📸 They played for two countries… and everyone forgot!
In modern football, international paths are no longer always linear. Some players first wear one national team’s shirt at youth level before choosing another when stepping up to the senior side.Oth...
📸 They played for two countries… and everyone forgot! In modern football, international paths are no longer always linear. Some players first wear one national team’s shirt at youth level before choosing another when stepping up to the senior side.
Others go even further, switching national teams even after a first experience at the highest level, taking advantage of changes to FIFA’s rules. These choices are often driven by opportunities, roots, or timing. The result: international careers that sometimes go under the radar, shaped by detours, second chances… and stories many have forgotten.
A look back at these cases. DECLAN RICE Republic of Ireland senior team England senior team JACK GREALISH Republic of Ireland U21 England senior team DIEGO COSTA Brazil senior team Spain senior team ERIC MAXIM CHOUPO-MOTING Germany U19 and U21 Cameroon senior team HAKIM ZIYECH Netherlands U20 and U21 Morocco senior team PRESNEL KIMPEMBE DR Congo U20 France senior team GEOFFREY KONDOGBIA France senior team Central African Republic senior team ALFREDO DI STÉFANO Argentina senior team Spain senior team RAFINHA Spain U16, U17 and U19 Brazil senior team MIRALLEM PJANIC Luxembourg U17 and U19 Bosnia senior team KALIDOU KOULIBALY France U21 Senegal senior team FIKAYO TOMORI Canada U20 England senior team NACER CHADLI Morocco senior team Belgium senior team This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.