See also Alan Valderama and Fabian O’Neill
Ian Poveda: one of the great first name/surname combos
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Jose Baxter
Alexis MacAllister
Prefer Robin Koch tbh
Fred Rodrigues
To be fair, his name isn’t ‘Ian’ - it’s Iancarlos, which is more apt of course.
Alan Valderama is genius but so is Fred.
Prefer Ian Nacho at Leicester
Jackson Martinez
James Rodriguez
Jay Rodriguez
Yeltsin Tejeda
just few more interesting ones
James Rodriguez
Jay Rodriguez
Yeltsin Tejeda
just few more interesting ones
Marvelous Nakamba is the GOAT of footy names, surely?
Isaac Success
Theres a Uruguayan player called Kevin Dawson who plays for Penarol. I remember that from the Pellistri transfer saga.
Moe Lester, linked with Arsenal.
Do you mean Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester or Nacho Fernandez at Real Madrid?
Speaking of names, will never forget the Irish strike partnership at their last tournament. They started their first game with ‘Long - Cox’ up front.
Daniel Drinkwater, Jeff Schlupp
Amir Azmy Megahed
Max Power
His surname is pronounced 'Mu-jaa-hid' sadly, and not as Mega Head.Amir Azmy Megahed
Can´t top that really.
Won't matter to Paul Merson.
Or Joe Linton.
Marvelous Nakamba is probably my favourite name in the league at the moment.
Aaron Wan Bissaka. Like how it’s sounds
Dirk van Diving Board in the Darts. Obviously not spelt that way but it's close in pronunciation 
Belgium defender Mark De Man is all time name winner. End of discussion.
Tiémoué Bakayoko always in my heart
I don’t think many of you understand this thread at all.
How about this one:
Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (Tammy Abraham's real name).
Kevin. No wonder he goes by Tammy.
The Gibraltor national team has a few
Kenneth Chipolina
Roy Chipolina
Graeme Torilla
Andrew Hernandez
Ethan Santos
Kenneth Chipolina
Roy Chipolina
Graeme Torilla
Andrew Hernandez
Ethan Santos
Malta has some good ones as well
Henry Bonello
Paul Mbong
Ryan Camenzuli
Steve Pisani
Luke Montebello
Jason Timiebi Ogheneobrucheme Bakumo-Abraham (Timmy Abraham, Tammy's brother).
Jason. No wonder he goes by Timmy.
Gibraltor also have
Shaun De Los Santos (might be the best)
And curiously
Jayden Parody
I know a guy with that name.
Honestly.
There's a German skijumper with the name Andreas Wank.
DJ Buffonge has arguably the greatest name of any footballer that I've ever heard of (I just found out that he had left our youth system, so we're probably never going to see him in United shirt ever again ). His full name is also quite impressive — Darren Raekwon McIntosh-Buffonge (where is the "J" coming from, I wonder).
Our very own Hannibal Mejbri also has a very cool-sounding name (and way more chances of featuring for the first team at some point).
). His full name is also quite impressive — Darren Raekwon McIntosh-Buffonge (where is the "J" coming from, I wonder).Our very own Hannibal Mejbri also has a very cool-sounding name (and way more chances of featuring for the first team at some point).
This reminds me of a certain Rolihlahla Mandela, who went to school one day as usual and returned home as Nelson.
I think I’ve said this before but every time I read Tammy, I think his first name is Tamuel for a second. Like Donny Van de Beek, something in my brain tells me his first name is actual Doniel
He Hate Me.
Different football, but brilliant.
Different football, but brilliant.
They're not as cool as some of these but it's notable how many Dutch players, or probably Dutch people in general have first names that could easily be from elsewhere with more Dutch sounding (to me) last names. Don't know how that came to be culturally or linguistically. Maybe thses are considered Dutch in the Netherlands anyway and they just share them with other places?
Patrick Kluivert and son Justin
Robin Van Persie
Louis Van Gaal
Pierre Van Hooijdonk
Nathan Ake
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
Kevin Strootman
Georginio Wijnaldum
Ryan Babel
Steven Berghuis
Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
Loads of them. Then you get Ruud, Wim, Dirk, Arjen, Bas etc. that do sound more Dutch to me.
Patrick Kluivert and son Justin
Robin Van Persie
Louis Van Gaal
Pierre Van Hooijdonk
Nathan Ake
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
Kevin Strootman
Georginio Wijnaldum
Ryan Babel
Steven Berghuis
Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
Loads of them. Then you get Ruud, Wim, Dirk, Arjen, Bas etc. that do sound more Dutch to me.
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