	Gateway Stadium Gateway Stadium (Ijebu Ode) Gateway Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground for FC Ebedei. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. It was renovated for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup....	20,000
Kano Kano Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its metropolitan population is the second largest in Nigeria after Lagos. The Kano Urban area covers 137 sq.km and comprises six Local Government Area - Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa - with a...	Sani Abacha Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kano Pillars F.C.. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000. It is named after deceased former military dictator Sani Abacha....	18,000
Calabar Calabar Calabar is a city in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Atakpa, from the Jukun language....	U.J. Esuene Stadium	16,000
Kaduna Kaduna Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...	Ahmadu Bello Stadium	16,500
Bauchi Bauchi Bauchi is a city in northeast Nigeria, the capital of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. The city has a population of 316,173...	Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bauchi, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Wikki Tourists. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people. Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium is one of the 8 venues used for the FIFA U-17...	15,000

Threats to the Tournament

The 2009 edition was under increasing threats from the armed rebel group, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and warned FIFA against hosting the tournament in Nigeria. However, the militants were offered amnesty

Amnesty

Amnesty is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to the positions of innocent people, without changing the laws defining the offense. It includes more than pardon, in as much as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the...

in exchange for laying down their weapons, and the tournament went on smoothly without any incidents.

Teams

The group draw was held on August 7, 2009 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja

Abuja

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...	AFC U-16 Championship 2008
CAF (Africa)	2009 African Under-17 Championship 2009 African Under-17 Championship The 2009 African Under-17 Championship was a football tournament for Under 17 players. It was held in Algeria in 2009.The competition consisted of three rounds of two legged matches. Some countries received a bye to the First Round. The winners of the Second Round matches qualified for the Finals...
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...	2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	United States United States U-17 men's national soccer team The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation...
CONMEBOL (South America) CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...	2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship
OFC (Oceania) Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...	2009 OFC Under 17 Tournament 2009 OFC Under 17 Tournament The 2009 OFC Under 17 tournament was the 13th edition of the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament which took place between April 20 and April 24, 2009 in New Zealand...
UEFA (Europe) UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....	2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship - Group B :--------------------- Semi-finals :----- Final :- References :**...
Host nation

1.Teams that made their debut.

Match officials

Africa Mohamed Benouza

Mohamed Benouza

Mohamed Benouza is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....

- Assistant referees: Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi, Mamar Chabane Koman Coulibaly
  Koman Coulibaly
  Koman Coulibaly is a Malian football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 1999, and officiated his first international match on April 19, 2000, between Mali and Burkina Faso. Coulibaly is one of Mali's most experienced officials, having been selected for five Africa Cup...
- Assistant referees: Redouane Achik, Inacio Manuel Candido Jerome Damon
  Jerome Damon
  Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...
- Assistant referees: Kenneth Chichenga, Enock Molefe Eddy Maillet
  Eddy Maillet
  Eddy Allen Maillet is a Seychellois football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.He was selected as a referee for the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana,...
- Assistant referees: Jason Damoo, Evarist Menkouande

Asia Ravshan Irmatov

Ravshan Irmatov

Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Irmatov is an Uzbek football referee.-Biography and career:His father was also a referee, working in the Soviet Union competitions. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2003...

- Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov, Bahadyr Kochkorov Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
  Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
  Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh is a Malaysian football referee who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2000. In 2008, Subkhiddin became a AFC Elite referee...

Europe Massimo Busacca

Massimo Busacca

Massimo Busacca is a Swiss former football referee. He lives in Monte Carasso, Ticino, near Bellinzona, and is also the proprietor of a business....

- Assistant referees: Matthias Arnet, Manuel Navarro Viktor Kassai
  Viktor Kassai
  Viktor Kassai is a Hungarian football referee. He has participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and he has been a full international for FIFA since 2003...
- Assistant referees: Gabor Eros
  Gábor Erős
  Gábor Erős is a Hungarian football midfielder. He currently plays for Doxa Drama.-External links:*...
  
  , Tibor Vamos Stéphane Lannoy
  Stéphane Lannoy
  Stéphane Laurent Lannoy is a French football referee. Lannoy played football at an early age before moving into officiating matches. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2006. He lives in Sailly-sur-la-Lys and works as a video games distributor...
- Assistant referees: Eric Dansault, Laurent Ugo

Tom Henning Øvrebø

Tom Henning Øvrebø is a Norwegian football referee. Born in Oslo, Øvrebø is a former UEFA Elite referee, who has refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League...

- Assistant referees: Geir Age Holen, Dag Roger Nebben Wolfgang Stark
  Wolfgang Stark
  Wolfgang Stark , is a German football referee. He has refereed matches in the Champions League and qualifications to the European Football Championship and the World Cup...
- Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver, Volker Wezel Howard Webb
  Howard Webb
  Howard Melton Webb, MBE, is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2005....
- Assistant referees: Darren Cann, Michael Mullarkey

North America, Central America and Caribbean Carlos Batres

Carlos Batres

Carlos Alberto Batres González is a Guatemalan football referee. He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments....

- Assistant referees: Leonel Leal, Carlos Pastrana Jair Marrufo
  Jair Marrufo
  Jair Marrufo is an American soccer referee. He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2002 and a FIFA referee since 2007. His father, Antonio Marrufo, was a FIFA referee from Mexico and served on the Mexican Referee Commission...
- Assistant referees: Ricardo Morgan, Charles Morgante

Oceania Michael Hester

Michael Hester

Michael Hester , is a New Zealand association football referee in the A-League. Holder of a FIFA international license, he has participated at the highest level, officiating at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.-Biography:...

Peter O'Leary

Peter O'Leary is a New Zealand Association football referee, previously of Wellington but now residing and working in Whangarei. He operates in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship, and his other occupation is as a secondary school biology teacher.-Career:He first took...

- Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Hintz, Tevita Makasini

South America Carlos Amarilla

Carlos Amarilla

Carlos Arecio Amarilla Demarqui is a football referee from Paraguay. Amarilla has been a referee since 1997 and his first international game was between Uruguay and Ecuador...

- Assistant referees: Emigdio Ruiz, Nicolas Yegros Pablo Pozo
  Pablo Pozo
  Pablo Antonio Pozo is a former Chilean football referee. In 2008 Pozo refereed in the Beijing Olympics and the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Pozo has also been pre-selected as one of 38 referees from around the world who could possibly referee in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa...
- Assistant referees: Patricio Basualto, Francisco Mondria Martín Vázquez
  Martín Vázquez (referee)
  Martín Emilio Vázquez Broquetas is an Uruguayan football referee. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2001. He lives in Montevideo. He has refereed games at the 2008 Olympics, Copa Libertadores and qualifiers for 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.He was preselected as a...
- Assistant referees: Miguel Nievas, Carlos Pastorino

Allocation of teams to groups

Teams were allocated to groups on the basis of geographical spread. Teams were placed in four pots, and one team was drawn from each pot for each group. Pot 1 contained the five African teams plus one from CONMEBOL; Pot 2 contained the remaining teams from the Americas excluding one CONCACAF team; Pot 3 consisted of teams from Asia and Oceania plus the remaining CONCACAF team; Pot 4 consisted of teams from the European confederation.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4

Groups

All times are West Africa Time

West Africa Time

West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa . The zone is one hour ahead of UTC , which makes it the same as Central European Time...

(UTC+1

UTC+1

UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...

)

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

Group A

2
Team
	3	2	1	0	6	4
7
	3	2	0	1	4	3
6
	3	1	1	1	7	6
4
	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

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Group B

4
Team
	3	3	0	0	7	3
9
	3	2	0	1	3	2
6
	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
	3	0	0	3	5	9	−4	0

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Group C

3
Team
	3	2	1	0	3	0
7
	3	1	2	0	4	3
5
	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

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Group D

4
Team
	3	2	1	0	6	2
7
	3	1	1	1	5	3
4
	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1

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Group E

6
Team
	3	3	0	0	9	3
9
United States United States U-17 men's national soccer team The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation...	3	2	0	1	3	2
6
	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

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Group F

2
Team
	3	2	1	0	3	1
7
	3	2	0	1	6	3
6
	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

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Ranking of third-placed teams

1
Group	Team
A		3	1	1	1	7	6
−7	4
F		3	1	1	1	3	3	0	−3	4
D		3	0	3	0	3	3	0	−3	3
E		3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	−5	3
B		3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	−6	3
C		3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	−6	3

The 4 best 3rd place teams qualify for the knockout stage. The first determining factor is points, the second is goal difference, and the third is the number of goals scored. If teams are still level, then Fair-Play ranking is used as the fourth criterium. This ranking is as follows: -1 for yellow card, -3 for a red card (straight or 2 yellows in the same game), -4 in case of a yellow card followed by a straight red card in the same game. If the teams are still level at this point, a drawing of lots determine the qualified team(s).

Germany, Uruguay, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates advance to the knockout stage
Brazil and Netherlands have been eliminated

Knockout stage

All times are West Africa Time

West Africa Time

West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa . The zone is one hour ahead of UTC , which makes it the same as Central European Time...

(UTC+1

UTC+1

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Sani Emmanuel Sani Emmanuel Sani Shehu Emmanuel , commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for S.S. Lazio as a striker, as well as having a stint with Swedish outfit Bodens BK...	Nassim Ben Khalifa Nassim Ben Khalifa Nassim Ben Khalifa is a Swiss footballer of Tunisian origin who currently plays for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.-Swiss Super League:...	Ramón Azeez
Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
Borja Borja González Borja González Tomás , simply Borja, and sometimes nicknamed Bastón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Murcia on loan from Atlético Madrid, as a striker.-Club career:...	Sani Emmanuel Sani Emmanuel Sani Shehu Emmanuel , commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for S.S. Lazio as a striker, as well as having a stint with Swedish outfit Bodens BK...	Sebastián Gallegos
5 goals	5 goals	5 goals
Golden Glove
Benjamin Siegrist
FIFA Fair Play Award

Goalscorers

5 goals

Sani Emmanuel

Sani Emmanuel

Sani Shehu Emmanuel , commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for S.S. Lazio as a striker, as well as having a stint with Swedish outfit Bodens BK...

Borja

Borja González

Borja González Tomás , simply Borja, and sometimes nicknamed Bastón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Murcia on loan from Atlético Madrid, as a striker.-Club career:...

Haris Seferović

Haris Seferović is a Swiss-Bosnian professional association football player who plays for Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax, on loan from Fiorentina in the Serie A.- Early life :...

Sebastián Gallegos
4 goals Nassim Ben Khalifa

Nassim Ben Khalifa

Nassim Ben Khalifa is a Swiss footballer of Tunisian origin who currently plays for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.-Swiss Super League:...

3 goals

Sergio Araujo

Sergio Araujo

Sergio Ezequiel Araujo is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Boca Juniors.-Club career:Araujo is a product of Boca Juniors youth divisions...

Mario Götze

Mario Götze is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a right winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Götze is considered to be an up-and-coming, potential...

Lennart Thy

Lennart Thy is a German footballer who plays for Werder Bremen.-External links:...

Son Heung-Min

Son Heung-Min is a South Korean footballer who plays for German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.-Hamburger SV:In 2008, Son dropped out of FC Seoul Academy and joined Hamburg’s youth academy at the age of 16. He was impressive in the 2010–11 preseason, by leading the team with nine goals and signed...

Edafe Egbedi Stanley Okoro

Stanley Okoro

Stanley Okoro is a Nigerian football Midfielder currently playing for KS Skenderbeu Korce in the Albanian Superliga, after a former experience with his homeland club Heartland F.C., and with Almería B .-Career:...

Adrià Carmona Isco

Francisco Román Alarcón

Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, aka Isco , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF mainly as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

Sergi Roberto

Sergi Roberto Carnicer is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central midfielder.-Club career:...

Ricardo Rodríguez

Ricardo Rodríguez (footballer)

Ricardo Rodríguez is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as Left back for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League. He's born to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother....

Muhammet Demir
2 goals

Abdoulaye Ibrango Gustavo Cuellar

Gustavo Cuellar

Gustavo Leonardo Cuellar Gallego is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportivo Cali in the Copa Mustang.-External links:*...

Ebrima Bojang Federico Carraro

Federico Carraro

Federico Carraro is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Modena, on loan from Fiorentina.-Club career:Carraro started his career with Padova youth teams, before joining Fiorentina academy in 2006...

Pietro Iemmello

Pietro Iemmello is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Pro Vercelli.-Biography:Born in Catanzaro, Calabria, Iemmello was signed by Fiorentina at young age. He finished as the runner-up of 2011 Torneo di Viareggio., winning 2011 Coppa Italia Primavera...

Takumi Miyayoshi

is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played March 5, 2011-Under-17:-Appearances in major competitions:-External links:* – Kyoto Sanga F.C. official site...

Lee Jong-Ho

Lee, Jong-Ho is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Chunnam Dragons in the K-League, and nicknamed "Gwangyang Rooney"-Career:...

Abdul Jeleel Ajagun Álvaro Morata

Álvaro Morata

Álvaro Borja Morata Martín is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid Castilla as a striker.-Club career:...

Engin Bekdemir

Engin Bekdemir is a Turkish footballer, currently playing at Kayserispor. He can play either on attacking midfielder or support striker positions in the field.-Kayserispor:...

Mohammad Sebil Jack McInerney

Jack McInerney

John "Jack" McInerney is an American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...

Adrián Luna

Adrián Nicolás Luna Retamar is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Gimnàstic on loan Espanyol. He is an attacking midfielder.-Club Career:...

1 goal

Esteban Espíndola Leandro González Pírez

Leandro González Pirez

Leandro Martín González Pirez is an Argentine football centre back who plays for River Plate.-Club career:González Pirez played his first professional game for River Plate coming on as a 90th minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Newell's Old Boys, for the 2011 Clausura.- International career...

Esteban Orfano Guilherme Neymar

Neymar da Silva

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior , commonly known simply as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos and the Brazilian national football team.-Santos:...

Wellington Victor Nikiema Louckmane Ouedtraogo Bertrand Traoré

Bertrand Traoré

Bertrand Isidore Traoré is a Burkinabé international footballer who plays in England for the Chelsea Academy.-Club career:...

Zidane Zoungrana Jean Blanco Fabián Castillo

Fabián Castillo

Fabián Andrés Castillo Sánchez is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.-Deportivo Cali:...

Deiner Córdoba Jeison Murillo Héctor Quiñones

Héctor Quiñones

Hector Quiñonez is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportivo Cali in the Copa Mustang.-External links:*...

Jorge Luís Ramos Joel Campbell

Joel Campbell

Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for FC Lorient on loan from Premier League club Arsenal and plays as a striker.-C.D. Saprissa:Campbell began his career with C.D...

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Lamin Sarjo Samateh

Not to be confused with Lamin Samateh.Lamin Sarjo Samateh is a Gambian football defender playing with Samger FC.Born in Fajara is career started in a local club S. Vlaer Tallinding helping them to win a series of junior league titles. He made such an impact that he became the team captain before...

Yunus Malli Shkodran Mustafi

Shkodran Mustafi

Shkodran Mustafi is a German footballer of Albanian descent who plays for English club Everton as a defender.-Club career:Mustafi started his career in the youth system of Hamburg before joining Everton in the summer of 2009...

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Kevin Volland

Kevin Volland

Kevin Volland is a German footballer, who plays for TSV 1860 München on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the German under-19 national team. He made his professional debut on 14 August 2010, when he came on for Djordje Rakic in the DFB-Pokal match against SC Verl.-External links:* at tsv1860.de *...

Anthony Lozano

Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón is an Honduran footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano on loan from Valencia CF, as a forward.-Club career:...

Afshin Esmaeilzadeh Milad Gharibi

Milad Gharibi

Milad Gharibi is an Iranian footballer who plays for Saipa in the IPL.-Club career:Gharibi joined Saipa in 2010 after spending the previous season with Naft Gachsaran F.C in the 2nd Division of Iranian Football....

Kaveh Rezaei Payam Sadeghian

Payam Sadeghian

Payam Sadeghian is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Zob Ahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League and also captained the Iran national under-17 football team in under-17 world cup and scored twice.-Club career:...

Giacomo Beretta

Giacomo Beretta is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Ascoli, on loan from Genoa.- Club career :...

Michele Camporese

Michele Camporese is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina.-Club career:Born in Pisa, Tuscany, Camporese is a product of Fiorentina's youth system. He made his debut for the Viola in the Coppa Italia tie against Empoli on 26 October 2010, replacing Alessandro...

Shuto Kojima

is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 28 August 2011-International:-External links:* – Urawa Red Diamonds official site * – Yahoo! Japan sports...

Kenyu Sugimoto

is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Cerezo Osaka.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 6 August 2011-International:-External links:* at Cerezo Osaka official site * at Yahoo! Japan sports...

Yoshiaki Takagi

is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for FC Utrecht.He is noted for being a free-kick specialist and emerging as a regular member at Tokyo Verdy in his debut season at the age of 17...

Kim Dong-Jin Kim Jin-Su Nam Seung-Woo Luke Milanzi Miguel Basulto Carlos Campos

Carlos Alberto Campos

Carlos Alberto Campos Ávila is a Mexican footballer, currently playing as a winger for Pumas de la UNAM of the Primera División de México. He was also part of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico squad.-Pumas Fuerzas Básicas:...

Guillermo Madrigal Carlos Parra Tom Boere Luc Castaignos

Luc Castaignos

Luc Castaignos , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and for the Netherlands U19. He is the all-time top scorer of the Netherlands U-17 national team...

Oğuzhan Özyakup

Oğuzhan Özyakup is a Dutch professional footballer of Turkish descent who currently plays for Arsenal. A product of Arsenal Academy and AZ Alkmaar Academy, he can play as a central midfielder or as an offensive midfielder...

Michael Built Jack Hobson-McVeigh Gordon Murie Ramón Azeez Terry Envoh

Terry Envoh

Terrence Envoh is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Sharks F.C..-Career:Envoh began his career with LEA Primary School Tudun Wada and signed in 2007 with Mighty Jets of Jos Nigeria...

Omoh Ojabu

Omoh Alex Ojabu is a Nigerian football attacking midfielder currently playing for Dolphins FC.-International career:Ojabu represented his country at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria at the age of 16....

Kenneth Omeruo Javier Espinosa

Javier Espinosa

Javier Espinosa González is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central midfielder.-Club statistics:As of 26 November 2011-External links:***...

Pablo Sarabia

Pablo Sarabia García is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF in La Liga. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.'-Club career:...

Oliver Buff

Oliver Buff is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as Midfielder for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.In 2009 he was part of the Swiss U-17 team who won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating host team Nigeria 1:0 in the final. Buff scored 1 goal in 6 games of the...

André Gonçalves Pajtim Kasami

Pajtim Kasami

Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has been hailed as one of the brightest future stars of Switzerland.-Early career:...

Bruno Martignoni Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Early life:...

Gökay Iravul

Gökay Iravul is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.-Early life and career:...

Ufuk Özbek

Ufuk Özbek is a Turkish-German footballer who plays for 1. FC Saarbrücken. He is the brother of Barış Özbek.-External links:*...

Ömer Ali Şahiner Furkan Şeker

Furkan Şeker

Furkan Şeker was born on 17 March 1992 in Göksun, Kahramanmaraş. He is a Turkish football player currently playing as a central defender for Beşiktaş....

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1 own goal José Rodríguez (playing against Switzerland)

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