1978 - Today
Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka (born 20 February 1978) is a Cameroonian football manager and former player who manages Val d'Europe FC. He mainly played as a right midfielder, but throughout his career he also played as a second striker, more noticeably during his first spell at Iraklis. He was born in Matomb, Cameroon and played youth football in Cameroonian club Union Douala, the team for which he made his senior debut. After his spell in Cameroon, in 1998, he moved to Greece where he played football for several clubs including Ethnikos, Panachaiki, Aris, Panathinaikos and Iraklis in a time span of 9+1⁄2 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joël Epalle has received more than 57,763 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Joël Epalle is the 7,703rd most popular soccer player (down from 7,344th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 57th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Joël Epalle ranks 7,703 out of 16,880. Before him are Sandy Turnbull, Zouhair Feddal, Aleksander Knavs, Aldo Junior Simoncini, Shusaku Nishikawa, and Marc Rieper. After him are Jean Elias, Rudi Vata, Ibrahim Ayew, Juan Manuel Peña, Mislav Oršić, and Rubén Olivera.
1884 - 1917
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 7,697
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 7,698
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 7,699
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 7,700
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,701
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,702
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,703
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,704
1969 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,705
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,706
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 7,707
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 7,708
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 7,709
Among people born in 1978, Joël Epalle ranks 542. Before him are Antonio de Nigris, Frédéric Leclercq, Tim McIlrath, Zhang Zhong, Paul Banks, and Beth Riesgraf. After him are Souleymane Diawara, Waleed al-Shehri, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Mizuki Noguchi, Rossif Sutherland, and Stereo Mike.
1978 - 2009
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 536
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 537
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.91
Rank: 538
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 539
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.83
Rank: 540
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.81
Rank: 541
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 542
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 543
1978 - 2001
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 544
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.67
Rank: 545
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 546
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 547
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 548
Among people born in Cameroon, Joël Epalle ranks 69 out of 132. Before him are Youssoufa Moukoko (2004), Patrice Abanda (1978), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), Salomon Olembé (1980), Fabrice Ondoa (1995), and Léonard Kweuke (1987). After him are Yvon Mvogo (1994), Alioum Boukar (1972), Georges Mandjeck (1988), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Eyong Enoh (1986), and Benjamin Moukandjo (1988).
2004 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 63
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 64
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 65
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 66
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 67
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.94
Rank: 68
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 69
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 70
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 71
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 72
1989 - 2014
HPI: 33.22
Rank: 73
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.17
Rank: 74
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 75
Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Joël Epalle ranks 49. Before him are Youssoufa Moukoko (2004), Patrice Abanda (1978), Aurélien Chedjou (1985), Salomon Olembé (1980), Fabrice Ondoa (1995), and Léonard Kweuke (1987). After him are Yvon Mvogo (1994), Alioum Boukar (1972), Georges Mandjeck (1988), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Eyong Enoh (1986), and Benjamin Moukandjo (1988).
2004 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 43
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 44
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 45
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 46
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 47
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.94
Rank: 48
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 49
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 50
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 51
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 52
1989 - 2014
HPI: 33.22
Rank: 53
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.17
Rank: 54
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 55