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Itumeleng Khune

1987 - Today

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Itumeleng Isaac Khune (born 20 June 1987) is a South African professional football player who most recently played as goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, and also the South African national team. He is often hailed as one of the best goalkeepers in South Africa, nicknamed "Mzansi's number one". Khune shot to fame when he saved three penalties from Esrom Nyandoro and Peter Ndlovu against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout final on 1 December 2007. He is also well known for saving a David Villa penalty and proceeding to make a double save in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage match against Spain a day before his 22nd birthday on 20 June 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Itumeleng Khune has received more than 625,793 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Itumeleng Khune is the 15,960th most popular soccer player (down from 13,181st in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 309th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South African Soccer Player.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Itumeleng Khune ranks 15,960 out of 21,273. Before him are Josha Vagnoman, Leo Väisänen, Viljormur Davidsen, Tomohiko Ito, Samir Lima de Araújo, and Yoshimi Sasahara. After him are James Collins, Andrei Sidorenkov, Daniel Cambronero, Jasir Asani, Cristian Herrera, and Denis Drăguș.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Itumeleng Khune ranks 1,199. Before him are Christian Reitz, Bratislav Punoševac, James Johnson, Kim Song-yong, Stefan Denifl, and Gert Jõeäär. After him are Mats Zuccarello, D. J. Augustin, Matteo Rabottini, Foluke Gunderson, Alexandra Roach, and Mohammad Mousavi.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Itumeleng Khune ranks 402 out of 454. Before him are Senzo Meyiwa (1984), Jacques Freitag (1982), Thuso Mbedu (1991), Shannon Kook (1987), Lloyd Harris (1997), and Elrio van Heerden (1983). After him are Adam Rose (1979), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995), Ryan Gibbons (1994), Mmusi Maimane (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), and Lebo Mothiba (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa

Among soccer players born in South Africa, Itumeleng Khune ranks 47. Before him are Rowen Fernández (1978), Nasief Morris (1981), Bernard Parker (1986), Shu-Aib Walters (1981), Senzo Meyiwa (1984), and Elrio van Heerden (1983). After him are Lebo Mothiba (1996), Calvin Marlin (1976), Themba Mnguni (1973), Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), and Teko Modise (1982).

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