These 10 Celebrities Who Play CS2 (CSGO) Will Blow Your Mind

Neymar Jr.

Neymar Jr. needs no introduction. He’s one of the most well-known football players in the world hailing from Brazil.

Despite being such a busy person, Neymar Jr. is known for publicly showing his love for Counter-Strike! Neymar Jr owns some of the most expensive CS2 (CSGO) skins and streams his gameplay on Twitch with 2.4 million followers on the platform!

He also supports FURIA, one of the top Brazilian teams in CS2 (CSGO). Neymar shows up to CS2 (CSGO) events to watch professional matches live and also plays CS2 (CSGO) with the FURIA players from time to time.

Casemiro

Casemiro is another Brazilian football player currently playing as a defensive Midfielder for Manchester United. 

It looks like he doesn’t only shoot footballs, but he can also shoot the AWP! The Brazilian player has streamed CS2 (CSGO) on Twitch multiple times and hit some sick clips with the Big Green. Check out this 4K from the man himself:

Casemiro even has a premium FACEIT account that has been a member since 2020! You’d have to play CS2 (CSGO) a lot to go as far as to make a premium FACEIT account.

deadmau5

Music producer deadmau5 is a famous person in the musical industry, boasting three million followers on Instagram. Apart from making absolute bangers, deadmau5 is also heavily invested in the esports space.

The Canadian has previously made music packs for CS2 (CSGO)’s sister game, Dota 2, named the “Dieback Music Pack.” Well, deadmau5 isn’t only interested in Valve’s MOBA game, as he was seen playing CS2 (CSGO) with KittyPlays, a content creator.

Maybe we’ll get deadmau5 to make some of the best music kits for Counter-Strike in the coming years. How cool would that be?

Logic

American rapper Logic is another musical personality that enjoys his time in the gaming space. He set aside his rapping career to pursue his passion, streaming video games.

The singer, songwriter, and producer has 550,000 followers on Twitch, the most popular streaming platform for gamers. Though he plays various games, he has also tried out CS2 (CSGO).

With Logic being such a goofy guy, it’s unsurprising that he was spotted trying to play Counter-Strike using a controller!

Soulja Boy

Soulja Boy, known for his debut single "Crank That," is yet another rapper that has an interest in streaming video games. He has over 800,000 followers on Twitch, beating Logic’s count by quite a mile.

Though he’s not the most outstanding player, Soulja Boy is still actively playing Counter-Strike and streaming his gameplay to thousands of live audiences. He also owns SODMG Gamers, an Xbox Gaming Social Network, and a Gaming League.

Jonas Jerebko

Returning to athletes, we have Jonas Jerebko, a Swedish professional Basketball player.

Jonas has made millions over his Basketball career and has chosen to invest some of that money into Renegades, an Australian CS2 (CSGO) esports organization.

His CS2 (CSGO) team has won numerous A-Tier tournaments and made an impressive 3-4th finish at the StarLadder Berlin Major in 2019. The athlete often attends esports events to watch his team play.

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is an Icelandic professional strongman and is known to be one of the greatest strength-related athletes of all time, also known as The Mountain from the popular television series Game of Thrones.

The strongman has a following of 4 million people on Instagram and is revealed to be an avid gamer. Hafþór mentioned that Dust II is his favorite map, and also said this in an interview: “So, my all-time favorite, like when I think about what I’ve played the most in my life, is Counter-Strike,” Bjornsson said. “I was a B player.”

The Mountain loves playing B because the B player protects important areas during defensive rounds from Terrorists, showing that he has a decent understanding of the game!

Nikola Jokic

Serbian Basketball player Nikola Jokic is one of the current best Basketball players, boasting two MVP awards and a recent NBA title with the Denver Nuggets. Not only does Jokic enjoy his time on the court, but he also enjoys time at home playing games!

The NBA MVP revealed that Nikola Vučević, a fellow professional Basketball player, is his gaming buddy. Jokic revealed that he plays a lot of Counter-Strike together with Vučević.

Maybe Nikola Jokic learned how to aim his Basketball shots by practicing headshots in CS2 (CSGO)?

Doug Polk

To close off the list, we have someone not an athlete or involved in the music industry. We have Doug Polk, a famous professional poker player from America.

Polk has an estimated net worth of around $10,000,000, most of that coming from his winnings from poker tournaments.

Doug Polk posted an image on CS2 (CSGO)’s subreddit using his personal account, showing a picture of him holding up a drawing of the CS2 (CSGO) map Inferno. The post is titled “My favorite birthday present.” Just look at how happy he is in the picture! He must love the map and know all the best smoke lineups on Inferno.

And there you have it! Those are nine celebrities that, despite being extremely busy, still make time to play Counter-Strike! It’s fascinating that the list comprises of mostly professional athletes and musical personalities. Did any of these names surprise you? Let us know!

Jerzy Janowicz

Jerzy Janowicz is a world-class tennis player from Poland.

Not only can Jerzy hit 294 km/h tennis balls, but he can also shoot the AWP just as fast. He's reached Supreme Master First Class and my guy even has an AWP Dragon Lore!

Jerzy played a 1v1 against popular Polish streamer IzakOOO for $1,200. He ended up losing and did an average CS2 (CSGO) player move, which was smashing his keyboard.