SOCCER PLAYER

Benjani Mwaruwari

1978 - Today

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Benjani (or Mpenjani) Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978) is a former Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a striker. Having started his career with the Jomo Cosmos, Benjani moved to Europe in 2001 to join Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich, before moving to Auxerre a year later. He signed with Premier League club Portsmouth in 2006, then went on to play in England's top flight for Manchester City, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers before returning to Portsmouth in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjani Mwaruwari has received more than 941,213 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Benjani Mwaruwari is the 11,068th most popular soccer player (down from 9,662nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Zimbabwean Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 11,068 out of 21,273. Before him are Hicham Aboucherouane, Stefano Sorrentino, Juninho, Daigo Nishi, Giampiero Pinzi, and Chidi Odiah. After him are Issam Jebali, Jorge Andrés Martínez, Marcin Żewłakow, Kristijan Jakić, Leandro Bacuna, and Nick Rimando.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 773. Before him are Adrienne Frantz, Timo Scheider, Tony Moore, Terrence Trammell, Kel Mitchell, and Yves Allegro. After him are Alexander Östlund, Tyler Reks, Pierrick Fédrigo, Ian Brennan, Nikolai Fraiture, and Michael Russell.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 35 out of 45. Before him are Kirsty Coventry (1983), Maureen George (1955), Chenjerai Hove (1956), Yvonne Vera (1964), Rick Cosnett (1983), and Wayne Black (1973). After him are Tino Kadewere (1996), Sibusiso Moyo (1960), NoViolet Bulawayo (1981), Ann Grant (1955), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), and Patricia McKillop (1956).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Zimbabwe

Among soccer players born in Zimbabwe, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 1. After him are Tino Kadewere (1996), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), Marvelous Nakamba (1994), Knowledge Musona (1987), and Brendan Galloway (1996).

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