Who am I?

Riddle #1

South America is my home
I scored from set pieces with ease
My favorite victims were in Rome
People thought I was Chinese

Who am I? Alvaro Recoba (solved by farfan)

Riddle #2

Got my big break, now I have something to prove
From my position, I don't score a bunch
Changed 3 clubs, but never had to move
Asian people like me very much

Who am I? Declan Rice (solved by El Gunner)

Riddle #3

I like to go on a scoring spree,
But last year didn't go in the right direction
Now I divided my number by three
When you see me from behind you think of natural selection

Who am I? Darwin Nunez (solved by Warrior)

Riddle #4

Went on a World Cup as a kid and made a name
It all ended on a cold, rainy night
Went abroad, but didn't justify my fame
Told my fans I would return, but didn't do what was right

Who am I? Michael Owen (solved by farfan)

Riddle #5

Spent my entire career in the league
I went back and forth
Still going strong, I feel no fatigue
Two greatest trophies, I almost had them both

Who am I? Mats Hummels (solved by Warrior)

Riddle #6


Suddenly on the biggest stage, I quickly scored a goal
Was known as a bit of a knob
Had to replace someone who defined the role
I was an unlikely candidate for the job

Who am I? Thomas Gravesen (solved by gigachad Freeza)

Riddle #7 written by Warrior

Just look up in the sky, you might see me and my club
I am a traitor to my nation, or whatever they say
I won the champions league, but I did it as a sub
I did not care for scoring, close to defense I'd rather stay

Who am I? Anatoliy Tymoschchuk (solved by Vibe)

Riddle #8 written by El Gunner

Once upon a time, I was a Golden Boy
First impressions matter, had that flair
A couple of nets I did destroy
Before being confined to the wheelchair

Who am I? Alexandre Pato (solved by Vibe)

Riddle #9 written by El Gunner

I too had flair, but I'm not Brazilian
My first touch is your favourite player's dream
See me and you might think I'm Reptilian
Captained my national team

Who am I? Dimitar Berbatov (solved by Cruijf

Riquelme

Not Riquelme

Does Keisuke Honda own real estate in south america his favorite victims were probably Spartak Moskva or Zenit, so i doubt it's him

Hidetoshi Nakata also comes to mind, but the Brazil thing throws that out

Not Honda or Nakata

Can't think of any asian player in Serie A who would call south america home, surely there is a trick

Lavezzi does not look chinese but he played in China and so he was chinese citizen at the time it's the Roma/Lazio or even NT part i'm missing

Not Lavezzi

You are thinking in the right direction though

Hint: His debut put to shame someone who many consider the best of all time

Pastore

Not Pastore either

The Atomic Ant

Not Giovinco either I'm afraid

Shunsuke Nakamura

Nice guess, but no

Hint: Left footed

Alvaro Recoba.

Yes i think you got it !!

farfan wrote:Alvaro Recoba.

Nice, that is it  

South America is my home (Uruguay)
I scored from set pieces with ease (scored FK's and directly from corners)
My favorite victims were in Rome (scored vs Roma a lot, even a couple vs Lazio)
People thought I was Chinese (nicknamed El Chino due to his appearance)

As for the hint, Ronaldo and Recoba debuted on the same game for Inter, where everyone came to see Ronaldo but Recoba stole the show, scoring some absolute bangers.

Let's move on

Got my big break, now I have something to prove
From my position, I don't score a bunch
Changed 3 clubs, but never had to move
Asian people like me very much

Who am I?

Declan Rice

I like to go on a scoring spree,
But last year didn't go in the right direction
Now I divided my number by three
When you see me from behind you think of natural selection

Who am I?

Darwin Nunez

Darwin it is

Went on a World Cup as a kid and made a name
It all ended on a cold, rainy night
Went abroad, but didn't justify my fame
Told my fans I would return, but didn't do what was right

Who am I?