- Bobby Convey
Robert Francis Convey (born 27 May 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is a footballer who currently plays on the left wing for Reading in the Premier League. He attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. Convey is partially blind in his left eye due to optic nerve damage.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira), better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a professional Portuguese footballer. He plays for the English Club Manchester United F.C. and Portugal.
- Eddie Gray
Edwin Gray (born January 17 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a cultured winger who was an integral member of the legendary Leeds United football team of the 1960s and 1970s, later twice becoming the club's manager. Gray was a schoolboy international for Scotland, and signed professional forms for Leeds at the age of 16. He made his first team debut on New Year's Day 1966, fewer than three weeks before his 18th birthday, …
- Steve Coppell
Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955 in Norris Green, Liverpool) is the manager of Reading Football Club. As a player, he was a highly-regarded winger who won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup before injury cut short his career.
- Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell (born September 22,1978 in Smithfield, Sydney), is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League. An exceptional dribbler on the wing also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and as a second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest football export", despite his career being blighted with injury.
- Martin Nash
Martin Nash (born December 27, 1975 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a professional soccer player who has earned 33 caps for Canada. He currently plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the First Division of the United Soccer Leagues. The 5'11", 170lbs winger, joined Vancouver for the third time in the spring of 2004, having also played the 1995, 1996, and 1999 seasons with the club when it was known as the "86ers" and played in the A-League.
- Chris Eagles
Christopher Eagles (born 19 November 1985 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer whose most favoured position is as an attacking right-sided midfielder. He currently plays for Manchester United. Originally coming through the youth system at Watford, he left when he was 14 to join the Manchester United academy. The compensation owed to Watford for this move would later form part of the package which took Danny Webber in the opposite direction.
- Fredrik Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik Ljungberg (born 16 April, 1977 in Vittsjö, Hässleholm) is a Swedish Footballer who currently plays for Arsenal. He plays as an attacking midfielder and is the captain of the Swedish National Football team
- John Evans
John Charles Evans (born March 24, 1947 in Torquay) is an English former professional footballer and an international Bowls player. John Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in April 1965. He made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once before leaving Plainmoor. He later became a regular member of the England bowls team, …
- Dan Petrescu
Daniel Vasile Petrescu is a former international football player, whose teams included Steaua Bucureşti, English Premiership clubs Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday, and the Romanian national side. He is currently the manager of Romanian Liga 1 team Unirea Urziceni.
- Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger (born 10 November, 1973 in Prague) is a Czech football player. He is currently a midfielder for English Premiership team Aston Villa, having signed from Portsmouth on a free transfer on 1 June 2005. Patrik Berger began his career as junior with Sparta Prague in 1989 then he moved to the city rival Slavia Prague in 1991/92, and moved to Borussia Dortmund in 1995/96, with whom he won the Bundesliga title that year.
- Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff (born March 2, 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. He currently plays as a winger for FA Premier League club Newcastle United and internationally for the Republic of Ireland. After his performances in the Champions League for Chelsea and World Cup 2002 for Ireland, Duff was one of the most feared wingers in Europe. With pace, accurate crossing and impressive finishing combined with his much improved versatility, …
- Peter Marinello
Peter Marinello is a Scottish former footballer. Marinello started his career at Hibernian, and could play either as a forward or right winger. He was regarded as being talented enough there that he was dubbed "the next George Best" by the British press. In January 1970 he joined Arsenal for £100,000 (a club record fee and the first time Arsenal had paid a six-figure sum for a player) and he scored on his debut, against Manchester United at Old Trafford on January 10 1970.
- Simão Sabrosa
Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, <small>OIH</small>, commonly known as Simão Sabrosa (pron.) or just Simão (born 31 October 1979 in Constantim, Portugal), is a Portuguese football winger who plays for SL Benfica (where he is the team captain) and the Portuguese national team. Simão is a very quick wing forward/attacking midfielder with a fast dribble and a taste for scoring decisive goals.
- Aaron Lennon
Aaron Justin Lennon (born April 16, 1987 in Chapeltown, Leeds) is an English footballer currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
- Jackie Milburn
Jackie Milburn (1921-2006) was an English footballer. He was born in Crook, County Durham and played for Crook Town, Willington, Stanley United before the war and Newcastle United during the Second World War as left winger. Milburn's time at Newcastle lasted all the way through the WW2 and the majority of his apperences for "The Magpies" were in the Northern Combination League team and played one first team match for Newcastle, against Grimsby Town in December 1940.
- Daniel Alves
Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro), usually known as Daniel Alves, Dani Alves, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking right back or right winger for Sevilla in Spain. The Spanish paper AS has described Alves as "Three players in one: a central midfield playmaker with a winger's soul who plays at full-back."
- Chris Brunt
Chris Brunt (born December 14, 1984 in Belfast) is a football player for Sheffield Wednesday. He grew up in Belfast, where he attended secondary school at Wellington College. He began his career playing for St. Andrews FC youth football teams, during which time he had trials with top English professional teams such as Manchester United and Middlesbrough, eventually signing for the latter.
- Dennis Oli
Dennis Oli (born January 28, 1984) is an English footballer, born in Newham. He currently plays for Grays Athletic, but has spent time at QPR, Gravesend, Farnborough, Swansea and Cambridge. Perhaps his most significant moment as a Grays Athletic player came during the 2006 FA Trophy Final. He scored the opening goal in the 2 - 0 victory over Woking. Current Premiership referee Howard Webb officiated the game. Oli signed a new two-year contract with Grays on 18 May 2007.
- Joe Keith
Joe Keith (born October 1 1978) is a professional football player currently playing for A.F.C. Hornchurch. Keith's main position is left wing, but he can also play at left full back and left wing back. Keith started his career at West Ham as a trainee, but failed to make a senior appearance. He joined Colchester in 1999 and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club in six seasons. After a brief loan spell with Bristol City, …
- Billy Stark
Billy Stark is a former Scottish footballer and current manager of Queen's Park. Born in Glasgow, Stark made his professional debut in 1975 in nearby Paisley for St. Mirren. Two years later he won his first honour, a First Division Championship medal. After 255 games for St. Mirren, scoring 60 goals, he was signed by Aberdeen for £80,000. During a period of success for the side, he helped Aberdeen to win a European Super Cup in 1983, …
- Alf Kirchen
Alfred John "Alf" Kirchen was an English footballer. Born in Shouldham, Norfolk, Kirchen played for local clubs, and for his county at youth level. He was signed by Tom Parker, the manager of Norwich City in 1933 and immediately impressed, scoring seven goals in fourteen League games, and three in four FA Cup games for the Canaries. He soon caught the eye of First Division champions Arsenal, and was signed for £6,000 in March 1935, at the age of only 21.
- Raphaël Nadé
Raphaël Nadé is a professional footballer who holds dual nationality with the Ivory Coast and France. He currently plays in England, with Ebbsfleet United. He started his career at French outfit Le Havre before joining Troyes then joining non-league Hampton & Richmond Borough, then Welling United, and then Woking in 2002. He signed for Carlisle on their return to the Football League before the 2005/2006 season for an undisclosed fee.
- Adrian Ilie
Adrian Bucurel Ilie (born April 20, 1974 in Craiova) is a former Romanian football (soccer) forward and currently a businessman with interests in tourism and football.
- Shana Haji
Shana Haji (born June 15, 1988 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England) is a British-Iranian football player who currently plays for Hibernian F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. He usually plays the winger position.
- Mario Regueiro
Mario Regueiro, full name Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos, (born 14 September, 1978 in Montevideo), is a Uruguayan footballer playing for La Liga side Valencia. Regueiro plays mainly as a left winger. However the versatile player is capable of playing as a left fullback, striker, playmaker and also right winger. Apart from his versatility Regueiro is known for his lightning quick pace, acceleration and strength.
- Romeo Castelen
Romeo Castelen (born 3 May 1983 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a professional Dutch football player. He currently plays for Feyenoord as a striker. In the 2004-05 season, he was signed by Feyenoord after spending his four previous seasons with ADO Den Haag. He was also linked with a move to AS Monaco, but he chose to remain at Feyenoord. He has become more established in the Dutch national team in recent years.
- Lee Eul-Yong
Lee Eul-Yong is a South Korean football player for FC Seoul. He previously played for Anyang Cheetahs FC and Bucheon SK in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He is capable of scoring free kicks similar to David Beckham's. He is notable for his goal against Turkey in the 3rd place match in the 2002 Fifa World Cup.
- Chan Chi Hong
Chan Chi Hong is a Hong Kong professional football player playing for Hong Kong First Division League team South China. His usual position is left winger.
- Paul Parry
Paul Parry (born August 19, 1980) is a Welsh football player who currently plays for Cardiff City. Parry was born in Chepstow and attended Chepstow Comprehensive School. He plays as a left-winger. Parry started his career at Hereford United as a YTS trainee, turning professional in the 1998-99 season. His profile was raised after an excellent FA Cup performance against Leicester City in the 1999/00 season.
- Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese football player who is widely regarded as one of the world's top players of recent years. In his homeland Figo is considered by some second only to Eusebio as Portugal’s greatest player. He plays as a midfielder and winger, currently for Inter Milan. Known as the original Golden Boy (a name which now belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo, …
- Gerard van der Lem
Gerard van der Lem (born November 15, 1952 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football (soccer) winger from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut for FC Amsterdam on August 12, 1973 against PSV Eindhoven. He later played Roda JC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht. After his professional career Van der Lem started to work as a football coach, first as an assistant at HFC Haarlem and Ajax Amsterdam, …
- Nuno Assis
Nuno Assis Lopes Miranda is a Portuguese football attacking midfielder, currently playing for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- Simon Hackney
Simon Hackney (born on 5th February 1984 in Manchester) is a football player who plays in midfield for Carlisle United after signing from Woodley Sports in February 2005 after impressing in a trial, scoring two goals in two games for the reserves in the process. In the 2005-2006 season, Hackney played 30 league games and started 9 of those. He also scored 6 goals making him an important part of the League Two title winning team.
- Danny Clapton
Daniel Robert "Danny" Clapton was an English footballer. Born in Stepney, London, Clapton first started out as an amateur with Leytonstone before joining Arsenal in August 1953. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Chelsea on December 25, 1954, and by the end of the 1954-55 he was Arsenal's first choice right-winger, taking Arthur Milton's place. He became a near ever-present for Arsenal for the next four seasons (aside from 1957-58, …
- Robert Pirès
Robert Emmanuel Pirès is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Asturian descent. He plays for Villarreal CF as a winger. He normally plays on the left wing but can play all across midfield or as a support striker.
- Don Heath
Don Heath is a former football Outside Right. Beginning his football career as an apprentice at local club Middlesbrough in 1962, Heath did not play first team football until he signed a professional contract with Norwich City. Making a total of 82 league appearances for the club, including helping them reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, he was sold to Swindon Town in 1967 for ₤7,000.
- John Fitzgerald
John Kennedy FitzGerald is a former Canadian international soccer player. A right-winger, Fitzgerald was capped for Canada 12 times, 11 coming in 1988 and a final one earned against Mexico in 1990. He played for the Toronto Blizzard during this time. He played collegiately for the Toronto Varsity Blues. John Fitzgerald also played reserve football in England for in 1987 for both Brentford and Crystal Palace. After retiring from soccer due to a knee injury, …
- Eric Welsh
Eric Welsh (born May 1, 1942 in Belfast) is a retired Northern Irish footballer. He played in the right wing position.
- Gigel Coman
Gigel Coman, is a Romanian football player, raised at FC Naţional Bucharest, who currently plays for Steaua Bucharest. He is a left winger.