SOCCER PLAYER

Ali Dia

1965 - Today

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Aly Dia (born 20 August 1965), commonly known as Ali Dia, is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. In November 1996, Dia convinced Graeme Souness, then Southampton manager, that he was the cousin of FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner George Weah, which led to him signing a one-month contract with Southampton days later. Dia played only one match in his short spell at the club. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Dia has received more than 1,852,105 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ali Dia is the 4,304th most popular soccer player (up from 4,514th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 36th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Senegalese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ali Dia ranks 4,304 out of 21,273. Before her are Georg Stollenwerk, Albert Celades, Didier Couécou, Digão, Daniel Sanchez, and Adam Nawałka. After her are Iñaki Williams, Jorge Andrade, Václav Horák, Abderrahim Ouakili, Jong Tae-se, and Alexey Korneyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Ali Dia ranks 317. Before her are Paul Heyman, Rui Barros, Christian Streich, Zak Starkey, Franck Sauzée, and Jens Albinus. After her are Mauro Gambetti, Richard K. Morgan, John van Loen, Dorin Mateuț, Catherine Fulop, and Cyrille Makanaky.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Ali Dia ranks 34 out of 138. Before her are Habib Thiam (1933), Guirane N'Daw (1984), Birago Diop (1908), Jacques Diouf (1938), Baaba Maal (1953), and Khalilou Fadiga (1974). After her are Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), Habib Koité (1958), Fatma Samoura (1962), Idrissa Gueye (1989), Mamadou Niang (1979), and Mahammed Dionne (1959).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Senegal

Among soccer players born in Senegal, Ali Dia ranks 12. Before her are Aliou Cissé (1976), Papa Bouba Diop (1978), El Hadji Diouf (1981), Ibrahim Ba (1973), Guirane N'Daw (1984), and Khalilou Fadiga (1974). After her are Idrissa Gueye (1989), Mamadou Niang (1979), Henri Camara (1977), Jules Bocandé (1958), Tony Sylva (1975), and Dame N'Doye (1985).

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