SOCCER PLAYER

Choi Sung-yong

1975 - Today

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Choi Sung-yong (Korean: 최성용; born 25 December 1975) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a wing-back or midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense. He performed a role to concentrate on marking Hidetoshi Nakata, considered the best Asian player at the time, when South Korea played against Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Choi played for the South Korea national team as a right-back in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choi Sung-yong has received more than 35,924 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Choi Sung-yong is the 8,008th most popular soccer player (up from 8,497th in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 692nd in 2019) and the 58th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Choi Sung-yongs by language

Over the past year Choi Sung-yong has had the most page views in the with 10,414 views, followed by Korean (6,960), and English (5,521). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (91.35%), Hungarian (41.38%), and Ukrainian (33.21%)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Choi Sung-yong ranks 8,008 out of 21,273. Before him are Emil Audero, Daniel Gygax, Julio dos Santos, Thiago Cionek, Adlène Guedioura, and Fabián Cancelarich. After him are Jeff Astle, Miguel Ángel Neira, Teemu Tainio, Lewis Holtby, Julio César Cáceres, and Syd Owen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Choi Sung-yong ranks 469. Before him are Pierre Issa, Alexey Smertin, Denis Matsuev, Dante Basco, Kirill Käro, and Květa Peschke. After him are Mauricio Pineda, Mortiis, Artemy Lebedev, Johnny Whitworth, Michele Merkin, and David Gordon Green.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choi Sung-yong ranks 653 out of 1,128. Before him are Choo Ja-hyun (1979), Lee Chung-yong (1988), Kim Min-kyu (1994), Suk Hyun-jun (1991), Jang Hyun-seung (1989), and Karina (2000). After him are HoYeon Jung (1994), Kim Byung-ji (1970), Nam Sang-mi (1984), Hyun Jung-hwa (1969), Park Jung-min (1987), and Lee Min-sung (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Choi Sung-yong ranks 58. Before him are Kim Seung-gyu (1990), Cho Jae-jin (1981), Kim Jin-su (1992), Lee Ho (1984), Lee Chung-yong (1988), and Suk Hyun-jun (1991). After him are Kim Byung-ji (1970), Lee Min-sung (1973), Kim Young-kwang (1983), Jung Sung-ryong (1985), Choi Young-il (1966), and Choi Jin-cheul (1971).

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