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Joseph Yobo

1980 - Today

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Joseph Michael Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's record appearance holder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Yobo has received more than 629,127 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Joseph Yobo is the 5,609th most popular soccer player (down from 5,603rd in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 70th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joseph Yobo ranks 5,609 out of 16,880. Before him are Fabio Borini, Ioan Sabău, Ljubomir Radanović, Emanuele Giaccherini, James Kwesi Appiah, and Jacek Bąk. After him are Santiago Arias, Zoltán Gera, Mirko Hrgović, Carlos Salcido, Fabian Ernst, and Ross Barkley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Joseph Yobo ranks 265. Before him are Igor Vori, Ivan Radeljić, Michaël Llodra, Katsura Hoshino, Paulo da Silva, and Pål Sverre Hagen. After him are Carlos Salcido, Austin Nichols, Lara Pulver, Regina Spektor, Jo Hyun-jae, and Arthur Abraham.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Joseph Yobo ranks 73 out of 236. Before him are Michael Obiku (1968), Kalu Uche (1982), Victor Osimhen (1998), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), John Obi Mikel (1987), and Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978). After him are Emmanuel Emenike (1987), John Utaka (1982), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Yakubu (1982), Peter Utaka (1984), and Garba Lawal (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Joseph Yobo ranks 27. Before him are Celestine Babayaro (1978), Michael Obiku (1968), Kalu Uche (1982), Victor Osimhen (1998), John Obi Mikel (1987), and Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978). After him are Emmanuel Emenike (1987), John Utaka (1982), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Yakubu (1982), Peter Utaka (1984), and Garba Lawal (1974).

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