Best footballer from a terrible footballing Country

[Liviger1984]

As the title says. Who would you say? Ones of the top of my head
George Weah- Liberia
Aubameyang- Gabon

 

[barnflat]

As the title says. Who would you say? Ones of the top of my head
George Weah- Liberia
Aubameyang- Gabon

Aubameyang isn't half the player Daniel Cousin was. Just sayin'.

 

[JAC_1966]

George Best. Northern Ireland

 

[Bob Belcher]

George Best. Northern Ireland

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[SpandauBear]

Drogba - Ivory Coast

 

[Liviger1984]

George Best. Northern Ireland

Eh....Steven Davis!!

 

[HawfHeedHartson]

Gareth Bale - Wales

 

[jdm1873]

Salah - Egypt
Marvin Andrews and Dwight Yorke - Trinidad and Tabago

 

[Brizblue]

Jim Baxter

 

[Alfie shhh!]

Goran Pandev from Macedonia was decent.

 

[FSM]

If we’re talking about the gap between one player and everyone else who has played for that country then Marama Vahirua for Tahiti must be worth a shout?

Ligue 1 regular for years with a good goalscoring record, from a country where barely anyone else has even made it to semi-professional level.

 

[Corriebear]

jari litmanen - Finland

 

[Follow1996]

Hagi Senior Romania

 

[Brian Laudrup]

Gareth Bale - Wales

John Charles, Ian Rush

 

[Clay Davis]

Stoichkov must be up there. Can’t think of many good Bulgarians

 

[HMS.Temple.Garden]

Salah - Egypt
Marvin Andrews and Dwight Yorke - Trinidad and Tabago

Russell Latapy

 

[Liviger1984]

Gareth Bale - Wales

Giggs as well

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Stoichkov must be up there. Can’t think of many good Bulgarians

Berbatov.

 

[stooler]

Scott Arfield

 

[Clay Davis]

Berbatov.

He was the other one I thought of then completely blank

 

[Socrates]

Jim Baxter

 

[HawfHeedHartson]

Giggs as well

Did nothing in a Wales shirt, pretended to be injured when Sir Alex asked at a whim. An absolute charlatan as far as Wales are concerned.

John Charles, Ian Rush

Fair point both legends.

Bales better than all 3.

 

[RandyMac]

Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Armenia

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Mohammed Kallon is one that always comes to mind.

 

[JohnD]

Eusebio - Mozambique

 

[Jamie19892017]

Drogba - Ivory Coast

Yaya Toure would throw a wobbly at this.

 

[Wazza]

Gronkjaer and Greenland?

 

[Papa_Sasac]

Adebayor - Togo

 

[ThreestripeS]

Barry Ferguson

 

[Davger 72]

Hleb - Belarus

 

[Awaydays72]

Haaland / Norway

 

[Barrymoped]

Gareth Bale - Wales

Wales have had loads of terrific players over the years. Just not all at once.

In addition to the ones already mentioned, I’d add Neville Southall as well

 

[Cheshire bear]

Jari Litmanen. Poor sod was Finnish.

 

[Cwoodloyal]

Haaland-Norway.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Eidur Gudjohnsen (spelling)

 

[TommyEgan]

Scott Arfield

Id say the boy Davies is already a far bigger player for them that Scotty ever was.

 

[HawfHeedHartson]

Wales have had loads of terrific players over the years. Just not all at once.

In addition to the ones already mentioned, I’d add Neville Southall as well

At one time Southall was for me one of the best keepers in the world. Up there with Goram and Banks.

 

[Liviger1984]

Lewandowski must be mentioned. Poland are pish. Must be frustrating for him.

 

[55degreesnorth]

Bertrand Traore-Burkina Faso

George Weah-Liberia

Benni McCarthy-South Africa

 

[FSM]

Nearly forgot about Massimo Bonini!

Won 3 Serie A titles, 1 Italian Cup, 1 European Cup, 1 Cup Winners' Cup, 1 European Super Cup and 1 Intercontinental Cup and he came from San Marino

 

[MarkD87]

Haaland / Norway

Odegaard

 

[stooler]

Id say the boy Davies is already a far bigger player for them that Scotty ever was.

Oh I'm sure

Staunch points though?

 

[Siberia1]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

 

[HawfHeedHartson]

Barry Ferguson

Dalglish
Baxter
Souness
McCoist

Scotland has produced some sensational footballers over the years

 

[Craigie]

Jari Litmanen. Poor sod was Finnish.

No, he was only...


Ach, sod it.

 

[MYR_93]

Some really terrible takes in this thread…

 

[Craigie]

Yaya Toure would throw a wobbly at this.

Get him a cake and it will be ok.

 

[aldo78]

Hugo Sanchez - Mexico

 

[EC54]

I'm not quite agreeing that some of these countries are or were terrible at football

 

[Clay Davis]

Hugo Sanchez - Mexico

For such a massive football mad country they don’t seem to produce many great players or teams.