The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Philippines
This page contains a list of the greatest Filipino Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 1 of which were born in Philippines. This makes Philippines the birth place of the 153rd most number of Soccer Players behind Bermuda, and Malawi.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Filipino Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Filipino Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Paulino Alcántara (1896 - 1964)
With an HPI of 60.80, Paulino Alcántara is the most famous Filipino Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages on wikipedia.
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a Filipino and Spanish professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. He spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the Philippines and Spain internationally. Alcántara made his debut for Barcelona at the age of 15, and remains the youngest player to play or score for the club. He scored 395 goals in 399 matches, a club record that stood for 87 years. He also won a total of 19 trophies including 10 Catalan Spanish league, 5 Copa del Rey, 2 Pyrenees Cup and 2 Philippine league championship titles during his 15 year career. After retiring as a player in 1927 at the age of 31, he became a doctor and was also a prominent figure in Spanish politics during the 1930s, having been a member of a fascist political group, while serving as both a military soldier and a doctor. Alcántara also served as club director of Barcelona between 1931 and 1934. In 1951, Alcántara became a coach and managed Spain for three games. In 2007, he was officially recognized by FIFA as one of the greatest football strikers in the 20th century and in the history of football, and the best Asian footballer of all time.
2. Daisuke Sato (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 24.25, Daisuke Sato is the 2nd most famous Filipino Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Daisuke Caumanday Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 大介, romanized: Satō Daisuke; born September 20, 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Philippines Football League club One Taguig and the Philippines national team.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Filipino soccer players born between 1896 and 1994. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Filipino soccer players include Daisuke Sato. The most famous deceased Filipino soccer players include Paulino Alcántara. As of April 2024, 1 new Filipino soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Daisuke Sato.
