7 Greatest Irish Footballers of All Time | HITC Sevens

From Roy Keane to George Best, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of the greatest players to have hailed from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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[@GeorgeH99]

No Robbie Keane?

[@hueyfreeman1983]

FBI well he is a striker do you expect him to be a great goalkeeper aswell?

[@bobsmith8587]

robbie Keane is the most capped player for Ireland and also its all time leading scorer not saying hes above georgy best but he's got to be on the list great player in England and MLS

[@TimTomJimJom]

Bob Smith isn’t he the highest scorer international player of all time or something? Not just for Ireland

[@ciaranmcdaid3488]

The real question where Damien duff

[@haveanice2669]

why isn't the Irish guy hosting a video about the Irish

[@HITCSevens]

The Irish guy only makes videos for HITC Sport, not HITC Sevens.

[@stufgled6620]

@@HITCSevens oh yeah yeah

[@karlosdeevs]

@@stufgled6620 in a nutshell, if he'd done it he'd lose it..

[@MrDilo1874]

Can't believe Paul McGrath didn't make the list

[@ianodowd3069]

Shocking. He should be top 3 at least.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

He's overrated is why. All because people enjoyed changing "ooh ahh Paul McGrath" during games. Wouldn't be top 10 nevermind top 7

[@paulgorman3001]

@@zombievikinggaming4258 you clearly know nothing about football so, a centre back getting voted player of the year in the premiership is overrated in your book is it? Lad quit talking bollox your making yourself look stupid. Quit now dont dig deeper dont even reply to this because your only going to get slated

[@user-rh3yh6cw5r]

@@zombievikinggaming4258 you know fuck all about football

[@TheIkaraCult]

ask people... theres a reason he's called God

[@CianDub]

No Paul McGrath is laughable, after Brady he's probably the greatest ROI player of all time. Robbie Keane has surely had the greatest impact at international level of any player north or south, so his exclusion from the list is also questionable.

[@harrybrown1513]

One question, Robbie Keane?

[@ciaranmcdaid3488]

The real question wheres Damien duff

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

Robbie Keane was a fantastic steward of the game but he was never World Class. Duff before all the injuries was much better.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

@@ciaranmcdaid3488 People only remember him post injuries. Not the one signed to be part of a winger duo with Robben at Chelsea and winning the league. He was a major reason for Chelsea winning their first title under Mourinho.

[@harrybrown1513]

@@zombievikinggaming4258 never world class? A journeyman yes, but for a little while at his peak he was one of if not the best striker in the prem and one of the best in the world. Scored everywhere he went.

[@darraghokeeffe1272]

Robbie keane

[@markmullane3577]

Darragh O'Keeffe roy keane

[@glasgowrangersyouletyourcl5032]

Bobby Dogg shuck

[@TheSWCantina]

Paul McGrath one of the few CB PFA winners missing. Reality is if there was an all Ireland XI only Jennings and Best would be the only NI players to get in it.

[@jakemedcalf6527]

7 greatest Asian players of all time

[@santiagobauza4257]

Jake medcalf Tough call. Hong Myung Bo, Park Ji Sung, Hide Nakata, Ali Karimi...

[@dzubmariner]

Santiago Bauzá Ali Daei, Kagawa

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Dzulfiqar abdul karim Keisuke Honda

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Vikash Dhorasso

[@santiagobauza4257]

Roman Baranovichi Dhorasoo played for France, so does he really count?

[@johnblaney8880]

Where's the gooch, Padraig Joyce, Maurice fitz

[@conorgilsenan3821]

😂 Shut up

[@paulosullivan7950]

Pat Spillane

[@thomasdavis1107]

Joe brolly 😂😂

[@karlosdeevs]

@@thomasdavis1107 Moss Keane for starters..

[@nickydelaney2698]

The man who has had the biggest impact at international level is left off the list. The goal king who set up nearly as many, technically gifted and a quality dribbler. A record that probably won't ever be equalled and qualification for the World Cup and Euros would not have happened without him - Robbie Keane. He also would have drove through the desert to play for his country.

[@TheIkaraCult]

Its criminal that Paul Mcgrath isnt in there

[@ciantemple332]

Where tf are Robbie Keane Ronnie whelan Paul McGrath Kevin Kilbane hahah good vid tho

[@liamdunphy7496]

Sheedy over kilbane

[@djoseph5072]

Paul McGrath stands alongside George Best and Roy Keane. A major omission.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

Overrated by Irish fans who enjoyed chanting his name during sing songs

[@paulgorman3001]

@@zombievikinggaming4258 your probably too young to even see him play, back to your computer gaming you absolute nerdy dope, you know nothing about football so, a centre back getting voted players player of the year in 93 and that's a vote from all players in the premiership, so you think you know better than actual professional players who played with him and against him do you ? Yeah lad quit digging yourself a hole, your actually coming across as a fuckin absolute thick now.

[@cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto6835]

@@zombievikinggaming4258 you are the first person I have been heard that thinks Paul McGrath was overrated

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

How fucking dare you compare him to the Great George Best when it comes to football on this island there is no one who even comes close to George best by a country mile our greatest of all time

[@TheSWCantina]

​@@zombievikinggaming4258if you win the PFA as a center back, you're not overrated, you're the elite.

[@mcfcfan1870]

1.George Best 2. Roy Keane 3. Pat Jennings 4. Peter Doherty 5. Robbie Keane 6. Johnny Giles 7. Paul McGrath

[@ruly8153]

1. George best 2. Pat Jennings 3. Paul McGrath 4 Roy Keane 5 Liam Brady 6 Denis Irwin

[@michaelmulhall5007]

Liam Brady has to be in any Ireland top 3 let alone 10

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

PAUL MCGRATH YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL

[@shanedowney2904]

Yeah where’s McGrath

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

Overrated

[@jeroenjanssen3941]

Top 7 Benelux (Belgium,Netherlands,Luxembourg)players of al time

[@cameronmcdonald487]

fredy langers would be number 7 Luxembourg

[@justhuy7960]

Top 7 AusGeSwitz (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) players

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Best ever Luxembourg players ever! really? smh!

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Please just stick to one country. The list of Greatest German players would be very, very long and Switzerland havnt produced many greats at all in their history.

[@SGMiner21]

Nguyen Quang Huy no thanks, it's sounds like "Auschwitz"

[@n2c3rt1]

0:08 Bro really put a picture of ralf schumacher at the start of the video😂😂😂😂 fucking love it😂😂😂

[@tribalque2232]

Paul McGrath?

[@cameronmcdonald487]

7 worst international teams best player of all time

[@khrystyanwalters]

The musics complements every video so well

[@JM-cv7dp]

Thanks for listening guys! Love the vid

[@calum4912]

Top 7 Players who never appeared in a World Cup

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Alfredo Di Stefano, George Best, Edoard Streltsov, George Weah, Arsenio Erico, Fernando Peyroteo, Franz Binder, Faas Wilkes, Ryan Giggs, Josef Bican, John Hansen, Ladislau Kubala, Nicolai Dobrin, Alberto Spencer, Paulinho Alcantara, Pat Jennings, Valentino Mazzola, Liam Brady, Dixie Dean and Robert Lewandowski hasnt yet etc

[@leoscar999]

Adam cooper lewandoski

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

I just mentioned Lewandowski lol

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Also Osei Kofi

[@mizofan]

Di Stefano, Best, Bican, Giggs, Erico, Weah and, er, how about Billy Meredith since he deserves to be better known, if not Gareth Bale and Ian Rush- or Kubala

[@Prowrestlingtalk_]

Do the 7 best Italian players

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Far too many to choose from

[@mizofan]

Baresi, Maldini, Scirea, Meazza, Rivera, Baggio, Buffon (+ Facchetti, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Nesta, Zoff, Mazzola, Totti, Riva...)

[@kylemelia7269]

Maldini, cannavaro and zola just to name a few

[@velouris76]

Liam Brady wasn't 'shunned' by Jack Charlton for 1990 World Cup squad: Brady retired from International football in late 1989. Also, how is Paul McGrath nowhere on list??

[@HITCSevens]

Yes, and he then came out of retirement for the World Cup but wasn't selected by Charlton. McGrath missed out because we think Giles ranks slightly above him, that's all.

[@everythinghurling4706]

He was injured at the time

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

@@HITCSevens More than slightly in my eyes.

[@ja1295]

Wish more prem clubs would play their Irish youngsters

[@shaebryant1916]

What about jimmy jones? He still holds the record for the most goals in a season with 74 goals (and in that league they only played 22 games)

[@bizzaro1988]

Left out irelands top goal scorer and one of the most prolific international goal scorers of all time? 🤔

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

He had no competition

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

@@zombievikinggaming4258 yea in all fairness most of those goals came against really fucking shit teams

[@seansweeney2710]

Robbie keane 💚?

[@nathanmc1807]

And Paul McGrath

[@Adam-dm7lc]

0:07 Ralf Schumacher in a football video🤣🤣

[@ifrickinlovethesmiths5851]

top 7 Oceanian players of all time

[@SomeBritishGal1]

Fat Panda23 The 2010 New Zealand team?

[@esbenjakobsen4575]

Wynton Rufer

[@nicoservillon766]

Mark Viduka

[@PeterM888]

Joke, no Paul McGrath, come off it ffs. McGrath was unbelievable, one of the best and most under rated players in pl history. No heighway, 2 CL, 4 leagues 2fa cup and an uefa cup? Cop on. Al Scot too come on lads.

[@philipsammon2305]

Paul McGragh is the best of all time

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

No, he truly wasn't

[@Adam-dm7lc]

Robbie Keane??

[@Dan-Chiken7]

Where's Robbie Keane

[@ArcadiaJunctionModelTrains]

Paul McGrath! Also you failed to mention the Irish Clubs they played for.

[@ynwaliverpoolfan7047]

Not surprised that George Best is there

[@conorl1894]

Keane at 3 is outrageous. He’s arguably number 1

[@siapaini4379]

Top 2 imo, he isn't better than best

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

No he isn't.

[@conorl1894]

@@siapaini4379 not more talented/skilled naturally but used his talent more and achieved more. A more influential player all things considered

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Look as much as I love Roy Keane he's not even close to George Best the name speaks for itself

[@conorl1894]

Plus Paul McGrath is a shocking omission

[@kiegansalisbury5435]

How is Paul mcgrath not in this video

[@ronanj3560]

EIRE 💚

[@staffstaff9149]

its not easy to pick up the best 7 ... although those 7 who been picked up are great but there is a long list left behind

[@aarrenfranklin]

Roy Keane I love him! Never was a united fan but he did represent our country, and he did it well.

[@djog7264]

Rembo // TottenhamFan apart from in 2002

[@PresidentOfIreland.]

There is a reason why George Best is “The Best”

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Yea a very fitting name top spot is zero debate by a country mile George Best

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

How the hell could you leave out Paul McGrath?? Id replace Giles or Irwin for McGrath. Otherwise this list is latently obvious.

[@barryb90]

I don't know if you were around for Giles's day but he was no doubt the best passer of the ball in England. Matt Busby regretted letting him go from United all throughout the remainder his manger career. Also voted FAI's greatest Irish player of all time.

[@conorl1894]

Not sure about irwin being replaced, outrageously good player

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

@@conorl1894 Irwin was fantastic and also very reliable. Always consistent and rarely injured. But McGrath was pure, sheer class. Irwin was 100 times better pro than McGrath but Paul had complete, natural ability. The guy turned up drunk with not much sleep to many games and he still put in man of the match performances. Now think about the career McGrath couldve had, if he applied himself fully.

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

@@barryb90 Theres no doubt Giles was a fantastic player. Full of natural ability but id just pip McGrath ahead of Giles. Theres really not much in it.

[@Sgeiq91s]

Norman whitseide and he's northern Irish scored 200 plus goals for man united he didn't even give him a honorable mention

[@brendang8177]

Whiteside was rubbish

[@brendang8177]

200 goals my arse....you're a muppet

[@cathalkeegan3020]

It's great I'm irish

[@SinnohGreen]

7 players who went their whole career without scoring (no goalies obviously)

[@liamkeely7481]

Keane should get in the top 2

[@joshdolan9146]

Really?!?! WHERE IS PETER DOHERTY?!?! Srsly he was one of the best players in the world when he played. Wow cant believe he was left out.

[@cafu-thebrazilianalanhutto6835]

McGrath was unlucky as well

[@sparerl]

Roy Keane by far 2nd or 1st

[@johnosullivan4684]

I find it funny to think of Liam Brady speaking Italian

[@jamesellis7919]

Wheres Robbie Keane????

[@xtra.xnimates.1.380]

U forgot Robbie keane

[@killianthefootballgenius5926]

Why is his voice sounding so happy

[@z2kill855]

Robbie Keane?

[@maradellabianca381]

Charlie Tully,Peter Doherty,Paul Mc Grath .....

[@andresaguilar5626]

Top 7 South American legends that have been forgotten

[@jamesMdlk]

Steve Staunton not in mentions?

[@siobhanwall4934]

Greatest dutch 7 ever please.Love this video btw(I'm Irish)

[@mizofan]

Cruijff, Van Basten, Gullit, Bergkamp, Krol, Neeskens, Robben....(+ Rijkaard,Van der Sar, Koeman, Rensenbrink, Davids, Van Nistelrooy, Van Persie, Seedorf, De Boer..)

[@kylemelia7269]

@@mizofan and Van Bommel

[@dayneroberts8856]

Pat jennings was a legend,

[@ProtestantBoy]

DayneRoberts8 LFC GAWA He isn’t Irish tho.

[@brianshannon3916]

@@ProtestantBoy I think you'll find he classes himself as Irish

[@Am-es3vc]

7 best Scottish football of all time

[@diarmuidbuttimer426]

I am from the rep of Ireland in Wexford

[@Gerard_2024]

I thought that Wexford was in the Republic of Ireland, not the other way around...

[@MrFigi56]

Thanks!

[@HITCSevens]

Thanks David!

[@goat9603]

martin o neill paul mcgrath where are they?

[@seancos5741]

WHY IS ALFIE SHOUTINGGGGGGG

[@jasonirwin2947]

I have a bit of irwins blood

[@nannystealer]

all ya need is spuds and beer if ur irish

[@djog7264]

Damien duff should have been in there he was unreal

[@nickydelaney2698]

In the 2002 World Cup he was without doubt one of the best players on the planet.

[@angushinnigan7685]

Where’s packie bonner and James McLean

[@erosgonzalez532]

Will there be a part 2 of the golden generation ??

[@HITCSevens]

Hi Eros, there might be if the first video gets enough views.

[@karlosdeevs]

8. Jimmy McIlroy 9. Paul McGrath 10. Harry Gregg 11. Robbie Keane 12. Jimmy Quinn 13. Packie Bonner 14. Shay Given 15. Damien Duff 16. Jonny Evans

[@user-rh3yh6cw5r]

Johnny Evans??

[@karlosdeevs]

@@user-rh3yh6cw5r NI kinda guy

[@user-rh3yh6cw5r]

@@karlosdeevs ik who he is but he definitely isn't 16th

[@karlosdeevs]

@@user-rh3yh6cw5r well, he's had a stellar career to say the least. Cut his teeth at man u's academy then over 9 yrs as a prem league 'regular' at old trafford, with a few loans to sunderland & antwerp inbetween. Then 3yrs under Tony Pulis at west brom and not to forget a gallant cog in the foxes defence since 2018 under Brendan Rogers' redemption to leicester city. In the end he's a defensive rock for club and country and maybz a few spots higher than it should, but i guess there were scant few defenders in the the full 16 list..

[@alfie7252]

7 greatest Brazilian footballers

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

FAR too many to choose just seven.

[@mizofan]

Pelé, Ronaldo, Garrincha, Ronaldinho, Zico, Romario, Didi, (+ N.Santos, D.Santos, Zizinho, Leonidas, Neymar, Rivelino, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Socrates, Jairzinho, Tostao, Carlos Alberto, Friedenreich, Gilmar, Gerson, Vava, Falcao, Junior, Lucio...)

[@markyinbelfastxx9088]

1 best 2 jennings 3 keane 4 whiteside 5 irwin

[@HellmuthOnTilt4]

Will gregg

[@miseisean2847]

HellmuthOnTilt4 shane long 😂

[@philipgregory8813]

HellmuthOnTilt4 grigg not gregg

[@John2199John]

No Paul McGrath or Robbie Keane is absolutely outrageous

[@Facemanfitzpatrik]

George Best with no doubt

[@georgichavdarov5787]

7 Greatest Bulgarian Footballers of All Time!

[@afcuk3694]

David Healy for NI; Robbie Keane and Paul McGrath for ROI

[@christopherSnipercat99Johnston]

Make a separate on for the gawa

[@adamofvilla7458]

Paul mcgrath? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mizofan]

Welsh: Charles, Giggs, Meredith, Bale, Rush, Southall, Allchurch (+C.Jones, Hughes, Ramsey). French: Zidane, Platini, Henry, Thuram, Kopa, Desailly, Fontaine (+ Cantona, Vieira, Blanc, Deschamps, Trésor, Papin, Makelele....) Argentinian: Messi, Maradona, Di Stefano, Moreno, Passarella, Batistuta, Zanetti. Z: Zidane, Zico, Zizinho, Zanetti, Zamora, Zoff, Zola (+ Zabaleta, Zambrotta, Zamorano, Zarra). British goalies: Banks, Jennings, Southall, Shilton, Kelsey, Swift, Seaman (+ Gregg, Clemence, Leighton). British socialist managers: Ferguson, Stein, Clough, Shankly, Busby, Nicholson... Sportsmen: Federer, Ali, Pelé, Jordan, Phelps, Messi, Bolt (+ Thorpe, Merckx, Bradman, Lewis...)

[@paulosullivan7950]

Roy Keane should have been 1

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Your having a fucking laugh look I love Roy Keane but saying he's better then George Best is like saying he's better then Pele or Messi

[@billykneeshaw]

Ian Heart?

[@JKQuinn08]

Keano should be 1st

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Bro no lmao 😂 he's not even good enough to carry George Bests boots

[@Omahagan]

Denis Irwin should be a bit higher in my opinion

[@bernardjoyce4405]

Trying not to biased because I am a united fan, but George best is undoubtedly the best player from the island and since he was British I would even say one of the best from the uk

[@BrianShannon-zr4ml]

Mmm he classed himself as Irish

[@stopthecap2764]

7 greatest Colombian footballers

[@theloiteringloiner5327]

LEEDS LEEDS LEEDS

[@cameronmcdonald487]

best spfl players

[@jmsaikia9887]

Where is Danny Casey

[@GasAttacck]

Controversial

[@pablojosegarciacounago7265]

A big fail, where is Kevin Sheady? Left Midfielder from Everton in the 80s. He won 2 leagues with Everton (1985 and 1987), one FA cup (1984) and one uefa cup winners cup (1985). He was one of the stars of one of the best English teams in the 80s. Big fail

[@barry4649]

7 greatest Kazakhstan players of all time

[@sammymcdonald4075]

Comedy Shorts Gamer Merch Giveaway ha

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Borat! At least Gennady Golovkin is a great Kazakh!

[@dayneroberts8856]

What about David healy or Robbie Keane

[@miseisean2847]

You should of done separate videos. Im Irish and we are not the same as the british supporting Northern Ireland.

[@Lord-Farquaad]

We're all Irish pal

[@miseisean2847]

Niall Walsh if you said that to a British lad in the North you would get punched in the face

[@Lord-Farquaad]

Boffin Tory doesn't change the fact that they're Irish

[@miseisean2847]

Niall Walsh there not Irish there descendants of the British terrorising planters who terrorised Ireland for 400 years

[@Lord-Farquaad]

Boffin Tory you do realise that we lived up north on this island long before the English invaded yeah?

[@pirotessc1811]

I'm not specialist, but doing both Irelands together is questionable at least...

[@Ciarankdy]

Hoolahan

[@guus5504]

7 greatest benelux players

[@mizofan]

Fine selection, though I think Doherty should be in the 7.

[@georgeeshak5890]

Greatest managers