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Most Notable Players

Ranked by notability score (0–100), based on the number of Wikipedia language editions featuring an article about the player — a global proxy for fame. Lionel Messi (223 editions) = 100. The scale is logarithmic so mid-range players are spread rather than compressed near zero.

Nationality:
#PlayerScoreEditions
1
Lionel Messi
Argentina · 1987
100223
2
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal · 1985
99211
3
Albert Camus
France · 1913
98205
4
Pelé
Brazil · 1940
96181
5
Diego Maradona
Argentina · 1960
95174
6
Neymar
Brazil · 1992
93155
7
Sean Connery
United Kingdom · 1930
92144
8
Zinedine Zidane
France · 1972
92144
9
David Beckham
United Kingdom · 1975
91137
10
Usain Bolt
Jamaica · 1986
91136
11
Kylian Mbappé
France · 1998
91133
12
Johan Cruyff
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1947
90127
13
Francesco Totti
Italy · 1976
90126
14
Ronaldo
Brazil · 1976
89124
15
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Sweden · 1981
88119
16
Viktor Orbán
Hungary · 1963
88117
17
Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany · 1945
88115
18
Ronaldinho
Brazil · 1980
88114
19
Alex Ferguson
United Kingdom · 1941
88113
20
Luis Suárez
Uruguay · 1987
88113
21
Gianluigi Buffon
Italy · 1978
87112
22
José Mourinho
Portugal · 1963
87108
23
Karim Benzema
France · 1987
87107
24
Elie Wiesel
United States · 1928
86106
25
Robert Lewandowski
Poland · 1988
86106
26
Andrés Iniesta
Spain · 1984
86106
27
Mesut Özil
Germany · 1988
86105
28
Michel Platini
France · 1955
86104
29
Frank Lampard
United Kingdom · 1978
86104
30
Mohamed Salah
Egypt · 1992
86103
31
Thierry Henry
France · 1977
86103
32
Wayne Rooney
United Kingdom · 1985
85101
33
Miroslav Klose
Germany · 1978
85101
34
Antoine Griezmann
France · 1991
85100
35
Iker Casillas
Spain · 1981
85100
36
Kaká
Brazil · 1982
8599
37
Manuel Neuer
Germany · 1986
8599
38
Robin van Persie
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1983
8597
39
Jason Statham
United Kingdom · 1967
8597
40
Xavi Hernández
Spain · 1980
8596
41
Erling Haaland
Norway · 2000
8596
42
Steven Gerrard
United Kingdom · 1980
8596
43
Eusébio
Portugal · 1942
8495
44
Lamine Yamal
Spain · 2007
8495
45
Pep Guardiola
Spain · 1971
8495
46
Harry Kane
United Kingdom · 1993
8495
47
George Weah
Liberia · 1966
8494
48
Gareth Bale
United Kingdom · 1989
8494
49
Thomas Müller
Germany · 1989
8494
50
Ferenc Puskás
Hungary · 1927
8494
51
Eden Hazard
Belgium · 1991
8493
52
Arsène Wenger
France · 1949
8493
53
Paul Pogba
France · 1993
8493
54
Arjen Robben
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1984
8493
55
Gerard Piqué
Spain · 1987
8492
56
Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium · 1991
8492
57
Fernando Torres
Spain · 1984
8491
58
Samuel Eto'o
Cameroon · 1981
8491
59
Didier Drogba
Ivory Coast · 1978
8491
60
Sadio Mané
Senegal · 1992
8491
61
Roberto Baggio
Italy · 1967
8491
62
Gerd Müller
Germany · 1945
8491
63
Lukas Podolski
Germany · 1985
8491
64
Sergio Agüero
Argentina · 1988
8390
65
James Rodríguez
Colombia · 1991
8390
66
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentina · 1926
8390
67
Sergio Ramos
Spain · 1986
8390
68
Olivier Giroud
France · 1986
8389
69
Mario Balotelli
Italy · 1990
8389
70
Franck Ribéry
France · 1983
8389
71
Gary Lineker
United Kingdom · 1960
8389
72
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium · 1993
8389
73
Javier Milei
Argentina · 1970
8389
74
Thibaut Courtois
Belgium · 1992
8388
75
Marco van Basten
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1964
8388
76
Lev Yashin
Soviet Union · 1929
8388
77
George Best
United Kingdom · 1946
8388
78
Carlo Ancelotti
Italy · 1959
8388
79
Diego Forlán
Uruguay · 1979
8387
80
Xabi Alonso
Spain · 1981
8386
818386
82
Philipp Lahm
Germany · 1983
8386
83
Marcus Rashford
United Kingdom · 1997
8386
84
Ousmane Dembélé
France · 1997
8386
85
Ryan Giggs
United Kingdom · 1973
8386
86
Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine · 1976
8386
87
Jürgen Klopp
Germany · 1967
8285
88
Ángel Di María
Argentina · 1988
8285
89
Lothar Matthäus
Germany · 1961
8285
90
Ahmad ibn Billah
Algeria · 1916
8285
91
Andrea Pirlo
Italy · 1979
8285
92
David Villa
Spain · 1981
8285
93
Cesc Fàbregas
Spain · 1987
8285
94
Toni Kroos
Germany · 1990
8285
95
Daniel Alves
Brazil · 1983
8284
96
Hugo Lloris
France · 1986
8284
97
Roberto Carlos
Brazil · 1973
8284
98
Edinson Cavani
Uruguay · 1987
8284
99
Fabio Cannavaro
Italy · 1973
8283
100
Joao Grimaldo
Peru · 2003
8283
101
Raúl
Spain · 1977
8283
102
Percy Liza
Peru · 2000
8282
103
Sergio Busquets
Spain · 1988
8282
104
Oliver Kahn
Germany · 1969
8282
105
Bobby Charlton
United Kingdom · 1937
8282
106
Joachim Löw
Germany · 1960
8181
107
Paolo Maldini
Italy · 1968
8181
108
Vinícius Júnior
Brazil · 2000
8181
109
David de Gea
Spain · 1990
8181
110
Ivan Rakitić
Switzerland · 1988
8181
111
Luís Figo
Portugal · 1972
8180
112
Michael Ballack
Germany · 1976
8180
113
Eric Cantona
France · 1966
8180
114
Romário
Brazil · 1966
8180
115
Marcelo Vieira
Brazil · 1988
8180
116
Jordi Alba
Spain · 1989
8180
117
John Terry
United Kingdom · 1980
8179
118
Rivaldo
Brazil · 1972
8179
119
Paulo Dybala
Argentina · 1993
8179
120
Michael Owen
United Kingdom · 1976
8179
121
Garrincha
Brazil · 1933
8179
122
Didier Deschamps
France · 1968
8178
123
Hernán Crespo
Argentina · 1975
8178
124
Raphaël Varane
France · 1993
8178
125
Riyad Mahrez
Algeria · 1991
8178
126
Jérôme Boateng
Germany · 1988
8178
127
Dennis Bergkamp
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1969
8177
128
Edwin van der Sar
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1970
8177
129
Jürgen Klinsmann
Germany · 1964
8177
130
Son Heung-min
South Korea · 1992
8177
131
Robinho
Brazil · 1984
8177
132
Casemiro
Brazil · 1992
8177
133
Nemanja Vidić
Serbia · 1981
8177
134
Marco Reus
Germany · 1989
8177
135
Jordan Henderson
United Kingdom · 1990
8177
136
Wesley Sneijder
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1984
8177
137
Mario Götze
Germany · 1992
8076
138
Louis van Gaal
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1951
8076
139
Carlos Tevez
Argentina · 1984
8076
140
N'Golo Kanté
France · 1991
8076
141
Diego Godín
Uruguay · 1986
8076
142
David Silva
Spain · 1986
8076
143
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Germany · 1984
8076
144
Pepe
Portugal · 1983
8076
145
Jude Bellingham
United Kingdom · 2003
8076
146
Keisuke Honda
Japan · 1986
8075
147
Mats Hummels
Germany · 1988
8075
148
Pepe Reina
Spain · 1982
8075
149
Yaya Touré
Ivory Coast · 1983
8075
150
Sami Khedira
Germany · 1987
8075
151
Gonzalo Higuaín
Argentina · 1987
8075
152
Philippe Coutinho
Brazil · 1992
8075
153
Mario Mandžukić
Croatia · 1986
8075
154
Raheem Sterling
United Kingdom · 1994
8075
155
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1976
8075
156
Petr Čech
Czech Republic · 1982
8075
157
Alan Shearer
United Kingdom · 1970
8075
158
Víctor Valdés
Spain · 1982
8074
159
Alisson Becker
Brazil · 1992
8074
160
Ruud Gullit
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1962
8074
161
Boyko Borissov
Bulgaria · 1959
8074
162
Virgil van Dijk
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1991
8074
163
Nani
Portugal · 1986
8074
164
Zico
Brazil · 1953
8074
165
Juan Mata
Spain · 1988
8074
166
Arturo Vidal
Chile · 1987
8074
167
Rio Ferdinand
United Kingdom · 1978
8074
168
Javier Mascherano
Argentina · 1984
8074
169
Lilian Thuram
France · 1972
8074
170
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenia · 1989
8074
171
Alexis Sánchez
Chile · 1988
8073
172
Rodri
Spain · 1996
8073
173
David Luiz
Brazil · 1987
8073
174
Thiago Silva
Brazil · 1984
8073
175
Diego Costa
Brazil · 1988
8073
176
Achraf Hakimi
Spain · 1998
8073
177
Paul Scholes
United Kingdom · 1974
8073
178
Giorgio Chiellini
Italy · 1984
8073
1798073
180
Mario Gómez
Germany · 1985
7972
181
Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria · 1966
7972
182
Aaron Ramsey
United Kingdom · 1990
7972
183
Roberto Firmino
Brazil · 1991
7972
184
Ivan Perišić
Croatia · 1989
7972
185
Hidetoshi Nakata
Japan · 1977
7972
186
Keylor Navas
Costa Rica · 1986
7972
187
Wojciech Szczęsny
Poland · 1990
7972
188
Javier Zanetti
Argentina · 1973
7971
189
Michael Laudrup
Kingdom of Denmark · 1964
7971
190
Xherdan Shaqiri
Switzerland · 1991
7971
191
Edvard Beneš
Austria–Hungary · 1884
7971
192
Joshua Kimmich
Germany · 1995
7971
193
Diogo Jota
Portugal · 1996
7971
194
Patrick Vieira
France · 1976
7971
195
Álvaro Arbeloa
Spain · 1983
7971
196
Arda Turan
Turkey · 1987
7971
197
Andrey Arshavin
Russia · 1981
7971
198
Ashley Cole
United Kingdom · 1980
7971
199
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1983
7970
200
Paolo Rossi
Italy · 1956
7970
201
Dunga
Brazil · 1963
7970
202
Shinji Kagawa
Japan · 1989
7970
203
Deco
Portugal · 1977
7970
204
Nicolas Anelka
France · 1979
7970
205
Marc-André ter Stegen
Germany · 1992
7970
206
Harry Maguire
United Kingdom · 1993
7970
207
Emmanuel Adebayor
Togo · 1984
7970
208
Ashley Young
United Kingdom · 1985
7970
209
Frank Rijkaard
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1962
7970
210
Álvaro Morata
Spain · 1992
7970
211
Dani Carvajal
Spain · 1992
7970
212
Leonardo Bonucci
Italy · 1987
7970
213
Javier Hernández
Mexico · 1988
7969
214
Bukayo Saka
United Kingdom · 2001
7969
215
Memphis Depay
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1994
7969
216
André Schürrle
Germany · 1990
7969
217
Mario Kempes
Argentina · 1954
7969
218
Edin Džeko
Bosnia and Herzegovina · 1986
7969
219
Gabriel Batistuta
Argentina · 1969
7969
220
Charles Scott Sherrington
United Kingdom · 1857
7969
221
Megan Rapinoe
United States · 1985
7969
222
Christian Eriksen
Kingdom of Denmark · 1992
7969
223
Patrice Evra
France · 1981
7969
224
David Trezeguet
France · 1977
7969
225
Yūto Nagatomo
Japan · 1986
7868
226
Pedri
Spain · 2002
7868
227
Samuel Umtiti
Cameroon · 1993
7868
228
Park Ji-Sung
South Korea · 1981
7868
229
Raúl Albiol
Spain · 1985
7868
230
Ronald Koeman
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1963
7868
231
Hulk
Brazil · 1986
7868
232
Dino Zoff
Italy · 1942
7868
233
Michael Carrick
United Kingdom · 1981
7868
234
Makoto Hasebe
Japan · 1984
7868
235
Luis Enrique
Spain · 1970
7868
236
Filippo Inzaghi
Italy · 1973
7868
237
Eric Abidal
France · 1979
7868
238
Mikel Arteta
Spain · 1982
7868
239
Shinji Okazaki
Japan · 1986
7868
240
Giuseppe Meazza
Italy · 1910
7867
241
Julian Draxler
Germany · 1993
7867
242
Vincent Kompany
Belgium · 1986
7867
243
Takumi Minamino
Japan · 1995
7867
244
Takashi Inui
Japan · 1988
7867
245
Dejan Lovren
Croatia · 1989
7867
246
David Alaba
Austria · 1992
7867
247
Diego Simeone
Argentina · 1970
7867
248
Rafael van der Vaart
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1983
7867
249
Veronica Guerin
Ireland · 1959
7867
250
Bruno Fernandes
Portugal · 1994
7867
251
Theo Walcott
United Kingdom · 1989
7867
252
Mikel John Obi
Nigeria · 1987
7867
253
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy · 1964
7867
254
Jamie Vardy
United Kingdom · 1987
7867
255
Jens Lehmann
Germany · 1969
7867
256
Per Mertesacker
Germany · 1984
7867
257
Radamel Falcao
Colombia · 1986
7867
258
Jordan Pickford
United Kingdom · 1994
7867
259
Igor Akinfeev
Russia · 1986
7866
260
Bebeto
Brazil · 1964
7866
261
Dirk Kuyt
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1980
7866
262
Oleh Blokhin
Soviet Union · 1952
7866
263
Gheorghe Hagi
Romania · 1965
7866
264
Bill Shankly
United Kingdom · 1913
7866
265
İlkay Gündoğan
Germany · 1990
7866
266
Gavi
Spain · 2004
7866
267
Isco
Spain · 1992
7866
268
Antonio Rüdiger
Germany · 1993
7866
269
César Azpilicueta
Spain · 1989
7866
270
Alan Dzagoev
Russia · 1990
7866
271
Luke Shaw
United Kingdom · 1995
7866
272
Federico Valverde
Uruguay · 1998
7866
273
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Norway · 1973
7866
274
Kai Havertz
Germany · 1999
7866
275
Phil Foden
United Kingdom · 2000
7765
276
Ricardo Quaresma
Portugal · 1983
7765
277
Samir Nasri
France · 1987
7765
278
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Germany · 1955
7765
279
Jamie Carragher
United Kingdom · 1978
7765
280
Peter Schmeichel
Kingdom of Denmark · 1963
7765
281
Tim Cahill
Australia · 1979
7765
282
Marek Hamšík
Slovakia · 1987
7765
283
Clarence Seedorf
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1976
7765
284
Wataru Endō
Japan · 1993
7765
285
Thiago Alcântara
Spain · 1991
7765
286
Gennaro Gattuso
Italy · 1978
7765
287
Davor Šuker
Croatia · 1968
7765
288
Yuya Osako
Japan · 1990
7765
289
Michael Essien
Ghana · 1982
7765
290
Divock Origi
Belgium · 1995
7765
291
Pavel Nedvěd
Czech Republic · 1972
7765
292
Nacho
Spain · 1990
7765
293
Antonio Valencia
Ecuador · 1985
7765
294
Jesús Navas
Spain · 1985
7765
295
Yasuhito Endo
Japan · 1980
7765
296
Ricardo Carvalho
Portugal · 1978
7765
297
Shkodran Mustafi
Germany · 1992
7765
298
Cafu
Brazil · 1970
7765
299
Branislav Ivanović
Serbia · 1984
7765
300
Fábio Coentrão
Portugal · 1988
7765
301
Dele Alli
United Kingdom · 1996
7765
302
Ferran Torres
Spain · 2000
7765
303
Mauro Icardi
Argentina · 1993
7765
304
Alberto Gilardino
Italy · 1982
7765
305
Gary Neville
United Kingdom · 1975
7765
306
Bacary Sagna
France · 1983
7764
307
Danny Welbeck
United Kingdom · 1990
7764
308
Mateo Kovačić
Croatia · 1994
7764
309
Leonardo Araújo
Brazil · 1969
7764
310
Kasper Schmeichel
Kingdom of Denmark · 1986
7764
311
Trent Alexander-Arnold
United Kingdom · 1998
7764
312
Antonio Conte
Italy · 1969
7764
313
Marta
Brazil · 1986
7764
3147764
315
Αrda Güler
Turkey · 2005
7764
316
Santi Cazorla
Spain · 1984
7764
317
Maya Yoshida
Japan · 1988
7764
318
Guus Hiddink
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1946
7764
319
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Georgia · 2001
7764
320
Ansu Fati
Guinea-Bissau · 2002
7764
321
Júlio César
Brazil · 1979
7764
322
Sergio Romero
Argentina · 1987
7764
323
Kazuyoshi Miura
Japan · 1967
7764
324
Roberto Mancini
Italy · 1964
7764
325
Thomas Vermaelen
Belgium · 1985
7764
326
Freddie Ljungberg
Sweden · 1977
7764
327
Robbie Keane
Ireland · 1980
7764
328
Claudio Ranieri
Italy · 1951
7764
329
Marcel Desailly
France · 1968
7763
330
Koke
Spain · 1992
7763
331
Lautaro Martínez
Argentina · 1997
7763
332
Nicklas Bendtner
Kingdom of Denmark · 1988
7763
333
Daniele De Rossi
Italy · 1983
7763
334
James Milner
United Kingdom · 1986
7763
335
Denis Cheryshev
Russia · 1990
7763
336
Kunishige Kamamoto
Japan · 1944
7763
337
Cole Palmer
United Kingdom · 2002
7763
338
Kyle Walker
United Kingdom · 1990
7763
339
Eiji Kawashima
Japan · 1983
7763
340
Ciro Immobile
Italy · 1990
7763
341
Atsuto Uchida
Japan · 1988
7763
342
Fernandinho
Brazil · 1985
7763
343
Willian
Brazil · 1988
7763
344
Joe Hart
United Kingdom · 1987
7763
345
Hajime Moriyasu
Japan · 1968
7763
346
Martin Ødegaard
Norway · 1998
7763
347
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Germany · 1987
7763
348
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Russia · 1982
7763
349
Phil Jones
United Kingdom · 1992
7763
350
Mário Zagallo
Brazil · 1931
7763
351
Leroy Sané
Germany · 1996
7763
352
Sócrates
Brazil · 1954
7763
353
Toby Alderweireld
Belgium · 1989
7763
354
Roy Keane
Ireland · 1971
7763
355
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Brazil · 1948
7763
356
Bruno Alves
Portugal · 1981
7763
357
Fred
Brazil · 1983
7763
358
Hiroshi Kiyotake
Japan · 1989
7763
359
Bernardo Silva
Portugal · 1994
7763
360
Paul Breitner
Germany · 1951
7763
361
Leighton Baines
United Kingdom · 1984
7763
362
Timo Werner
Germany · 1996
7763
363
Oscar
Brazil · 1991
7762
364
Axel Witsel
Belgium · 1989
7762
365
Jupp Heynckes
Germany · 1945
7762
366
Nicolás Otamendi
Argentina · 1988
7762
367
Marcello Lippi
Italy · 1948
7762
368
Vicente del Bosque
Spain · 1950
7762
369
Jack Wilshere
United Kingdom · 1992
7762
370
Rudi Völler
Germany · 1960
7762
371
Rivelino
Brazil · 1946
7762
372
Gōtoku Sakai
Japan · 1991
7762
373
Lucas Vázquez
Spain · 1991
7762
374
Dimitar Berbatov
Bulgaria · 1981
7762
375
Bobby Robson
United Kingdom · 1933
7762
376
Jan Vertonghen
Belgium · 1987
7762
377
Emiliano Martínez
Argentina · 1992
7762
378
Fabien Barthez
France · 1971
7762
379
Asamoah Gyan
Ghana · 1985
7762
380
Diego Milito
Argentina · 1979
7762
381
Marouane Fellaini
Belgium · 1987
7762
382
Cacau
Germany · 1981
7762
383
Maxi Rodriguez
Argentina · 1981
7762
384
Yoshinori Muto
Japan · 1992
7762
385
Declan Rice
United Kingdom · 1999
7762
386
Julián Alvarez
Argentina · 2000
7762
387
Claudio Bravo
Chile · 1983
7762
388
Gaku Shibasaki
Japan · 1992
7762
389
Benjamin Pavard
France · 1996
7762
390
Guillermo Ochoa
Mexico · 1985
7661
391
Rafa Benítez
Spain · 1960
7661
392
Kolo Touré
Ivory Coast · 1981
7661
393
Shunsuke Nakamura
Japan · 1978
7661
394
Carlos Valderrama
Colombia · 1961
7661
395
Hiroki Sakai
Japan · 1990
7661
396
Richarlison
Brazil · 1997
7661
397
João Félix
Portugal · 1999
7661
398
Chris Smalling
United Kingdom · 1989
7661
399
O. J. Simpson
United States · 1947
7661
400
Darijo Srna
Croatia · 1982
7661
401
Just Fontaine
France · 1933
7661
402
Cody Gakpo
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1999
7661
403
Fernando Llorente
Spain · 1985
7661
404
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Brazil · 1981
7661
405
Hakim Ziyech
Morocco · 1993
7661
406
Takuma ano
Japan · 1994
7661
407
Alexandre Pato
Brazil · 1989
7661
408
Claudio Marchisio
Italy · 1986
7661
409
Thiago Motta
Brazil · 1982
7661
410
Emre Can
Germany · 1994
7661
411
Kenny Dalglish
United Kingdom · 1951
7661
412
Takashi Usami
Japan · 1992
7661
413
Dimitri Payet
Réunion · 1987
7661
414
Granit Xhaka
Switzerland · 1992
7661
415
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Spain · 1994
7661
416
Jadon Sancho
United Kingdom · 2000
7661
417
Antonio Di Natale
Italy · 1977
7661
418
Franco Baresi
Italy · 1960
7661
419
Tomáš Rosický
Czech Republic · 1980
7661
420
Jo Nesbø
Norway · 1960
7661
421
Alessandro Nesta
Italy · 1976
7661
422
Andreas Brehme
Germany · 1960
7660
423
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1975
7660
424
Mia Hamm
United States · 1972
7660
425
Rui Patrício
Portugal · 1988
7660
426
Marcos Rojo
Argentina · 1990
7660
427
Frenkie de Jong
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1997
7660
428
Bojan Krkić
Spain · 1990
7660
429
Sunil Chhetri
India · 1984
7660
430
Benedikt Höwedes
Germany · 1988
7660
431
Alex Morgan
United States · 1989
7660
432
Marco Verratti
Spain · 1992
7660
433
Gen Shōji
Japan · 1992
7660
434
Adrien Rabiot
France · 1995
7660
435
Ibrahim Afellay
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1986
7660
436
Lorenzo Insigne
Italy · 1991
7660
437
John Stones
United Kingdom · 1994
7660
438
Andrea Barzagli
Italy · 1981
7660
4397660
440
Juan Román Riquelme
Argentina · 1978
7660
441
Yoshito Okubo
Japan · 1982
7660
442
Yuji Nakazawa
Japan · 1978
7660
443
Marco Asensio
Spain · 1996
7660
444
Blaise Matuidi
France · 1987
7660
445
Mark van Bommel
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1977
7660
446
Gary Cahill
United Kingdom · 1985
7660
447
Jamal Musiala
Germany · 2003
7660
448
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Serbia · 1994
7660
449
Pedro
Spain · 1987
7660
450
Marco Materazzi
Italy · 1973
7660
451
Gordon Banks
United Kingdom · 1937
7660
452
Dragan Stojković
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · 1965
7660
453
Mauricio Pochettino
Argentina · 1972
7660
454
Yasuyuki Konno
Japan · 1983
7660
455
Rodrygo
Brazil · 2001
7660
456
Michael Olise
United Kingdom · 2001
7660
457
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Russia · 1981
7659
458
Claude Makelélé
France · 1973
7659
459
Tito Vilanova
Spain · 1968
7659
460
Keiji Tamada
Japan · 1980
7659
461
Federico Chiesa
Italy · 1997
7659
462
Florent Malouda
France · 1980
7659
463
Carlos Vela
Mexico · 1989
7659
464
Milan Baroš
Czech Republic · 1981
7659
465
Ivica Vastić
Austria · 1969
7659
466
Takayuki Morimoto
Japan · 1988
7659
467
Seigō Narazaki
Japan · 1976
7659
468
Yuki Abe
Japan · 1981
7659
469
Shōgo Taniguchi
Japan · 1991
7659
470
Alexander Isak
Sweden · 1999
7659
471
Adil Rami
France · 1985
7659
472
Robert Pires
France · 1973
7659
473
Henrik Larsson
Sweden · 1971
7659
474
Fabio Capello
Italy · 1946
7659
475
Christian Pulisic
United States · 1998
7659
476
Eduardo Camavinga
France · 2002
7659
477
Friedrich Fröbel
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt · 1782
7659
478
Daniel Sturridge
United Kingdom · 1989
7659
479
Shinji Ono
Japan · 1979
7659
480
Laurent Blanc
France · 1965
7659
481
Bixente Lizarazu
France · 1969
7659
4827659
483
Kingsley Coman
France · 1996
7659
484
Jack Grealish
United Kingdom · 1995
7659
485
Dani Olmo
Spain · 1998
7659
486
Victor Osimhen
Nigeria · 1998
7659
487
Antonio Cassano
Italy · 1982
7659
4887659
489
Genki Haraguchi
Japan · 1991
7659
490
Anthony Martial
France · 1995
7659
491
Enner Valencia
Ecuador · 1989
7659
492
Louis Tomlinson
United Kingdom · 1991
7659
493
Raphinha
Brazil · 1996
7659
494
Rafael Leão
Portugal · 1999
7659
495
Enzo Fernández
Argentina · 2001
7659
496
Stephan El Shaarawy
Italy · 1992
7659
497
Daley Blind
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1990
7659
498
Patrick Kluivert
Kingdom of the Netherlands · 1976
7659
499
Vedran Ćorluka
Croatia · 1986
7659
500
João Moutinh0
Portugal · 1986
7659

Diaspora Index

For each nationality, the share of players whose birthplace country differs from their nationality — a measure of football diaspora and migration. Only current, non-defunct nationalities with at least 100 players are included. Historical states (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, etc.) and colonial city labels (British Empire etc.) are excluded. Country name variants are normalised automatically.

#NationalityBorn abroadCount (abroad / total)
1Philippines34.8%
40 / 115
2Kosovo34.2%
41 / 120
3Uzbekistan32.9%
121 / 368
4Azerbaijan26.7%
58 / 217
5Ireland25.7%
193 / 751
6Liechtenstein25.6%
30 / 117
7Romania25.3%
564 / 2,228
8Israel25.3%
383 / 1,516
9Guinea-Bissau24.2%
31 / 128
10Equatorial Guinea23.3%
30 / 129
11Democratic Republic of the Congo21.6%
95 / 440
12Canada20.7%
262 / 1,267
13Burkina Faso20.5%
49 / 239
14Lebanon20.4%
48 / 235
15Republic of the Congo19.5%
32 / 164
16Dominican Republic19.3%
21 / 109
17Mali19.1%
67 / 351
18New Zealand18.8%
161 / 858
19Andorra18.6%
22 / 118
20Cape Verde18.3%
24 / 131
21Bosnia and Herzegovina17.5%
169 / 963
22Australia16.5%
274 / 1,656
23Pakistan16.1%
19 / 118
24Morocco16.0%
146 / 910
25Germany15.6%
1,480 / 9,502
26Serbia15.0%
281 / 1,876
27Albania15.0%
184 / 1,226
28Qatar14.7%
55 / 374
29Jamaica13.7%
47 / 342
30Turkey13.5%
811 / 6,015
31Croatia12.9%
213 / 1,657
32San Marino12.6%
19 / 151
33Benin12.4%
17 / 137
34Estonia12.4%
90 / 726
35Armenia12.3%
35 / 285
36Haiti11.9%
27 / 226
37Malta11.3%
24 / 213
38Algeria11.1%
190 / 1,705
39Togo10.7%
21 / 197
40Portugal10.4%
334 / 3,215
41North Korea10.0%
21 / 211
42Switzerland9.4%
185 / 1,972
43Poland9.3%
323 / 3,471
44Kingdom of Denmark9.3%
221 / 2,375
45Luxembourg9.3%
36 / 386
46United States9.0%
585 / 6,482
47Ukraine8.9%
196 / 2,203
48Russia8.7%
347 / 3,976
49Guinea8.6%
22 / 256
50Gabon8.4%
11 / 131
51Tunisia8.3%
47 / 567
52Jordan8.2%
17 / 207
53Kingdom of the Netherlands7.8%
485 / 6,234
54Zimbabwe7.8%
17 / 218
55Trinidad and Tobago7.4%
20 / 269
56France6.9%
648 / 9,416
57Oman6.9%
10 / 144
58Burundi6.9%
7 / 102
59Greece6.8%
108 / 1,593
60Angola6.8%
17 / 250
61Afghanistan6.8%
9 / 133
62Belgium6.5%
178 / 2,727
63Slovenia6.3%
44 / 703
64Kazakhstan6.3%
42 / 662
65Ivory Coast5.8%
40 / 695
66Finland5.6%
93 / 1,654
67North Macedonia5.5%
20 / 365
68Iceland5.3%
27 / 513
69Liberia5.1%
9 / 176
70Austria5.0%
131 / 2,595
71Belarus5.0%
76 / 1,517
72Sudan5.0%
5 / 101
73El Salvador5.0%
15 / 299
74Montenegro4.8%
20 / 421
75Tanzania4.8%
7 / 145
76Czech Republic4.7%
70 / 1,484
77The Gambia4.7%
9 / 190
78Kyrgyzstan4.7%
5 / 106
79Lithuania4.6%
14 / 304
80Sweden4.5%
152 / 3,376
81Hungary4.5%
149 / 3,321
82Senegal4.4%
30 / 682
83Bolivia4.4%
24 / 544
84Cambodia4.4%
5 / 113
85South Korea4.3%
89 / 2,054
86Mexico4.3%
137 / 3,208
87Norway4.2%
105 / 2,475
88Cyprus4.2%
17 / 408
89Cuba4.2%
9 / 213
90Indonesia4.1%
42 / 1,021
91Bahrain4.0%
4 / 100
92Ethiopia3.9%
4 / 103
93Ghana3.8%
33 / 858
94Latvia3.8%
18 / 474
95Mozambique3.7%
4 / 108
96United Kingdom3.6%
990 / 27,731
97Cameroon3.5%
30 / 869
98Vietnam3.5%
16 / 458
99Venezuela3.3%
24 / 737
100Iraq3.3%
13 / 393

Most Common First Names

The most frequent first names among 263,026 football players. Filter by nationality or gender to explore regional naming patterns.

Nationality:
#First namePlayers
1José2,090
2John1,849
3David1,720
4Juan1,520
5Daniel1,267
6Carlos1,241
7George1,043
8Peter983
9Luis976
10Paul967
11Michael916
12Mario830
13Robert788
14Ivan783
15Jack771
16Antonio769
17Diego761
18Thomas749
19Aleksandr721
20Jimmy709
21Martin706
22Jorge706
23Mohamed703
24Vladimir694
25Kevin688
26James688
27Marco686
28Francisco653
29Tom647
30Harry645
31William645
32Alex630
33Manuel623
34Billy623
35Jan622
36Roberto614
37Christian611
38Joe605
39Bruno600
40Miguel589
41Mark576
42Pedro570
43Kim570
44Ali554
45Lee547
46Frank544
47Chris537
48Walter526
49Steve518
50Fernando516
51Alan512
52Sergio502
53Tommy498
54Igor484
55Lucas476
56Ricardo465
57Richard464
58Patrick460
59Jonathan460
60Andy457
61Giuseppe453
62Brian453
63Pablo448
64Albert446
65Ahmed440
66Arthur440
67Alberto438
68Cristian431
69Gabriel429
70Rafael420
71Stefan419
72Adam419
73Giovanni414
74Viktor410
75Rodrigo399
76Ian397
77Roman396
78Tony396
79Andrei386
80Alexander383
81Mohammed379
82André374
83João374
84Andrea371
85Sergei369
86Bill365
87Fred365
88Javier362
89Jim355
90Alessandro352
91Denis352
92Nicolás352
93Mike351
94Danny349
95Anton348
96Andreas345
97Jean344
98Ryan341
99Charlie334
100Ben332

Top Birthplace Cities

Cities that have produced the most football players according to Wikidata (P19 birthplace). Click a city to see all its players.

#CityCountryPlayers
1Buenos AiresArgentina1,801
2MontevideoUruguay1,728
3GlasgowUnited Kingdom1,410
4MoscowDuchy of Moscow1,346
5Rio de JaneiroBrazil1,194
6São PauloBrazil1,164
7South KoreaSouth Korea1,160
8BudapestHungary1,120
9LimaPeru854
10AmsterdamNetherlands841
11BelgradeKingdom of Hungary837
12LiverpoolUnited Kingdom822
13RomeItaly809
14MadridSpain803
15ViennaAustria797
16Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia780
17SantiagoChile746
18DublinUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland741
19EnglandUnited Kingdom736
20LondonRoman Empire684
21BarcelonaSpain668
22IstanbulTurkey648
23Mexico CityMexico645
24MilanItaly644
25GermanyGermany635
26BrazilPortuguese Empire619
27RosarioArgentina617
28BerlinMargraviate of Brandenburg589
29TokyoJapan581
30Sweden557
31EdinburghUnited Kingdom550
32ArgentinaArgentina546
33AccraGhana542
34ScotlandUnited Kingdom539
35Saint PetersburgRussia520
36ManchesterUnited Kingdom513
37MinskBelarus509
38SofiaBulgaria509
39United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates509
40BucharestPrincipality of Wallachia499
41SheffieldUnited Kingdom497
42NigeriaNigeria497
43LisbonPortugal491
44AsunciónParaguay477
45SwitzerlandSwitzerland477
46RotterdamNetherlands476
47KyivKievan Rus'472
48GuadalajaraMexico470
49ParisFrance460
50BirminghamUnited Kingdom449
51BelgiumBelgium448
52PragueCzech Republic446
53LagosNigeria435
54ZagrebCroatia433
55CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia409
56SingaporeBritish Empire406
57TehranIran401
58Kanagawa PrefectureJapan397
59GhanaPortuguese Empire395
60DenmarkKingdom of Denmark388
61MarseilleFrance382
62BelfastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland380
63AthensGreece376
64SplitCroatia370
65KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo369
66CopenhagenDenmark368
67CaliColombia366
68KrakówPoland361
69CórdobaArgentina359
70AustraliaAustralia358
71DakarSenegal352
72TurinItaly350
73AustriaAustria345
74StockholmSweden344
75HamburgHoly Roman Empire342
76TbilisiGeorgia341
77YaoundéCameroon340
78TallinnEstonia336
79New ZealandNew Zealand333
80AbidjanIvory Coast325
81SydneyAustralia317
82QatarQatar317
83Newcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom311
84MunichGermany308
85Saitama PrefectureJapan308
86SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina307
87OsloNorway307
88JapanJapan302
89MedellínColombia300
90NaplesItaly293
91CasablancaMorocco292
92NottinghamUnited Kingdom291
93Hong KongPeople's Republic of China290
94Porto AlegreBrazil289
95GenoaItaly288
96DoualaCameroon285
97GuayaquilEcuador285
98TiranaAlbania284
99BakuRussian Empire283
100Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia282
101RigaLatvia281
102IndonesiaIndonesia280
103Osaka PrefectureJapan279
104BilbaoSpain279
105TrabzonTurkey277
106United StatesUnited States276
107BristolUnited Kingdom273
108Santa FeArgentina272
109AlgiersAlgeria268
110WarsawPoland261
111Thailand260
112GothenburgSweden259
113IranIran257
114DundeeUnited Kingdom250
115BogotáColombia250
116YerevanArmenia244
117ThessalonikiGreece243
118HelsinkiFinland242
119BulgariaBulgaria240
120SunderlandUnited Kingdom239
121LvivUkraine237
122FranceFrance235
123ŁódźPoland233
124MexicoMexico232
125La PlataArgentina231
126CaracasVenezuela230
127ChileChile229
128BamakoMali227
129PlovdivBulgaria226
130IraqIraq225
131Stoke-on-TrentUnited Kingdom224
132İzmirTurkey222
133Chiba PrefectureJapan222
134CologneGermany222
135Santa Cruz de la SierraBolivia222
136OdesaRussian Empire221
137SalvadorBrazil218
138The HagueNetherlands217
139Belo HorizonteBrazil217
140Panama CityPanama217
141AberdeenUnited Kingdom216
142SevilleSpain214
143Shizuoka PrefectureJapan212
144Soviet UnionSoviet Union211
145BellshillUnited Kingdom210
146DalianPeople's Republic of China209
147St. LouisUnited States209
148GreeceGreece209
149ConakryGuinea207
150SkopjeNorth Macedonia206
151EgyptEgypt205
152TunisTunisia200
153Novi SadSerbia199
154ChișinăuMoldova199
155IsraelIsrael199
156BratislavaSlovakia198
157TorontoCanada198
158MiddlesbroughUnited Kingdom197
159ValenciaSpain197
160San JoséCosta Rica194
161PodgoricaMontenegro194
162LuandaAngola194
163PoznańPoland193
164AnkaraTurkey193
165WalesKingdom of England191
166CairoEgypt189
167FrankfurtFrancia188
168Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain188
169LeedsUnited Kingdom186
170San SebastiánSpain186
171SeoulSouth Korea185
172Ukrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicSoviet Union183
173KharkivUkraine182
174PortugalPortugal182
175PamplonaSpain180
176Hyōgo PrefectureJapan180
177SlovakiaSlovakia180
178RecifeBrazil178
179BrnoCzech Republic178
180CameroonCameroon177
181CuritibaBrazil176
182LuxembourgLuxembourg176
183PolandPoland176
184TashkentTashkent Khanate175
185RijekaCroatia174
186EsmeraldasEcuador174
187VladikavkazRussia174
188StuttgartGermany173
189MelbourneAustralia173
190Q22905United Kingdom173
191LeicesterUnited Kingdom172
192OranAlgeria172
193CardiffUnited Kingdom170
194IcelandIceland170
195NetherlandsKingdom of the Netherlands169
196KingstonJamaica167
197ParamariboSuriname167
198ZurichSwitzerland166
199PalermoItaly165
200PaisleyUnited Kingdom165

Countries with Most Players

Total number of football players by nationality (Wikidata P27), with male/female breakdown. Note: United Kingdom ranks first partly due to a documentation bias — English Wikipedia has more editors covering lower-league English football than equivalent leagues elsewhere. The bar shows the share of female players.

#NationalityTotalMenWomen% women
1United Kingdom28,11027,426684
2Italy13,02412,367657
3Brazil10,80910,552257
4Spain10,0619,417644
5Germany9,6708,6401,030
6France9,4218,794627
7Argentina8,7808,513267
8Japan7,8087,231577
9United States6,5005,4131,087
10Kingdom of the Netherlands6,2425,802440
11Turkey6,0215,785236
12Russia4,9034,652251
13Soviet Union4,6004,55248
14Poland3,4743,361113
15Sweden3,3853,042343
16Hungary3,3523,039313
17Portugal3,2183,13781
18Mexico3,2112,961250
19Ukraine3,1013,02378
20Belgium2,7272,583144
21Romania2,6142,56945
22Austria2,6042,478126
23Colombia2,5572,47285
24Uruguay2,5412,49744
25Serbia2,5322,48151
26Norway2,4782,265213
27Kingdom of Denmark2,3772,183194
28Chile2,1932,13558
29South Korea2,0551,99758
30Bulgaria2,0502,02525
31Switzerland1,9861,838148
32People's Republic of China1,8251,702123
33Croatia1,7111,65160
34Iran1,6941,65143
35Australia1,6671,278389
36Finland1,6551,538117
37Algeria1,6381,58355
38Czech Republic1,6291,55178
39Greece1,5951,55936
40Israel1,5841,50282
41Nigeria1,5771,432145
42Peru1,5431,51132
43Belarus1,5341,427107
44Ireland1,4331,332101
45Slovakia1,3211,24675
46United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1,2921,2884
47Canada1,2741,078196
48Albania1,2251,17748
49Paraguay1,1891,16623
50Ghana1,1631,10459
51Saudi Arabia1,1341,1331
52Ecuador1,1031,04954
53Czechoslovakia1,0441,0404
54Indonesia1,0221,01111
55Bosnia and Herzegovina1,00296834
56Thailand98994841
57South Africa93286270
58Morocco91086644
59Cameroon86979277
60Costa Rica86982445
61New Zealand861701160
62India82477252
63Slovenia75770255
64Venezuela73768552
65Estonia73063694
66Malaysia6976952
67Ivory Coast69565837
68Senegal68266319
69Kazakhstan67965425
70Egypt67465717
71Honduras6556523
72Tunisia56755017
73Bolivia5445368
74United Arab Emirates5365342
75Iceland513413100
76Georgia49447618
77Latvia49246824
78Vietnam46140061
79Montenegro44442420
80Democratic Republic of the Congo44041228
81Azerbaijan41939524
82Cyprus4094027
83El Salvador4013947
84Moldova40037921
85Iraq3943922
86Yugoslavia3933894
87Luxembourg38737413
88Uzbekistan38535035
89North Macedonia38237210
90Lithuania37836414
91Qatar3743731
92Panama35831840
93Mali35133219
94Kingdom of Italy3473470
95Jamaica34129150
96Zambia30026139
97Armenia29228111
98Guatemala2752678
99Uganda27224131
100Trinidad and Tobago26724225
101German Democratic Republic26225111
102Guinea2562542
103Angola25124110
104Burkina Faso23922712
105Lebanon23719938
106Singapore2332303
107Haiti22517748
108Zimbabwe21819721
109Syria2162151
110Malta21420113
111Cuba2132103
112North Korea21116051
113Jordan20719116
114Togo19918316
115Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1911901
116The Gambia19017119
117Liberia1761751
118Bangladesh16814622
119Kenya16713136
120Republic of the Congo1641622
121Kuwait1641640
122Myanmar15711344
123Sierra Leone15313419
124San Marino1511501
125Tanzania14612719
126Oman1441440
127Benin13810929
128French protectorate of Tunisia1341340
129Afghanistan1331267
130Gabon1311301
131Cape Verde1311292
132Equatorial Guinea12911118
133Guinea-Bissau1281262
134Kosovo12211012
135Kyrgyzstan1191154
136Andorra1181126
137Pakistan11810513
138Liechtenstein1171143
139Mauritius1167838
140Philippines1158134
141Suriname1141113
142Cambodia1131121
143Namibia1139716
144Botswana1101028
145Mozambique1091054
146Dominican Republic1099118
147Malawi1058916
148Ethiopia103994
149Burundi102993
150Sudan1011010

Players by Birth Decade

How many players were born each decade — reflecting football's global growth from the 1850s onwards. Men Women

DecadeDistributionTotalM · F
1850s
295294 m · 1 f
1860s
878878 m · 0 f
1870s
1,7101,708 m · 2 f
1880s
2,9852,985 m · 0 f
1890s
4,2574,251 m · 6 f
1900s
6,0366,022 m · 14 f
1910s
6,2576,254 m · 3 f
1920s
7,8017,797 m · 4 f
1930s
9,0058,998 m · 7 f
1940s
11,34711,319 m · 28 f
1950s
13,44313,263 m · 180 f
1960s
18,20117,759 m · 442 f
1970s
29,34328,348 m · 995 f
1980s
55,77952,724 m · 3,055 f
1990s
68,17361,976 m · 6,197 f
2000s
24,55622,055 m · 2,501 f
2010s
2825 m · 3 f

Most-Read Players on Wikipedia

Top 1,000 players ranked by total Wikipedia pageviews across all language editions, January 2023 – August 2025.

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