Greatest XI with unique names

[Chief123]

Choose your best ever XI who have unique surnames that you’re not aware of any other player having. Obviously, they may exist but it’s still valid if you are not aware of it.

E.g. I can’t choose Pogba because I’m aware of his brothers that play too who have the same name.


GK
Cech

Def
Lahm
Desailly
Stam
Lizarazu

Mid
Kante
Scholes
Giggs

Att
Messi
Batistuta
Pele

 

[GhastlyHun]

I'm pretty sure we could create an at least half decent opposite of this, a full eleven of guys named Müller for example.

 

[elmo]

Maradona and Best seems like they should be included.

 

[Locke Leiemand]

Choose your best ever XI who have unique surnames that you’re not aware of any other player having. Obviously, they may exist but it’s still valid if you are not aware of it.

E.g. I can’t choose Pogba because I’m aware of his brothers that play too who have the same name.


GK
Cech

Def
Lahm
Desailly
Stam
Lizarazu

Mid
Kante
Scholes
Giggs

Att
Messi
Batistuta
Pele

Rhodri Giggs? Abedi Pele?

 

[GuyfromAustria]

Maradona and Best seems like they should be included.

I knew Maradona's brother as a player, so no.

 

[WeePat]

Maradona and Best seems like they should be included.

There was a pretty decent player called Leon Best who briefly played in the PL for Newcastle. Long career in the championship. Managed 7 caps for Ireland.

 

[led_scholes]

Socrates surely should be in the first 11.

I'm pretty sure we could create an at least half decent opposite of this, a full eleven of guys named Müller for example.

And Kamara/Camara

 

[Mike Smalling]

Choose your best ever XI who have unique surnames that you’re not aware of any other player having. Obviously, they may exist but it’s still valid if you are not aware of it.

E.g. I can’t choose Pogba because I’m aware of his brothers that play too who have the same name.


GK
Cech

Def
Lahm
Desailly
Stam
Lizarazu

Mid
Kante
Scholes
Giggs

Att
Messi
Batistuta
Pele

Pele is not actually his name, though.

 

[Chief123]

Rhodri Giggs? Abedi Pele?

That wouldn’t be valid for me, never heard of them as players.

 

[Chief123]

Maradona and Best seems like they should be included.

I’ve come across players with the name Maradonna and Best before.

 

[elmo]

I'm pretty sure we could create an at least half decent opposite of this, a full eleven of guys named Müller for example.

Dembele's as well. I swear there's one in every top league

 

[Chief123]

Pele is not actually his name, though.

We’ll he’d still be valid because I sure as shit havent ever heard of a player with his real name…

Edson Arantes do Nascimento

 

[KeanoMagicHat]

That wouldn’t be valid for me, never heard of them as players.

Fair enough on your own knowledge but Abedi Pele is one of the best African players of all time…

 

[The holy trinity 68]

Choose your best ever XI who have unique surnames that you’re not aware of any other player having. Obviously, they may exist but it’s still valid if you are not aware of it.

E.g. I can’t choose Pogba because I’m aware of his brothers that play too who have the same name.


GK
Cech

Def
Lahm
Desailly
Stam
Lizarazu

Mid
Kante
Scholes
Giggs

Att
Messi
Batistuta
Pele

Marek Cech played for Porto and West Brom.

 

[Chief123]

I'm pretty sure we could create an at least half decent opposite of this, a full eleven of guys named Müller for example.

Dembele's as well. I swear there's one in every top league

We could probably name a pretty decent team of double barrel named players too. Seems to be a fashion.

Alexander-Arnold
Calvert-Lewin
Walker-Peters

 

[Chief123]

Fair enough on your own knowledge but Abedi Pele is one of the best African players of all time…

Apparently his proper name is Abedi Ayew. Probably adopted Pele as a nickname.

 

[do.ob]

Marek Cech - 52 caps for Slovakia

Failed at the first entry.

 

[Chief123]

Marek Cech - 52 caps for Slovakia

Failed at the first entry.

Clearly didn’t read the post properly.

 

[Mike Smalling]

We’ll he’d still be valid because I sure as shit havent ever heard of a player with his real name…

Edson Arantes do Nascimento

I give to you: Ricardo Nascimento.

Check mate and royal straight flush.

 

[Damien]

We’ll he’d still be valid because I sure as shit havent ever heard of a player with his real name…

Edson Arantes do Nascimento

Nascimento is very common in footballers. Arantes less so but there's one example here.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Brad Jones

Rob Jones
Phil Jones
Lloyd Jones
Daniel Jones

Vinnie Jones
Curtis Jones
Jermaine Jones
Cobi Jones

Kenwyne Jones
Nathan Jones

Manager: David Jones

 

[OL29]

Zinedine Zidane has to be there surely.

 

[Mike Smalling]

Zinedine Zidane has to be there surely.

Mohamed Zidan was a decent Bundesliga player in the 00's.

 

[OL29]

Mohamed Zidan was a decent Bundesliga player in the 00's.

That’s true, good shout

 

[Piratesoup]

Maradona and Best seems like they should be included.

Maradona's brother Hugo was also a football pro, albeit a pretty shit one.

 

[Vidyoyo]

We could probably name a pretty decent team of double barrel named players too. Seems to be a fashion.

Alexander-Arnold
Calvert-Lewin
Walker-Peters

And Djemba-Djemba of course