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Chad Johnson

1978 - Today

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Chad Ochocinco Johnson (born Chad Javon Johnson, January 9, 1978), known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Santa Monica Corsairs and the Oregon State Beavers, and played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots during his tenure playing in the NFL. He was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft, and played for them for 10 seasons. "Ochocinco", which means "eight five" in Spanish, derives from his number, eighty-five. In 2011, Johnson was traded to the Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI. In 2012, Johnson played for the Miami Dolphins during preseason but was released following his arrest for domestic violence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Chad Johnson is the 6,041st most popular soccer player (up from 14,247th in 2024), the 11,763rd most popular biography from United States (up from 18,149th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Chad Johnson ranks 6,041 out of 21,273. Before him are Vicente Rodríguez, Eraldo Pecci, Boubacar Barry, Heiko Westermann, Taiki Uchikoshi, and Takuya Sugiyama. After him are Abdelkader Horr, Pierre Womé, Hiroshi Sato, Hans-Günter Bruns, Yusuke Minoguchi, and Charlie Buchan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Chad Johnson ranks 279. Before him are Abel Ferreira, Jun Fukuyama, Clayton Stanley, DJ Qualls, Danna García, and Zabiullah Mujahid. After him are Nicholle Tom, Kelly Overton, Matthew Morrison, Vanness Wu, Stefan Kapičić, and Summer Phoenix.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chad Johnson ranks 11,765 out of 20,380. Before him are Christian Brando (1958), John Cullum (1930), Michele Lee (1942), Thomas Beatie (1974), Gerrit Graham (1948), and Michael W. Smith (1957). After him are Nicholle Tom (1978), Cleve Moler (1939), G Hannelius (1998), Ken Page (1954), Maya Lin (1959), and Horace Grant (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Chad Johnson ranks 25. Before him are Giuseppe Rossi (1987), Claudio Reyna (1973), Jonathan David (2000), Christie Pearce (1975), Megan Rapinoe (1985), and Raphael Tracey (1904). After him are Oguchi Onyewu (1982), DeAndre Yedlin (1993), Billy Gonsalves (1908), Al Harker (1910), James Gentle (1904), and Frank Borghi (1925).

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