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 3,345,040 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Alphonse Areola is the 3,711th most popular soccer player (down from 3,209th in 2019), the 4,537th most popular biography from France (down from 3,949th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Alphonse Areola ranks 3,711 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, Bogdan Lobonț, and Fabinho.
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 3,705
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,706
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,707
1842 - 1907
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,708
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,709
1928 - 2006
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,710
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,711
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,712
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,713
1931 - 2022
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,714
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 3,715
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 3,716
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 3,717
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 4,537 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: 4,531
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,532
1801 - 1870
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,533
1957 - 1993
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 4,534
1885 - 1968
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,535
1928 - 2006
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,536
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,537
1863 - 1949
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,538
1923 - 2012
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,539
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,540
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,541
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,542
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,543
Among soccer players born in France, Alphonse Areola ranks 193. 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: 187
1908 - 1968
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 188
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 189
1995 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 190
1909 - 1985
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 191
1928 - 2006
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 192
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 193
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 194
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 195
1949 - 1983
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 196
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 197
1940 - 2023
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 198
1914 - 1994
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 199