Patricio Araujo

Full name :Patricio Gabriel Araujo Vázquez
Date of birth :January 30, 1988 (1988-01-30) (age 21)
Place of birth :Colima, Colima, Mexico
Height :1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position :Sweeper
Defensive Midfielder





Araujo became well-known at 2005 as captain of the Mexican National team that won the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru, wearing jersey # 2. Since he was the captain, he became the first Mexican football player to have held up a World Champion trophy. El Pato (a common nickname for Patricio meaning "duck") forced his way into Chivas first team, but he did not accompany the Mexican National Team to the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, held in Cartagena, Colombia, because it conflicted with Chivas's Copa Libertadores campaign. After many very good games, in which he wore jersey # 78, Araujo became a vital piece in José Manuel de la Torre's squad, earned jersey # 5 after Carlos Salcido's departure from the team, and played all the games of Apertura 2006 season which Chivas would win; thus becoming, along with teammate Omar Esparza, the first member of the U-17 World Champion Mexican Team to get another championship after the World Cup in Peru. Even though Araujo had become a regular in the midfield lineup for Chivas, the regional eliminatories for the U-20 World Cup during February 2007 made José Manuel de la Torre to substitute Araujo with teammate Edgar Mejía. Even after losing his place in Chivas' starting lineup, Araujo was selected by Jesús Ramírez to be captain of the Mexican National Team that played the 2007 U-20 World Cup Championship in Canada, wearing again jersey # 2. The Mexican National Team lost the game in quarter-finals against Argentina. After the World Cup, he returned to Chivas, where he would play in the few opportunities he'd be given. On October 13, 2007, during the Apertura 2007 championship, Araujo scored his first goal as a professional against Necaxa. At the beginning of Clausura 2008 championship, Araujo scored another goal, this time against Pumas UNAM. Clausura 2008 seems as a great chance for Araujo to get back his place in Chivas' lineup as a starter, since Edgar Mejia was injured during the pre-season. Big things are expected from Patricio Araujo, since he is the leader of the most successful generation yet of Mexican soccer and one of the kindest football players over the world. Despite not being in Chivas' starting lineup. With the firing of Hugo Sanchez Mexico selected youth coach Jesús Ramírez as the interim and has called up on Patricio Araujo in their game against China. Curiously, the player who plays as starter in Araujo's position at Chivas, Edgar Mejía, hasn't even made his debut in the national team.Patricio Araujo has played with the Mexico national football team in three categories. He played with the Mexico U-17 in which Mexico won the U-17 World Cup played in Peru in 2005. 2 years later he played with the Mexico U-20 for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 in Canada. In both teams he wore jersey # 2. Finally, on August 22 he was called up to the national senior team to play a friendly match against the Colombian national football team, where he played 55 minutes. He played his second game in the National Mexican team against Guatemala on October 17, 2007 and played 87 minutes. With the senior National team he wears jersey # 8. After his debut with the senior national team, he was called for the U-23 team which failed at getting a place at the Football Tournament at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With the U-23 team he wore jersey # 6 and was no longer the captain.

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Dennis Aogo

Full name : Dennis Aogo
Date of birth : 14.01.1987
Age : 22
Height : 1,84
Nationality : Germany
Position : Defense
Foot : left
Position details : Left Wing

Hamburg midfielder Dennis Aogo has been called up by Nigeria ahead of World Cup ties against Kenya and Tunisia in June.
Aogo, whose father is from Ilesha in south-west Nigeria, has already featured for Germany at Under-17 and Under-19 levels.
In a recent magazine interview, Aogo expressed willingness to play for his father's country.
"My father will be thrilled for me to play for Nigeria, and I will also want to show Nigerians my quality," said the former Freiburg ace.
"Because of my father, I have followed the Nigerian team. I watched them at both the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. They had quality players like Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu, Ifeanyi Udeze, Yakubu (Aiyegbeni).
"I was therefore very disappointed when they failed to qualify for the last World Cup in Germany."
Aogo plays from the left side and can also play as a left full-back. His selection could be well timed as the Eagles established left full-back Taye Taiwo is sidelined by injury.
The Super Eagles squad also includes Rennes young Elderson Echijile, who is also a left full-back.
Nigeria will take on the Republic of Ireland in a friendly on May 29 in London before they travel to Saint Etienne for a high-profile friendly against Nigeria on June 2.
The Eagles host Kenya in Abuja in a World Cup tie on June 7 and two weeks later play away to Tunisia in continuation of the qualifying tournament.

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Omar Esparza

Full name : Omar Alejandro Esparza
Morales Date of birth : May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21) (age 21)
Place of birth : Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Right Back
Wing Midfielder


Esparza made his debut on October 15, 2005 against CF Monterrey, playing only 11 minutes. He has switched playing time between Chivas and CD Tapatio since then, with a brief stay in Chivas Coras in the 2005-2006 season. Esparza took part in Chivas' Championship win in the Apertura 2006. He was present in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship where Mexico obtained the cup against Brazil. The score was 3-0, and Esparza scored the 2nd goal of the final. [1] Esparza played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Canada where he was an important player. Mexico played well but was eliminated by Argentina in the quarter finals, losing 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Maximiliano Moralez after bouncing the ball off a Mexican defender in the 45th minute . Omar Esparza has played with the Mexico national football team in three categories. He played with Mexico U-17, in which he and his fellow team mates won the U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. Also, he played with U-20, and on August 22 he made his first appearance for the senior side.

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Bruno Mezenga

Full name	: Bruno Ferreira Mombra Rosa
Date of birth	: August 8, 1988 (1988-08-08) (age 21)
Place of birth	: Niterói, Brazil
Height	: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	: Striker

He made his professional debut at the age of 16 for Flamengo in a 0-1 defeat to São Caetano on May 22, 2005 in the Campeonato Brasileiro. He made history in becoming one of the youngest player ever to wear the "Rubro Negro" first team jersey. During that period he was touted as the next Adriano.

He was on trial out with Orduspor for the 2008-2009 season and he became Turkish Football Federation First League Top Scorer.

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Sherman Cardenas

Full name :Sherman Andrés Cárdenas Estupiñán
Date of birth :August 7, 1989 (1989-08-07) (age 20)
Place of birth : Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Height :1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position :Attacking Midfielder

He made his league debut on August 28, 2005 against Real Cartagena. He was 16 years and 21 days old at the time, making him one of the youngest players ever to play in the Copa Mustang, Colombia's top club tournament. He was regarded at one time as one of the brightest stars in south-American history, though his ' wonderkid ' status has not materialistic into anything solid. At the international level, he was part of the Colombian youth squad that won the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, and played with the Colombian youth team at the 2007 South American U-20 Championship in Paraguay, scoring his first international goal against Venezuela on January 16, 2007

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Andrés Guardado

Full name : José Andrés Guardado Hernández
Date of birth : September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28) (age 23)
Place of birth : Guadalajara, Mexico
Height : 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Left Winger





José Andrés Guardado Hernández (born September 28, 1986 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican international footballer who plays as a left winger for Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga. He is known for his long-distance left-footed strikes, dribbling, agility, and pace.Guardado started playing professionally in F.C. Atlas, and made his league debut in August 2005 at 18 years old, in a 3–2 victory over Pachuca C.F in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He eventually became a very important player for Atlas, and would go on to play 64 games with the side, scoring 7 goals. In the summer of 2006, press speculations linked Guardado to several Italian Serie A teams, the Spanish club Real Madrid, and Portuguese club SL Benfica. However, Deportivo de La Coruña moved quickly and made an offer of €5.25m, for 75% of his rights which in turn will be worth a total of €7m. The Mexican side accepted the offer and the transfer was finalized on July 7, 2007. Atlas remained entitled a 25% sell-on-fee as long as they held the remaining 25% of his rights. He stated his happiness with the agreement, with a preference to move to Spain, as he would not have to learn any additional languages or cope with a non-Hispanic culture.[1]Guardado made his first international appearance for Mexico in a friendly match against Hungary on December 14, 2005, just four months after his first team debut for Atlas. Guardado was called up to represent his country in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He played his first World Cup match against Argentina in the round-of-16 2–1 in extra time. Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe's contract expired and was not renewed, but his replacement, Hugo Sánchez, kept Guardado in the setup.

Guardado played in Mexico's first friendly under Sánchez against his country's CONCACAF rival USA. His introduction from the bench saw the game turn in Mexico's favor however the match resulted in a 2–0 loss for Mexico. Guardado still cemented his place in the nation's subsequent starting 11.

On February 28, 2007, in a friendly match against Venezuela, Guardado scored his first goal for Mexico. In the final of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guardado scored the opening goal against the United States. During the second half, he collided head-on with United States right back Jonathan Spector while both attempted to head the ball but managed to recover to play the rest the of the match.

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Freddy Adu

Full Name : Freddy Adu
Birth Date : June 2, 1989
Birth Place : Tema, Ghana
Height : 1.73m
Weight : 68 kg
Age : 20
Position : Midfielder




On April 3, Adu came on in United's first game of the 2004 season against the San Jose Earthquakes as a second-half substitute, making him the youngest player to appear in United States professional sports since 1887 (the next youngest was fifteen year old Joe Nuxhall, who played Major League Baseball in Cincinnati in 1944). On April 17, at the age of fourteen, Adu scored his first professional goal in the 75th minute of a 3–2 away loss against the MetroStars. He became the youngest player in MLS history ever to score a goal.

In his first season as a pro, Adu finished the year with five goals and three assists, while playing in all 30 regular season games. Although briefly a starter, Adu was relegated to a substitute when D.C. United acquired central midfielder Christian Gómez mid-season, and it was in this role that he appeared in United's MLS Cup victory. He played in three of four playoff games by D.C. United, assisting in one goal during that time.

Adu was criticized from a number of different angles in his first season as a professional. Some soccer commentators have suggested that Adu was too young to be playing professionally and that he needed more time to develop mentally and physically amongst players his own age. In his second season, he was suspended for one game[4] after he complained about his playing time in the media.[5] Continued development, especially of his defensive skills, helped Adu become a starting midfielder during the 2006 season. In addition, Adu had been chosen to take spot kicks during D.C. United's two penalty shootouts—scoring on both attempts.[6][7] He was selected to the MLS All-Star team twice, once as a commissioner's choice and once as the coach's. He was selected to the MLS 2006 semifinals Best XI by SoccerAmerica magazine. In 2005 he was nominated for FIFPRO Young player of the year.[8]

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Danny Szetela

Full name :	Daniel Szetela
Date of birth :	June 17, 1987 (1987-06-17) (age 22)
Place of birth :	Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Height :	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position :	Midfielder

In 2002, Szetela entered USSF's Bradenton Academy, graduating in May 2004. He then signed with Major League Soccer. His desire to play for his hometown club, the MetroStars, went unfulfilled. Though the MLS accommodated a similar request from another highly-touted youngster, Freddy Adu, they refused to let Szetela pick his team, instead putting him into the league-wide draft, with Columbus Crew ending up with his rights. Joining in mid-season, Szetela appeared in eight regular season and two playoff games, while recording a solitary assist. In 2005, Szetela struggled to get on the field with the Crew. During 2006, he was beset by injury troubles and only saw four games for Columbus.

On August 31, 2007, Szetela was signed by Racing de Santander, in the Spanish Primera División.[1] Szetela made his official debut with the Spanish club on November 14, in a scoreless draw against Málaga CF in the Copa del Rey. On January 29, 2008, Szetela was loaned out to Serie B side Brescia Calcio until June 30, 2008, with the option to purchase at the end. Szetela made his debut for Brescia Calcio on February 9, playing the last five minutes in a 4-2 comeback victory and made ten appearances total in Serie B.

Szetela extended his loan to Brescia Calcio through June 2009 on July 18, 2008. He scored his first goal for Brescia, his first professional goal in league play, on October 18, 2008, against Triestina. He returned to Spain on July 13, 2009.[2] However, the Spanish side decided against renewing his contract.

Szetela opted not to continue a career in Europe and returned back to the States and signed a contract with Major League Soccer. His contract was picked up by D.C. United, who were second in the allocation placements to sign returning U.S. international players.
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In 2003, Szetela burst onto the world's stage during the Under-17 World Cup in Finland. The second-youngest player on the United States roster, he started all four American games, scoring two goals. In 2005, he was called up to the U.S. U-20 national team for the 2005 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. He played two games in that tournament. On June 30, 2007, Szetela scored the opening goal in the United States' match against South Korea in the U-20 World Cup. Three days later he recorded two goals in a winning effort over Poland, the country of both his parents.

Szetela made his debut for the USA on October 17, 2007, as a late-match substitute against Switzerland, and set up Michael Bradley's game-winning goal. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the national team, and provided their first win over Switzerland in seven matches. For a while, Szetela, who has a Polish passport and speaks Polish, was hesitating, as his parents wanted him to play for Poland. However, after former coach of Polish national team, Pawel Janas, stated publicly that "in Poland we have 200 players like Szetela,"[3] he decided to play for the U.S. In July 2008, Szetela was named to the U.S. team that competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics

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Falcao

Full name : Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate

Nationality : Colombia

Date of birth : 10 February 1986

Age : 23

Country of birth : Colombia

Position : Attacker

Height : 176 cm

Weight : 70 kg




Radamel Falcao is one of the strikers who came from Colombia. Since the club began his career at River Plate, Argentina, began to appear talent in playing football or in a goal. However, ligament injury which he had passed long enough to make scouts from the big teams to be doubted he would propose a mainstay player for the club. this does not discourage the intention Porto Football Club who is eager to Falcão could play there. Finally, the dream was realized also after his contract expired with River Plate.
Falcao was not in vain to move to FC Porto, with a much improved performance, he began to believe a strong core for the team.
Colombian national team, Falcao can not show him the highest performance. and he still needs to learn the star players like the phenomenal 'Ronaldo', Henry, Fernando Torres and others. If he can stay consistent in Porto, and called the Colombian national team we will see the World Cup appearance in 2010. I am sure he will shine.

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Renato Augusto

Renato Augusto
Full Name: Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto
Date of Birth: February 1, 1988
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro
Nationality: Brazil
Height: 181 cm.
Weight: 78 Kg.
Role: Midfielder
Back Number: 10



He is one player that comes from countries that became king of football, that's Brazil. This player has the football skills of more than other middle-class players. He began his professional career in local team Flamengo, he hit a lot of football knowledge. With the capital an ideal posture, technique and passion to compete, making him become one of the young players are targeted by several big clubs of Europe and America.
Renato Augusto is still to win his first cap for the Brazilian national team, but for most experts it's only a question of time. The midfielder has already played for all Brazilian youth teams and is rated as one of the most promising talents in Brazil. Kaka, Diego, Lincoln... the players the 21-year-old has already been compared to makes impressive reading. All the young players would want this to happen to him. Finally, Renato Augusto chosen to club "Bayern 04 Leverkusen". Although this contribution can not be enjoyed by fans and club officials, he tries to adjust to a new club with a very different situation compared to the old club. Everything is completely new, is the main factor for pan players in his career. Worthy case, a new coach, new friends, climate, and certainly fans who have not trusted her skills of football. But someday, he will become one of the great football player. Renato Augusto has been doing very well in his first season at Leverkusen. He has started all 22 Bundesliga games so far, scoring one goal and setting up six, and his record in the DFB Cup has been even better: three games, two goals. The reward: his contract with Bayer has already been extended until 2014. Good luck to RENATO Augusto!!

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