Trivia Thread

[Max Power]

Onel Hernandez - Cuba
Zesh Rehman - Pakistan
Neil Etheridge - Philippines

[Shindig]

Oman is Al-Habsi

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Modou Barrow for Gambia.

Not sure he played in the Prem but he's the only Gambian who could have.

[Shindig]

I'm sure he got an appearance for Swansea. Probably in the Prem.

[niko_cee]

Misfud for Malta.

[Luke Emia]

Is Central African Republic Lomano Lua Lua?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tanzania is Mbwana Samata.

Guinea-Bissau I'm thinking recent and Southampton but I can't think of a name.

CAR I'm thinking West Brom but that's just a hunch, no actual clue.

[Gray Fox]

I'm going to say Yannick Bolasie without knowing if he is from one of those countries or not.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yannick and Lomano both from the DRC.

Faroe Islands was a City goalkeeper wasn't it?

[thommo]

Mkhitaryan

Gibraltar will be Danny Higginbotham
Wanyama for Kenya

Hernandez of Norwich fame is from Cuba, I think.

Onel Hernandez - Cuba
Zesh Rehman - Pakistan
Neil Etheridge - Philippines

Genuinely impressed Zesh Rehman has been answered. I always thought he was quite promising but that might have been blinkered bias at the time.

Oman is Al-Habsi

Modou Barrow for Gambia.

Not sure he played in the Prem but he's the only Gambian who could have.

51 PL apps AND a goal.

Misfud for Malta.

The Malta player is one of the tougher answers to find.

[thommo]

Is Central African Republic Lomano Lua Lua?

Tanzania is Mbwana Samata.

Guinea-Bissau I'm thinking recent and Southampton but I can't think of a name.

CAR I'm thinking West Brom but that's just a hunch, no actual clue.

Guinea-Bissau is, along with Malta, one of the tougher answers to get. Just 1 PL app.

The CAR player did not play for West Brom.

I'm going to say Yannick Bolasie without knowing if he is from one of those countries or not.

Yannick and Lomano both from the DRC.

Faroe Islands was a City goalkeeper wasn't it?

The Faroese player was indeed a City keeper, just 1 PL app for him too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Zesh Rehman used to play snooker in the same place I did, before Tony Blair closed it down. He was crap, iirc.

[thommo]

Current list:

Armenia – Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Manchester United & Arsenal – 2016-20
Central African Republic
Cuba – Onel Hernandez – Norwich City, 2019-20
Faroe Islands
Gambia – Modou Barrow – Swansea City, 2014-17
Gibraltar – Danny Higginbotham – Manchester United, Derby County, Southampton, Sunderland & Stoke City, 1999-2005 & 2007-12
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Kenya – Victor Wanyama – Southampton & Tottenham Hotspur, 2013-20
Malta
Oman – Ali Al-Habsi – Bolton Wanderers & Wigan Athletic, 2007-08 & 2010-13
Pakistan – Zesh Rehman – Fulham – 2003-06
Philippines – Neil Etheridge – Cardiff City – 2018-19
Suriname
Tanzania – Mbwana Samatta – Aston Villa, 2019-20

[SincereTheRebel]

Pedro Obiang
Phil or James Younghusband was Indonesia i think. Chelsea youth player from old FM. Not sure if he made any apps though

[Adramelch]

Whatshisface Haber for Malta?

[-james-]

Not Mifsud for Malta?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mifsud only played in the Championship, surely.

Suriname also reeks of Southampton.

[Max Power]

Cuco Martina for Suriname?

Guatemala has to be Wigan but no idea who

[-james-]

I'm surprised there's only one Surinamese. They've been picking up loads of given up on a Netherlands call-up guys recently.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think Guatemala must be recent, I have no recollection of any such players from the years I would have noticed.

Cuco and Shelton Martis were Curacao I think.

[Manc]

Mendez-Laing. Fairly confident I read he had very recently declared for Guatemala.

[Baz]

I read about Modou Barrow the other day when looking through the Saudi clubs. He's the Gambian.

Aw twats there's another page.

[thommo]

Pedro Obiang
Phil or James Younghusband was Indonesia i think. Chelsea youth player from old FM. Not sure if he made any apps though

Obiang is one of two Equatorial Guinea players to have played in the PL. Both of the Younghusband brothers were Philippines internationals, but neither played a PL game.

Whatshisface Haber for Malta?

Not Mifsud for Malta?

The Maltese player actually never played international football. He was born in Malta but moved over as a youngster, and played in the inaugural PL season.

Cuco Martina for Suriname?

Guatemala has to be Wigan but no idea who

Mendez-Laing. Fairly confident I read he had very recently declared for Guatemala.

Good shout - only made his international debut this summer.

6 players left to get, I'll give some clues shortly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Indonesia must be a similar deal to Mendez-Laing, as there's no way a player has been signed from there. Some Dutch or Belgian with dual nationality perhaps.

[SincereTheRebel]

I was so confident with Younghusband.

[Shindig]

Vurnon Anita? I’m sure he’s Dutch but might’ve declared for Suriname.

[SincereTheRebel]

Man City had a backup Faroe Islands goalkeeper....

[Baz]

Man City had a backup Faroe Islands goalkeeper....

Yes, it was Football Glory legend Gunnar Nielsen.

[SincereTheRebel]

Villa had a midfield that bought from Belgium not too long ago. He was on loan at luton. He was from an remote AFCON

[Jimmy Floyd]

Marvelous Nakamba from Zimbabwe, who have had several PL players, notably Grobbelaar, Ndlovu and Benjani.

Suriname - Clyde Wijnhard?

[Manc]

Did Kondogbia have a brief PL stint?

[John Arne]

The Indonesian will be Jordi Amat, declared for them a few years back.

[wullie]

Donk

[Shindig]

I'll have you know I just googled 'Lewis Donk'.

[thommo]

Vurnon Anita? I’m sure he’s Dutch but might’ve declared for Suriname.

Yes, it was Football Glory legend Gunnar Nielsen.

Marvelous Nakamba from Zimbabwe, who have had several PL players, notably Grobbelaar, Ndlovu and Benjani.

Suriname - Clyde Wijnhard?

Wijnhard is an interesting one. He didn't play for the Netherlands and was born in Suriname. But he was born in 1973 when Suriname was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and therefore doesn't qualify.

Did Kondogbia have a brief PL stint?

The Indonesian will be Jordi Amat, declared for them a few years back.

Jordi Amat's story is genuinely mental. He's got Indonesian ancestry through his grandmother, is a descendant of two Kings of Siau, and has now been awarded the title of a prince in Indonesia. He's also already scored an international goal for them.

Donk

Donk is correct, made his Suriname debut in 2021.

Remaining list:

Central African Republic - Just 2 PL apps on loan for Burnley in 2009-10. A winger/striker who hasn't really had a career of note, played in Greece, Switzerland, Norway and Andorra. Just 4 international appearances for CAR.
Guinea-Bissau - Winger and ex-Chelsea youth player, made 1 PL app for Fulham in 2013-14. Scored a goal for Crewe on loan in the same season, and has spent most of his career in Crete. Never played for Guinea-Bissau.
Malta - Born in Malta but never played for them, a left-back who played in the inaugural PL season for Leeds. Played for Reading in the 90s and had spells in Scotland, notably with Kilmarnock. Went into coaching and has managed in Vietnam, Kenya and South Africa, with a fair amount of success.

I'll be surprised if any are guessed to be honest.

[Clunge]

Fairly sure the CAR chappie is FM legend of yore Frederic Nimani. Or at least I think he was an FM legend, you could get him for peanuts and went on to be immense. Got totally nerfed a patch later. Probs youth career times at Monaco.

[SincereTheRebel]

Shabani Nonda

[Ben]

Fairly sure the CAR chappie is FM legend of yore Frederic Nimani. Or at least I think he was an FM legend, you could get him for peanuts and went on to be immense. Got totally nerfed a patch later. Probs youth career times at Monaco.

I remember him. Not a clue he played for Burnley mind.

[thommo]

Fairly sure the CAR chappie is FM legend of yore Frederic Nimani. Or at least I think he was an FM legend, you could get him for peanuts and went on to be immense. Got totally nerfed a patch later. Probs youth career times at Monaco.

Very impressive. Yup, loaned from Monaco to Burnley and managed just 2 sub appearances.

[Pen]

Ali Al-Habsi (the Bolton keeper of that's badly misspelled) for Oman.

The one from Faroes is also a keeper I think. City's third choice from some years back. No idea about the name.

Edit: new page 😕

[John Arne]

Wijnhard is an interesting one. He didn't play for the Netherlands and was born in Suriname. But he was born in 1973 when Suriname was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and therefore doesn't qualify.



Jordi Amat's story is genuinely mental. He's got Indonesian ancestry through his grandmother, is a descendant of two Kings of Siau, and has now been awarded the title of a prince in Indonesia. He's also already scored an international goal for them.


Donk is correct, made his Suriname debut in 2021.

Remaining list:

Central African Republic - Just 2 PL apps on loan for Burnley in 2009-10. A winger/striker who hasn't really had a career of note, played in Greece, Switzerland, Norway and Andorra. Just 4 international appearances for CAR.
Guinea-Bissau - Winger and ex-Chelsea youth player, made 1 PL app for Fulham in 2013-14. Scored a goal for Crewe on loan in the same season, and has spent most of his career in Crete. Never played for Guinea-Bissau.
Malta - Born in Malta but never played for them, a left-back who played in the inaugural PL season for Leeds. Played for Reading in the 90s and had spells in Scotland, notably with Kilmarnock. Went into coaching and has managed in Vietnam, Kenya and South Africa, with a fair amount of success.

I'll be surprised if any are guessed to be honest.

Ha, I chat with this guy regularly on Twitter, but no idea he he was born in Malta. Yeah, no one will get him.

[thommo]

Yeah, I don't think anyone is getting the final two. The players were Mesca (Guinea-Bissau) and Dylan Kerr (Malta).

Full list below:

Armenia – Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Manchester United & Arsenal, 2016-20
Central African Republic - Frederic Nimani - Burnley, 2009-10
Cuba – Onel Hernandez – Norwich City, 2019-20
Faroe Islands - Gunnar Nielsen - Manchester City, 2009-10
Gambia – Modou Barrow – Swansea City, 2014-17
Gibraltar – Danny Higginbotham – Manchester United, Derby County, Southampton, Sunderland & Stoke City, 1999-2005 & 2007-12
Guatemala - Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - Cardiff City, 2018-19
Guinea-Bissau - Mesca - Fulham, 2013-14
Indonesia - Jordi Amat - Swansea City, 2013-17
Kenya – Victor Wanyama – Southampton & Tottenham Hotspur, 2013-20
Malta - Dylan Kerr - Leeds United, 1992-93
Oman – Ali Al-Habsi – Bolton Wanderers & Wigan Athletic, 2007-08 & 2010-13
Pakistan – Zesh Rehman – Fulham, 2003-06
Philippines – Neil Etheridge – Cardiff City, 2018-19
Suriname - Ryan Donk - West Bromwich Albion, 2008-09
Tanzania – Mbwana Samatta – Aston Villa, 2019-20

[SincereTheRebel]

That was a good one. Never heard of the final two.

[Danny]

Only obscure Leeds left back from that time I can think of would be Kevin Sharp.

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[thommo]

Moises Caicedo has just become the most expensive Ecuadorean player in history after his £115m transfer from Brighton to Chelsea yesterday. Can you name the other most expensive players from the top 50 ranked FIFA countries in the world?

Belgium
Brazil
France
England
Argentina
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Netherlands
Germany
USA
Switzerland
Mexico
Croatia
Colombia
Uruguay
Sweden
Wales
Senegal
Iran
Peru
Serbia
Chile
Ukraine
Japan
Poland
Morocco
Tunisia
Austria
Czech Republic
Algeria
South Korea
Russia
Australia
Nigeria
Turkey
Scotland
Hungary
Canada
Norway
Slovakia
Paraguay
Romania
Egypt
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo - Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023
Ireland
Saudi Arabia
Costa Rica
Cameroon

[SvN]

Belgium - Hazard
Brazil - Neymar
France - Mbappe
England - Kane
Wales - Bale
Norway - Haaland

[SincereTheRebel]

Belgium - Lukaku
Brazil - Neymar
France - Mbappe
England - Bellingham
Argentina
Italy
Spain
Portugal - Ronaldo
Denmark
Netherlands - Van Dijk
Germany - Havartz
USA -
Switzerland
Mexico
Croatia
Colombia - James Rodriquez
Uruguay
Sweden
Wales
Senegal
Iran
Peru
Serbia
Chile
Ukraine
Japan
Poland
Morocco
Tunisia
Austria
Czech Republic
Algeria - Mahrez
South Korea
Russia -
Australia
Nigeria
Turkey
Scotland
Hungary
Canada
Norway - Haaland
Slovakia
Paraguay
Romania
Egypt
Ecuador – Moises Caicedo - Brighton & HA -> Chelsea, £115m, 2023
Ireland
Saudi Arabia
Costa Rica
Cameroon

[SvN]

Actually, England might be Grealish.

Germany - Havertz
Netherlands - Van Dijk
Colombia - James

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Poland is either Piatek (that Milan move, lol) or Lewandowski.