SOCCER PLAYER
Dion Cools
1996 - Today
Dion Cools
Dion-Johan Chai Cools (born 4 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-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 846,147 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Dion Cools is the 17,021st most popular soccer player (down from 15,973rd in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 71st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Malaysian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
850k
Page Views (PV)
24.94
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 17,021 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: 24.96
Rank: 17,015
Daisuke Nakamori
1974 - Present
HPI: 24.95
Rank: 17,016
Cyrille Bayala
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.95
Rank: 17,017
Shota Arai
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.95
Rank: 17,018
Gianluca Frabotta
1999 - Present
HPI: 24.95
Rank: 17,019
Akihiro Sato
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 17,020
Dion Cools
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 17,021
Carlos Carmona
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 17,022
Kota Watanabe
1998 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 17,023
Takashi Sakurai
1977 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 17,024
Felipe Garcia
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.93
Rank: 17,025
Waylon Francis
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.93
Rank: 17,026
Diego Macedo
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.93
Rank: 17,027
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1996, Dion Cools ranks 615. Before him are Dorian Godon, Erdal Rakip, Artur Dalaloyan, Junior Ajayi, Toni-Ann Singh, and Cyrille Bayala. After him are Samuel Grandsir, David Dobrik, Bektemir Melikuziev, Rafael Matos, Sergi Palencia, and Victorien Angban.
Others Born in 1996
Go to all RankingsDorian Godon
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Rank: 609
Erdal Rakip
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.09
Rank: 610
Artur Dalaloyan
GYMNAST
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.06
Rank: 611
Junior Ajayi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.97
Rank: 612
Toni-Ann Singh
CELEBRITY
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.96
Rank: 613
Cyrille Bayala
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.95
Rank: 614
Dion Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 615
Samuel Grandsir
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.93
Rank: 616
David Dobrik
YOUTUBER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.92
Rank: 617
Bektemir Melikuziev
BOXER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.92
Rank: 618
Rafael Matos
TENNIS PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.89
Rank: 619
Sergi Palencia
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.88
Rank: 620
Victorien Angban
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.86
Rank: 621
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Dion Cools ranks 79 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), Chan Peng Soon (1988), Aaron Chia (1997), and Tadashi Takeda (1986).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsYuna
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.15
Rank: 73
Shaun Maloney
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.69
Rank: 74
Fairuz Fauzy
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 27.88
Rank: 75
Ronny Chieng
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.67
Rank: 76
Nigel Ng
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 27.27
Rank: 77
Remy Hii
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.04
Rank: 78
Dion Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 79
Tan Wee Kiong
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.40
Rank: 80
Goh Liu Ying
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.34
Rank: 81
Goh V Shem
BADMINTON PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.30
Rank: 82
Chan Peng Soon
BADMINTON PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 23.59
Rank: 83
Aaron Chia
BADMINTON PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 23.38
Rank: 84
Tadashi Takeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.19
Rank: 85
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: 49.59
Rank: 1
Soh Chin Ann
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 2
Mohd Faiz Subri
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.31
Rank: 3
Shaun Maloney
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.69
Rank: 4
Dion Cools
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.94
Rank: 5
Tadashi Takeda
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.19
Rank: 6
Wan Zack Haikal
1991 - Present
HPI: 22.02
Rank: 7