List of Muslim footballers

A list of notable muslim footballers is given below.Many of them has converted to Islam and most are of African decent who plays professional soccer in Europe.


 * Sulleyman Ali Muntari-Ghanaian footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale in Italy. He is a central midfielder.


 * Mahamane El Hadji Traoré-A Malian plays for French side Nice.


 * Kamel Fathi Ghilas- Is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for Hull City, mainly as a forward.


 * Yaya Touré-Is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona.


 * Moustapha Bangura-Nickname Hadji, is a Sierra Leonean International footballer.


 * Mohamed Aboutrika -Aboutrika plays as a playmaker and attacking midfielder for Egyptian club Al-Ahly.


 * Frédéric Kanouté-s a French born Malian footballer, who currently plays for Sevilla in the Spanish Primera league.


 * Kolo Touré-Is a player who currently plays for English Premier League club Manchester City and the Ivorian national team.


 * Hasan Salihamidžić -Is a Bosnian football midfielder currently playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C.


 * Mahamadou Diarra-Is a Malian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid.


 * Lorik Cana - A defensive midfielder, he plays for Sunderland and the Albania national football team.


 * Mohammed Abdellaoue-Norwegian football forward of Moroccan descent. Abdellaoue currently plays for Norwegian Premier League side Vålerenga.


 * Rashid Yussuff - An Enlish player playing for Gillingham.


 * Nicolas Anelka -Is a French footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League side Chelsea and the France national team.


 * Arouna Koné - Is an Ivorian football striker who currently plays for Sevilla FC[1] of the Spanish La Liga and the Côte d'Ivoire national football team.


 * Mehdi Mahdavikia - Iranian football player who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga.


 * Ibrahim Touré - Ivorian football striker, he currently plays for Syrian Premier League outfit Al-Ittihad.


 * El Hadji Diouf - Senegalese footballer. He plays for Blackburn Rovers, having previously played for Liverpool, Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers and Lens.


 * Yakubu Aiyegbeni - Nicknamed "The Yak"[1] and generally known as simply Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Everton in the English Premier League.


 * Mamady Sidibe - Malian football striker, currently playing for English Premier League side Stoke City.


 * Joseph-Désiré Job - French-born Cameroonian footballer striker who is currently a free-agent.. He also plays for the Cameroon national team.


 * Ali Daei - Former Iranian football player and coach.[2] He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches.


 * Taye Taiwo - Nigerian football defender who currently plays for Olympique de Marseille.


 * Darijo Srna - Croatian footballer who currently plays for Shakthar Donetsk and the Croatian national team.


 * Philippe Troussier - Former French football player and now a manager.


 * Franck Ribéry - French football midfielder who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.


 * Samir Nasri - French international footballer of Algerian descent who currently plays his club football for the English Premier League side Arsenal.


 * Khalid Boulahrouz - Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition.


 * Hatem Ben Arfa - French footballer of Tunisian descent who plays for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.


 * Éric Abidal - French footballer who currently plays as a left back for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona and the French national team.


 * Ibrahim Afellay - Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent playing for PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie.


 * Hamit Altıntop - German-born Turkish national footballer. He is a versatile midfielder and can play either in a defending or attacking role. He is well known for his flair of long-shot ability, as shown when he played for Schalke 04 and so far with Bayern Munich.


 * Tuncay Şanlı - Turkish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough.


 * Nihat Kahveci - Turkish footballer currently playing for Beşiktaş and for the Turkish national team.


 * Halil Altintop - German-born Turkish national footballer who plays for Schalke.


 * Serdar Tasci - German football defender who plays for VfB Stuttgart and the German national team.


 * Mesut Özil - German footballer, of Turkish heritage, who plays for Werder Bremen and the German national team.


 * Sami Khedira - German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart.


 * Ahmed Hossam Hussein Mido - Egyptian footballer who plays for El Zamalek as a striker, on loan from Middlesbrough.


 * Mohamed Shawky - He plays the Defensive midfielder position for the Football League Championship club Middlesbrough as well as Egypt's national football team.


 * Mohamed Zidan - Egyptian footballer who is a striker for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Egyptian national team.
 * Amr Zaki - Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker and is currently signed to Egyptian Premier League club El Zamalek.

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