SOCCER PLAYER

Ismail Matar

1983 - Today

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Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi (Arabic: إسماعيل مطر; born 7 April 1983 in Abu Dhabi) is an Emirati former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. Matar was awarded the Golden Ball at the 2003 World Youth Championships after being voted the tournament's best player even though the UAE only reached the quarter finals. He is best known for leading the UAE to their first ever trophy, which was held in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ismail Matar has received more than 241,422 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ismail Matar is the 7,331st most popular soccer player (down from 7,196th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from United Arab Emirates (down from 21st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Emirati Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ismail Matar ranks 7,331 out of 21,273. Before him are Maicon Pereira Roque, Eliseu, Martín Silva, Sérgio Soares, Vincenzo Grifo, and José Zalazar. After him are Gabriel Paletta, Nadir Belhadj, Bjarne Goldbæk, Mathys Tel, Khalil Azmi, and Ferdinand Coly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Ismail Matar ranks 285. Before him are Arsen Pavlov, Miguel Cabrera, Eliseu, Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Martín Silva, and Cheryl. After him are Sara Malakul Lane, Marcelo Melo, Jefferson, Pavel Gubarev, Zoe Perry, and Martha Higareda.

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In United Arab Emirates

Among people born in United Arab Emirates, Ismail Matar ranks 25 out of 49. Before him are Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (1978), Marwan al-Shehhi (1978), Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (1985), Ahmed Al-Maktoum (1963), Ali Mabkhout (1990), and Muhsin Musabah (1964). After him are Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi (1962), Sultan Al Neyadi (1981), Ahmed Khalil (1991), Ismail Al Hammadi (1988), Hazza Al Mansouri (1983), and Ahmed Bukhatir (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Arab Emirates

Among soccer players born in United Arab Emirates, Ismail Matar ranks 4. Before him are Adnan Al Talyani (1964), Ali Mabkhout (1990), and Muhsin Musabah (1964). After him are Ahmed Khalil (1991), Ismail Al Hammadi (1988), Walid Abbas (1985), Khalid Eisa (1989), Ali Khasif (1987), Theyab Awana (1990), Amer Abdulrahman (1989), and Hamdan Al-Kamali (1989).

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