The Barclays Premier League is filled with top footballers from all over the World. And Muslim footballers are not short in number either! Nearly every team in the league has had a Muslim player in amidst their ranks.
Currently out of the big teams in the English Premier League Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City have Muslim footballers. Of course there are more in the other teams. Muslim footballers have made an exceptional impact on their teams that they are always picked for the first team and if they are absent then it is obvious that they are missing their Muslim team-mate.
Previously I wrote about Top 5 Muslim Football Players in Europe, this time I will list all the teams alphabetically and then list the Muslim footballers in that particular team. They play in positions in their teams from top strikers to midfielders to goal keepers.
If I have missed any please let me know and if you would like to see any other players then do let me know!
So here are all 29 of the Muslim footballers in England, playing in the Barclays Premier League 2012-13 season.
Muslim Footballers in Arsenal
- Bacary Sagna - Defender - French
- Vassiriki (Abou) Diaby - Midfielder - French
- Marouane Chamakh - Striker - Moroccan
Aston Villa
- Karim El Ahmadi - Midfielder - Moroccan
Fulham
- Mahamadou Diarra - Midfielder - Malian
- Kerim Frei - Midfielder - Austrian
Liverpool
- Nuri Sahin - Midfielder - Turkish
- Oussama Assaidi - Striker - Moroccan
- Samed Yesil - Striker - German
Muslim Footballers in Manchester City
- Kolo Toure - Defender - Ivorian
- Samir Nasri - Midfielder - French
- Yaya Toure - Midfielder - Ivorian
- Edin Dzeko - Striker - Bosnian
Newcastle Utd
- Hatem Ben Arfa - Midfielder - French
- Cheick Tiote - Midfielder - Ivorian
- Mehdi Abeid - Midfielder - French
- Papiss Cisse - Striker - Senegalese
- Demba Ba - Striker - Senagalese
Queens Park Rangers
- Armand Traore - Defender - French
- Samba Diakite - Midfielder - French
- Adel Taarabt - Midfielder - Moroccan
Muslim Football Players in Stoke City
- Mamady Sidibe - Striker - Malian
Tottenham Hotspur
- Younes Kaboul - Defender - French
- Moussa Dembele - Striker - Belgian
West Bromwich Albion
- Youssouf Mulumbu - Midfielder - Congolese
- Yassine El Ghanassy - Midfielder - Belgian
West Ham United
- Mohamed Diame - Midfielder - French
- Alou Diarra - Midfielder - French
- Modibo Maiga - Striker - Malian
Wigan Athletic
- Ali Al Habsi - Goalkeeper - Omani
Check out the updated list after for the year 2012-13
A very good list, never imagined that many muslim footballers would get in! Theres a few with muslim names you have missed but not sure if they are muslim.
But thanks
Newcastle ….Haris Vuckic - Bosnian/Slovenian
Stoke City….Asmir Begovic-Bosnian/Canadian
Thanks Ken, I wasn’t sure if they were Muslim couldn’t find anywhere credible to say they were but thanks.
VAN PERSIE- MAN U
Thanks Zunair I know he is married to a Morrocan lady but couldn’t confirm if he is Muslim.
Demba Ba - Newcastle
Can’t believe I missed him, I’ve added him now, thanks
Shouldn’t be allowed to play in England. None of them. Also you have non Islams listed.
Thanks for your comment, why do you say they shouldn’t play in england?
you may be a bad player thus why u r saying contact me i will teach u
Alhamdulillah, we need those that are playing in spain
raheem sterling …isn’t he a muslim brother.??
No I don’t think he is, I think he just has a muslim name like a lot of other Jamaicans with names like Jamal etc but are not muslim.
hazard?
No Eden Hazard is not muslim.
ashkan dejagah muslim club fulahm
filipe luis senderos club:fulham
senderos with shikh
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Masha Allah very good think……Islam is increasing religion………..
Maybe Yanga Mbiwa and Yohan Gouffran in Newcastle
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check it out and have an updated list of muslim footballers after the summer transfer window.