SOCCER PLAYER

Derek Boateng

1983 - Today

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Derek Owusu Boateng ( BOH-teng; born 2 May 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ghana, Boateng went on to play professional football in Greece, Sweden, Israel, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, England, and the United States during a career that spanned between 1999 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Boateng has received more than 232,351 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Derek Boateng is the 6,098th most popular soccer player (down from 4,970th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Derek Boateng ranks 6,098 out of 21,273. Before him are Robert Huth, Cássio Ramos, Igor Kolyvanov, Milan Badelj, Houssine Kharja, and Ron Springett. After him are Göran Hagberg, Alex Miller, Émerson Luiz Firmino, Noureddine Kourichi, Arturo Vázquez, and Marko Livaja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Derek Boateng ranks 183. Before him are Arthur Boka, Jonás Gutiérrez, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Alessandro Diamanti, Alexander Grischuk, and Heiko Westermann. After him are Ashley Johnson, Jádson, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Amber Tamblyn, Arouna Koné, and Zhang Yiming.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Derek Boateng ranks 37 out of 162. Before him are Akwasi Afrifa (1936), Tony Yeboah (1966), Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), Richard Baawobr (1959), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), and Karim Abdul Razak (1956). After him are Ayi Kwei Armah (1939), Owusu Benson (1977), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), Christian Atsu (1992), Kwame Ayew (1973), and Raphael Dwamena (1995).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana

Among soccer players born in Ghana, Derek Boateng ranks 14. Before him are Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Alphonso Davies (2000), Stephen Appiah (1980), Tony Yeboah (1966), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), and Karim Abdul Razak (1956). After him are Owusu Benson (1977), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), Christian Atsu (1992), Kwame Ayew (1973), Raphael Dwamena (1995), and Freddy Adu (1989).

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