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These 18 Pro Footballer's Celebrity Doppelgängers Will Blow Your Mind

Even though it is rare to actually have an identical twin, we often have that person who exists in the world that looks like us. That long lost almost twin who looks somehow like we were separated at birth. We've done some digging and found these unsuspecting professional footballer celebrity doppelgängers. Below are 18 pairs of twins that will make your head spin.

1
Karim Benzema and Shia Labeouf
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @GingerAle; Pinterest | @BrittStephens

Karim Benzema, a forward for Real Madrid is twinning with actor, Shia Labeouf. 

2
Michael Ballack and Matt Damon
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Twitter | @ToadAmarillo; Twitter | @OGBarroce

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack and Oscar-award-winning actor Matt Damon are carbon copies of each other.

3
David Beckham and Kurt Cobain
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @AustinCrider; Pinterest | @LizaArcher

David Beckham was a former midfielder for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, AC Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and the England national team. His doppelgänger, Kurt Cobain, is best known for being the lead singer of Nirvana and in the late 1980s and early 90s. He paved the way for grunge rock to enter the world as a new music genre. 

4
Jakub Blaszczykowski and Sean Bean
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Twitter | @footballprof1; Pinterest | @SailorMoon797

Blaszczykowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for German club VfL Wolfsburg and the Poland national team. His better or worse half (who knows), is actor Sean Bean, prominantly known for playing Boromir in Lord of The Rings. 

5
Cesc Fabregas and Zachary Quinto
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @BethPerry-Davis; Pinterest | @LinsiBeckford

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas and actor Zachary Quinto, best known for his role as Spock in "Star Trek," are out of this world with their identical looks. 

6
Omar Gonzalez and Adam Driver
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Twitter | maurcioxreyes; Pinterest | @CosplayNoir

CF Pachuca and USMNT defender Omar Gonzalez is a spitting image of actor Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in the recent Star Wars movies.

7
Joe Hart and James Van Der Beek
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @StephanieMillan; Pinterest | @J.Murphy

English professional footballer Joe Hart plays as a goalkeeper for West Ham United and is hard to tell apart from actor James Van Der Beek. 

8
Olivier Giroud and Errol Flynn
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @geraldine; Pinterest | @GoVan

Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud may be a reincarnation of Austalian actor Errol Flynn, whose fame was at its peak in the 1930s. 

9
Lionel Messi and Adam Young
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @indratamorronmusu; Pinterest | @anabeljohnson

Top dog Lionel Messi, who plays as a forward for Barcelona and Argentina, is twinning with the lead singer of Owl City, Adam Young. 

10
Nikolas Anelka and Kobe Bryant
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @RexRaymondTorrecampo; Pinterest | @Mr.T

Nikolas Anelka is a former Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Chelsea forward. Kobe Bryant had a lengthy 20-year career with the LA Lakers and led them to many victories. 

11
Cristiano Ronaldo and (a young) Benjamin Bratt
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @Flora; Pinterest | @LexiWard

Star forward for Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo could easily be confused with a young Benjamin Bratt, a TV actor who made his mark as a main character of "Law and Order."

12
Owen Hargreaves and Richard Madden
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @ManchesterUnited; Pinterest | @Jonna

Former English midfielder Owen Hargreaves is twinning up with the King of the North. Richard Madden is best known for playing Robb Stark in "Game of Thrones."

13
Mesut Özil and Buster Keaton
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @artastrophe; Pinterest @EMM

Mesut Özil is a German professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the Germany national team. His doppelgänger Buster Keaton was an actor and comedian in the early 1900s. 

14
Antonis Nikopolidis and George Clooney
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Twitter | @soccerprof1; Pinterest | @JasonManwaring

Former goalkeeper for Greece Antonis Nikopolidis is a mirror image of George Clooney, a famous actor and philathropist. 

15
Fernando Torres and Sacha Baron Cohen (as Brüno)
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @BeyzaOzdemir; Pinterest | @ViccyLover2008

Fernando Torres is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for LaLiga club Atlético Madrid. Although he may not resemble the actor Sacha Baron Cohen, there is no denying the similarities between him and Cohen's renowned character Brüno. 

16
Mats Hummels and Orlando Bloom
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Twitter | @soccerprof1; Twitter | @birdyy_322

Mats Hummels is a German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. His look-alike is Orlando Bloom, who is an actor and has been in many movies, including "Pirates of the Caribbean," which he is in costume for in the picture above. 

17
Lukasz Fabianski and Matt Leblanc
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers
Pinterest | @DeanMouhtaropoulos; Pinterest | @C#R!$T!N€

 Lukasz Fabianski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swansea City and the Poland national team. His footballer celebrity doppelgänger is Matt Leblanc, an actor and comedian who has been acting since the 1980s. 

18
Gareth Barry and Richard Gere
Footballer Celebrity Doppelgängers

 

Twitter | @premierleague; Pinterest | @BernadetteStafford

Gareth Barry is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Bromwich Albion and has had the highest number of appearances in the Premier League. Barry's footballer celebrity doppelgänger is a young Richard Gere. Gere is an actor and humanitarian activist. 

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