Food Fun with Soccer Player Names

Honestly, I'm not sure why I did this post or even where the idea came from, but it turns out it was pretty fun to put together (and hopefully read too). This is a list of soccer players from around the world with names that have something to do with food, drinks, condiments, spices, etc.. I may be alone on this, but I think it'd be great to hear a commentator read a lineup like this one: Spice, Cloves, Dill, Salt, Pepper, and Sugar, with Rice, Pinto, Bean and Green, Tea.


Nacho Novo - Rangers (Scotland)
Taco - Venus (Brazil)

Zak Whitbread - Millwall (England)
Danny Butterfield - Crystal Palace (England)

Renato Olive - Ravenna (Italy)
Samuele Pizza - Empoli (Italy)

Stephen Rice - Shamrock Rovers (Republic of Ireland)
Fausto Pinto - Cruz Azul (Mexico)
Marcus Bean - Brentford (England)

Robert Green - West Ham United (England)
Bun Marckara Tea - AS Nancy (01/02 France)

Dirk-Jan Beeftink - Sparta Nijkerk (Netherlands)
Shaun Lamb - Team Bath (England)

Massimo Maccarone - Siena (Italy)
Graham Cheeseman - Bath City FC (England)

Tapas Posman - INSPAC Rapatona FC (Papua New Guinea)
José Serrano - Rayo Vallecano (Spain)
Matt Ham - Redlands City Devils (Australia)

Kris Leek - Cwmbran Town (Wales)
Tvrtko Kale - Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel)

Thibault Fruitier - CS Sedan-Ardennes (France)
Michael Apple - Detroit Ignition (USA Indoor)
Joel Peach - Australian Institute of Sport (Australia)
Richard Pears - Cullompton Rangers (England)
James Berry - Exeter City (England)
Plumb Jusufi - Dinamo Tirane (Albania)
Artur Melon - Wisla Plock SSA 1947 (Poland)

Thomas Fig - Piovese (Italy)
Adam Newton - Luton Town (England)

Christian Beer - Borussia Dortmund II (Germany)
Giles Coke - Motherwell (Scotland)
David Waters - Queens Park FC (England)
Ferdi Basoda - Konyaspor (Turkey)
Milko Trišić - FC Schalke 04 II (Germany)

Liam Fish - Grange Quins (Wales)
Aydin Tuna - Belediye Vanspor (Turkey)
Glen Salmon - Supersport United (South Africa)

Bradley Spice - Sittingbourne (England 2005?)
Cloves - Ulbra RO (Brazil)
Lashon Dill - Bermuda Hogges (Bermuda)
Thyme Masschelein - Club Brugge (Belgium)
Tom Pepper - Dagenham and Redbridge (England)
Jason Salt - Bourneview (Northern Ireland)
David Sugar - AC Bellinzona (Switzerland)

Jacob Spoonley - Wellington Phoenix (New Zealand)
Willis Forko - FK Bodo/Glimt (Norway)
Guido Spork (Great Name!!) - BFC Dynamo (Germany)

Marek Heinz - Kapfenberger SV (Austria)
Guy Branston - Burton Albion (England)