SOCCER PLAYER

Brian Ching

1978 - Today

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Brian Ching (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years. Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th pick overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, making him the first Gonzaga player and the first player from his native Hawaii selected in the MLS draft. After winning the U.S. Open Cup with Los Angeles, Ching was released from the team and played with the second division Seattle Sounders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Ching has received more than 253,585 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2019). Brian Ching is the 15,209th most popular soccer player (down from 12,487th in 2019), the 18,435th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,513th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 27.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Brian Ching ranks 15,209 out of 21,273. Before him are Martin Amedick, César Santin, Atsushi Ito, Francis Dickoh, Giovanni González, and Giorgi Tsitaishvili. After him are Daniel Ginczek, Takanori Sugeno, Takuya Iwanami, Kenji Kikawada, Oliver Sorg, and Andrey Gustavo dos Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Brian Ching ranks 1,056. Before him are Lucas Bryant, Bartosz Soćko, Bouabdellah Tahri, Otryadyn Gündegmaa, Heather Mitts, and Katrine Fruelund. After him are Adam Kinzinger, Karen Brødsgaard, Ryuji Kawai, Nicole Parker, Kazunari Okayama, and Kazuki Kuranuki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Ching ranks 18,435 out of 20,380. Before him are Isaiah Hartenstein (1998), Lindsey Hunter (1970), Andrew Howe (1985), Danny Brown (1981), Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994), and Ryan Carnes (1982). After him are David Price (1985), Ken Calvert (1953), Sheryl Swoopes (1971), Christian Vande Velde (1976), Justin Gaston (1988), and Ashley Fink (1986).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Brian Ching ranks 129. Before him are Eddie Lewis (1974), Clint Mathis (1976), Carla Overbeck (1968), Alecko Eskandarian (1982), Edgar Castillo (1986), and Heather Mitts (1978). After him are Yuka Momiki (1996), Matt Miazga (1995), Justin Meram (1988), Herculez Gomez (1982), Ricardo Clark (1983), and Ashlyn Harris (1985).

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