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#3 Diego Costa
Not many players have been as notorious on a football pitch as Diego Costa. The former Atletico Madrid striker likes to be aggressive but is quite good when it comes to scoring goals.
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Having been born in Brazil, Diego Costa was called up to the Brazilian national team in 2013 by then-manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.
The same year, the Royal Spanish Football Federation made an official request to call up Costa to the Spanish national team. This was because Costa had been granted Spanish citizenship that July.
Costa wasted little time in accepting the request and decided to play for Spain. The former Chelsea forward was a regular player for the Spanish national team until 2018, making 24 appearances for the nation. However, he has since struggled with his form for both club and country.
#2 Jack Grealish
The attacking midfielder made a sensational move to Manchester City at the beginning of the 2021-22 season. Jack Grealish became the most expensive English player in the history of the game in a transfer worth close to £100 million.
With his amazing ability to beat past players and carry the ball forward, Grealish is capable of creating and scoring goals on a regular basis. Having Irish ancestry, Grealish played for the Republic of Ireland at the youth level.
Grealish declined two call-ups to the Republic of Ireland's senior team to focus on his club career. However, in 2015, Grealish announced that he would represent England at the international level. He was eligible to represent the Three Lions as he was born in Birmingham, England.
Jack Grealish was part of the England squad at Euro 2020 and is very much likely to be a part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
#1 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Despite having a bad run in front of goal at Arsenal this season, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has turned things around at Barcelona. Since joining the Catalan club in the winter transfer window, the former Borussia Dortmund forward has been one of the star players in La Liga in 2022 so far.
With his blistering pace and brilliant goal-scoring abilities, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can be a lethal threat in front of goal. Born in France, he was invited to play for the Italy U19s. However, the former Arsenal man opted to play for the French under-21 team.
Aubameyang was also eligible to play for Spain since he has Spanish nationality. Instead, he decided to play for Gabon as his father Pierre-Francois Aubameyang once captained the team.
Speaking about his decision to represent Gabon, Aubameyand told Arsenal’s official website:
"I wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps. He was captain of the national side in the past, I could well have chosen to play for France or Spain. I played for the French under-21 team, but I realized very quickly that in my heart I wanted to emulate my father.”
Unfortunately, fans will not be able to see Aubameyang and the Gabonese team in the FIFA 2022 World Cup after they failed to qualify for the tournament.
