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Goal runs through the calendar year and picks out some of the biggest birthdays in football, including past and present players, managers and coaches
From Sadio Mane's birthday cake to Neymar's star-studded parties, footballers' birthdays rarely pass without mention.
And while social media platforms are flooded with daily celebratory messages from clubs and fans alike, we don't want you to forget your favourite player's big day.
So, here, Goal runs through the biggest birthdays in the footballing calendar year.
January
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Toni Kroos
Real Madrid
German
January 4
Lucas Leiva
Retired
Brazilian
January 9
Rodrygo
Real Madrid
Brazilian
January 9
Mason Mount
Chelsea
English
January 10
Leroy Sane
Bayern Munich
German
January 11
Dani Carvajal
Real Madrid
Spanish
January 11
Enzo Fernandez
Chelsea
Argentine
January 17
Pep Guardiola
Man City (manager)
Spanish
January 18
Eder Militao
Real Madrid
Brazilian
January 18
Luis Suárez
Gremio
Uruguayan
January 24
Xavi
Barcelona (manager)
Spanish
January 25
Jose Mourinho
Roma (manager)
Portuguese
January 26
Gianluigi Buffon
Parma
Italian
January 28
Romario
Retired
Brazilian
January 29
Dimitar Berbatov
Retired
Bulgarian
January 30
Julian Alvarez
Man City
Argentine
January 31
February
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Ivan Perisic
Tottenham Hotspur
Croatian
February 2
Gerard Pique
Retired
Spanish
February 2
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
Portuguese
February 5
Neymar
PSG
Brazilian
February 5
Leon Goretzka
Bayern Munich
German
February 6
Joshua Kimmich
Bayern Munich
German
February 8
Edinson Cavani
Valencia
Uruguayan
February 14
Ángel Di María
Juventus
Argentinian
February 14
Christian Eriksen
Man Utd
Danish
February 14
Mauro Icardi
Galatasaray on loan from PSG
Argentinian
February 19
Riyad Mahrez
Man City
Algerian
February 21
Casemiro
Manchester United
Brazilian
February 23
Antony
Manchester United
Brazilian
February 24
Park Ji-Sung
Man Utd (ambassador)
South Korean
February 25
Gianluigi Donnarumma
PSG
Italian
February 25
Pepe
Porto
Portuguese
February 26
Jamal Musiala
Bayern Munich
German
February 26
March
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Zico
Retired
Brazilian
March 3
Ronald Araujo
Barcelona
Uruguayan
March 7
Ivan Rakitic
Sevilla
Croatian
March 10
Paul Pogba
Juventus
French
March 15
Fernando Torres
Retired
Spanish
March 20
Antoine Griezmann
Atletico Madrid
French
March 21
Jordi Alba
Barcelona
Spanish
March 21
Ronaldinho
Retired
Brazilian
March 21
Manuel Neuer
Bayern Munich
German
March 27
N'Golo Kante
Chelsea
French
March 29
Sergio Ramos
PSG
Spanish
March 30
April
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Gabriel Jesus
Arsenal
Brazilian
April 3
Franck Ribery
Retired
French
April 7
Sadio Mane
Bayern Munich
Senegalese
April 10
Carles Puyol
Retired
Spanish
April 13
David Luiz
Flamengo
Brazilian
April 22
Kaka
Retired
Brazilian
April 22
Raphael Varane
Manchester United
French
April 25
Marc-André ter Stegen
Barcelona
German
April 30
May
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
David Beckham
Retired
English
May 2
Fernandinho
Retired
Brazilian
May 4
Dani Alves
Free agent
Brazilian
May 6
Dennis Bergkamp
Retired
Dutch
May 10
Andres Iniesta
Vissel Kobe
Spanish
May 11
Thibaut Courtois
Real Madrid
Belgian
May 11
Frenkie de Jong
Barcelona
Dutch
May 12
Romelu Lukaku
Inter on loan from Chelsea
Belgian
May 13
Marquinhos
PSG
Brazilian
May 14
Ruben Dias
Man City
Portuguese
May 14
Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona
French
May 15
Andrea Pirlo
Retired
Italian
May 19
Iker Casillas
Retired
Spanish
May 20
Petr Cech
Retired
Czech
May 20
Mario Mandžukić
Retired
Croatian
May 21
Joao Cancelo
Bayern Munich (on loan from Man City)
Portuguese
May 27
Phil Foden
Man City
English
May 28
Steven Gerrard
Retired
English
May 30
June
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Sergio Aguero
Retired
Retired
June 2
Philippe Coutinho
Aston Villa
Brazilian
June 12
Kingsley Coman
Bayern Munich
French
June 13
Olivier Kahn
Retired
German
June 15
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
Egyptian
June 15
Jordan Henderson
Liverpool
English
June 17
Gabriel Martinelli
Arsenal
Brazilian
June 18
Frank Lampard
Retired
English
June 20
Rodri
Man City
Spanish
June 22
Patrick Vieira
Retired
French
June 23
Zinedine Zidane
Retired
French
June 23
Lionel Messi
Inter Miami
Argentinian
June 24
Kevin De Bruyne
Man City
Belgian
June 28
Jude Bellingham
Dortmund
English
June 29
June
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Patrick Kluivert
Retired
Dutch
July 1
Son Heung-Min
Tottenham
South Korean
July 8
Robbie Keane
Retired
Irish
July 9
James Rodriguez
Olympiacos
Colombian
July 12
Vinicius jr
Real Madrid
Brazilian
July 12
Serge Gnabry
Bayern Munich
German
July 14
Sergio Busquets
Barcelona
Spanish
July 16
Gareth Bale
Retired
Welsh
July 16
Erling Haaland
Man City
Norwegian
July 21
Hulk
Atletico Mineiro
Brazilian
July 25
Harry Kane
Tottenham Hotspur
English
July 28
August
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Gavi
Barcelona
Spanish
August 5
Robin Van Persie
Retired
Dutch
August 6
Willian
Fulham
Brazilian
August 9
Bernardo Dilvs
Man City
Portuguese
August 10
Matthijs de Ligt
Bayern Munich
Dutch
August 12
Thierry Henry
Retired
French
August 17
Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona
Polish
August 21
Lautaro Martinez
Inter Milan
Argentine
August 22
César Azpilicueta
Chelsea
Spanish
August 28
September
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Ruud Gullit
Retired
Dutch
September 1
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal
English
September 5
Bruno Fernandes
Man United
Portuguese
September 8
Luka Modric
Real Mandrid
Croatian
September 9
Jack Greelish
Man City
English
September 10
Franz Beckanbaur
Retired
German
September 11
Thomas Muller
Bayern Munich
German
September 13
Ronaldo
Retired
Brazilian
September 18
Thiago Silva
Chelsea
Brazilian
September 22
Granit Xhaka
Arsenal
Swiss
September 27
Oliver Giroud
AC Milan
French
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October
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Roberto Firmino
Liverpool
Brazilian
October 2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
AC Milan
Swedish
October 3
Gilberto Silva
Retired
Brazilian
October 7
Trent Alaxander Arnold
Liverpool
English
October 7
Xherdan Shaqiri
Chicago Fire
Swiss
October 10
Mesut Ozil
Retired
German
October 15
Pele
Retired
Brazilian
October 23
Alvaro Morata
Atletico Mandrid
Spanish
October 23
Wayne Rooney
DC United(Manager)
English
October 24
İlkay Gundogan
Man City
German
October 24
Diego Maradona
Retired
Argentinian
October 30
Denis Irwin
Retired
Irish
October 31
Marcus Rashford
Man United
English
October 31
November
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Alphonese Davies
Bayern Munich
Canadian
November 2
Achraf Hakimi
PSG
Moroccan
November 4
Marco Veratti
PSG
Italian
November 5
David De Gea
Man United
Spanish
November 7
Eduardo Camavinga
Real Mandrid
French
November 10
Joao Felix
Chelsea (on loan from Atletico Madrid)
Portuguese
November 10
Paulo Dybala
AS Roma
Argentine
November 15
Paul Scholes
Retired
English
November 16
Marco Asensio
Real Mandrid
Spanish
November 21
Xabi Alonso
Retired
Spanish
November 25
Pedri
Barcelona
Spanish
November 25
Ryan Giggs
Retired
Welsh
November 29
December
Player
Club
Nationality
Birthday
Raheem Sterling
Chelsea
English
December 8
Gonzalo Higuain
Retired
Argentine
December 10
Michael Owen
Retired
English
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Raphinha
Barcelona
Brazilian
December 14
Karim Benzema
Al-Ittihad
French
December 19
Ashley Cole
Retired
English
December 20
Kylian Mbappe
PSG
French
December 20
Hugo Lloris
Tottenham
French
December 26
Sir Alex Ferguson
Retired
Scottish
December 31
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