From Yaya Toure'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 name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Duffy | Brighton | Irish | January 1 |
| Jonny Evans | West Brom | Northern Irish | January 2 |
| James Milner | Liverpool | English | January 4 |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | German | January 4 |
| Andy Carroll | West Ham | English | January 6 |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Belgian | January 7 |
| Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid | Slovenian | January 7 |
| Stefan Savic | Atletico Madrid | Montenegrin | January 8 |
| Koke | Atletico Madrid | Spanish | January 8 |
| David Silva | Manchester City | Spanish | January 8 |
| Gennaro Gattuso | AC Milan (manager) | Italian | January 9 |
| Lucas Leiva | Lazio | Brazilian | January 9 |
| Christian Atsu | Newcastle | Ghanaian | January 10 |
| Leroy Sane | Man City | German | January 11 |
| Dani Carvajal | Real Madrid | Spanish | January 11 |
| Axel Witsel | Tianjin Quanjian | Belgian | January 12 |
| Emre Can | Liverpool | German | January 12 |
| Glenn Whelan | Stoke City | Irish | January 13 |
| Yohan Cabaye | Crystal Palace | French | January 14 |
| Nicklas Bendtner | Rosenborg | Danish | January 16 |
| Pep Guardiola | Man City (manager) | Spanish | January 18 |
| Claudio Marchisio | Juventus | Italian | January 19 |
| Henrik Mkhitaryan | Arsenal | Armenian | January 21 |
| Shane Long | Southampton | Irish | January 22 |
| Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Dutch | January 23 |
| Luis Suárez | Barcelona | Uruguayan | January 24 |
| Xavi | Al Sadd SC | Spanish | January 25 |
| David Ginola | Retired | French | January 25 |
| Jose Mourinho | Man Utd (manager) | Portuguese | January 26 |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Italian | January 28 |
| Grzegorz Krychowiak | Polish | West Brom | January 29 |
| Romario | Retired | Brazilian | January 29 |
| Arda Turan | Istanbul Basaksehir | Turkish | January 30 |
| Peter Crouch | Stoke City | English | January 30 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Kerala Blasters FC | Bulgarian | January 30 |
February
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Rossi | Genoa | Italian | February 1 |
| Darren Fletcher | Stoke City | Scottish | February 1 |
| Ivan Perisic | Inter | Croatian | February 2 |
| Gerard Pique | Barcelona | Spanish | February 2 |
| Carlos Tevez | Boca Juniors | Argentinian | February 5 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portuguese | February 5 |
| Neymar | PSG | Brazilian | February 5 |
| Ernesto Valverde | Barcelona (manager) | Spanish | February 9 |
| Radamel Falcao | Monaco | Colombian | February 10 |
| Edinson Cavani | PSG | Uruguayan | February 14 |
| Ángel Di María | PSG | Argentinian | February 14 |
| Christian Eriksen | Tottenham | Danish | February 14 |
| Rui Patricio | Sporting | Portuguese | February 15 |
| Diego Godín | Atletico Madrid | Uruguayan | February 16 |
| Claude Makélélé | Eupen (coach) | French | February 18 |
| Gary Neville | Retired | English | February 18 |
| Mauro Icardi | Inter | Argentinian | February 19 |
| Phil Jones | Man Utd | English | February 21 |
| Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | Algerian | February 21 |
| Branislav Ivanović | Zenit | Serbian | February 22 |
| Gareth Barry | West Brom | English | February 23 |
| Casemiro | Real Madrid | Brazilian | February 23 |
| Park Ji-Sung | Man Utd (ambassador) | South Korean | February 25 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | Istanbul Basaksehir | Togolese | February 26 |
| Pepe | Real Madrid | Portuguese | February 26 |
| Fernando Llorente | Tottenham | Spanish | February 26 |
March
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Alderweireld | Tottenham | Belgian | March 2 |
| Zico | Retired | Brazilian | March 3 |
| Landon Donovan | Club León | American | March 4 |
| Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders | American | March 9 |
| Jack Butland | Stoke City | English | March 10 |
| Lassana Diarra | PSG | French | March 10 |
| Ivan Rakitic | Barcelona | Croatian | March 10 |
| Didier Drogba | Phoenix Rising (owner) | Ivorian | March 11 |
| Edgar Davids | Retired | Dutch | March 13 |
| Paul Pogba | Man Utd | French | March 15 |
| Theo Walcott | Everton | English | March 16 |
| Edin Džeko | Roma | Bosnian | March 17 |
| Shinji Kagawa | Borussia Dortmund | Japanese | March 17 |
| Alessandro Nesta | Retired | Italian | March 19 |
| Kolo Toure | Retired | Ivorian | March 19 |
| Marcos Rojo | Man Utd | Argentinian | March 20 |
| Fernando Torres | Atletico Madrid | Spanish | March 20 |
| Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | French | March 21 |
| Jordi Alba | Barcelona | Spanish | March 21 |
| Ronaldinho | Retired | Brazilian | March 21 |
| Scott Sinclair | Celtic | English | March 25 |
| Erik Lamela | Tottenham | Argentinian | March 25 |
| Mikel Arteta | Man City (coach) | Spanish | March 26 |
| Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | German | March 27 |
| Fabio Borini | AC Milan | Italian | March 29 |
| N'Golo Kante | Chelsea | French | March 29 |
| Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | Spanish | March 30 |
April
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Seedorf | Deportivo de La Coruna (manager) | Dutch | April 1 |
| Miralem Pjanic | Juventus | Bosnian | April 2 |
| Gabriel Jesus | Man City | Brazilian | April 3 |
| Sami Khedira | Juventus | German | April 4 |
| Franck Ribery | Bayern Munich | French | April 7 |
| Vincent Kompany | Man City | Belgian | April 10 |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | Senegalese | April 10 |
| Thiago Alcântara | Bayern Munich | Spanish | April 11 |
| Dele Alli | Tottenham | English | April 11 |
| Carles Puyol | Retired | Spanish | April 13 |
| Aaron Lennon | Burnley | English | April 16 |
| Rafa Benitez | Newcastle (manager) | Spanish | April 16 |
| Wojciech Szczesny | Juventus | Polish | April 18 |
| Joe Hart | West Ham | English | April 19 |
| Isco | Real Madrid | Spanish | April 21 |
| John Obi Mikel | Tianjin TEDA | Nigerian | April 22 |
| David Luiz | Chelsea | Brazilian | April 22 |
| Kaka | Retired | Brazilian | April 22 |
| Raphael Varane | Real Madrid | French | April 25 |
| Juan Mata | Man Utd | Spanish | April 28 |
| Diego Simeone | Atletico Madrid (manager) | Argentinian | April 28 |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | German | April 30 |
May
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Bonucci | AC Milan | Italian | May 1 |
| David Beckham | Retired | English | May 2 |
| Cesc Fabregas | Chelsea | Spanish | May 4 |
| Fernandinho | Man City | Brazilian | May 4 |
| Radja Nainggolan | Roma | Belgian | May 4 |
| Dani Alves | PSG | Brazilian | May 6 |
| Andrea Barzagli | Juventus | Italian | May 8 |
| Kevin Gameiro | Atletico Madrid | French | May 9 |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Retired | Dutch | May 10 |
| Giovani dos Santos | La Galaxy | Mexican | May 11 |
| Andres Iniesta | Barcelona | Spanish | May 11 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea | Belgian | May 11 |
| Yaya Toure | Man City | Ivorian | May 13 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Man Utd | Belgian | May 13 |
| Marquinhos | PSG | Brazilian | May 14 |
| Patrice Evra | West Ham | French | May 15 |
| Ousmane Dembele | Barcelona | French | May 15 |
| Andrea Pirlo | Retired | Italian | May 19 |
| Iker Casillas | Porto | Spanish | May 20 |
| Petr Cech | Arsenal | Czech | May 20 |
| Mario Mandžukić | Juventus | Croatian | May 21 |
| Eric Cantona | Retired | French | May 24 |
| Paul Gascgoigne | Retired | English | May 27 |
| Kyle Walker | Man City | English | May 28 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | Arsenal | French | May 28 |
| Steven Gerrard | Retired | English | May 30 |
| Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | German | May 31 |
June
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Hernandez | West Ham | Mexican | June 1 |
| Sergio Aguero | Man City | Argentinian | June 2 |
| Mario Gotze | Borussia Dortmund | German | June 3 |
| Lorenzo Insigne | Napoli | Italian | June 4 |
| Lukas Podolski | Lukas Podolski | German | June 4 |
| Javier Mascherano | Barcelona | Argentinian | June 8 |
| Wesley Sneijder | Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa | Dutch | Jun 9 |
| Miroslav Klose | Retired | German | June 9 |
| Philippe Coutinho | Barcelona | Brazilian | June 12 |
| Olivier Kahn | Retired | German | June 15 |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Egyptian | June 15 |
| Jordan Henderson | Liverpool | English | June 17 |
| Frank Lampard | Retired | English | June 20 |
| Patrick Vieira | New York City FC (manager) | French | June 23 |
| Zinedine Zidane | Real Manager (manager) | French | June 23 |
| Juan Román Riquelme | Retired | Argentinian | June 24 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentinian | June 24 |
| Victor Wanyama | Tottenham | Kenyan | June 25 |
| Samir Nasri | Retired | French | June 26 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Man City | Belgian | June 28 |
July
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kluivert | Retired | Dutch | July 1 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Retired | Dutch | July 1 |
| Gianfranco Zola | Retired | Italian | July 5 |
| Hernan Crespo | Retired | Argentinian | July 5 |
| Son Heung-Min | Tottenham | South Korean | July 8 |
| Robbie Keane | Retired | Irish | July 8 |
| Paolo Di Canio | Retired | Italian | July 9 |
| Ashley Young | Man Utd | English | July 9 |
| Mario Gomez | Stuttgart | Germany | July 10 |
| James Rodriguez | Bayern Munich | Colombian | July 12 |
| Craig Bellamy | Retired | Welsh | July 13 |
| Sergio Busquets | Barcelona | Spanish | July 16 |
| Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | Welsh | July 16 |
| Dirk Kuyt | Retired | Dutch | July 22 |
| Daniele De Rossi | Roma | Italian | July 24 |
| Hulk | Shanghai SIPG | Brazilian | July 25 |
| Michael Carrick | Man Utd | English | July 28 |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | Retired | Germany | July 30 |
| Antonio Conte | Chelsea (manager) | Italian | July 31 |
August
| Player name | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Chicago Fire | German | August 1 |
| Nemanja Matic | Chelsea | Serbian | August 1 |
| Antonio Valencia | Man Utd | Ecuadorian | August 4 |
| Robin van Persie | Feyenoord | Dutch | August 6 |
| Willian | Chelsea | Brazilian | August 9 |
| Roy Keane | Retired | Irish | August 10 |
| Javier Zanetti | Retired | Argentinian | August 10 |
| Massimiliano Allegri | Juventus (manager) | Italian | August 11 |
| Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Ajax | Dutch | August 12 |
| Lucas Moura | Tottenham | Brazilian | August 13 |
| Alan Shearer | Retired | English | August 13 |
| Jay-Jay Okocha | Retired | Nigerian | August 14 |
| Ander Herrera | Man Utd | Spanish | August 14 |
| Giorgio Chiellini | Juventus | Italian | August 14 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Liverpool | English | August 15 |
| Thierry Henry | Retired | French | August 17 |
| Mario Balotelli | Nice | Italian | August 21 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Polish | August 21 |
| Ashley Williams | Everton | Welsh | August 23 |
| Thiago Motta | PSG | Brazilian | August 28 |
| César Azpilicueta | Chelsea | Spanish | August 28 |
| Pepe Reina | Napoli | Spanish | August 31 |
September
| Player | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruud Gullit | Retired | Dutch | September 1 |
| Daniel Sturridge | West Brom | English | September 1 |
| Joey Barton | Retired | English | September 2 |
| Alexandre Pato | Tianjin Quanjian | Brazilian | September 2 |
| Júlio César | Flamengo | Brazilian | September 3 |
| Gareth Southgate | England (manager) | English | September 3 |
| Nuri Sahin | Borussia Dortmund | Turkish | September 5 |
| Gylfi Sigurdsson | Everton | Icelandic | September 8 |
| Luka Modric | Real Madrid | Croatian | September 9 |
| Alex Song | Rubin Kazan | Cameroonian | September 9 |
| Laurent Koscielny | Arsenal | French | September 10 |
| Éric Abidal | Retired | French | September 11 |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Retired | German | September 11 |
| Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich | German | September 13 |
| Eidur Gudjohnsen | Retired | Icelandic | September 15 |
| Ronaldo | Retired | Brazilian | September 18 |
| David Seaman | Retired | English | September 19 |
| Henrik Larsson | Retired | Swedish | September 20 |
| Thiago Silva | PSG | Brazilian | September 22 |
| Michael Ballack | Retired | German | September 26 |
| Granit Xhaka | Arsenal | Swiss | September 27 |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Retired | Ukrainian | September 29 |
| Per Mertesacker | Arsenal | German | September 29 |
| Olivier Giroud | Chelsea | French | September 30 |
October
| Player | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Weah | Retired | Liberian | October 1 |
| Roberto Firmino | Liverpool | Brazilian | October 2 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Man Utd | Swedish | October 3 |
| Bruce Grobbelaar | Retired | Zimbabwean | October 6 |
| Jermain Defoe | Bournemouth | English | October 7 |
| Gilberto Silva | Retired | Brazilian | October 7 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | Stoke City | Swiss | October 10 |
| Ledley King | Retired | English | October 12 |
| Antonio di Natale | Retired | Italian | October 13 |
| Mesut Ozil | Arsenal | German | October 15 |
| Didier Deschamps | France (manager) | French | October 15 |
| Paul Ince | Retired | English | October 21 |
| Nemanja Vidic | Retired | Serbian | October 21 |
| Arsene Wenger | Arsenal (manager) | French | October 22 |
| Pele | Retired | Brazilian | October 23 |
| Alvaro Morata | Chelsea | Spanish | October 23 |
| Wayne Rooney | Everton | English | October 24 |
| İlkay Gundogan | Man City | German | October 24 |
| Robert Pirès | Retired | French | October 29 |
| Edwin van der Sar | Retired | Dutch | October 29 |
| Diego Maradona | Retired | Argentinian | October 30 |
| Denis Irwin | Retired | Irish | October 31 |
| Marcus Rashford | Man Utd | English | October 31 |
November
| Player | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Wright | Retired | English | November 3 |
| Marco Verratti | PSG | Italian | November 5 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | Danish | November 5 |
| Jozy Altidore | Toronto FC | American | November 6 |
| Andre Schurrle | Borussia Dortmund | German | November 6 |
| David De Gea | Man Utd | Spanish | November 7 |
| Rio Ferdinand | Retired | English | November 7 |
| John Barnes | Retired | English | November 7 |
| Joe Cole | Tampa Bay Rowdies | English | November 8 |
| Jens Lehmann | Retired | German | November 10 |
| Philipp Lahm | Retired | German | November 11 |
| Thomas Vermaelen | Barcelona | Belgian | November 14 |
| Thomas Vermaelen | Barcelona | French | November 14 |
| Paulo Dybala | Juventus | Argentinian | November 15 |
| Paul Scholes | Retired | English | November 16 |
| Nani | Lazio | Portuguese | November 17 |
| Peter Schmeichel | Retired | Danish | November 18 |
| Laurent Blanc | Retired | French | November 19 |
| Jesús Navas | Sevilla | Spanish | November 21 |
| Marco Asensio | Real Madrid | Spanish | November 21 |
| Marouane Fellaini | Man Utd | Belgian | November 22 |
| Xabi Alonso | Retired | Spanish | November 25 |
| Danny Welbeck | Arsenal | English | November 26 |
| Roberto Mancini | Zenit (manager) | Italian | November 27 |
| Ryan Giggs | Retired | Welsh | November 29 |
| Gary Lineker | Retired | English | November 30 |
| Nigel de Jong | Mainz | Dutch | November 30 |
December
| Player | Club | Nationality | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Essien | Retired | Ghanaian | December 3 |
| Ross Barkley | Chelsea | English | December 5 |
| Anthony Martial | Man Utd | French | December 5 |
| Tim Cahill | Millwall | Australian | December 6 |
| John Terry | Aston Villa | English | December 7 |
| Raheem Sterling | Man City | English | December 8 |
| Gonzalo Higuain | Juventus | Argentinian | December 10 |
| Leighton Baines | Everton | English | December 11 |
| Chris Hughton | Brighton (manager) | Irish | December 11 |
| Victor Moses | Chelsea | Nigerian | December 12 |
| Santi Cazorla | Arsenal | Spanish | December 13 |
| Michael Owen | Retired | English | December 14 |
| Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | Costa Rican | December 15 |
| Mats Hummels | Bayern Munich | German | December 16 |
| Alexis Sanchez | Man Utd | Chilean | December 19 |
| Gary Cahill | Chelsea | English | December 19 |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | French | December 19 |
| Ashley Cole | LA Galaxy | English | December 20 |
| Jorginho | Napoli | Italian | December 20 |
| Kylian Mbappe | PSG | French | December 20 |
| Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | Welsh | December 26 |
| Hugo Lloris | Tottenham | French | December 26 |
| Marcos Alonso | Chelsea | Spanish | December 28 |
| Sir Alex Ferguson | Retired | Scottish | December 31 |
