The Most Complicated Names In Football
The Most Complicated Names In Football.Football is a global game with around 265 million people deemed to be associated with it in one way or another. Every country has different linguistic roots, exotic tones, and pronunciation systems. This phenomenon gives birth to a list of difficult names that are tongue twisters for the football enthusiast.
List of the top 10 most difficult names of footballers in the world:
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Kevin Großkreutz
- Stefan Kießling
- Gylfi Sigurðsson
- Wojciech Szczęsny
- Jakub Błaszczykowski
- Sokratis Papastathopoulos
- Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
- Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
The Armenian footballer was born on the 21st of January 1989. He currently plays as a midfielder for Roma. His surname, Mkhitaryan, is based on the Armenian root word “mekhitar,” which means healer or counselor. The other meaning of the name reveals that the person is a hard worker, creative, and has the drive to be successful. Mkhitaryan has all of these qualities as he has the capacity of giving 100% on the field. He has a total score of 25 goals in 29 matches, which was the league’s best. Along with his good goal-scoring quality, Mkhitaryan has created a lot of opportunities for his teammates as well.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
The Gabonese international footballer was born on the 18th of June 1989. He currently plays as a forward in the Arsenal team. The word “Aubameyang” means energetic and generous. He has displayed these qualities time and time again by fearlessly beating defenders on the pitch. He scored 19 goals for Saint-Étienne in the 2012-13 season which placed him as the second top scorer. He has a total of 98 goals during his four seasons playing for Borussia Dortmund.
Kevin Großkreutz
This German international footballer was born on the 19th of July 1988. He played as a right-back and winger for KFC Uerdingen 05 recently. The word “Großkreutz” means unique and mysterious. This footballer is unique as he has achieved a lot of success winning the Bundesliga title twice while playing for Borussia Dortmund. He was also a member of the German national team when they won the FIFA World Cup in 2014. He has scored a total of 27 goals while playing in the Bundesliga.
Stefan Kießling
Stefan Kießling is a German footballer who was born on the 25th of January 1984. He played as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen recently. The word “Kießling” means wealthy, honest, and either very successful or very miserly. This player has earned around €552,000. The player has achieved some success on a personal level scoring 25 goals in 34 appearances in the league and was crowned the Bundesliga Top Scorer for the 2012–13 season.
Gylfi Sigurðsson
This Icelandic international footballer was born on the 8th of September 1989. He plays as an attacking midfielder for Everton currently. The word “Sigurðsson” means courageous, bold, energetic, and strong-willed. He confronts a duel with opponents during matches and he is always looking to attempt a difficult pass to open up the field of play. He is occasionally seen being greedy to score a goal rather than pass the ball to a teammate.
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny is a Polish footballer who was born on the 18th of April 1990. He plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus currently. The word “Szczęsny” means having the ability to learn easily as well as being a peacemaker. He is a decent goalkeeper and is known for having a cool temperament and not getting involved in a lot of skirmishes.
Jakub Błaszczykowski
Jakub Błaszczykowski, born on the 14th of December 1985, currently plays as a winger for Wisła Kraków. He has also once been a captain of the Polish national team. He is referred to as Kuba and his last name, “Błaszczykowski” means having the ability to reach great heights and being dependable. He is certainly very successful as he has won two Bundesliga titles and an Ekstraklasa title. He is a great passer and is capable of splitting open defenses. He can be trusted upon to make assists for his teammates.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a Greek player who was born on the 9th of June 1988. He plays as a center-back for Arsenal currently. The word “Papastathopoulos” means clever and able to accomplish an impossible dream. Generally, a player’s surname is written on the back of his kit, but that is not possible for Papastathopoulos. His kit has his first name on the back as his last name is too long to fit. He won a Serie A title and also three DFB-Pokal competitions with Borussia Dortmund.
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is an Icelandic footballer who was born on the 14th of March 1990. He plays as a striker for AIK currently . The word “Sigþórsson” means independent and perfectionist. The player scored 35 goals while playing in Eredivisie. He has a total of 26 goals for the Icelandic national team.
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak is an example of one of the toughest names to be pronounced in the sport of football. He has never played in the top-five leagues of Europe but has made many people scratch their heads trying to pronounce his name at the Euros. His name is pronounced as “Gje-goj Voit-‘ko-vē-ak”, with the first name starting with a hard “g” sound and being followed by a “J” sound. The 37-year-old center-back is playing for Lech Poznan II currently in the Polish second tier.