List of minor Starblaydi footballers

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This is a list of minor footballers who have played for the Starblaydia national football team. Their skills, feats and deeds on-pitch elevated them to the national squad, to represent all of Starblaydia in World Cups, AOCAFs, Olympic Games and Under-21 World Cups, but their standing in the international game does not merit individual articles.

Stephen Asante

Centre-Back. 21 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Grandfather of Lawrence Asante, Stephen was a raging bull at the back for Starblaydia in World Cup 15, he began the traditional partnership of one strong player, and one skilful player at the heart of defence with Matthew Kilgallon. Played for Penningworth United for his entire career.

Enrico Bigon

Defensive Midfielder/Right-back. 29 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Bigon was the first Starblaydi ever to play his club football outside of Starblaydia, playing for the Kingsford side Elders. He sandwiched this acheivement in between two spells for Penningworth United, who he later managed to some success.

Paul Cole

Centre-back. 34 Caps, 1 Goal. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

The more-successful of the two Cole brothers, Paul played in three straight World Cup qualifying campaigns and two Cups of Harmony, finally making the grade in World Cup 17. Like his brother, he played for the Corinthian Spirits side.

Robert Cole

Right/Left-Back. 33 Caps, 2 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

One less cap, but one more goal than his older brother Paul, the Corinthian Spirits full-back was a useful member of two World Cup, two Cup of Harmony and one AOCAF side.

Tim Deacy

Goalkeeper. 1 Cap, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

His one solitary appearance as a substitute 'keeper during World Cup 15 was not a pretty affair as Starblaydia settled for a 3-3 draw with Bakinhale. He was soon supplanted, by Rodriguez Da Silva, at Internashionale before the better player's move to Iskara Daii.

Rene Griffiths

Goalkeeper. 9 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Lowly appearances as a subsitute in World Cup 17 and AOCAF4, Rene played acceptably in Vilita for Eastal Lunar and had an AOCAF Winners' Medal to his name.

Michael Hawthorne

Left Midfielder. 36 Caps, 3 Goals. 13 Caps, 1 Goal at Under-21 Level.

In the days after Haldorsson but before Madray and Nick Matranga, this Corinthian Spirits player filled the berth on the left-hand side of midfield admirably for World Cups 17 and 18.

Matt Higgins

Goalkeeper. 3 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level

Just one appearance in each of World Cup 15's Qualifiers, the subsequent Cup of Harmony and an AOCAF, the Hersch Albion player was never in line for any greatness, even when he managed his favoured club side to relegation.

Simon Hill

Attacking Midfielder. 45 Caps, 4 Goals. 4 Caps, 0 Goals at Under-21 Level

Simon played in the Starting Eleven of just one Cup, the side that made it through to World Cup 17's Quarter-Finals, also winning the fourth AOCAF in his career. His goal tally was never high for Starblaydia, but far better for Hersch Albion, his club.

Phillip Ifil

Right-back/Defensive Midfielder. 30 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

A trade-mark bandanna in team colours picked him out on the pitch, the versatile Internashionale player only being involved in World Cup 15.

Christian Kabeya-Mbaya

Striker. 9 Caps, 1 Goal. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Most famous for tongue-tying commentators in his partnership with Guylain N'Dumbu-Nsungu at the second AOCAF, the only goal for the Jhanna City player-turned-manager came against Sarzonia in the AOCAF, Starblaydia's first victory over their long rivals.

Matthew Kilgallon

Centre-back. 17 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Played for Internashionale for all of his career and was present in both Starblaydi squads that failed to qualify for the World Cup 15 and 16 Finals. He began the traditional partnership of one strong player, and one skilful player at the heart of defence with Stephen Asante.

David Mannix

Attacking/Centre Midfielder. 4 Caps, 0 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Two substitute appearances in World Cup 15, and another two in World Cup 16 were all the Corinthian Spirits player managed - one of Starblaydia's least-capped international players.

Samir Ben Said Nasri

Striker. 8 Caps, 1 Goal. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

With a solitary World Cup and one AOCAF tournament under his belt, both as subsitute, the Corinthian Spirits had little time, nor talent, to establish himself on the world stage. Nasri's career stalled between that of David Bentley and Nikola Lazerevski, as well as Simeone Di Bradini and Fabricio de Souza Lima.

Steve Owens

Attacking Midfielder. 23 Caps, 3 Goals. Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

The Jhanna City player, and later manager, started for Starblaydia in World Cup 15 at the age of twenty-eight. The peak of his career was the AOCAF3 Semi-Final, where he scored the fourth of a four-nil win over Xile to put Starblaydia into their first ever final.

Lucas Palmer

Right-back. 16 Caps, 0 Goals. 13 Caps, 0 Goals at Under-21 Level.

The first Starblaydi to play across the Bekk Lake in NEWI Cefn Druids, for Parkville FC, Palmer went to World Cups 17 & 18 and was worth Ψ3.5M at his peak.

Mikael Tissot

Attacking/Right Midfielder. 17 Caps, 3 Goals. 4 Caps, 1 Goal at Under-21 Level.

A substitute in World Cup 17 and 18, this Basian Valley player never set the world alight.

Vladimir Tsarev

Left-back. 32 Caps, 5 Goals. 13 Caps, 1 Goal at Under-21 Level.

So often the nearly-man of Starblaydi Left-Backs, Tsarev was permanently in the shadow of Rastian Salaam, but managed a Regional Title in AOCAF4, as well as appearances in World Cup 17 and AOCAF5.

Elliot Ward

Centre-Back. 5 Caps, 0 Goals, Uncapped at Under-21 Level

Violent play for much of Ward's Jhanna city career ruled him out of many appearances for the national team, selected as a squad member for WC15, and AOCAFs 2 & 3.

Matthew Young

Defending/Centre Midfielder. 7 Caps, 0 Goals, Uncapped at Under-21 Level.

Ironically Starblaydia's oldest player in their début in World Cup 15's qualifiers, Matthew earned substitute appearances in that cup and also the second AOCAF tournament.