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John Utaka

1982 - Today

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John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka. Utaka has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors, subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, and then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining RC Lens and later Rennes in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Utaka has received more than 388,913 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. John Utaka is the 5,811th most popular soccer player (down from 5,806th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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  • 390k

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  • 37.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Utaka ranks 5,811 out of 16,880Before him are Michaël Cuisance, Michael Olunga, Hiroshi Soejima, Patrice Garande, Dimitar Ivankov, and Paolo Negro. After him are Radoslav Kováč, Nicolas Nkoulou, Yann M'Vila, Alan Kennedy, Víctor Sánchez, and Enzo Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, John Utaka ranks 287Before him are Mai Kuraki, Gillian Jacobs, Karim Ziani, Rudy Youngblood, Tal Ben Haim, and Server Djeparov. After him are Benjamin Walker, Laleh, Henrik Lundqvist, Ryu Seung-min, Vasili Berezutski, and Jay Bothroyd.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, John Utaka ranks 75 out of 236Before him are Victor Osimhen (1998), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), John Obi Mikel (1987), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Joseph Yobo (1980), and Emmanuel Emenike (1987). After him are Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Yakubu (1982), Peter Utaka (1984), Garba Lawal (1974), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Mudashiru Lawal (1954).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, John Utaka ranks 29Before him are Kalu Uche (1982), Victor Osimhen (1998), John Obi Mikel (1987), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Joseph Yobo (1980), and Emmanuel Emenike (1987). After him are Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Yakubu (1982), Peter Utaka (1984), Garba Lawal (1974), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), and Victor Obinna (1987).