5 Famous Christian Footballers Who Converted To Muslim[Stories And Photos].

Eric Sylvain Abidal is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back or centre back.

In his career, he played mainly for Lyon and Barcelona, winning 18 trophies with both teams combined, two Champions League trophies with both teams combined, two Champions League trophies with the latter. His later career was marred by a liver tumour, which resulted in a transplant.

A French international across nine years, Abidal represented the nation in two World Cups finishing second in 2006 and Euro 2008. Abidal was raised in a Catholic family and converted to Islam in his 20s. He married former Algerian gymnast Hayet Kebir in 2003, fathering children Méliana, Canélia, Leyna, Kenya and Edan.

Nicolas Sébastien Anelka is a French professional football manager and retired player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country’s national team, often scoring at crucial moments.

Anelka began his career at Paris Saint-Germain, but soon moved to Arsenal. He became a first team regular and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award the following season. He moved to Real Madrid for £22.3 million in 1999, but did not settle in well and returned to PSG in a £20 million deal. Despite regular first team football in Paris, Anelka set his eyes upon the Premier League once more, moving on loan to Liverpool in January 2002, but joining Manchester City for £13 million at the start of the 2002/2003 season.

After discussing religion with some childhood friends, Anelka converted to Islam in 2004 in the United Arab Emirates, taking the Muslim name of Abdul-Salam Bilal. Anelka has said that he initially fasted during daylight hours as is required for the Muslim month of Ramadan, but I realised I often got injured just after the period of Ramadan, so I don’t observe it strictly any more.

Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry is a French professional footballer who plays for and captains Serie A club Salernitana. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing.

Ribéry has been described as a player who is fast, tricky and an excellent dribbler, who has great control with the ball at his feet. While with Bayern, he was recognised on the world stage as one of the best players of his generation. The previous talisman of the French national team, Zinedine Zidane, once referred to Ribéry as the jewel of French football.

Ribéry’s wife, Wahiba, is a French national of Algerian descent and the couple have three daughters named Hiziya, Shahinez and Keltoum Chérifa, and two sons named Seif el Islam and Mohammed. Ribéry is a convert to Islam, following which, he adopted the name Bilal Yusuf Mohammed.

Danny Blum is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

He began his professional career with SV Sandhausen of the 3. Liga, winning the title in 2012 and again on loan to Karlsruher SC a year later. After one 2. Bundesliga season with Sandhausen, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2014 on a free transfer, and almost immediately suffered a six-month knee injury. After losing the play-off for promotion to the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt in 2016, he joined that team, where he was a DFB-Pokal runner-up in 2017 and winner a year later. In the summer of 2014, Blum converted from Christianity to Islam

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and Kayserispor, and Paraguay’s Olimpia Asunción. Emmanuel Adebayor recently converted to Islam in a ceremony which was recorded and posted on Youtube.

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