SOCCER PLAYER

Jan Vertonghen

1987 - Today

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Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑm ˈbɛrt ˈlivə vərˈtɔŋə(n)]; born 24 April 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Pro League club Anderlecht. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back. Vertonghen began his senior career at Dutch club Ajax in 2006 and totalled 220 games and 28 goals for them across all competitions, serving as their captain from 2011 to 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Vertonghen has received more than 3,396,822 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Jan Vertonghen is the 2,328th most popular soccer player (down from 1,738th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 500th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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  • 59

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  • 7.97

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  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jan Vertonghen ranks 2,328 out of 21,273. Before him are Jean-Luc Ettori, Rodri, Willian, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Henock Abrahamsson, and Miranda. After him are Takumi Minamino, John Barnes, Isacio Calleja, Alexander Hleb, José Perácio, and Enrique Fernández Viola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Jan Vertonghen ranks 47. Before him are Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, José Callejón, Iago Aspas, Afrojack, Marco Simoncelli, and Hilary Duff. After him are Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Noboa, Ana Ivanovic, Hatem Ben Arfa, Gary Medel, and Ramires.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jan Vertonghen ranks 575 out of 1,190. Before him are Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella (1790), Guido Reybrouck (1941), Camille Lemonnier (1844), Virginie Efira (1977), Henri Pousseur (1929), and Victor Willems (1877). After him are Gérard Leman (1851), Louis Paul Boon (1912), Gabrielle Petit (1893), George Albert Boulenger (1858), Hieronymus Cock (1518), and Gérard Corbiau (1941).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Jan Vertonghen ranks 45. Before him are Christian Piot (1947), Jacky Munaron (1956), André Vandewyer (1909), Léon Semmeling (1940), Arnold Badjou (1909), and Yannick Carrasco (1993). After him are Jean Dockx (1941), Luc Nilis (1967), Léopold Anoul (1922), Nicolas Hoydonckx (1900), Lei Clijsters (1956), and Toby Alderweireld (1989).

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