SOCCER PLAYER
Dion Cools
1996 - Today
Dion Cools
Dion-Johan Chai Cools (born 4 June 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Buriram United and the Malaysia national team. Cools was raised in Belgium, and represented that country at youth level with 28 caps, but later chose to play for his native Malaysia, and made his senior debut on 3 June 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dion Cools has received more than 873,434 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Dion Cools is the 17,036th most popular soccer player (down from 15,973rd in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 71st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malaysian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
870k
Page Views (PV)
34.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.16
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Dion Cools ranks 17,036 out of 21,273. Before him are Riad Bajić, Daisuke Nakamori, Cyrille Bayala, Shota Arai, Gianluca Frabotta, and Akihiro Sato. After him are Carlos Carmona, Kota Watanabe, Takashi Sakurai, Felipe Garcia, Waylon Francis, and Diego Macedo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRiad Bajić
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 17,030
Daisuke Nakamori
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 17,031
Cyrille Bayala
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 17,032
Shota Arai
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 17,033
Gianluca Frabotta
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 17,034
Akihiro Sato
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 17,035
Dion Cools
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,036
Carlos Carmona
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,037
Kota Watanabe
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,038
Takashi Sakurai
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,039
Felipe Garcia
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,040
Waylon Francis
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,041
Diego Macedo
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 17,042
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Dion Cools ranks 656. Before him are Erdal Rakip, Milan Vader, Artur Dalaloyan, Junior Ajayi, Toni-Ann Singh, and Cyrille Bayala. After him are Samuel Grandsir, David Dobrik, Bektemir Melikuziev, Ferdinand Omanyala, Rafael Matos, and Sergi Palencia.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsErdal Rakip
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 650
Milan Vader
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 651
Artur Dalaloyan
GYMNAST
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.85
Rank: 652
Junior Ajayi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 653
Toni-Ann Singh
CELEBRITY
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 654
Cyrille Bayala
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 655
Dion Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 656
Samuel Grandsir
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 657
David Dobrik
YOUTUBER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 658
Bektemir Melikuziev
BOXER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 659
Ferdinand Omanyala
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 660
Rafael Matos
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 661
Sergi Palencia
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Rank: 662
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Dion Cools ranks 82 out of 90. Before him are Yuna (1986), Shaun Maloney (1983), Fairuz Fauzy (1982), Ronny Chieng (1985), Nigel Ng (1991), and Remy Hii (1986). After him are Tan Wee Kiong (1989), Goh Liu Ying (1989), Goh V Shem (1989), Nur Dhabitah Sabri (1999), Leong Mun Yee (1984), and Chan Peng Soon (1988).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsYuna
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 76
Shaun Maloney
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 77
Fairuz Fauzy
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 78
Ronny Chieng
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 79
Nigel Ng
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 80
Remy Hii
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 81
Dion Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 82
Tan Wee Kiong
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.27
Rank: 83
Goh Liu Ying
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 84
Goh V Shem
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.18
Rank: 85
Nur Dhabitah Sabri
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 86
Leong Mun Yee
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 87
Chan Peng Soon
BADMINTON PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 88
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Malaysia
Among soccer players born in Malaysia, Dion Cools ranks 5. Before him are Mokhtar Dahari (1953), Soh Chin Ann (1950), Mohd Faiz Subri (1987), and Shaun Maloney (1983). After him are Tadashi Takeda (1986), and Wan Zack Haikal (1991).
Mokhtar Dahari
1953 - 1991
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1
Soh Chin Ann
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 2
Mohd Faiz Subri
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 3
Shaun Maloney
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 4
Dion Cools
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.74
Rank: 5
Tadashi Takeda
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 6
Wan Zack Haikal
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.17
Rank: 7