SOCCER PLAYER
Ali Ashfaq
1985 - Today
Ali Ashfaq
Ali Ashfaq (Dhivehi: އަލީ އަޝްފާގު; born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Maldives national team. 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 426,122 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ali Ashfaq is the 10,823rd most popular soccer player (up from 14,283rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Maldives and the most popular Maldivan Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
430k
Page Views (PV)
28.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Ali Ashfaqs by language
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ali Ashfaq ranks 10,823 out of 16,880. Before him are Omid Ebrahimi, Gonzalo Pineda, Junior Dutra, Mariano Julio Izco, Hiroshi Noguchi, and Tahith Chong. After him are Giancarlo Maldonado, Yasuyuki Sato, Pejman Montazeri, Johan Vásquez, Corona, and Stephan Schröck.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Omid Ebrahimi
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.60
Rank: 10,817
Gonzalo Pineda
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.60
Rank: 10,818
Junior Dutra
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.60
Rank: 10,819
Mariano Julio Izco
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.60
Rank: 10,820
Hiroshi Noguchi
1972 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,821
Tahith Chong
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,822
Ali Ashfaq
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,823
Giancarlo Maldonado
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,824
Yasuyuki Sato
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,825
Pejman Montazeri
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,826
Johan Vásquez
1998 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 10,827
Corona
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.58
Rank: 10,828
Stephan Schröck
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.58
Rank: 10,829
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Ali Ashfaq ranks 803. Before him are David Smith, Ida Alstad, Edwin Hodge, Zhou Haibin, Mariya Koryttseva, and Alicja Rosolska. After him are Zack Ryder, Joffre Guerrón, Cristian Darío Álvarez, Christian Süß, Kaillie Humphries, and Ross Turnbull.
Others Born in 1985
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David Smith
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 797
Ida Alstad
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 798
Edwin Hodge
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 799
Zhou Haibin
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 800
Mariya Koryttseva
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 801
Alicja Rosolska
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 802
Ali Ashfaq
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 803
Zack Ryder
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 804
Joffre Guerrón
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.58
Rank: 805
Cristian Darío Álvarez
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.57
Rank: 806
Christian Süß
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.56
Rank: 807
Kaillie Humphries
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.55
Rank: 808
Ross Turnbull
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.53
Rank: 809
In Maldives
Among people born in Maldives, Ali Ashfaq ranks 7 out of 7. Before him are Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1937), Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (1962), Ibrahim Nasir (1926), Mohammed Waheed Hassan (1953), Abdulla Yameen (1959), and Mohamed Nasheed (1967).
Others born in Maldives
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2
Ibrahim Nasir
1926 - 2008
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 3
Mohammed Waheed Hassan
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4
Abdulla Yameen
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 5
Mohamed Nasheed
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6
Ali Ashfaq
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 7
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Maldives
Among soccer players born in Maldives, Ali Ashfaq ranks 1.
