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Gedion Zelalem

1997 - Today

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Gedion Zelalem (born January 26, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Born in Germany, he has represented the United States at youth level. After playing for various youth teams in Germany and the United States, Zelalem initially played with Arsenal's youth squads after joining the team in early 2013, and made his senior squad debut for Arsenal in an FA Cup match in January 2014. Internationally, Zelalem made appearances for Germany's under-15 team, under-16 team and under-17 team during 2012 and 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gedion Zelalem is the 9,889th most popular soccer player (down from 9,022nd in 2024), the 6,354th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,205th in 2019) and the 523rd most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gedion Zelalem ranks 9,889 out of 21,273Before him are Peter Storey, Gil, Julian de Guzman, Mitsuru Nagata, Abdoulay Diaby, and Tomoko Suzuki. After him are Vic Crowe, Djimi Traoré, Manabu Umezawa, Wangay Dorji, Abdul Majeed Waris, and Seiichiro Maki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Gedion Zelalem ranks 201Before him are Zhao Xintong, Kathryn Newton, Edson Álvarez, Nutsa Buzaladze, Benjamin Henrichs, and Musa Al-Taamari. After him are Jung Chae-yeon, Jhon Arias, Joan Mir, Cupcakke, Fujii Kaze, and Pepê.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gedion Zelalem ranks 6,357 out of 7,253Before him are Max Kruse (1988), Jannik Schümann (1992), Hendrik Wüst (1975), Petra Behle (1969), Stephan Burger (1962), and Benjamin Henrichs (1997). After him are Monica Theodorescu (1963), Eva Pfaff (1961), Leon Draisaitl (1995), Dagmar Hase (1969), Markus Scherer (1962), and Olaf Hampel (1965).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Gedion Zelalem ranks 523Before him are David Raum (1998), Marvin Plattenhardt (1992), Robin Koch (1996), Dieter Eckstein (1964), Max Kruse (1988), and Benjamin Henrichs (1997). After him are Achim Beierlorzer (1967), Dirk Lehmann (1971), Christian Günter (1993), Jermaine Jones (1981), Roberto Hilbert (1984), and Max Meyer (1995).