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John Obi Mikel

1987 - Today

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Mikel John Obi (born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna; 22 April 1987), also known as John Obi Mikel, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Mikel began his career with local club Plateau United, before joining Norwegian club Lyn at the age of 17 in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Obi Mikel has received more than 3,081,520 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). John Obi Mikel is the 6,291st most popular soccer player (down from 5,439th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 71st in 2019) and the 28th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Obi Mikel ranks 6,291 out of 21,273. Before him are Rafael Amador, Mário Rui, Georgi Dimitrov, Florin Prunea, Ron-Robert Zieler, and José Mari. After him are Thilo Kehrer, Birkir Bjarnason, Owusu Benson, Marc Emmers, Diego Florentín, and Zdravko Kuzmanović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, John Obi Mikel ranks 193. Before him are Katie Leung, Júnior Moraes, Mara Wilson, Oksana Akinshina, Johan Djourou, and Terence Crawford. After him are Zdravko Kuzmanović, Shay Mitchell, Max Gradel, Genesis Rodriguez, Gonzalo Castro, and Phoebe Fox.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, John Obi Mikel ranks 79 out of 309. Before him are Victor Moses (1990), Rabiu Afolabi (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Michael Obiku (1968), Odion Ighalo (1989), and Francis Obikwelu (1978). After him are Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), Peter Utaka (1984), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Umar Sadiq (1997), and Kalu Uche (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, John Obi Mikel ranks 28. Before him are Vincent Enyeama (1982), Victor Moses (1990), Rabiu Afolabi (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Michael Obiku (1968), and Odion Ighalo (1989). After him are Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), Peter Utaka (1984), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Umar Sadiq (1997), and Kalu Uche (1982).

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