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Name That Footballer Trivia Quiz

Clubs, nicknames, records and one big moment. Name the player before the final whistle.

121 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts

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This Name That Footballer Trivia Quiz has 121 questions: 43 easy, 48 medium and 30 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.

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  1. He signed for MLS side Kansas City Wizards in 2010 and for Sporting CP's B team in Portugal in 2012, then went home to become his country's record scorer. Who?

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    Sunil Chhetri

    Neither move brought many games abroad, but back home he went past 90 goals for India.

  2. After joining LA Galaxy in 2018 he took out a full-page newspaper ad reading 'Dear Los Angeles, you're welcome', then scored a 40-yard volley on debut. Who?

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    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    He also headed a stoppage-time winner as the Galaxy came from 3-0 down to beat LAFC 4-3.

  3. In the 2014 Copa del Rey final he raced past Marc Bartra by running off the pitch and back on, then scored the winner against Barcelona. Who?

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    Gareth Bale

    It was his first trophy at Real Madrid, in his first season after a world-record move from Spurs.

  4. Chelsea let him go at 14. He played three friendlies for Ireland, switched to England, and lifted a European trophy as West Ham captain in 2023. Who?

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    Declan Rice

    That Conference League win was West Ham's first major trophy in 43 years; weeks later Arsenal signed him.

  5. England were losing to Greece in the last minute of 2001 World Cup qualifying when his 30-yard free kick curled in to send them to the finals. Who?

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    David Beckham

    The 2-2 draw at Old Trafford meant England topped their group and went straight to the 2002 World Cup.

  6. The 2020 Ballon d'Or was cancelled because of the pandemic, in the very season he was top scorer as Bayern won the treble. Who?

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    Robert Lewandowski

    FIFA named him its The Best men's player in 2020 and 2021; even Messi later said the 2020 prize should have been his.

  7. He joined PSG for the last five months of his career in 2013 and promised his whole salary to a children's charity in Paris. Who?

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    David Beckham

    He won Ligue 1 with PSG and retired that May, aged 38, in tears at the Parc des Princes.

  8. Dinamo Zagreb, Spurs, then 13 seasons at Real Madrid. In 2025, at 39, he signed for AC Milan. Who?

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    Luka Modrić

    He left Madrid with six Champions League titles and a club-record 28 trophies.

  9. After Barcelona and Milan, he went home to Brazil and won the 2013 Copa Libertadores with Atlético Mineiro. Who?

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    Ronaldinho

    It was Atlético Mineiro's first ever Libertadores, and he was voted South America's player of the year.

  10. Groningen, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona, Atlético, Grêmio, then Inter Miami in 2024, reunited with his old Barcelona strike partner. Who?

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    Luis Suárez

    He and Messi had played six seasons together at Barcelona, alongside Neymar in the famous MSN attack.

  11. Readers of Spanish paper Marca voted him the worst signing of the 2012-13 La Liga season. He went on to win six Champions Leagues with Real Madrid. Who?

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    Luka Modrić

    He had cost about £30m from Spurs; five years later he won the Ballon d'Or.

  12. She came off the bench in the Euro 2022 final, poked in a 110th-minute winner against Germany, then whirled her shirt round her head. Who?

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    Chloe Kelly

    She was booked for it; the pose echoed Brandi Chastain's shirt-off celebration at the 1999 World Cup.

  13. At 39 she came off the bench in the 2025 Copa América final, scored a stoppage-time equaliser and then an extra-time goal, and Brazil won on penalties. Who?

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    Marta

    It was Brazil's ninth Copa América title, and she was named player of the match.

  14. While in Villarreal's academy he earned a business degree at university. He later won Euro 2024's best player award and the 2024 Ballon d'Or. Who?

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    Rodri

    A knee injury in September 2024 meant he collected the Ballon d'Or while still recovering.

  15. Three years after missing in a Euro final shoot-out, he curled in a late equaliser against Switzerland, then scored in the Euro 2024 quarter-final shoot-out. Who?

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    Bukayo Saka

    England won the shoot-out 5-3, with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring the last kick, and reached a second straight Euro final.

  16. French academies, including Lyon's, turned him down for being too small, so he moved to Spain at 14 to join Real Sociedad. Who?

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    Antoine Griezmann

    He grew into a World Cup winner in 2018 and became Atlético Madrid's all-time top scorer.

  17. Months after blasting a Champions League shoot-out penalty over the bar against Bayern, he chipped a cheeky Panenka in Spain's Euro 2012 semi-final shoot-out against Portugal. Who?

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    Sergio Ramos

    Spain won the shoot-out 4-2 and went on to beat Italy 4-0 in the final.

  18. He made his debut for Independiente at 15 years and 35 days, breaking Maradona's record as the youngest player in Argentina's top flight. Who?

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    Sergio Agüero

    He later married Maradona's daughter Giannina, and Maradona was there when their son was born in 2009.

  19. In one season, 2022-23, this Argentine striker won the World Cup and then the treble with Manchester City. Who?

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    Julián Álvarez

    He scored four goals at the World Cup in Qatar, including two in the semi-final against Croatia.

  20. He scored in the 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 FA Cup finals, the first player to score in four, and won all four. Who?

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    Didier Drogba

    The last came in a 2-1 win over Liverpool, two weeks before his heroics in the Champions League final.

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How many questions are in the Name That Footballer Trivia Quiz?

121. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.

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