1993 - Today
Alphonse Francis Areola (French: [alfɔ̃s aʁeɔla]; born 27 February 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team. An academy graduate of PSG, he spent the early parts of his career on loan, enjoying spells with Lens, Bastia, and Villarreal. During his stint with Villarreal, Areola broke the club record for the longest period of play without conceding a goal, remaining unbeaten for a period of 620 minutes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alphonse Areola has received more than 2,882,554 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Alphonse Areola is the 3,726th most popular soccer player (down from 3,209th in 2019), the 4,538th most popular biography from France (down from 3,949th in 2019) and the 194th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Alphonse Areola ranks 3,726 out of 16,880. Before him are Carlos Roberto Gallo, Jia Xiuquan, Salah Assad, Charles W. Alcock, Atilio Ancheta, and André Strappe. After him are Sebastian Deisler, Marc Millecamps, Carlo Galli, Māris Verpakovskis, Ödön Bodor, and Bogdan Lobonț.
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 3,720
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,721
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,722
1842 - 1907
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,723
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,724
1928 - 2006
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,725
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,726
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,727
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,728
1931 - 2022
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,729
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,730
1882 - 1927
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 3,731
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 3,732
Among people born in 1993, Alphonse Areola ranks 51. Before him are Johannes Thingnes Bø, Lucas Digne, Emmelie de Forest, Victoria Justice, Debby Ryan, and Leonardo Spinazzola. After him are Elizabeth Gillies, Fabinho, Florian Thauvin, Sead Kolašinac, Zayn Malik, and Geoffrey Kondogbia.
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 45
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 46
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 47
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 48
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 49
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 50
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 51
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 52
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 53
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 54
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 55
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 56
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 57
Among people born in France, Alphonse Areola ranks 4,538 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Morel (1964), Jeanne Balibar (1968), Jules Pierre Rambur (1801), Cyril Collard (1957), Robert Liottel (1885), and André Strappe (1928). After him are Léon Frapié (1863), Robert Sabatier (1923), Johan Micoud (1973), Robert Défossé (1909), Benjamin Biolay (1973), and Camille Cottin (1978).
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 4,532
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,533
1801 - 1870
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,534
1957 - 1993
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,535
1885 - 1968
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,536
1928 - 2006
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,537
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,538
1863 - 1949
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,539
1923 - 2012
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,540
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,541
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,542
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,543
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,544
Among soccer players born in France, Alphonse Areola ranks 194. Before him are Dominique Dropsy (1951), Marcel Pinel (1908), Lucas Digne (1993), Clément Lenglet (1995), Georges Verriest (1909), and André Strappe (1928). After him are Johan Micoud (1973), Robert Défossé (1909), Claude Papi (1949), Florian Thauvin (1993), Robert Budzynski (1940), and Louis Gabrillargues (1914).
1951 - 2015
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 188
1908 - 1968
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 189
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 190
1995 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 191
1909 - 1985
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 192
1928 - 2006
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 193
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 194
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 195
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 196
1949 - 1983
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 197
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 198
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 199
1914 - 1994
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 200