SOCCER PLAYER
Ali Karimi
1978 - Today
Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki (born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional player. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and Bundesliga. Karimi has scored 38 goals in 127 matches for the Iran national team. In 2004, he was recognized as the best scorer of the AFC Asian Cup and received the Asian Footballer of the Year award in the same year. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Ali Karimi is the 6,535th most popular soccer player (down from 4,002nd in 2024), the 461st most popular biography from Iran (down from 409th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Iranian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ali Karimi ranks 6,535 out of 21,273. Before him are Kenta Kakimoto, Stelios Manolas, Tomas Danilevičius, Paulinho McLaren, Tadaaki Matsubara, and Stoycho Mladenov. After him are Shotaro Dei, Daniel Wass, Jagoba Arrasate, Jordan Ayew, Mirjalol Qosimov, and Konstantin Zyryanov.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKenta Kakimoto
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 6,535
Stelios Manolas
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 6,536
Tomas Danilevičius
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 6,537
Paulinho McLaren
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 6,538
Tadaaki Matsubara
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 6,539
Stoycho Mladenov
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 6,540
Ali Karimi
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 6,541
Shotaro Dei
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6,542
Daniel Wass
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6,543
Jagoba Arrasate
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6,544
Jordan Ayew
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6,545
Mirjalol Qosimov
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6,546
Konstantin Zyryanov
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 6,547
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Ali Karimi ranks 327. Before him are Yuji Nakazawa, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Benjamin Raich, Mr. Porter, Bebe, and Tomas Danilevičius. After him are Jagoba Arrasate, Carolina Dieckmann, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Jasmin Handanović, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and Ludmilla Radchenko.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsYuji Nakazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 321
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 322
Benjamin Raich
SKIER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 323
Mr. Porter
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 324
Bebe
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 325
Tomas Danilevičius
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 326
Ali Karimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 327
Jagoba Arrasate
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 328
Carolina Dieckmann
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 329
Mosab Hassan Yousef
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 330
Jasmin Handanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 331
Isabel Díaz Ayuso
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 332
Ludmilla Radchenko
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 333
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ali Karimi ranks 461 out of 631. Before him are Amir Ghalenoei (1963), Matt Ghaffari (1961), Azam Ali (1970), Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950), Kayhan Kalhor (1963), and Mostafa Zamani (1982). After him are Hossein Alizadeh (1951), Ali Divandari (1957), Marina Nemat (1965), Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), and Towhidi Tabari (1964).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAmir Ghalenoei
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 455
Matt Ghaffari
WRESTLER
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 456
Azam Ali
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 457
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 458
Kayhan Kalhor
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 459
Mostafa Zamani
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 460
Ali Karimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 461
Hossein Alizadeh
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 462
Ali Divandari
PAINTER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 463
Marina Nemat
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 464
Javad Nekounam
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 465
Karim Bagheri
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 466
Towhidi Tabari
PAINTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 467
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran
Among soccer players born in Iran, Ali Karimi ranks 11. Before him are Ali Parvin (1946), Sardar Azmoun (1995), Iraj Danaeifard (1951), Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977), Amir Ghalenoei (1963), and Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950). After him are Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), Hassan Rowshan (1955), Khodadad Azizi (1971), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993), and Yahya Golmohammadi (1971).
Ali Parvin
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5
Sardar Azmoun
1995 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 6
Iraj Danaeifard
1951 - 2018
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 7
Mehdi Mahdavikia
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 8
Amir Ghalenoei
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 9
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
1950 - 2014
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 10
Ali Karimi
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Javad Nekounam
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12
Karim Bagheri
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 13
Hassan Rowshan
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 14
Khodadad Azizi
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 15
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 16
Yahya Golmohammadi
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 17











































