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PLAYERS BORN ON THIS DAY

The list below shows all the players we have a card for who were born on this date.

Players born on 28 January:

 

John Thomson



4 caps for Scotland

Born January 28th, 1909 in Kirkcaldy

Died September 5th, 1931 aged 22



Career details for John Thomson:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1927
-
211
0
1931
(Player)
 

 

Joe Brain
(Joseph Brain)



Born January 28th, 1910 in Ebbw Vale

Died 1981 aged 71


Career details for Joe Brain:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1931
-
13
5
1932
(Player)
1932
-
29
17
1933
(Player)
1933
-
7
2
1934
(Player)
1934
-
49
26
1937
(Player)
1937
-
32
9
1939
(Player)
 

 

Willie Mills
(William Mills)



3 caps for Scotland

Born January 28th, 1915 in Alexandria

Died 1991 aged 76


Career details for Willie Mills:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1932
-
183
102
1937
(Player)
1937
-
27
7
1939
(Player)
 

 

Micky Block
(Michael Block)



Born January 28th, 1940 in Ipswich

Died 2019 aged 79


Career details for Micky Block:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1957
-
37
6
1962
(Player)
1961
-
146
30
1966
(Player)
1966
-
13
2
1967
(Player)
1967
-
0
0
1968
(Player)
 

 

Stuart Boam
(Stuart William Boam)



Born January 28th, 1948 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Current age 77














Career details for Stuart Boam:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1966
-
175
3
1971
(Player)
1971
£50,000
322
14
1979
(Player)
1979
-
69
1
1981
(Player)
1981
-
15
1
1983
(Player)
1982
-
1
0
1983
(Player)
 

 

Heinz Flohe



39 caps and 8 goals for Germany

Born January 28th, 1948 in Cologne

Died June 15th, 2013 aged 65


Career details for Heinz Flohe:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1966
-
329
77
1979
(Player)
1979
-
14
4
1980
(Player)
 

 

Kenny Swain
(Kenneth Swain)



Born January 28th, 1952 in Birkenhead

Current age 73













Career details for Kenny Swain:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1973
-
119
26
1979
(Player)
1978
£100,000
148
4
1983
(Player)
1982
-
112
2
1985
(Player)
1985
-
113
0
1988
(Player)
1987
7
1
1988
(On loan)
1988
-
126
1
1992
(Player)
1993
1994
(Manager)
1996
1997
(Manager)
2004
2014
(Manager)
2012
2013
(Manager)
 

 

Keith Parkinson
(Keith James Parkinson)



Born January 28th, 1956 in Preston

Current age 69


Career details for Keith Parkinson:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1975
-
31
0
1981
(Player)
1981
1
0
1982
(On loan)
1981
-
5
0
1982
(Player)
 

 

Papa Bouba Diop



63 caps and 11 goals for Senegal

Born January 28th, 1978 in Dakar

Died November 29th, 2020 aged 42



Career details for Papa Bouba Diop:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
2000
-
19
4
2001
(Player)
2001
-
29
5
2002
(Player)
2002
-
47
6
2004
(Player)
2004
-
76
8
2007
(Player)
2007
-
53
0
2010
(Player)
2010
-
19
1
2011
(Player)
2011
Free
16
1
2012
(Player)
2012
Free
2
1
2013
(Player)
 

 

Jamie Carragher
(James Lee Duncan Carragher)



38 caps for England

Born January 28th, 1978 in Bootle

Current age 47










Career details for Jamie Carragher:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1994
-
508
3
2013
(Player)
 

 

Gianluigi Buffon



176 caps for Italy

Born January 28th, 1978 in Carrara

Current age 47


Career details for Gianluigi Buffon:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1996
-
168
0
2001
(Player)
2001
£32,600,000
509
0
2018
(Player)
2018
Free
17
0
2019
(Player)
2019
-
17
0
2021
(Player)
2021
-
43
0
2023
(Player)
 

 

Jeff Whitley
(Jeffrey Whitley)



20 caps and 3 goals for Northern Ireland

Born January 28th, 1979 in Ndola, Zambia

Current age 46


Career details for Jeff Whitley:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
1996
-
111
6
2003
(Player)
1999
9
2
1999
(On loan)
2002
6
0
2002
(On loan)
2002
12
0
2003
(On loan)
2003
Free
68
2
2005
(Player)
2005
Free
34
1
2008
(Player)
2006
3
0
2006
(On loan)
2007
11
1
2007
(On loan)
2008
Free
11
0
2008
(Player)
2009
-
2009
(Player)
2009
-
2
0
2010
(Player)
2013
-
2
0
2013
(Player)
 

 

Siem de Jong
(Siem Stefan de Jong)



6 caps and 2 goals for Netherlands

Born January 28th, 1989 in Aigle, Switzerland

Current age 36


Career details for Siem de Jong:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
2007
-
168
57
2014
(Player)
2014
£6,000,000
22
1
2017
(Player)
2016
19
6
2017
(On loan)
2017
£4,000,000
25
4
2020
(Player)
2018
17
4
2019
(On loan)
2020
-
15
0
2020
(Player)
2020
-
46
4
2022
(Player)
2022
-
26
5
2023
(Player)
 

 

Aaron Connolly
(Aaron Anthony Connolly)



9 caps for Republic of Ireland

Born January 28th, 2000 in Galway

Current age 25




Career details for Aaron Connolly:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
2017
-
45
5
2023
(Player)
2017
-
0
0
2023
(Player)
2019
2
0
2019
(On loan)
2022
19
2
2022
(On loan)
2022
0
0
2023
(On loan)
2022
0
0
2023
(On loan)
2023
5
2
2023
(On loan)
2023
28
8
2024
(On loan)
2024
-
10
2
2025
(Player)
2025
-
2
0
Current
(Player)
 

 

Samuel Edozie
(Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie)



Born January 28th, 2003 in Lewisham

Current age 22


Career details for Samuel Edozie:
 
From
Team
Fee
Apps Goals
To
2020
-
0
0
2022
(Player)
2021
-
0
0
2022
(Player)
2022
£10,000,000
51
6
Current
(Player)
2024
14
2
Current
(On loan)
 
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