UEFA Champions League: How to pronounce the players' names correctly

UEFA.com's ongoing mission to ensure that the world's football fans get the players' names right keeps rolling into the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage.

We have selected some of the trickiest names that do not quite sound the way they look in English. Be brave: read them aloud!

Antwerp

Toby Alderweireld – Alda-vay-reld
Jelle Bataille – Yell-uh Bat-eye
Jean Butez – Jon Boo-tezz
Ritchie De Laet – Dull-aht
Arbnor Muja – Moo-kha
Jacob Ondrejka – Yar-cob On-dray-ka

Arsenal

Jakub Kiwior – Ya-koob Keev-yor
Martin Ødergaard – Erder-gor

Atlético de Madrid

César Azpilicueta – Say-zar Ath-pilly-kwetta
Çağlar Söyüncü – Charla Soo-injer
Ivo Grbić – Eevo Gurbitch
Antoine Griezmann – An-twan Gree-ez-man
Koke – Ko-kay
Marcos Llorente – Yorrentay
Stefan Savić – Savitch

Barcelona

Ronald Araújo – A-row-ho ('row' to rhyme with 'cow')
İlkay Gündoğan – Eel-kye Goon-doh-wan
João Cancelo – Joo-wow
João Félix – Joo-wow Fay-licks
Robert Lewandowski – Levandovski
Iñaki Peña – Inyarkee Penya

Bayern

Matthijs de Ligt – Ma-tice Dull-ict
Raphaël Guerreiro – Guh-ray-ro
Joshua Kimmich – Yoss-wa Kim-ik
Manuel Neuer – Noy-er
Sven Ulreich – Ool-rike

Yoss-wa Kim-ikGetty Images

Benfica

Fredrik Aursnes – Ow-r-shness
David Jurásek – Yoo-rah-shek
Orkun Kökçü – Kerk-cher
Tomás Araújo – A-row-ho ('row' to rhyme with 'cow')

Braga

Lukáš Horníček – Horny-check
João Moutinho – Mo-cheen-o
Serdar Saatçı – Sartchee

Celtic

Reo Hatate – Ha-tar-tay

Copenhagen

Viktor Claesson – Clar-son
Elias Jelert – Yay-lert
Christian Sørensen – Sern-sen

Crvena Zvezda (Ser-vay-na zvezda)

Aleksandar Dragović – Dragovitch
Mirko Ivanić – Ivanitch
Uroš Kabić – Oorosh Kabitch
Vladimir Lučić – Loo-chitch
Srdjan Mijailović – Serd-yan Mi-yay-lo-vitch
Jovan Mijatović – Yovan Mee-yatto-vitch
Nemanja Milunović – Nemanya Miloono-vitch
Stefan Mitrović – Meetrovitch
Kosta Nedeljković – Neddely-kovitch
Zoran Popović – Popovitch
Milan Rodić – Ro-ditch
Marko Stamenić – Stam-en-itch
Nikola Vasiljević – Vasil-yay-vitch

Dortmund

Lukas Nmecha – Nn-metcha
Salih Özcan – Sarlee Erz-chan

Feyenoord

Thomas Beelen – Bay-len
Justin Bijlow – Bay-low
Lutsharel Geertruida – Hair-trow-der
Dávid Hancko – Hants-co
Igor Paixão – Pye-show ('show' to rhyme with 'cow')
Luka Ivanušec – Eeva-noo-shets
Bart Nieuwkoop – New-cope
Timon Wellenreuther – Vellen-roita

Lutsharel Hair-trow-derANP/AFP via Getty Images

Galatasaray

Abdülkerim Bardakcı – Bar-dack-cher
Günay Güvenç – Goo-nye Goo-ventch
Kazımcan Karataş – Karatash
Kerem Aktürkoğlu – Akter-ko-loo

Inter

Marko Arnautović – Are-now-toe-vitch
Juan Cuadrado – Kwod-rado
Stefan de Vrij – Duv-rye
Hakan Çalhanoğlu – Chal-han-oh-lu
Marcus Thuram – Too-ram

Lazio

Matteo Guendouzi – Gwen-doo-zee
Elseid Hysaj – El-said Hoo-sigh
Ciro Immobile – Immo-bee-lay
Adam Marušić – Ma-roo-shitch
Alessio Romagnoli – Roman-yo-lee

Leipzig

Fabio Carvalho – Car-val-yo
Emil Forsberg – Forsh-berry
Péter Gulácsi – Goo-lar-chee

Lens (Lonz)

Ruben Aguilar – Ag-wee-yar
Neil El Aynaoui – El I-know-ee
Przemysław Frankowski – Prem-iz-waf Frankovski
Morgan Guilavogui – Gwee-a-vo-gee
Faitout Maouassa – Ma-wassa
Wesley Said – Sa-yeed

Man City

Nathan Aké – Nah-tan A-kay
Kevin De Bruyne – De Bruh-ner
Rúben Dias – Roo-ben Dee-ash
Ederson – Ed-air-sun
Erling Haaland – Erling Har-land (at least that's how he pronounces it himself)
Mateo Kovačić – Kova-chitch

Erling Har-landGetty Images

Man United

Diogo Dalot – Dallo
Rasmus Højlund – Hoy-land
Sergio Reguilón – Reg-ee-on

Milan

Olivier Giroud – Gee-roo
Luka Jović – Yov-itch
Simon Kjær – Care
Rade Krunić – Crew-nitch
Mike Maignan – Main-yon
Tijjani Reijnders – Rine-ders
Malick Thiaw – Chow

Napoli

Jens Cajuste – Ca-yuster
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Kwitcha Kwarat-selya
Leo Østigård – Ustee-gor

Newcastle

Fabian Schär – Share

Paris

Ousmane Dembélé – Dem-bay-lay
Marquinhos – Mar-keen-yoss
Kylian Mbappé – M-ba-pay
Milan Škriniar – Shcreen-yar

Porto

Stephen Eustáquio – You-stack-ee-yo
Francisco Conceição – Con-say-sow ('sow' to rhyme with 'cow')
Marko Grujić – Groo-yitch

PSV Eindhoven

André Ramalho – Ramal-yo
Olivier Boscagli – Boss-cal-yee
Luuk De Jong – Look de Yong
Fredrik Oppegård – Oppe-gor

Fredrik Oppe-gorGetty Images

Real Madrid

Dani Carvajal – Car-va-hal
Dani Ceballos – Seb-eye-oss
Thibaut Courtois – Tee-bo Cor-twa
Éder Militão – Milly-tow ('tow' to rhyme with 'cow')
Luka Modrić – Mod-rich
Aurélien Tchouameni – Choo-a-may-nee

Real Sociedad

Ander Barrenetxea – Barren-et-shay-a
Aihen Muñoz – Moon-yoz

Salzburg

Amar Dedić – Ded-itch
Lucas Gourna-Douath – Gor-na-Doo-at
Maurits Kjærgaard – Care-yord
Strahinja Pavlović – Stra-hin-ya Pav-lo-vitch
Kamil Piątkowski – Pyont-kov-skee
Roko Šimić – Shim-itch
Luka Sučić – Soo-chitch
Aleksa Terzić – Ter-zitch

Sevilla

Marcos Acuña – A-coo-nya
Loïc Badé – Lo-eek Ba-day
Marko Dmitrović – Dmee-tro-vitch
Nemanja Gudelj – Goo-delly
Ivan Rakitić – Rackit-itch
Djibril Sow – So (to rhyme with 'snow')

Shakhtar Donetsk

Denil Castillo – Ca-stee-o
Eguinaldo – Eggy-naldo
Pedrinho – Ped-reen-yo

Union Berlin

Paul Jaeckel – Yeckel
Josip Juranović – Yosip Yoo-ranno-vitch
Robin Knoche – Kenocker
Frederik Rønnow – Ronno
Jérôme Roussillon – Roo-see-on
Alexander Schwolow – Shvolov

Young Boys

Łukasz Łakomy – Wacko-me
Anthony Racioppi – Ra-choppy
David von Ballmoos – Bal-moose