SOCCER PLAYER
Akram Afif
1996 - Today
Akram Afif
Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif (Arabic: أَكْرَم حَسَن عَفِيف يَحْيَى عَفِيف; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. Early in his career, he was considered to be one of the most promising players to emerge from Qatar. He was named the Asian Footballer of the Year on two occasions: the first in 2019, after being recognized for his instrumental role in Qatar’s successful 2019 Asian Cup campaign. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akram Afif has received more than 1,298,352 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Akram Afif is the 3,201st most popular soccer player (up from 6,252nd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Qatar and the most popular Qatari Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
54.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
7.21
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Akram Afif ranks 3,201 out of 21,273. Before him are Ron Harris, Kurt Svensson, Shinobu Ikeda, Giovanni Viola, Nando González, and Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi. After him are Norberto Menéndez, Alexandre Torres, Josef Smistik, Raphaël Guerreiro, Julio Musimessi, and Francisco Arce.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRon Harris
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,195
Kurt Svensson
1927 - 2016
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,196
Shinobu Ikeda
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,197
Giovanni Viola
1926 - 2008
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,198
Nando González
1921 - 1988
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,199
Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi
1943 - 2019
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,200
Akram Afif
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,201
Norberto Menéndez
1936 - 1994
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,202
Alexandre Torres
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,203
Josef Smistik
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,204
Raphaël Guerreiro
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 3,205
Julio Musimessi
1924 - 1997
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 3,206
Francisco Arce
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 3,207
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Akram Afif ranks 27. Before him are Dove Cameron, Lana Rhoades, Raphinha, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Lucas Torreira, and Timo Werner. After him are Lil Peep, Kelechi Iheanacho, Florence Pugh, Andreas Christensen, Arthur Melo, and Anya Taylor-Joy.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsDove Cameron
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 21
Lana Rhoades
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 22
Raphinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 23
Oleksandr Zinchenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 24
Lucas Torreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 25
Timo Werner
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 26
Akram Afif
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 27
Lil Peep
SINGER
1996 - 2017
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 28
Kelechi Iheanacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 29
Florence Pugh
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 30
Andreas Christensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 31
Arthur Melo
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 32
Anya Taylor-Joy
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 33
In Qatar
Among people born in Qatar, Akram Afif ranks 16 out of 41. Before him are Nasser Al-Attiyah (1970), Mohammed bin Hammam (1949), Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1959), Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (1960), Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (1968), and Mutaz Essa Barshim (1991). After him are Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani (1959), Hassan Al-Haydos (1990), Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1980), Saad Al Sheeb (1990), Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (1987), and Abdelkarim Hassan (1993).
Others born in Qatar
Go to all RankingsNasser Al-Attiyah
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 10
Mohammed bin Hammam
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 11
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 12
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 13
Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 14
Mutaz Essa Barshim
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 15
Akram Afif
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 16
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 17
Hassan Al-Haydos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 18
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 19
Saad Al Sheeb
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 20
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
REFEREE
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 21
Abdelkarim Hassan
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 22
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Qatar
Among soccer players born in Qatar, Akram Afif ranks 1. After him are Hassan Al-Haydos (1990), Saad Al Sheeb (1990), Abdelkarim Hassan (1993), Abdulaziz Hatem (1990), Khalfan Ibrahim (1988), Meshaal Barsham (1998), Ismaeel Mohammad (1990), Assim Madibo (1996), Yousef Hassan (1996), Ahmed Yasser (1994), and Tarek Salman (1997).
Akram Afif
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1
Hassan Al-Haydos
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 2
Saad Al Sheeb
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 3
Abdelkarim Hassan
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 4
Abdulaziz Hatem
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 5
Khalfan Ibrahim
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 6
Meshaal Barsham
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 7
Ismaeel Mohammad
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 8
Assim Madibo
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 9
Yousef Hassan
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 10
Ahmed Yasser
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 11
Tarek Salman
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 12