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Ki Sung-yueng

1989 - Today

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Ki Sung-yueng (Korean: 기성용; Hanja: 奇誠庸; Korean pronunciation: [ki.sʌŋ.joŋ]; born 24 January 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul. From 2008 to 2019, Ki was a full international for South Korea, gaining 110 caps. He was selected in their squads for three World Cups, leading them as captain in the 2018 edition in Russia, and participated in three Asian Cups, finishing as runner-up in the 2015 edition. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ki Sung-yueng has received more than 1,725,093 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Ki Sung-yueng is the 4,975th most popular soccer player (up from 5,220th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 441st in 2019) and the 21st most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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  • 43.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ki Sung-yueng ranks 4,975 out of 21,273. Before him are Daniel Xuereb, Jan Jönsson, Teddy Lučić, Salman Al-Faraj, Mohamed Kallon, and Fernando. After him are Gabriel De Michèle, Todor Diev, Olaf Marschall, Viktor Zvyahintsev, Zeljko Kalac, and Juan Ignacio Basaguren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Ki Sung-yueng ranks 105. Before him are Kwon Yu-ri, Shin Hye-sun, Jessica Jung, Harry Melling, Charles Oliveira, and Salman Al-Faraj. After him are Sven Bender, Takeru Satoh, Salomón Rondón, Kat Graham, Leandro Damião, and Jung So-min.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ki Sung-yueng ranks 390 out of 1,128. Before him are Cho Mi-yeon (1997), Shin Hye-sun (1989), Kang Seul-gi (1994), Kang Jae-won (1965), Cho Kyu-hyun (1988), and Jim Lee (1964). After him are Lee Eun-ju (1980), Lee Na-young (1979), Song Ha-yoon (1986), Kim Eun-sook (1973), Kim Jae-wook (1983), and Kim Tae-ri (1990).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Ki Sung-yueng ranks 21. Before him are Lee Woon-jae (1973), Lee Kang-in (2001), Lee Dong-gook (1979), Choi Dae-shik (1965), Kim Do-hoon (1970), and Jang Hyun-soo (1991). After him are Lee Chun-soo (1981), Cho Kwang-rae (1954), Choi Yong-soo (1973), Hwang Hee-chan (1996), Lee Jung-soo (1980), and Park Chang-sun (1954).

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