SOCCER PLAYER

Jefferson Farfán

1984 - Today

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Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝefeɾsoɱ faɾˈfan]; born 26 October 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. Commonly known as Farfán or the nickname Foquita (Spanish for Little Seal), he is known for his speed and technical ability and was one of the best providers of assists during his time in the Bundesliga. Farfán began his career with Deportivo Municipal and Alianza Lima; the latter club saw him make his professional debut in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jefferson Farfán has received more than 1,294,701 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Jefferson Farfán is the 2,656th most popular soccer player (up from 3,430th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Peru (up from 129th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Peruvian Soccer Player.

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  • 48.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jefferson Farfán ranks 2,656 out of 21,273. Before him are Alexandru Borbely, Takefusa Kubo, Imrich Stacho, Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Toshio Takabayashi, and Roberto Emílio da Cunha. After him are Constantin Stanciu, Martí Vergés, Ernie Brandts, Flemming Povlsen, Mohamed Akid, and Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Jefferson Farfán ranks 57. Before him are Mathieu Flamini, Vincenzo Nibali, Lucas Barrios, Lindsey Vonn, Mahamat Déby, and Danijel Subašić. After him are Milo Yiannopoulos, Daniel Agger, Theo James, Claire Foy, Natalia Tena, and Miloš Krasić.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Jefferson Farfán ranks 93 out of 287. Before him are Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (1874), Demetrio Neyra (1908), Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908), Manuel Candamo (1841), Hugo Sotil (1949), and Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (1780). After him are Víctor Benítez (1935), Orlando de la Torre (1943), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), Esteban Canal (1896), Julio Quintana (1904), and Manuel Scorza (1928).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Peru

Among soccer players born in Peru, Jefferson Farfán ranks 10. Before him are Héctor Chumpitaz (1943), Alberto Gallardo (1940), Paolo Guerrero (1984), Demetrio Neyra (1908), Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908), and Hugo Sotil (1949). After him are Víctor Benítez (1935), Orlando de la Torre (1943), Julio Quintana (1904), Eloy Campos (1942), Alejandro Villanueva (1908), and Plácido Galindo (1906).

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