1984 - Today
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ]; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as French side Metz, Monégasque team Monaco, Spanish team Real Madrid, Turkish clubs İstanbul Başakşehir and Kayserispor, Paraguay's Club Olimpia and Togolese club Semassi. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008 while playing at Arsenal, and during his latter career, when he joined Olimpia Asunción in 2020, he became the highest paid player in Paraguay.Adebayor represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the country's debut, and to date only, appearance at the World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emmanuel Adebayor has received more than 5,214,810 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Emmanuel Adebayor is the 567th most popular soccer player (up from 878th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Togo (up from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Togolese Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Emmanuel Adebayor ranks 567 out of 16,880. Before him are Roger Hunt, Akira Matsunaga, Ali Sami Yen, Bruno Metsu, Danny Blind, and Toshio Miyaji. After him are Koji Sasaki, Ján Popluhár, Thibaut Courtois, Ubaldo Fillol, Yasuo Suzuki, and Paul Scholes.
1938 - 2021
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 561
1914 - 1943
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 562
1886 - 1951
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 563
1954 - 2013
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 564
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 565
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 566
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 567
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 568
1935 - 2011
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 569
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 570
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 571
1913 - 2000
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 572
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 573
Among people born in 1984, Emmanuel Adebayor ranks 18. Before him are Alizée, Carlos Tevez, Gaspard Ulliel, Katy Perry, Thiago Silva, and Giorgio Chiellini. After him are Javier Mascherano, Beren Saat, Burak Özçivit, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Robert Kubica, and Eliud Kipchoge.
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 12
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 13
1984 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 14
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 15
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 16
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 17
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 18
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 19
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 20
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 21
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 22
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 23
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 24
Among people born in Togo, Emmanuel Adebayor ranks 2 out of 31. Before him are Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1935). After him are Nicéphore Soglo (1934), Nicolas Grunitzky (1913), Edem Kodjo (1938), Bonfoh Abass (1948), Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (1959), Komi Sélom Klassou (1960), Mohamed Kader (1979), Massamasso Tchangai (1978), Gilbert Houngbo (1961), and Kossi Agassa (1978).
1935 - 2005
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 3
1913 - 1969
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 4
1938 - 2020
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 5
1948 - 2021
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 6
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 8
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 9
1978 - 2010
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 10
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 11
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 12
Among soccer players born in Togo, Emmanuel Adebayor ranks 1. After him are Mohamed Kader (1979), Massamasso Tchangai (1978), Kossi Agassa (1978), Jean-Paul Abalo (1975), Moustapha Salifou (1983), Ihlas Bebou (1994), Daré Nibombé (1980), Franck Atsou (1978), Yao Aziawonou (1979), Adékambi Olufadé (1980), and Djené Dakonam (1991).
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 2
1978 - 2010
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 3
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 4
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.56
Rank: 5
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.14
Rank: 6
1994 - Present
HPI: 30.27
Rank: 7
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.26
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.77
Rank: 9
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.73
Rank: 10
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.91
Rank: 11
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.88
Rank: 12