SOCCER PLAYER
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Today
Ibrahim Afellay
Ibrahim Afellay (Arabic: إبراهيم أفيلاي; born 2 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He currently works for Dutch broadcaster NOS as a football pundit. He played youth football at Elinkwijk before joining the PSV Eindhoven youth academy at age 10. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibrahim Afellay has received more than 1,765,670 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim Afellay is the 1,898th most popular soccer player (down from 1,363rd in 2019), the 617th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 531st in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
50.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
9.23
Effective Languages (L*)
3.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 1,898 out of 21,273. Before him are Agustín Sauto Arana, Marcel Domingo, Yoshinori Shigematsu, Franz Roth, Angelos Charisteas, and Jaroslav Pollák. After him are Rinaldo Martino, Samir Handanović, Brahim Díaz, Máté Fenyvesi, Károly Palotai, and Juan Carlos Corazzo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAgustín Sauto Arana
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 1,892
Marcel Domingo
1924 - 2010
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 1,893
Yoshinori Shigematsu
1930 - 2018
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,894
Franz Roth
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,895
Angelos Charisteas
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,896
Jaroslav Pollák
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,897
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,898
Rinaldo Martino
1921 - 2000
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,899
Samir Handanović
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,900
Brahim Díaz
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,901
Máté Fenyvesi
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,902
Károly Palotai
1935 - 2018
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,903
Juan Carlos Corazzo
1907 - 1986
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,904
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 47. Before him are Kit Harington, Vincent Kompany, Oscar Pistorius, Sebastian Kurz, Claudio Marchisio, and BoA. After him are Gaël Monfils, Alba Flores, João Moutinho, Hajime Isayama, Cristhian Stuani, and Mario Casas.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsKit Harington
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 41
Vincent Kompany
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 42
Oscar Pistorius
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 43
Sebastian Kurz
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 44
Claudio Marchisio
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 45
BoA
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 46
Ibrahim Afellay
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 47
Gaël Monfils
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 48
Alba Flores
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 49
João Moutinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 50
Hajime Isayama
COMIC ARTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 51
Cristhian Stuani
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 52
Mario Casas
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 53
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 617 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Johan Kolff (1911), Johannes Meursius (1579), Arend Heyting (1898), Willem Roelofs (1822), Diederik Korteweg (1848), and Victor Marijnen (1917). After him are Henk Groot (1938), Suzanne Manet (1829), Ard Schenk (1944), Maggie MacNeal (1950), Jan Raas (1952), and Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsWillem Johan Kolff
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 611
Johannes Meursius
HISTORIAN
1579 - 1639
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 612
Arend Heyting
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 613
Willem Roelofs
PAINTER
1822 - 1897
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 614
Diederik Korteweg
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1941
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 615
Victor Marijnen
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1975
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 616
Ibrahim Afellay
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 617
Henk Groot
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 618
Suzanne Manet
PAINTER
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 619
Ard Schenk
SKATER
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 620
Maggie MacNeal
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 621
Jan Raas
CYCLIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 622
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 623
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 72. Before him are Nigel de Jong (1984), Pleun Strik (1944), Wim Kieft (1962), Memphis Depay (1994), Pim Doesburg (1943), and Coen Moulijn (1937). After him are Henk Groot (1938), Adri van Tiggelen (1957), Daley Blind (1990), Frenkie de Jong (1997), Kick Smit (1911), and Hans Ooft (1947).
Nigel de Jong
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 66
Pleun Strik
1944 - 2022
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 67
Wim Kieft
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 68
Memphis Depay
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 69
Pim Doesburg
1943 - 2020
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 70
Coen Moulijn
1937 - 2011
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 71
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 72
Henk Groot
1938 - 2022
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 73
Adri van Tiggelen
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 74
Daley Blind
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 75
Frenkie de Jong
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 76
Kick Smit
1911 - 1974
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 77
Hans Ooft
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 78