Michael Ballack is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League.

Oliver Patric Neuville is a Swiss-German football player. He was born of a German father and an Italian mother in Locarno, Switzerland. His name (properly pronounced in French – not German – fashion) stems from his Belgian grandfather. He has one son Lars-Oliver (*1997). Neuville started his career in his native Switzerland with Servette (1992-96). He also played in Spain for Tenerife (1996-97), …

Philipp Lahm (born November 11, 1983 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and Germany at Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored the opening goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is considered one of the best young fullbacks in the world, as is shown by his inclusion in the Mastercard All Star Team. Known to be young and energetic, Lahm's pace is unbelievable, …

Mario Gomez García is a professional German football player who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart. His father is Spanish and his mother Christel is German.

Patrick Helmes is a German footballer who currently plays as a striker for 1. FC Köln. He started his career with "Sportfreunde Siegen". He debuted in the Bundesliga in 2005 and scored his first goal in his second game, against rivals Bayer Leverkusen. After his club was relegated into the second division, Helmes became one of the most important players for his side, scoring 7 times in his first 5 games of the season and keeping Köln at the top of the table.

Jermaine Jones (born November 3, 1981 in Frankfurt am Main) is an American-German football (soccer) player who plays for FC Schalke 04, Germany. He has also played for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen. His father is an African-American soldier stationed in Germany. He was injured for 8 months and only in the last game of the first half of the season returned to the squad. Jones grew up in Frankfurt-Bonames, one of the worst neighborhoods in Frankfurt.

Clemens Fritz (born December 7, 1980 in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany) is a German footballer, who plays as a right-back for Werder Bremen. Probably his best attribute in football is his pace, in which it had sometimes been compared to that of Cristiano Ronaldo, his passing and crossing abilities, and his team effort.

Tim Borowski (born May 2, 1980 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany), is a German football midfielder with SV Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga and Germany.

David Odonkor, born to a German mother and Ghanaian father, is a young German international footballer currently playing for La Liga side Real Betis. Known for his great pace, he most often plays as a side midfielder or winger, usually on the right side of the pitch. He is also capable of playing as a striker. He is seen as one of the most promising German youths today. It is believed that Odonkor, noted for his acceleration, can cover 100 metres in a mere 10.9 seconds.

Per Mertesacker (born September 29, 1984 in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and Germany.

Piotr Trochowski (Born March 22, 1984 in Tczew, Poland) is a German footballer of Polish origin who currently is an attacking midfielder for Hamburger SV and Germany. He is known for his powerful shots. He played for the Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He started his career with St. Pauli, a regional team in Hamburg. He then transferred to the Amateur team of Bayern Munchen.

Simon Rolfes (born January 21, 1982) is a professional soccer player from Germany, currently playing for Bayer Leverkusen. Rolfes uses the number 6 for national and club play. He is 6'2" and weighs 174 lbs.

Torsten Frings is a German football midfielder who currently plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga Frings has a rather rough football style and is known to cause many fouls. This, though, does not hold him back from his true strengths. Frings is known to have great pace and versatility. He is often compared to fellow teammate Schweinsteiger and Chelsea star Lampard as he is known to make many long-range efforts.

Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982 in Munich, Germany) is a midfielder for VfB Stuttgart. He signed for VfB Stuttgart in Summer 2005, having left Aston Villa on a Bosman free transfer. This was the base for his nomination for Germany's World Cup squad 2006 but failed to make it into Klinsmann's starting eleven. Hitzlsperger joined Aston Villa from Bayern Munich, where he was a player in the youth team.

Marcell Jansen is a German professional footballer. The Bayern Munich player has represented his country on 14 occasions so far, showing up as left-back. On club-level he has also played on the left of midfield and, back in his youth years, also featured as left winger and even striker, a term declaring his versatility. Joining Borussia Mönchengladbach from local "SV Lürrip" in 1994, …

Heiko Westermann (born August 14, 1983) is a German footballer who currently plays for FC Schalke 04.

Robert Enke (born August 24, 1977 in Jena) is a German football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Bundesliga side Hannover 96.

Kevin Dennis Kurányi is a German football (soccer) player, who currently plays for the German Bundesliga team Schalke 04. He was born to a German-Hungarian father and a Panamanian mother. He opted to play for the German national football team.

René Adler is a German footballer. His first club was VfB Leipzig, but in 2000 he moved to Bayer Leverkusen. Adler has been a club captain at all levels of competition and at the Dutch Under-19 championships he was one of the star players of the tournament, attracting attention from clubs such as Feyenoord Rotterdam and Arsenal and Chelsea. Due to his good performances, Rudi Völler nominated Adler to his first senior appearance against Werder Bremen.

Miroslav Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, as well as the German national football team. He was the top scorer and thus the Golden Boot winner of the 2006 World Cup hosted by his country Germany, with 5 goals. Klose also scored 5 goals in his debut World Cup, the 2002 World Cup hosted jointly by the Korea Republic and Japan, giving him a total of 10 goals in World Cup finals.

Jens Lehmann (born November 10 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arsenal and for the German national team. He was voted Best European Goalkeeper twice in his career, and he has been been selected for three World Cup squads.

Lukas Podolski (born as on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland, nicknamed "(Prinz) Poldi", is a German footballer of Polish origin. He plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and for the German national football team.

Christoph Metzelder (born November 5, 1980 in Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a football defender for Real Madrid. Metzelder is also a part of the Germany national football team, with whom he has amassed a total of 32 caps. In the summer of 2000, Metzelder signed for Borussia, and he was an instant success. He not only won the German championships with BVB in 2002 as a regular first team player, he also reached the 2002 FIFA World Cup final with Germany.

"'"' (born August 1 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional footballer from Germany who currently plays in midfield for Bayern Munich. Bastian's older brother, Tobias, currently plays for the German second division club Eintracht Braunschweig.

Arne Friedrich (born May 29, 1979 in Bad Oeynhausen) is a German professional footballer. As of June 2007, the Hertha Berlin captain has represented his country on 49 occasions, his debut coming in the 2-2 draw to Bulgaria in Sofia, on August 21, 2002. On December 21, 2004 Friedrich captained Germany to a 5-1 friendly defeat of Thailand in Bangkok. He was included in the 23-man squad in Fifa World Cup 2006, where Germany came third.