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Joël Epalle

1978 - Today

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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. Subsequently, in January 2007, he moved to Bundesliga outfit VfL Bochum where he played for 3+1⁄2 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joël Epalle has received more than 65,130 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Joël Epalle is the 9,490th most popular soccer player (down from 7,702nd in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 68th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joël Epalle ranks 9,490 out of 21,273. Before him are Andrea Fortunato, Nigel Clough, Karina Maruyama, Hernán Galíndez, Derek Dougan, and Anton Miranchuk. After him are Matz Sels, Guido Burgstaller, Kokichi Kimura, Pedro Reyes, Guillaume Gillet, and Matheus Pereira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Joël Epalle ranks 616. Before him are Malalai Joya, Will Estes, Giorgi Latso, Igor Semshov, Chris Stapleton, and Luke Kirby. After him are Samat Smakov, Waleed al-Shehri, Shawn Crawford, Tim McIlrath, Lázaro Ramos, and Kathleen Rubins.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Joël Epalle ranks 79 out of 156. Before him are Salomon Olembé (1980), Fabrice Ondoa (1995), Albert Meyong (1980), Jean Marie Dongou (1995), Émile Mbouh (1966), and Clinton N'Jie (1993). After him are Eyong Enoh (1986), Georges Mandjeck (1988), Pascal Siakam (1994), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Apoula Edel (1986), and David Embé (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Joël Epalle ranks 57. Before him are Salomon Olembé (1980), Fabrice Ondoa (1995), Albert Meyong (1980), Jean Marie Dongou (1995), Émile Mbouh (1966), and Clinton N'Jie (1993). After him are Eyong Enoh (1986), Georges Mandjeck (1988), Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (1989), Apoula Edel (1986), David Embé (1973), and Pius Ndiefi (1975).

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