Papa Babacar 'Baba' Diawara (born 5 January 1988) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.
Born in Dakar, Diawara started his career with Senegal Premier League club ASC Jeanne d'Arc, moving to Europe aged just 19 to sign for C.S. Marítimo, in Madeira, Portugal. Having risen to prominence in the club's B team, he made his first team debut in late 2007–08, appearing in the second half of a 1–1 home draw against C.F. Estrela da Amadora.
Promoted to the main squad the following summer, Diawara scored 10 goals in the 2008–09 season, in 25 top flight games. His form attracted the attention of several clubs, including fellow league side Sporting Clube de Portugal, Greek team Olympiacos F.C. and Scotland's Heart of Midlothian, with the latter however being put off by Marítimo's £2.5 million (€2.75 million) valuation of the player.
Diawara bettered his individual totals to 11 goals in 2010–11, with Marítimo finishing in 9th position. Scottish Premier League club Celtic came close to signing him in August 2011, but the deal collapsed on the last day of the transfer window due to visa issues.
Rémi Gomis (born 14 February 1984 in Versailles) is a French-born Senegalese footballer, who plays for Valenciennes FC as a midfielder.
Gomis began his career with Stade Lavallois and signed in summer 2007 for SM Caen. After two years with Caen signed on 13 July 2009 a four years contract with Valenciennes FC.
He played his first match with Senegal in 2008.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro,OIH, (born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9 million/$131.6 million). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid footballers in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion as per his contract.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for £12.24 million (€15 million) in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup. He also played at Euro 2004 with Portugal and scored his first international goal in the opening game of the tournament against Greece, in addition to helping Portugal reach the final. He was featured in the UEFA Euro All-Star Team of this competition.
Fousseni Diawara (born 28 August 1980) is a French-born Malian football defender playing for AC Ajaccio. He predominately plays as a right-back.
Starting his career in Parisien club Red Star 93, he moved to AS Saint-Étienne in 2000 and made his debut against Rennes in September.
On January 30, 2008 he signed a 2.5-year deal with Panionios F.C.. On September 10, 2009 he signed a 1 year deal with FC Istres and comes from Greek football club Panionios F.C.. He signed for AC Ajaccio on 16 June 2010.
Diawara has also played international matches for the Mali national football team.