Simon Drew - spot the footballer

[The Kraken]

So I got a Simon Drew card recently (I love his cards) and one of the answers is doing my nut in. I’ve got 1-6 but simply cannot get 7. Here it is for full consumption.

[AlexLaw76]

Not the right player, we not famous enough, but Mariappa?

[The Kraken]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Not the right player, we not famous enough, but Mariappa?

Closest I got is Maradona but don’t know why it would be don for the second bit. Also the other clues mostly use first name surname except 6 of course which doesn’t need it.

[whelk]

Maradona 

[whelk]

Who is 5?

[whelk]

Pretty sure Toilet Flag Barn never made it

[The Kraken]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Pretty sure Toilet Flag Barn never made it

What do Americans call a toilet? Then there’s a couple of the second thing.

[egg]

15 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Not the right player, we not famous enough, but Mariappa?

That's my guess. 72 international caps, and been a PL playerz so big enough profile. 

[Lighthouse]

Diego Marrowdawnr was a heck of a player in his day.

[Fan The Flames]

On 23/08/2023 at 19:47, The Kraken said:

Closest I got is Maradona but don’t know why it would be don for the second bit. Also the other clues mostly use first name surname except 6 of course which doesn’t need it.

How about Rise R - Riise but can't see how you get John Arne.

[Fan The Flames]

On 23/08/2023 at 20:04, Lighthouse said:

Diego Marrowdawnr was a heck of a player in his day.

I should have read this first, of course it's dawn.

[CB Fry]

It's definitely Marrow-Dawn-R but it's odd that all the others have first names (except Pele) but but Diego not bothered with.

I will boycott all greetings cards forthwith 

Edited 25 August, 2023 by CB Fry

[egg]

20 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

It's definitely Marrow-Dawn-R but it's odd that all the others have first names (except Pele) but but Diego not bothered with.

I will boycott all greetings cards forthwith 

The first one is driving me nuts...is that a squash at the start? 

[Weston Super Saint]

7 minutes ago, egg said:

The first one is driving me nuts...is that a squash at the start? 

I believe it's a 'gourd' (Gourd)

[Turkish]

10 minutes ago, egg said:

The first one is driving me nuts...is that a squash at the start? 

Edit 

Won’t ruin it for you 

Edited 25 August, 2023 by Turkish

[egg]

3 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I believe it's a 'gourd' (Gourd)

Ah, that's solved that one now! Thanks.