In this posting, we will talking about football players, especially in European Clubs, as we know it's dominated by the Christian players or non muslims, but in fact there are many Muslim Football Players, who was born as a muslim or convert to Islam as a new muslim.
And Alhamdulillah after searching for information on Google, wikipedia, and other sites finally we can gather from various sources. Here are the lists and the profile of Muslim football players in eroupean clubs.
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1. Ibrahim Afellay
Full name : Ibrahim Afellay
Place of Birth : Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of Birth : 2 April 1986
Nationality : Netherlands (Origin: Morocco)
Position : Attacking midfielder or winger
Playing at the club : Barcelona -> Schalke 04 (loan)
Has Played for : The Dutch national youth team
(Afellay and his family)
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2. Éric Abidal
Full Name : Eric Sylvain Bilal Abidal
Place of Birth : Lyon, France
Date of Birth : 11 September 1979
Nationality : French
Position : Defender
Playing at the Club : Barcelona
Has played for : The French national team
(Abidal reading the holly koran in air plane) ( Eric Abidal Praying )
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3. Seydou Keita
Full name : Seydou Ahmed Keita
Place of Birth : Bamako, Mali
Date of Birth : 16 January 1980
Nationality : Mali (also holds a French passport)
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Darlian Aerbin
Has Played for : The Malian national team
(abidal, afellay and keita ) they are three Muslim players 2012 in the club barcelona
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4. Mesut Özil
Full name : Mesut Özil
Place of Birth : Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Date of Birth : 15 October 1988
Nationality : Germany (Origin : turkish)
Position : Attacking midfielder
Playing at the club : Real Madrid
Has Played for : German national team
(Ozil kissing his mother)
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5.Karim Benzema
Full name : Karim Benzema
Place of Birth : Lyon, French
Date of Birth : 19 December 1987
Nationality : France (original: Aljazair)
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Real Madrid
Has Played for : French national team
( benzema praying)
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6. Sami Khedira
Full name : Sami Khedira
Place of Birth : Stuttgart, West Germany
Date of Birth : 4 April 1987
Nationality : Germany (Origin : Tunisia)
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club :Real Madrid
Has Played for : German national team
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7. Nuri Şahin
Full name : Nuri Kazım Şahin
Place of Birth : Lüdenscheid, West Germany
Date of Birth : 5 September 1988
Nationality : Germany (Origin : Turkish)
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club :Real Madrid → Liverpool (loan)
Has Played for :The Turkish national team
These're photos of the Turkish football player, Nuri Sahin, who playing
to Real Madrid now, while picking up a piece of bread he
found on the playground, he kissed it, put it on his head then removed
it outside the playground so that no other player could step on it as an
indication of his commitment to his religion.
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8. Hamit Altıntop
Full name : Hamit Altıntop
Place of Birth : Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Date of Birth : 8 December 1982
Nationality : Germany (Origin:Turkish)
Position : Midfielder
Playing at : Galatasaray
Has Played for : The Turkish national team
Halil Altintopin and Franck Ribery During Umrah in Makkah Saudi Arabia
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9. Lassana Diarra
Full name : Lassana Diarra
Place of Birth : Paris
Date of Birth : 10 March 1985
Nationality : French
Position : Right back
Playing at the club : Real Madrid
Has Played for : French national team
lassana praying
(Ozil, Khedira, benzema, Sahin, Hamit Altintop and Lassana)
they are Six Muslim players 2012 in the club Real Madrid
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10. Edin Džeko
Full name : Edin Džeko
Place of Birth : Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Date of Birth :17 March 1986
Nationality : Bosnian
Position : Striker/Winger
Playing at the club : Manchester City
Has Played for : Bosnia-Herzegovina national team
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11. Samir Nasri
Full name : Samir Nasri
Place of Birth : Marseille, France
Date of Birth :26 June 1987
Nationality : France (Origin: Algeria)
Position : Attacking midfielder
Winger
Playing at the club : Manchester City
Has Played for : France national team
Samir Nasri celebrated his goal Vs Southampton with a T-shirt that said 'Eid Mubarak'
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12. Yaya Toure
Full name : Gnégnéri Yaya Touré
Place of Birth : Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Birth :13 May 1983
Nationality : Côte d'Ivoire
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Manchester City
Has Played for : Côte d'Ivoire national team
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13. Kolo Toure
Full name : Kolo Habib Touré
Place of Birth : Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Birth :19 March 1981
Nationality : Côte d'Ivoire
Position : Defender
Playing at the club : Manchester City
Has Played for : Côte d'Ivoire national team
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14. Nicolas Anelka
Full name : Nicolas Sébastien Anelka
Place of Birth : France
Date of Birth :14 March 1979
Nationality : French
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Chelsea, Shanghai Shenhua since 01 -01-12
Has Played for : French national team
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15.Salomon Kalou
Full name : Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou
Place of Birth : Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Birth :5 August 1985
Nationality : Côte d'Ivoire
Position : Forward or winger
Playing at the club : Chelsea
Has Played for : Côte d'Ivoire
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16. Islam Feruz
Full name : Islam Feruz
Place of Birth : kismayo
Date of Birth :10 September 1995
Nationality : Scotland (Origin:Somalia)
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Chelsea
Has Played for : Scotland U21
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17. Armand Traoré
Full name : Armand Mohamed Traoré
Place of Birth : Paris, France
Date of Birth : 8 October 1989
Nationality : Frence (Origin: Sinegalese)
Position : Left back
Playing at the club : Arsenal > QPR
Has Played for : France U21 levels &
Senegal national football team.
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18. Bacary Sagna
Full name : Bacary Sagna
Place of Birth : Sens, France
Date of Birth : 14 February 1983
Nationality : Frence
Position : Right back
Playing at the club : Arsenal
Has Played for : France National football team
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19. Abou Diaby
Full name : Vassiriki Abou Diab
Place of Birth : Sens, France
Date of Birth :
11 May 1986
Nationality : Frence
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Arsenal
Has Played for : France National football team
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20. Nacer Barazite
Full name : Nacer Barazite
Place of Birth : Arnhem, Netherlands
Date of Birth :
27 May 1990
Nationality : Dutch
Position : Attacking midfielder, Striker
Playing at the club : Arsenal > Monaco
Has Played for : Netherlands U21
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21. Marouane Chamakh
Full name : Marouane Chamakh
Place of Birth : Tonneins, Frence
Date of Birth :
10 January 1984
Nationality : Moroccan
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Arsenal
Has Played for : Moroccan national team
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22. Johan Djourou
Full name : Johan Djourou-Gbadjere
Place of Birth : Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Birth :
18 January 1987
Nationality : Côte d'Ivoire
Position : Centre back
Playing at the club : Arsenal
Has Played for : Swiss international football
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23. Thierry Henry
Full name : Thierry Daniel Henry
Place of Birth : Les Ulis, France
Date of Birth :
17 August 1977
Nationality : Frence
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Arsenal
Has Played for : France National Team
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24. Oğuzhan Özyakup
Full name : Oğuzhan Özyakup
Place of Birth : Zaandam, Netherlands
Date of Birth : 23 September 1992
Nationality : Turkish
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Arsenal
Has Played for : Netherlands U19 - Turkey U21
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25. Papiss Cissé
Full name : Papiss Demba Cissé
Place of Birth : Dakar, Sinegal
Date of Birth : 3 June 1985
Nationality : Sinegalese
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Newcastle
Has Played for : Sinegal National team
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26. Demba Ba
Full name : Papiss Demba Cissé
Place of Birth : Sèvres, France
Date of Birth : 25 May 1985
Nationality : Sinegalese
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Chelsea (since January 2013)
Has Played for : Sinegal National team
Cisse and Ba make sujud after win on the match 2-0 newcastle vs chelsea in 2011
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27. Hatem Ben Arfa
Full name : Hatem Ben Arfa
Place of Birth : Clamart, France
Date of Birth : 7 March 1987
Nationality : France
Position : Winger
Playing at the club : Newcastle
Has Played for : France National team u21
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28. Moussa Sissoko
Full name : Moussa Sissoko
Place of Birth : Le Blanc Mesnil, France
Date of Birth : 16 August 1989
Nationality : France
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Newcastle
Has Played for : France National team
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29.Haris Vučkić
Full name : Haris Vučkić
Place of Birth : Slovenia
Date of Birth : 21 August 1992
Nationality : Slovenia
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Newcastle --> Cardiff City (loan)
Has Played for : Slovenia national team
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30. Mehdi Abeid
Full name : Mehdi Abeid
Place of Birth : Montreuil, France
Date of Birth : 6 August 1992
Nationality : French (Origin: Algerian)
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : Newcastle --> St. Johnstone (loan)
Has Played for : French U18, Algerian U23
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31. Franck Ribéry
Full name : Franck Ribéry
Place of Birth : France
Date of Birth : 7 April 1983
Nationality : France
Position : Winger
Playing at the club : Buyern Munich
Has Played for : France National team
Ribery in Makkah
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32. Frédéric Kanouté
Full name : Frédéric Oumar Kanouté
Place of Birth : France
Date of Birth : 2 September 1977
Nationality : France (origin: mali)
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Sevilla
Has Played for : France & Mali National team
Kanouté praying and make sujud
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33. Emir Spahić
Full name : Emir Spahić
Place of Birth : Croatia
Date of Birth : 18 August 1980
Nationality : Bosnian
Position : Centre back
Playing at the club : Sevilla
Has Played for : Bosnia-Herzegovina National team
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34. Arouna Koné
Full name : Arouna Koné
Place of Birth : Anyama, Côte d'Ivoire
Date of Birth : 18 August 1980
Nationality : Côte d'Ivoire
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Sevilla -Lavente (loan)
Has Played for : Côte d'Ivoire
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35. Nabil El Zhar
Full name : Nabil El Zhar
Place of Birth : Alès, France
Date of Birth : 27 August 1986
Nationality : France (Origin: Moroccan)
Position : Winger
Playing at the club : Liverpool < Levante
Has Played for :Morocco football team
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36. Rami Shaaban
Full name : Rami Shaaban
Place of Birth : Fisksätra, Sweden
Date of Birth : 30 June 1975
Nationality : Sweden
Position : Goalkeeper
Playing at the club : Hammarby IF
Has Played for : Sweden national team
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37. Sulley Muntari
Full name : Suleyman Ali Muntari
Place of Birth : konongo, ghana
Date of Birth : 27 August 1984
Nationality : Ghanian
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : AC Milan (since 2012)
Has Played for : Ghana national team
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38. Samir Handanović
Full name : Samir Handanović
Place of Birth : Yugoslavia
Date of Birth : 19 July 1984
Nationality : Slovenian
Position : Goal Keeper
Playing at the club : Inter Milan
Has Played for : Slovenia national team
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39. Lorik Cana
Full name : Lorik Agim Cana
Place of Birth : Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of Birth : 27 July 1983
Nationality : Albanian
Position : Defender
Playing at the club : Lazio
Has Played for : Albania national team
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40. Senad Lulić
Full name : Senad Lulić
Place of Birth : Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of Birth : 18 January 1986
Nationality : Bosnian
Position : Left midfielder
Playing at the club : Lazio
Has Played for : Bosnia national team
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41. Abdoulay Konko
Full name : Abdoulay Konko
Place of Birth : Marseille, France
Date of Birth : 9 March 1984
Nationality : Frence (Sinegal & Moroccan)
Position : Right back
Playing at the club : Lazio
Has Played for :-
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42.Salifou
Full name : Moustapha Salifou
Place of Birth : Lomé, Togo
Date of Birth : 27 July 1983
Nationality : Togo
Position : Defender
Playing at the club : FC Saarbrücken
Has Played for : Togo national team
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43. Adil Rami
Full name : Adil Rami
Place of Birth : Bastia, France
Date of Birth : 27 December 1985
Nationality : France (Origin; Marocco)
Position : Centre Back
Playing at the club : Valencia CF
Has Played for : France national team
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44. Sofiane Feghouli
Full name :Sofiane Feghouli
Place of Birth : France
Date of Birth : 26 December 1989
Nationality : France (Origin; Algeria)
Position : Attacking midfielder
Playing at the club : Valencia CF
Has Played for : France U21, Algeria national team
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45. Mehmet Topal
Full name : Mehmet Topal
Place of Birth : Malatya, Turkey
Date of Birth : 3 March 1986
Nationality : Turkish
Position : Defensive midfielder
Playing at the club : Valencia CF
Has Played for : Turkey national team
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46. Mouhamadou Dabo
Full name : Mouhamadou Dabo
Place of Birth : Dakar, Senegal
Date of Birth : 28 November 1986
Nationality : Senegalese
Position : Full back
Playing at the club : Lyon
Has Played for : Franch U21
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47. Aly Cissokho
Full name : Aly Cissokho
Place of Birth : Blois, France
Date of Birth : 15 September 1987
Nationality : Senegalese
Position : Left back
Playing at the club : Lyon
Has Played for : Franch
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48. Miralem Sulejmani
Full name : Miralem Sulejmani
Place of Birth : Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of Birth : 5 December 1988
Nationality : Serbian
Position : Forward
Playing at the club : Ajax
Has Played for : Serbia
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49. Mounir El Hamdaoui
Full name : Mounir El Hamdaoui
Place of Birth : Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of Birth : 14 July 1984
Nationality : Moroccan
Position : Striker
Playing at the club : Ajax
Has Played for : Netherland
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50. Ismaïl Aissati
Full name : Ismaïl Aissati
Place of Birth : Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of Birth : 16 August 1988
Nationality : Moroccan
Position : Attacking Midfielder
Playing at the club : Ajax → Vitesse (loan)
Has Played for : Netherland
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51. Stephan El Shaarawy
Full name : Stephan El-Shaarawy
Place of Birth : Savona, Italy
Date of Birth : 27 October 1992
Nationality : Italian (Egyptian father)
Position : Forward
Playing at the club : AC Milan
Has Played for : Italy National Team
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52. Adel Taarabt
Full name : Adel Taarabt
Place of Birth : Fes, Morocco
Date of Birth : 24 Mei 1989
Nationality : Moroccan
Position : Winger, Midfielder
Playing at the club : QPR Queens Park Rangers
Has Played for : Morocco National Team
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53. Miralem Pjanić
Full name : Miralem Pjanić
Place of Birth : Tuzla, Bosnia
Date of Birth : 02 April 1990
Nationality : Bosnian
Position : Midfielder
Playing at the club : AS Roma
Has Played for : Bosnia Herzegovina National Team
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54. Mohamed Sissoko
Full name : Mohamed Sissoko
Place of Birth : Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Date of Birth : 22 January 1985
Nationality : Malian
Position : Defensive midfielder
Playing at the club : Fiorentina
Has Played for : Mali National Team
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55. Adam El-Abd
Full name : Adam Mohamad El-Abd
Place of Birth : Brighton, England
Date
of Birth : 11 September 1984
Nationality : Egyptian (British
Mother) Position : Defender
Playing at the club : Brighton & Hove Albion Has Played for : Egyptian National Team
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56. Ali Al-Habsi
Full name : Ali Al-Habsi
Place of Birth : Muscat, Oman
Date
of Birth : 30 Desember 1981
Nationality : Omani Position : Goal Keeper
Playing
at the club : Wigan Athletic Has Played for : Oman National Team
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