1987 - Today
Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم بن عرفة, French pronunciation: [atɛm bɛnaʁfa]; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder. He is currently a free agent. 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 3,601,339 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Hatem Ben Arfa is the 1,590th most popular soccer player (up from 2,142nd in 2019), the 3,665th most popular biography from France (down from 3,641st in 2019) and the 80th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 1,590 out of 16,880. Before him are Joaquim Rifé, Ralf Edström, Joel Antônio Martins, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Sadok Sassi, and Karlheinz Förster. After him are Stanislaus Kobierski, Alfred Bickel, Fritz Szepan, Toyohito Mochizuki, Alberto Chividini, and Hidetoki Takahashi.
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,584
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,585
1931 - 2003
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,586
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,587
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 1,588
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1,589
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 1,590
1910 - 1972
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 1,591
1918 - 1999
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 1,592
1907 - 1974
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 1,593
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 1,594
1907 - 1961
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1,595
1916 - 2000
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1,596
Among people born in 1987, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 36. Before him are Dimitri Payet, Dries Mertens, Sergio Romero, Liu Yifei, Blaise Matuidi, and Oleksandr Usyk. After him are Marouane Fellaini, Michael B. Jordan, Kerem Bürsin, Han Hyo-joo, Ji Chang-wook, and Jorge Lorenzo.
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 30
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 31
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 32
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 33
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 34
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 35
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 36
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 37
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 38
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 39
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 40
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 41
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 42
Among people born in France, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 3,665 out of 6,011. Before him are Claude Abbes (1927), Viktor Lazlo (1960), Grégory Coupet (1972), Pierre Raymond de Montmort (1678), Charles Despiau (1874), and Christian d'Oriola (1928). After him are Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920), Henri Cassini (1781), René Maire (1878), Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont (1798), Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876), and Simonne Mathieu (1908).
1927 - 2008
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 3,659
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 3,660
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 3,661
1678 - 1719
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 3,662
1874 - 1946
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 3,663
1928 - 2007
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 3,664
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,665
1920 - 1989
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,666
1781 - 1832
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,667
1878 - 1949
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,668
1798 - 1874
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,669
1876 - 1944
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 3,670
1908 - 1980
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 3,671
Among soccer players born in France, Hatem Ben Arfa ranks 80. Before him are Blaise Matuidi (1987), Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931), Jean Nicolas (1913), Marcel Langiller (1908), Claude Abbes (1927), and Grégory Coupet (1972). After him are André-Pierre Gignac (1985), Edmond Delfour (1907), Ludovic Giuly (1976), René Llense (1913), René Petit (1899), and Étienne Mattler (1905).
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 74
1931 - 2014
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 75
1913 - 1978
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 76
1908 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 77
1927 - 2008
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 78
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 79
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 80
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 81
1907 - 1990
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 82
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 83
1913 - 2014
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 84
1899 - 1989
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 85
1905 - 1986
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 86