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Frenkie de Jong

1997 - Today

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Frenkie de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɛŋki də ˈjɔŋ]; born 12 May 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays primarily as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his vision, passing, dribbling, technique, along with strong defensive abilities and his attacking prowess.De Jong began his professional career at Willem II in 2015. He transferred to Ajax for a fee worth €1 a year later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frenkie de Jong has received more than 5,588,059 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Frenkie de Jong is the 1,694th most popular soccer player (up from 2,344th in 2019), the 584th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 614th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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  • 5.6M

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  • 48.67

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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Frenkie de Jong ranks 1,694 out of 16,880Before him are Ian Wright, Fabio Cudicini, Robert Ballaman, Jan Wouters, Marek Jankulovski, and Atsuyoshi Furuta. After him are Nihat Kahveci, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Abel Balbo, Norberto Alonso, Antonio Valencia, and Salomon Kalou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Frenkie de Jong ranks 12Before him are Naomi Osaka, Ousmane Dembélé, Kylie Jenner, Malala Yousafzai, Bella Thorne, and Alexander Zverev. After him are Chloë Grace Moretz, Camila Cabello, Theo Hernandez, Federico Chiesa, Charles Leclerc, and Asa Butterfield.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frenkie de Jong ranks 584 out of 1,427Before him are Arnold Mühren (1951), Alexander Rueb (1882), Wim Kieft (1962), Tinus Osendarp (1916), Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal (1761), and Jan Wouters (1960). After him are Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939), Kees Rijvers (1926), Heintje Simons (1955), Maruschka Detmers (1962), Willeke Alberti (1945), and Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Frenkie de Jong ranks 66Before him are Barry Hulshoff (1946), Kees Kist (1952), Coen Moulijn (1937), Arnold Mühren (1951), Wim Kieft (1962), and Jan Wouters (1960). After him are Kees Rijvers (1926), Nigel de Jong (1984), Kick Smit (1911), Ryan Babel (1986), Henk Groot (1938), and Maarten Stekelenburg (1982).

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