SOCCER PLAYER

Hatem Ben Arfa

1987 - Today

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Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم بن عرفة, French pronunciation: [atɛm bɛnaʁfa]; born 7 March 1987) is a Tunisian-French former professional footballer who played as a winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and dribbling ability, Ben Arfa is regarded as a fan favourite with a cult following. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hatem Ben Arfa has received more than 3,747,229 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Hatem Ben Arfa is the 2,399th most popular soccer player (down from 1,590th in 2019), the 4,199th most popular biography from France (down from 3,649th in 2019) and the 126th most popular French Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 2,399 out of 21,273. Before him are Jaú, Iuliu Bodola, Ricardo Ferretti, Ante Rebić, Jack Grealish, and Ikuo Takahara. After him are Jean Dockx, Islam Slimani, Riccardo Montolivo, Luc Nilis, Rodolphe Hiden, and Roberto Pruzzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 51. Before him are Marco Simoncelli, Hilary Duff, Jan Vertonghen, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Noboa, and Ana Ivanovic. After him are Gary Medel, Ramires, Kerem Bürsin, Eder, Luiz Adriano, and Kagney Linn Karter.

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In France

Among people born in France, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 4,199 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard Pivot (1935), François le Métel de Boisrobert (1592), Noël Roquevert (1892), Marie Bouliard (1762), Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800), and Mary of Avesnes (1280). After him are Christian d'Oriola (1928), Hélène Grimaud (1969), Louis Henri Boussenard (1847), Claude Mauriac (1914), Fernand de Langle de Cary (1849), and Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 126. Before him are Louis Saha (1978), François Heutte (1938), Jean-Luc Ettori (1955), Raymond Kaelbel (1932), François Bracci (1951), and Alexandre Lacazette (1991). After him are Mathieu Flamini (1984), Roger Marche (1924), Hervé Revelli (1946), Léon Glovacki (1928), Maurice Lafont (1927), and Petit (1976).

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