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The Ultimate Football Heroes Series

By Matt & Tom Oldfield

Fast-paced football biographies follow rising stars from childhood setbacks to unforgettable international triumphs.

inspiring · engaging · informative

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What is The Ultimate Football Heroes series by Matt & Tom Oldfield about?

First published in 2017 and continuing to expand, Ultimate Football Heroes traces famous footballers’ journeys from childhood dreams and early setbacks to international stardom. Each fast-paced biography focuses on a different player, following their training, breakthroughs, rivalries and defining matches, while later titles broaden the collection across generations, countries and the women’s game. Best suited to football-loving readers aged around 7–12, including reluctant readers. Stories include pressure, injuries, disappointment and intense competition, but no graphic content.

Genres

Biography Sport

About the author

Matt and Tom Oldfield are brothers who love football and writing. Together, they have written the popular 'Ultimate Football Heroes' series, which tells the exciting stories of famous footballers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Their books are perfect for young football fans who want to learn more about their favourite players and the beautiful game.

All the books in The Ultimate Football Heroes series

Ultimate Football Heroes: Ronaldo cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Ronaldo

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a gifted Madeira boy become Europe’s most dazzling football legend?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes: Messi cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Messi

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

Lionel is unsure of his ability to play football, can he overcome his doubts with hard work?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes: Mbappe cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Mbappe

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a boy from Bondy become a world champion chasing football’s greatest dream?

Published: 2018

Ultimate Football Heroes Haaland  cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Haaland

by Ultimate Football Heroes

How did a boy inspired by Zlatan become Norway’s record-breaking football sensation?

Published: 2021

Ultimate Football Heroes: Neymar cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Neymar

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From São Paulo streets to football’s biggest stages, can Neymar conquer his toughest challenge?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes: Yamal cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Yamal

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a seven-year-old La Masia hopeful become Euro 2024’s brightest young star?

Published: 2025

Ultimate Football Heroes: Salah cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Salah

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From Egyptian roots to Anfield glory, what secret fuels Salah’s remarkable rise?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes Bellingham  cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Bellingham

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Birmingham boy become football’s youngest first-team star and England hero?

Published: 2023

Ultimate Football Heroes: World Cup Greatest Moments cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: World Cup Greatest Moments

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From Pelé’s debut to Messi’s triumph, which World Cup moment changed football forever?

Published: 2026

Ultimate Football Heroes Rashford cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Rashford

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How does a Manchester boy become a goal-scoring star for club and country?

Published: 2020

Ultimate Football Heroes: De Bruyne cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: De Bruyne

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a Belgian boy’s dedication and resilience turn him into Manchester City’s midfield star?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Hazard cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Hazard

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a football-loving boy’s dazzling dribbles lead him towards Chelsea and Premier League glory?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes: Vinícius Júnior cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Vinícius Júnior

by Matt Oldfield

How did a boy who saw football as fun become Real Madrid’s young hero?

Published: 2023

Ultimate Football Heroes: Grealish cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Grealish

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Birmingham boy become England’s poster star and Britain’s costliest player?

Lewandowski From the Playground to the Pitch cover

Lewandowski From the Playground to the Pitch

by Matt & Tom Oldfield, Matt & Tom Oldfield and others

How does a determined Polish boy become football’s unstoppable goal-scoring legend?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Aguero cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Aguero

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did an Argentine boy become football’s hero with one astonishing final-minute strike?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Sterling cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Sterling

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Jamaican boy’s passion and determination transform him into England’s electrifying football star?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Mane cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Mane

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Senegalese village boy become Liverpool’s Champions League hero?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Pickford cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Pickford

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a football-loving youngster become England’s World Cup hero?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Alisson cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Alisson

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a boy from Novo Hamburgo become football’s most expensive goalkeeper?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Kane cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Kane

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

Released as too small, can Harry prove doubters wrong and reach football’s biggest stages?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes: Van Dijk cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Van Dijk

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a dishwashing footballer become Liverpool’s legendary defensive wall?

Ultimate Football Heroes: England's Heroes cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: England's Heroes

by Matt Oldfield, Tom Oldfield and others

Rivals become teammates, but can England’s united stars conquer Wembley under Southgate?

Published: 2021

Ultimate Football Heroes: Foden cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Foden

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Manchester City academy youngster become a Premier League sensation?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes: Dembele cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Dembele

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From Rennes hopeful to football sensation, what secret fuels Dembélé’s astonishing rise?

Published: 2017

Lionesses: Defending The Crown (Ultimate Football Heroes) cover

Lionesses: Defending The Crown (Ultimate Football Heroes)

by Emily Stead

Can four Lionesses turn childhood dreams into England’s next European triumph?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Bale cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Bale

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Welsh schoolboy become football’s costliest star at Real Madrid?

Ultimate Football Heroes Saka  cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Saka

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a young Ealing boy become Arsenal’s FA Cup hero and England star?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Pogba cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Pogba

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a boy from Renardière become Europe’s top young football star?

Published: 2017

Ultimate Football Heroes Sancho cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Sancho

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a shy Manchester City youngster become Borussia Dortmund’s dazzling star?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Nunez cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Nunez

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From humble beginnings to Liverpool’s record signing, what drove Darwin Núñez’s astonishing rise?

Published: 2024

Ultimate Football Heroes: Fernandes cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Fernandes

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a school dropout become Manchester United’s goal-scoring midfield star?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Sanchez cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Sanchez

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How does a boy from Tocopilla become a Premier League goal-scoring sensation?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Son cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Son

by Matt & Tom Oldfield and Ultimate Football Heroes

How did a Chuncheon boy become South Korea’s dazzling football icon on the world stage?

Ultimate Football Heroes Neuer cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Neuer

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a daring young goalkeeper become football’s revolutionary sweeper-keeper and World Cup hero?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Modric cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Modric

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a small Croatian boy become Real Madrid’s brilliant Number 10 and captain?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Firmino cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Firmino

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a determined Brazilian youngster become Liverpool’s secret weapon on football’s biggest stages?

Ultimate Football Heroes Kante cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Kante

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a small Parisian player become a Chelsea midfield superstar?

Ultimate Football Heroes - Ødegaard cover

Ultimate Football Heroes - Ødegaard

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a quiet Norwegian teenager become one of football’s youngest leaders?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Kelly cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Kelly

by Emily Stead

From backyard games with five brothers to Lioness glory, how far can Chloe Kelly go?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Palmer cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Palmer

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Manchester City academy boy become England’s Player of the Year?

Ultimate Football Heroes Wirtz cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Wirtz

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

After a serious injury, could Florian Wirtz become Germany’s youngest European Championship goalscorer?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Alexander-Arnold cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Alexander-Arnold

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

A lucky Liverpool camp chance helps a young fan uncover extraordinary football talent.

Ultimate Football Heroes: Liverpool's Greatest Moments cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Liverpool's Greatest Moments

by Tom Palmer

Which 100 thrilling moments turned Liverpool F.C. into legends, from beginnings to astonishing triumphs?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Henderson cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Henderson

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From Sunderland streets to Liverpool captain, how did Jordan Henderson lead a footballing revolution?

Ultimate Football Heroes Quiz Book cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Quiz Book

by Ian Fitzgerald

Can you conquer the toughest Euros questions about legendary players and unforgettable matches?

Lionesses: European Champions Ultimate Football Heroes cover

Lionesses: European Champions Ultimate Football Heroes

by Emily Stead

How did playground dreams transform England’s Lionesses into European champions?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Trippier cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Trippier

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a boy from Bury become England’s free-kick hero on football’s biggest stage?

Ultimate Football Heroes - Southgate cover

Ultimate Football Heroes - Southgate

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did Euro ’96 heartbreak transform Southgate into England’s kindest, cleverest leader?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Earps cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Earps

by Emily Stead

How did a garden game lead Mary Earps to become football’s greatest goalkeeper?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Lukaku cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Lukaku

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a determined Belgian boy become Manchester United’s £90 million goal-scoring star?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Zlatan cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Zlatan

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a challenging Malmö childhood transform Zlatan into football’s most fearless goal-scoring legend?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Maguire cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Maguire

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did a Sheffield defender rise from club football to England’s biggest stage?

Career Mode Goal Machine (Ultimate Football Heroes) cover

Career Mode Goal Machine (Ultimate Football Heroes)

by Roland Hall

Every choice could transform a budding footballer’s journey—from first trials to a nail-biting Cup Final.

Ultimate Football Heroes: Superstars Rashford Kane cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Superstars Rashford Kane

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

How did two playground dreams become England’s most thrilling striking partnership?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Aubameyang cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Aubameyang

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a footballing family shape a lightning-fast striker’s journey from Italy to Europe’s biggest stages?

Ultimate Football Heroes Suarez cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Suarez

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a young Uruguayan boy become football’s unexpected superstar

Ultimate Football Heroes Wrexham AFC cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Wrexham AFC

by Paul Harrison

Can Hollywood magic transform Wrexham’s footballing fortunes, or will setbacks stop their incredible comeback?

Ultimate Football Heroes Activity Book cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Activity Book

by Ian Fitzgerald

Can you build the ultimate team while cracking football’s trickiest quizzes and puzzles?

Ultimate Football Heroes Doué cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Doué

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a determined French youngster become one of Europe’s most exciting football talents?

Ultimate Football Heroes Silva cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Silva

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a Valencia youngster become Manchester City’s magical midfield maestro and Spain’s champion-maker?

Ultimate Football Heroes - Isak cover

Ultimate Football Heroes - Isak

by Unknown author

How did a football-loving Stockholm boy become one of Europe’s most exciting strikers?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Coutinho cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Coutinho

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a Rio street footballer become Liverpool’s magical Number 10?

Ultimate Football Heroes Ramos cover

Ultimate Football Heroes Ramos

by Matt Oldfield and Tom Oldfield

How did a Seville youngster become one of football’s fiercest leaders on the biggest stage?

Ultimate Football Heroes: Robertson cover

Ultimate Football Heroes: Robertson

by Matt & Tom Oldfield

From university plans to football glory, how did Andy Robertson rise so spectacularly?

Goal Machine: Choose Your Own Adventure From the Playground to the Pitch! cover

Goal Machine: Choose Your Own Adventure From the Playground to the Pitch!

by Roland Hall

Can one rising striker outplay tough opponents and win a place in football history?

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