Playing for West Ham United between 1998 and 2001, Javier Margas was the first footballer from which country to appear in the Premier League?
"Javier Margas Javier Luciano Margas Loyola (born 10 May 1969) is a retired Chilean football defender. Margas was born in Santiago de Chile. He experienced the most successful period in his career with his first club Colo-Colo, where he was part of four league championship winning squads. He was also part of the club's famous Copa Libertadores win in 1991, and also won two other international tournaments. In 1995 Margas joined Club América in Mexico but didn't settle, returning to Colo-Colo in 1996. Margas then joined Universidad Católica, where he was part of the squad that won the 1997 Apertura."
"Javier Hernández Javier Hernández Balcázar (; born 1 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club West Ham United and the Mexico national team. Hernández is commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito (; Mexican Spanish: ""little pea""), which he wears on his shirt. Hernández began his career in 2006, playing for Mexican club Guadalajara. In July 2010, he became the first Mexican player to join Manchester United, scoring 20 goals and winning the Premier League in his debut season. After falling out of favour under managers David Moyes and Louis van Gaal, he"
"and the UEFA Europa League. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Primera División playoffs, FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Guadalajara Manchester United Real Madrid Mexico Individual Javier Hernández Javier Hernández Balcázar (; born 1 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club West Ham United and the Mexico national team. Hernández is commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito (; Mexican Spanish: ""little pea""), which he wears on his shirt. Hernández began his career in 2006, playing for Mexican club Guadalajara. In July 2010, he became the"
"Pedro Obiang Pedro Mba Obiang Avomo (born 27 March 1992) is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club West Ham United and the Equatorial Guinea national team. He had previously played for Sampdoria, before moving to London, and the Premier League, in 2015. Obiang has represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before switching to represent the Equatorial Guinea national football team. Born in Alcalá de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, Obiang began his football career playing for various teams from his home city such CD Avance, RSD Alcalá and AD Naya,"
"UNHCR in their fundraising drive to aid inhabitants of the Philippines affected by the Hainan Typhoon. Arsenal Youth Arsenal Individual Jack Wilshere Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere (; born 1 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club West Ham United and the English national team. Wilshere came up through Arsenal's youth academy and impressed from an early age. He made his first-team debut in 2008, becoming Arsenal's youngest ever league debutant at the age of 16 years, 256 days. Wilshere has earned a number of accolades including the PFA Young Player of the Year"
"David de Gea David de Gea Quintana (; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester United and the Spain national team. Born in Madrid, De Gea began his career aged 13 with Atlético Madrid and rose through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009. After being made Atlético's first-choice goalkeeper, he helped the team win both the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. His performances attracted the attention of Manchester United, which he joined in June 2011 for £18.9 million,"
"the first player born in the 2000s to appear in the Premier League. On 13 December 2017, Gomes signed his first professional contract with Manchester United. A month later, he made his FA Cup debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Marcus Rashford in a 4–0 Fourth Round victory against Yeovil Town. Gomes began his international career in August 2015, when he made two appearances for England at under-16 level, both against the United States of America. He captained the under-16s on two occasions while making a further seven appearances. He was called up to the under-17s in August 2016, and"
"John Harkes John Harkes (born March 8, 1967) is a retired American soccer player who currently serving as head coach for Greenville Triumph SC. A member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Harkes was the first American ever to play in the English Premier League, the second American to score at Wembley Stadium, and the first American soccer player to appear in the final of a major English tournament, in 1991. After moving to Major League Soccer in 1996, he won two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United. A mainstay in the U.S. national team midfield for most of"
"Lucas Pérez Lucas Pérez Martínez (, born 10 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club West Ham United as a forward. After spending the first years of his career in the lower leagues, only appearing sporadically for the first team of Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División, he first made a name at the professional level with Karpaty Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League. In 2013 he signed with PAOK from Greece, and later returned to his country's La Liga with Deportivo, where he amassed totals of 93 matches and 32 goals; subsequently, he represented Arsenal"
"with West Ham. Makasi was born in England and is of Nigerian descent. Moses Makasi Kusu Moses Makasi (born 22 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United, as a midfielder. Makasi signed his first professional contract with West Ham United in 2014. He spent time on loan at Chelmsford City in August and September 2015, making six league appearances. He signed a new contract with West Ham in May 2016. Makasi began the 2017–18 season as captain of the U23 squad and scored in the EFL Trophy win over Swindon Town in August 2017."
"Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti (; ; born 16 September 1953) is a Chilean professional football manager and former footballer, who is the manager of Premier League club West Ham United. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. A qualified civil engineer and former footballer, after retiring as a player, he moved into coaching in his native Chile and subsequently Argentina. Pellegrini has won national leagues in four countries. Pellegrini moved to Europe in 2004 to take the manager's post at Villarreal, a club near Valencia. Under Pellegrini, Villarreal achieved a"
"Slovenia. Before signing for Manchester United he turned down an offer from Bayern Munich and decided in favour of the English side. Nikola Jovanović (footballer, born 1952) Nikola ""Nikki"" Jovanović (Cyrillic: Никола Joвaнoвић; born 18 September 1952) is a retired Montenegrin footballer. Representing Yugoslavia during his career, he is known for being first player from outside the British Isles to join Manchester United. He is now a sports director of FK Budućnost Podgorica. Jovanović was one of the most successful players of, then Yugoslav, giant Red Star where he played as a defender and had an impressive overall record of"
"Jesús Gámez Jesús Gámez Duarte (; born 10 April 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right back. He spent most of his career with Málaga, making his debut with the first team in 2005 and going on to make 293 official appearances. He also played two seasons in England, with Newcastle United. Born in Fuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia, Gámez first appeared professionally with Málaga CF's B-side during 2003–04's Segunda División, and helped them retain their status during three seasons. However, midway through 2005–06, he was promoted to the first team, making his La Liga debut on"
"over issues involving 17 player transfers, involving five clubs, three managers and numerous agents and other third parties. In summary, the report stated: ""there is no evidence of any irregular payments to club officials or players, and they are identified only as a consequence of the outstanding issues the inquiry has with the agents involved"".[1] Third-party ownership became highly controversial in English football after the arrival at West Ham United of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Brazilian club Corinthians in August 2006. On 31 August 2006, Tevez and Mascherano both joined to West Ham for an undisclosed fee. It"
"David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, (; born 2 May 1975) is an English retired professional footballer and current President of Inter Miami CF. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and the England national team, for which he held the appearance record for an outfield player until 2016. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. He retired in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies. Known for his range of passing, crossing"
"in Kribi, Cameroon, as his parents fled Equatorial Guinea, due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Then the family moved to Seville, where he was raised. He started his career in Spain, playing for Utrera, (on loan from Sevilla), San Fernando, Sevilla, Levante, and Mallorca. Whilst at Mallorca he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. He qualified for dual nationality through residency and as a Spaniard, he is exempt from the post-Bosman ruling regulation that restricts the number of non-EU players to three per team in UEFA competition matches even though he"
"column for ""Marca"". Mario Husillos Armando Mario Husillos Herrero (born 5 February 1959) is an Argentine football manager and former player who is currently director of football at English club West Ham United. He played as a striker during a career that began at Boca Juniors in 1973. He was top scorer in the 1983 Nacional championship, while playing for Loma Negra. He spent much of his career in Spain and played in Málaga during three different periods. After his retirement, he managed Almagro and Murcia, and had spells as sporting director at Málaga. Husillos started his professional playing career"
"in Merseyside, England. Then he worked with Benitez again in Napoli, he is currently the goalkeeper coach at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol following the announcement of appointing Rafael Benitez as head coach of the Spanish team. In June 2018, he was named as goalkeeping coach as part of Manuel Pellegrini's staff at West Ham United. Xavi Valero Vicent Xavier 'Xavi' Valero Verchili (born 28 February 1973 in Castellón de la Plana), is a Spanish former football goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach for Premier League team West Ham United. After a playing career with Castellón, Mallorca, Logroñés (where he worked"
"Sun Jihai Sun Jihai (; ; born 30 September 1977) is a Chinese former footballer who played in the English Premier League. He is one of the most well-known footballers in China. He was the first East Asian footballer to score in the Premier League when he scored a goal for Manchester City in October 2002, and also the first Chinese footballer to score in the UEFA Cup. Sun was a member of the Chinese national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the country's only appearance at the World Cup. Sun founded Beijing Haiqiu Technology Company (HQ"
"was severely punished, thus ending his football career. He was banished to another district. Matlan Marjan Matlan Marjan is a former professional football player from the state of Sabah, Malaysia. He is celebrated as the person who scored 2 goals against England A team for Malaysia on 12 June 1991, the only Malaysian to have done that. He has a younger brother, Zainizam Marjan who also played for Sabah FA and Malaysia. Matlan is a Sabahan Bajau from Kota Belud, Sabah. He started his professional career by playing in the Presidents Cup. He made his M-League debut in 1989 season"
"Grady Diangana Grady Diangana (born 19 March 1998) is a Congolese-born English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as an attacking midfielder. He wears Diang as his shirt name. Diangana was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but has been based in London since he was four years old. Diangana joined the West Ham youth system in 2010, aged 12. Originally a striker, he began playing as an attacking midfielder at under-15 level. He made his under-18 debut for the club in February 2014, and his Premier League 2 debut in January 2015. He signed his first"
"10 September 2017 at the age of 32 years and 152 days, playing the entire 1–0 success at Swansea City. He left St James' Park in June 2018, with only ten competitive appearances to his credit. Atlético Madrid Jesús Gámez Jesús Gámez Duarte (; born 10 April 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right back. He spent most of his career with Málaga, making his debut with the first team in 2005 and going on to make 293 official appearances. He also played two seasons in England, with Newcastle United. Born in Fuengirola, Málaga, Andalusia,"
"August 2012, he joined West Ham United for an undisclosed club record fee. In September 2015, he joined Norwich City on loan until the end of the season, and made that move permanent in January 2016. He received his first call-up to the England squad in 2011 and made his debut as a substitute against Ghana in a friendly at Wembley Stadium. Jarvis was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. His parents, Nick and Linda, both played table tennis professionally and each reached number one in the sport's British rankings. Later they set up the table tennis supplies company Jarvis Sports,"
"Armenian descent (Alain Boghossian), a Basque (Bixente Lizarazu), a Breton (Stephane Guivarc'h), Robert Pires whose parents hail from Portugal and Spain, and an ethnic Berber (Zinedine Zidane). This composition was seen as an indicator of racial harmony, in a country where race and immigration has been and still remains a source of tension and conflict. Incidents in 2004 have also shown this to be the case in some bigger leagues, where there are a visible number of players from a different ethnicity. A notable incident occurred that year when England played Spain in Madrid, and home fans were heard by"
"1998 French league title. In 1998, he was targeted by Manchester United, but Lens refused a £3 million offer. Further negotiations were curtailed abruptly after he broke a leg at Cameroon's pre-World Cup training camp, and missed the 1998 World Cup. Shortly after his recovery, he moved to English Premier League club West Ham United, for a club record £4.2 million in January 1999. He played 38 league matches for West Ham, scoring one goal against Sheffield Wednesday. He also scored a goal in West Ham's 3–1 win against NK Osijek in the UEFA Cup. In May 2000, he moved"
"with players Daniel Van Buyten and Djamel Belmadi, were the victim of a theft by two bankers. In total, workers at the Co-operative Bank stole more than £350,000 from the accounts of the three players. In January 2006, the bank workers, Paul Sherwood, a cashier, and Paul Hanley, his supervisor, were jailed for 32 months and 12 months respectively. Santos Laguna Individual Vicente Matías Vuoso Vicente José Matías Vuoso (born 3 November 1981) is a former Argentine-born Mexican footballer. Born in Argentina, Vuoso began his career at Independiente in 2000, then transferring to English club Manchester City in 2002, where"
"South East Asia contributor for the ESPN South East Asia section by writing blogs and columns about football in the rapidly growing football region of Asia. Rehman wrote his second blog for the ESPN South East Asia section a few days after his side recorded victory in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals. Zesh Rehman Zeshan Rehman (; born 14 October 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. He was the first British Asian to start a Premier League match and is the first to have played in all four divisions of"
"Zesh Rehman Zeshan Rehman (; born 14 October 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. He was the first British Asian to start a Premier League match and is the first to have played in all four divisions of professional football in England. He also plays for the Pakistan national football team and was the first Pakistani international footballer to play professional football in England, Thailand, Hong Kong and Malaysia, as well as the first Pakistani international to play in the AFC Cup. He started his career at Fulham and"
"warming up as a substitute on the bench. China lost the match 1–0. He was given a ban of five matches by FIFA and did not receive any call-ups to the national team after this incident. Dalian Shide Manchester City Guizhou Renhe Sun Jihai Sun Jihai (; ; born 30 September 1977) is a Chinese former footballer who played in the English Premier League. He is one of the most well-known footballers in China. He was the first East Asian footballer to score in the Premier League when he scored a goal for Manchester City in October 2002, and also"
"Graham Barber Graham P. Barber (born 5 June 1958) is an English former football referee. He was based in Tring in Hertfordshire during his career, but now lives in Spain. In 1998, after progressing through to the FA Premier League List of referees via the Football League List, he was appointed to the FIFA International List. He took charge of his first major appointment, the Charity Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Wembley on 1 August 1999. The 'Gunners' were victorious by 2-1, thanks to second-half Kanu and Parlour goals, in reply to David Beckham's strike in the"
"4 December 2018, Pérez scored his first league goals for 700 days: coming on for Marko Arnautović, he scored twice in a 3–1 home win against Cardiff City, becoming the first West Ham player to achieve the feat as a substitute since Paulo Wanchope in 2000. Pérez earned his first cap for the Galicia autonomous team on 20 May 2016, appearing in the 2–2 friendly with Venezuela. PAOK Arsenal Lucas Pérez Lucas Pérez Martínez (, born 10 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club West Ham United as a forward. After spending the first years"
"a significant period in an English or Welsh academy, plus any number of homegrown players up to a maximum squad size of 25, plus an unlimited number of academy and under-21 players. The list for 2017 contains a number of homegrown players who are not English or Welsh born or qualified, including Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas (110 caps for Spain) and Victor Moses (Nigeria), Manchester United's Paul Pogba (France) and Romelu Lukaku (Belgium national team record goalscorer), and Arsenal's Spanish international Hector Bellerin. Homegrown Player Rule (England) The Homegrown Player Rule is an initiative of the English Premier League to allow"
"West Ham United F.C. in European football West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stratford, Newham, East London. In 1965, they won the European Cup Winners Cup, and in 1999 the Intertoto Cup. They have also competed in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. Outside of major competitions, the club took part in the Anglo-Italian League Cup in 1975–76, and the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1992–93. West Ham first travelled into Europe to play football in 1921 when manager Syd King took the team to Spain where they played games against Real Madrid, Celta"