Linear Search pt 1

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ConsoleApplication57
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string[] footballers = { "Marco Reus", "Bastian Schwienstieger", "Wayne Rooney", "Paul Pogba", "Juan Mata", "Robert Lewandoski", "Cristiano Ronaldo" };

            string input;
            Console.WriteLine("Searching for: ");

            Console.WriteLine(search(Console.ReadLine(),footballers));


        }

        static int search(string input, string[] footballers)
        {
            int x =0;
            foreach (string item in footballers)
            {
                if (item == input)
                {
                    return x;

                }
                x++;
            }

            return -1;
        }
    }
}