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Let me ask you this question: if you had the chance to date a super successful international soccer star, would you? After thinking about it for all of 0.2 seconds, I think everyone's saying "yes" to that one. And all the women vying for love on Peaco*ck's newest dating show Love Undercover probably would too. And the good news is they got to! They just, um, didn't know it at the time. The show features five soccer — or should I say football — stars trying to find love without all their sports fame and success being a factor. To do so, they head to the mecca of genuine connect: Los Angeles, California. They're taking on new (fake) average-joe-type job titles and dating a group of 18 women to see if they can find someone to love them for them and not their status.
Peaco*ck's known for many things and an endless stream of can't-stop-watching dating shows is one of them (Love Island, Temptation Island, Queens Court — must I go on?!) so we can only expect that this show will be a wild ride. Before diving into Love Undercover, here are all the cast members you can expect to see gracing your screens over the next few weeks.
Ryan Babel
Age: 37
Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bio: Ryan is a former Premier League player which, if you haven't brushed up on your English football leagues, is the top tier of play. And we can't forget to mention that he's competed in not one but two FIFA World Cups. Ryan's 2.1 million Instagram followers might give you an idea of how famous (and well-recognized!) he is over in Europe. But even over here in the US, with his killer fashion sense and adorable smile, how could anyone not fall in love with him?
Instagram: @ryanbabel
Marco Fabian
Age: 34
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
Bio: You know what's a major flex? Being an Olympic gold medalist, and Marco's been one since the Mexican soccer team won the 2012 games. He also spent a few years in Germany's top soccer league and has done stints in Philadelphia, Qatar, and Andorra. He's now playing for the Empire Strykers in California. By the looks of his Instagram, when he's not playing soccer he likes spending lots of time shirtless by the water.
Instagram: @marcofabian_10
Lloyd Jones
Age: 28
Hometown: Plymouth, England
Bio: Lloyd kicked off his pro soccer career playing in the Premier League for Liverpool (NBD or anything) before moving over to Luton Town a few years later. He's now on Charlton Athletic which is based out of London, so any lucky lady he falls for on the show will have a great city to get to visit him in.
Instagram: @lloydjones28
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Sebastián Fassi
Age: 30
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Bio: He may be a goalie but I think it's safe to say Sebastián's having to keep his heart WIDE open on Love Undercover. He hails from Mexico and spent some time playing on a few different teams there. Although he's not signed with any club right now, he last played for CF La Nucía over in Spain. One quick look through his socials and it's clear he's a big traveller, jetting around to places like Portugal, Egypt, Switzerland, Ibiza, and Qatar, so whoever he ends up with will need a passport with plenty of room for more stamps.
Instagram: @sebafassi
Jamie O'Hara
Age: 37
Hometown: Dartford, England
Bio: The first six years of Jamie's career were spent in England's Premier League playing for Tottenham Hotspur. He later moved over to Billericay Town before retiring in 2020 and becoming a sports TV host. Jamie was previously married to former Miss England Danielle Lloyd but the two (who share three sons) divorced in 2014. Love Undercover won't be Jamie's first time on reality TV — he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother back in 2017!
Instagram: @jamie.ohara
Sophia Cerrito
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Renee Ash
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Alus
Abby Kowal
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Jackie Lam
Brittany Gibson
Akhya Mitchell
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Courtny Svendsen
Age: 28
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Marketing and Philanthropic Manager
Instagram: @courtnysvendsen
Estefani Mendez
Sinéad Jenkins
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