The coronavirus codenamed COVID-19 has caused a major stir around the globe, disrupting major events and bringing the world to a standstill. Millions of people been infected by the rampaging virus all over the world and even soccer stars have not been exempted from the sting of this pandemic.
Several soccer stars have contracted the coronavirus, a situation that has forced football leagues and competitions all over the world to be suspended for the time being. But who are these soccer stars who have been infected by the coronavirus? Allow us to feed you with all the details that you seek
Find Out The Soccer Stars Who Have Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
Daniele Rugani
Daniele Rugani is an Italian professional footballer who now plies his trade playing as a center-back for Juventus in Serie A. The soccer star who also plays for the Italy national team was the first footballer in the Serie A to test positive for the coronavirus.
On March 11, 2020, Juventus released a statement confirming that Rugani had become one of the soccer stars to be infected with the virus. Those who had contact with him were quickly isolated as the player sought treatment.
However, according to sources, Rugani has now recovered from the virus and is symptom-free.
Blaise Matuidi
Blaise Matuidi is a French professional footballer who, just like Rugani, also plays for Juventus as a center-back and also plays for the France national team.
On March 17, 2020, Juventus issued a statement to confirm that Matuidi had contracted the coronavirus. This made him the second player to contract the coronavirus in Juventus. As expected, Matuidi immediately began self-isolating and those who had contact with him, including other soccer stars were also isolated.
In April 2020 Juventus put out another statement that Matuid and Rigani had both recovered from the virus.
Paulo Dybala
Paulo Dybala is an Argentine professional footballer who plies his trade playing as a forward for Juventus. The footballer also plays for his Argentina national team in international competitions.
On March 21, 2020, Dybala revealed that both he and his girlfriend had contracted the coronavirus and that they were both self-isolating in order to be able to beat the disease. This development made him the third Juventus star to test positive for the virus.
Manolo Gabbiadini
Manolo Gabbiadini is an Italian professional footballer who now plays for Sampdoria in the Serie A as a striker. Gabbiadini tested positive for the coronavirus on March 12, 2020, becoming the first Sampdoria player to be infected.
Gabbiadini quickly put out a statement to assure his fans that he was alright and also encouraged them to make sure they were taking care of themselves and observing social distancing rules.
Albin Ekdal
Albin Ekdal is a Swedish footballer who, like Gabbiadini, plays for Sampdoria but as a midfielder. On March 13, 2020, Sampdoria put out a statement revealing that Albin Ekdal and some other Sampdoria players had been infected with the coronavirus.
The statement also revealed that Ekdal was self-isolating at the time as he hoped to recover from the ailment.
Antonio La Gumina
Antonino La Gumina is an Italian professional footballer star playing as a forward for Sampdoria. At the time he contracted the coronavirus, Gumina was on loan from Empoli.
A statement that was put out by Sampdoria on March 13, 2020, revealed that Antonio Gumina had joined the list of soccer stars to have contracted the coronavirus along with other teammates.
Morten Thorsby
Morten Thorsby is a Norwegian professional footballer who plies his trade playing as a midfielder for Sampdoria in the Serie A. News that Thorsby had contracted the coronavirus was disclosed in a statement by his club on March 13, 2020.
As expected, the statement also revealed that Thorsby along with other infected players had all gone into isolation.
Fabio Depaoli
Fabio Depaoli is an Italian professional footballer also playing for Sampdoria as a midfielder. News emerged on March 14, 2020, that Fabio Depaoli had contracted the deadly coronavirus.
A statement from his club revealed that he was self-isolating following the sad development.
Dušan Vlahović
Dušan Vlahović is a Serbian professional footballer who also plays for Fiorentina as a striker. News that Dušan Vlahović had contracted the coronavirus emerged on March 13, 2020, after his club put out a statement to make the announcement.
The club statement also revealed that Vlahović was at home and that he was not showing any symptoms. This made him the first Fiorentina to test positive for the deadly coronavirus.
German Pezzella
German Pezzella is an Argentine footballer who plies his trade playing for the Italian club Fiorentina as a central defender. Pezzella is also the captain of the club.
On March 14, 2020, a statement from his club revealed that German Pezzella has become one of the soccer stars to contract the coronavirus along with other teammates. The statement revealed that he was in good health and was quarantined at his home.
Patrick Cutrone
Patrick Cutrone is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Fiorentina in the Serie A as a forward. At the time he got infected with the coronavirus, Cutrone was on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
News that Patrick Cutrone had contracted the coronavirus emerged on March 14 after his club put out a statement revealing that he and others had been infected.
Mattia Zaccagni
Mattia Zaccagni is an Italian football player who plays for the Italian football club, Verona as a midfielder. On March 17, 2020, Verona released a statement that Mattia Zaccagni has contracted the deadly coronavirus.
As expected, Zaccagni retreated into self-isolation as he sought ways of helping him recover from the scourge of the virus.
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Callum Hudson-Odoi is an English professional footballer who plies his trade playing for Premier League club Chelsea as a winger. He also plays as a winger for the England national team.
On March 13, Chelsea released a statement revealing that Hudson-Odoi had tested positive for the coronavirus and that he was self-isolating. Hudson-Odoi has since recovered from the coronavirus.
Luca Kilian
Luca Kilian is a German professional footballer who plays for Paderborn 07 in the Bundesliga as a defender. On March 13, 2020, Luca Kilian tested positive for the coronavirus and went into self-isolation. He later confessed that he was really scared after getting infected.
Luca Kilian happens to have been the first person in Bundesliga to test positive for the coronavirus.
Timo Hübers
Timo Hübers is a German professional footballer who plays for Hannover as a defender. Hübers tested positive for coronavirus on March 11, joining the list of soccer stars to get infected. Days before that, he had gone into self-isolation after learning that he had come in contact with an infected person.
Other Hannover players were consequently tested to find out who else had been infected with the deadly virus.
Jannes Horn
Jannes Horn is a German footballer who also plays for Hannover as a defender. At the time he contracted the virus, Horn was on loan from 1. FC Köln.
On March 12, 2020, just one day after his teammate, Timo Hübers tested positive, news emerged that Jannes Horn had also tested positive for the virus. A statement by Hannover made this confirmation.
Hyun-Jun Suk
Hyun-Jun Suk is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for the French football club, Troyes as a striker. He also plays for the South Korea national team.
On March 13, 2020, news emerged that Hyun-Jun Suk had contracted the coronavirus. Training was immediately suspended by the club and the infected player went into isolation.
Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Garay is an Argentine professional footballer who now plies his trade playing for Spanish club Valencia as a central defender. Garay tested positive for the coronavirus on 15 March 2020.
Ezequiel Garay happens to be the first player to test positive for coronavirus in La Liga. When the news that Garay had tested positive for the coronavirus emerged it caused a stir in La Liga.
Eliaquim Mangala
Eliaquim Mangala is a French professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Valencia as a center-back. He also plays for the France national team.
On March 15, 2020, Mangala revealed that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. He went on to reveal that he was not having any symptoms but was self-isolating. He also asked fans to limit the way they interacted physically with other people.
Marouane Fellaini
Marouane Fellaini is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan as a midfielder. Fellaini, a former Manchester player tested positive for the coronavirus on March 22, 2020, and quickly sought medical aid in hospital.
In April, it was revealed that the player had recovered from the disease and had been discharged from the hospital to go home.
James Bolton
James Bolton is an English footballer who plays for English club Portsmouth as a defender. It was revealed that Bolton had contracted the coronavirus on March 21, 2020, after Portsmouth put out a statement to that effect.
The statement revealed that Bolton had gone into self-isolation. In early April 2020, it was revealed that Bolton had recovered from the virus.
Andy Cannon
Andrew Cannon is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a midfielder. He tested positive for the coronavirus on March 21, 2020, the same day that teammate James Bolton tested positive. He went into self-isolation immediately.
Also, just like Bolton, Cannon has now recovered from the coronavirus.
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Sean Raggett
Sean Raggett is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a defender. As at the time he contracted the coronavirus, he was on loan from Norwich City of the Premier League.
Raggett tested positive for the virus on March 21, 2020, as announced by his club. He has, however, recovered.
Haji Mnoga
Haji Mnoga is an English professional footballer who plays as either a center-back or a right-back for Portsmouth. He tested positive for the coronavirus on March 21, 2020, and went into isolation immediately.
According to our findings, he too, like other soccer stars, has recovered from the disease.
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