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Generation game — Class of 1980
The best footballers born in 1980, ranked by current market value.
| # | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | DOB | Goals | Apps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tahsin Ekmekçi |
Midfield - Central Midfield |  Türkiye |
--- | 1980-05-31 | 1 | 25 | €150k |
| 2 |  Fábio |
Goalkeeper | Brazil Italy | Fluminense Football Club | 1980-09-30 | 0 | 1,246 | €100k |
| 3 |  Şehmus Özer |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Türkiye |
--- | 1980-05-10 | 116 | 359 | €50k |
| 4 |  Rodrigo Tabata |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Qatar Brazil | Al-Kharaitiyat SC | 1980-11-19 | 232 | 685 | €50k |
| 5 |  Cristian Grassi |
Defender - Left-Back |  Italy |
ASD S. Venanzo | 1980-01-12 | 3 | 94 | €25k |
| 6 |  Beto |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Indonesia Brazil | Persela Lamongan | 1980-12-31 | 159 | 336 | €10k |
| 7 |  Peer Kluge |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield |  Germany |
Retired | 1980-11-22 | 27 | 386 | — |
| 8 |  Albert Streit |
Attack - Right Winger | Germany |
Retired | 1980-03-28 | 46 | 355 | — |
| 9 |  Mitja Schäfer |
Defender - Centre-Back | Germany |
Retired | 1980-02-27 | 16 | 374 | — |
| 10 |  Gabriel Melkam |
Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | Retired | 1980-03-13 | 22 | 334 | — |
| 11 |  Marc Keller |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Belgium |
Retired | 1980-04-11 | 36 | 171 | — |
| 12 |  Marco Christ |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany |
Retired | 1980-11-06 | 121 | 493 | — |
| 13 |  Thomas Neubert |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany |
Retired | 1980-11-14 | 86 | 327 | — |
| 14 |  Thomas Stehle |
Defender - Centre-Back | Germany |
Retired | 1980-10-26 | 25 | 314 | — |
| 15 |  Massimilian Porcello |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Italy | Retired | 1980-06-23 | 43 | 265 | — |
| 16 |  Necat Aygün |
Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Türkiye | Retired | 1980-02-26 | 32 | 276 | — |
| 17 |  Roman Weidenfeller |
Goalkeeper | Germany |
Retired | 1980-08-06 | 0 | 551 | — |
| 18 |  Ivan Klasnic |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Croatia |
Retired | 1980-01-29 | 150 | 451 | — |
| 19 |  Stefan Zinnow |
Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany |
Retired | 1980-05-28 | 57 | 365 | — |
| 20 |  Sercan Güvenisik |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Türkiye Germany | Retired | 1980-03-01 | 103 | 338 | — |
| 21 |  Sebastian Deisler |
Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany |
Retired | 1980-01-05 | 25 | 195 | — |
| 22 |  Benjamin Köhler |
Midfield - Left Midfield | Germany |
Retired | 1980-08-04 | 96 | 488 | — |
| 23 |  Toni Tapalovic |
Goalkeeper | Croatia Germany | Retired | 1980-10-10 | 0 | 119 | — |
| 24 |  Sérgio da Silva Pinto |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Portugal | Retired | 1980-10-16 | 79 | 472 | — |
| 25 |  René Trehkopf |
Defender - Centre-Back | Germany |
Retired | 1980-04-08 | 28 | 438 | — |
| 26 |  Kevin McKenna |
Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Scotland | Retired | 1980-01-21 | 45 | 381 | — |
| 27 |  Jurica Vranjes |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia |
Retired | 1980-01-31 | 7 | 281 | — |
| 28 |  Anel Dzaka |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany Bosnia-Herzegovina | Retired | 1980-09-19 | 75 | 385 | — |
| 29 |  Markus Daun |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany |
Retired | 1980-09-10 | 69 | 254 | — |
| 30 |  Alassane Ouédraogo |
Midfield - Right Midfield | Burkina Faso Germany | SC Frintrop 05/21 | 1980-09-07 | 46 | 345 | — |