On This Day

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 25.

1960: Former Celtic and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Pat Bonner is born. (Celebrates 47th birthday).

1971: Derby's Canadian international Paul Peschisolido is born. (Celebrates 36th birthday).

1980: Burnley's former Aston Villa midfielder Joey Gudjonsson is born. (Celebrates 27th birthday).

1982: Rosenborg midfielder Daniel Braaten is born. (Celebrates 25th birthday).

1979: Fulham's USA international defender Carlos Bocanegra is born. (Celebrates 28th birthday).

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 26.

1968: Former Tottenham utility man Steve Sedgley is born. (Celebrates 39th birthday).

1977: Bolton striker Kevin Davies is born. (Celebrates 30th birthday).

1983: AZ Alkmaar midfielder Demy De Zeeuw is born. (Celebrates 24th birthday).

1985: Cheltenham Town's Ashley Vincent is born. (Celebrates 22nd birthday).

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 27.

1967: Former England and Tottenham Hotspur great Paul Gascoigne is born. (Celebrates 40th birthday)

1976: Czech Republic international Jiri Stajner, who plays for Hannover domestically, is born. (Celebrates 31st birthday)

1983: Reading's American international Bobby Convey is born. (Celebrates 24th birthday)

1990: Young Arsenal forward Nacer Barazite is born. (Celebrates 17th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 28.

1963: Former Luton Town midfielder David Preece is born. (Celebrates 43rd birthday)

1972: Ex-Sampdoria Porto and Celta Vigo midfielder Doriva, released by Middlesbrough following Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's departure, is born. (Celebrates 35th birthday)

1974: Goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt, who played for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga this season, is born. (Celebrates 33rd birthday)

1988: Spartak Moscow youngster Ivan Komissarov is born. (Celebrates 19th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 29.

1970: Former Chelsea midfielder Roberto di Matteo, who was forced to retire from playing prematurely because of injury, is born. (Celebrates 37th birthday)

1973: Turkish international Alpay, who plays for FC Copenhagen, is born. (Celebrates 34th birthday)

1977: Milan midfielder Massimo Ambrosini, who helped guide the club to UEFA Champions League glory this season, is born. (Celebrates 30th birthday)

1983: Lille's Cameroon international Jean Makoun is born. (Celebrates 24th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 30.

1978: Uruguayan international midfielder Nicolas Olivera is born. (Celebrates 29th birthday)

1979: Schalke midfielder Fabian Ernst is born. (Celebrates 28th birthday)

1980: Liverpool's talisman captain Steven Gerrard, who led his team to the UEFA Champions League final this season, is born. (Celebrates 27th birthday)

1988: Manchester City midfielder Kelvin Etuhu, who was loaned out to Rochdale this season, is born. (Celebrates 19th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on May 31.

1972: Fulham's Finnish international goalkeeper Antti Niemi is born. (Celebrates 35th birthday)

1981: Milan defender Daniele Bonera, formerly of Parma, is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1981: Macclesfield's Alan Navarro is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1986: Young Fulham defender Gabriel Zakuani, purchased from Leyton Orient for £1million, is born. (Celebrates 19th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 1.

1966: Former Argentina international Abel Balbo, who finished his career at Boca Juniors, is born. (Celebrates 40th birthday)

1975: Villarreal midfielder Josico, who joined the club from Las Palmas in the summer of 2002, is born. (Celebrates 32nd birthday)

1979: Mexican international Mario Mendez, who has played for Monterrey, Toluca and Tigres UANL, is born. (Celebrates 28th birthday)

1987: Bolton Wanderers youngster Zoltan Harsanyi is born. (Celebrates 20th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 4.

1979: Japanese international Naohiro Takahara, who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt, is born. (Celebrates 23rd birthday)

1981: Atletico Madrid's Greek international Giourkas Seitaridis is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1983: Arsenal's Ivorian full-back Emmanuel Eboue is born. (Celebrates 24th birthday)

1985: Bayern Munich's Polish-born Germany striker Lukas Podolski is born. (Celebrates 22nd birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 5.

1978: Portugal defender Fernando Meira, who plays for Stuttgart in Germany, is born. (Celebrates 29th birthday)

1983: Sporting Lisbon's Portuguese forward Lourenco da Silva, who played for Oldham Athletic and Bristol City on loan in England, is born. (Celebrates 24th birthday)

1984: Celtic former Dundee United stopper Mark Wilson is born. (Celebrates 23rd birthday)

1985: Real Madrid youngster Ruben de la Red is born. (Celebrates 22nd birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 6.

1969: Ex-Argentina midfielder Fernando Redondo, who played for Milan and Real Madrid before retiring, is born. (Celebrates 38th birthday)

1977: Republic of Ireland international striker David Connolly, who plays for newly-promoted Sunderland, is born. (Celebrates 30th birthday)

1985: Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Yoann Folly is born. (Celebrates 22nd birthday)

1990: Arsenal youngster Gavin Hoyte, brother of the club's senior team defender Justin, is born. (Celebrates 17th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 7.

1970: Veteran Brazil full-back Cafu, who plays for UEFA Champions League winners Milan, is born. (Celebrates 37th birthday)

1981: Poland international Marcin Baszczynski, who plays for Wisla Krakow domestically, is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1981: Derby County's England Under 21 international Stephen Bywater is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1981: Coventry City striker Kevin Kyle is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 8.

1979: Marseille striker Toifilou Maoulida is born. (Celebrates 28th birthday)

1982: Norwich City midfielder Dickson Etuhu is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1984: Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano, who started the Premiership season with West Ham United and ended it playing in the UEFA Champions League final for Liverpool, is born. (Celebrates 23rd birthday)

1986: Southampton youngster Matt Christensen is born. (Celebrates 21st birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 9.

1975: Bristol Rovers midfielder Craig Disley is born. (Celebrates 32nd birthday)

1978: Germany international striker Miroslav Klose, who is hoping to join Bayern Munich, is born. (Celebrates 29th birthday)

1984: Ajax midfielder Wesley Sneijder is born. (Celebrates 23rd birthday)

1984: Masoud Shojaei, a member of Iran's World Cup squad last summer, is born. (Celebrates 23rd birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 10.

1966: Former England international midfielder David Platt is born. (Celebrates 41st birthday)

1969: Ex-Manchester United defender and UEFA Champions League winner Ronny Johnsen, who played for Norway internationally, is born. (Celebrates 38th birthday)

1970: Former Fulham boss Chris Coleman, linked with a return to management with Manchester City recently, is born. (Celebrates 37th birthday)

1983: Benfica's Portuguese defender Nelson is born. (Celebrates 24th birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on June 11.

1976: Belgium international Gaetan Englebert, who plays for Club Brugge domestically, is born. (Celebrates 31st birthday)

1978: Marseille's former Rangers stopper Julien Rodriguez is born. (Celebrates 29th birthday)

1981: Valencia's Italian defender Emiliano Moretti is born. (Celebrates 26th birthday)

1986: Bordeaux young striker Madimoussa Traore is born. (Celebrates 21st birthday)

The following players celebrate their birthday on 12th June.

1965: Former Scottish international Gordon Durie, who played for Rangers, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur is born. (Celebrates 42nd birthday)

1973: Hearts' Greek international Panagiotis Fyssas is born. (Celebrates 34th birthday)

1976: Aston Villa's Danish international goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen (pictured) is born. (Celebrates 31st birthday)

1979: Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito is born. (Celebrates 28th birthday).

1986: Crystal Palace goalkeeper Scott Flinders, who has been on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion this season, is born. (Celebrates 21st birthday)