SOCCER PLAYER

Ali Ashfaq

1985 - Today

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Ali Ashfaq (Dhivehi: އަލީ އަޝްފާގު; born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed "Man of Steel" (Dhivehi: ދަގަނޑޭ, romanized: Dhagandey), he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region. A prolific and individualistic goalscorer, he is a free-kick specialist and a clinical finisher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Ashfaq has received more than 451,701 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ali Ashfaq is the 8,282nd most popular soccer player (up from 10,815th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Maldives (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Maldivan Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ali Ashfaq ranks 8,282 out of 21,273. Before him are Kieran Tierney, Luca Castellazzi, Dmitri Bulykin, Mariusz Jop, Gastón Ramírez, and Miguel Ángel Gamboa. After him are Cata Díaz, Edu Gaspar, Cristian Săpunaru, Beniamino Vignola, Jorge Olaechea, and Dennis Praet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Ali Ashfaq ranks 378. Before him are Raven-Symoné, Besart Berisha, Frida Hansdotter, Go Joon-hee, Richie Porte, and Shoko Nakagawa. After him are Eduardo Aranda, Abel Aguilar, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Alexandros Tziolis, Lizzie Brocheré, and Peter Velits.

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In Maldives

Among people born in Maldives, Ali Ashfaq ranks 10 out of 11. Before him are Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953), Mohamed Amin Didi (1910), Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901), Abdulla Yameen (1959), Mohamed Nasheed (1967), and Abdulla Shahid (1962). After him are Mohamed Muizzu (1978), Hassan Saaid (1992), and Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (2000).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Maldives

Among soccer players born in Maldives, Ali Ashfaq ranks 1. 

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