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Matt Le Tissier

1968 - Today

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Matthew Paul Le Tissier (; born 14 October 1968) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton, before turning to non-League football in 2002; his loyalty garnered special affection from Southampton's fans who nicknamed him "Le God". A creative attacking midfielder with exceptional technical skills, Le Tissier is the second-highest-ever scorer for Southampton behind Mick Channon, and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Le Tissier has received more than 3,114,502 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Matt Le Tissier is the 4,012th most popular soccer player (down from 3,634th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Guernsey and the most popular Soccer Player.

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  • 3.1M

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  • 52.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Matt Le Tissier ranks 4,012 out of 21,273. Before him are Jürgen Sundermann, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Gerald Asamoah, Gustavo Dezotti, Adolphe Hug, and Shinichi Morishita. After him are Joachim Marx, Sylvio Hoffmann, Nicolò Barella, Marcelo Trobbiani, Juan Alfonso Valle, and Nené.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Matt Le Tissier ranks 274. Before him are Lisa Marie, Junichi Masuda, Rica Matsumoto, Jaume Balagueró, Temur Ketsbaia, and Cecilia Malmström. After him are Parker Posey, Bertrand Bonello, Tricky, Sebastian Bach, Georgi Gospodinov, and Ramzi Yousef.

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In Guernsey

Among people born in Guernsey, Matt Le Tissier ranks 6 out of 8. Before him are Isaac Brock (1769), Percy Hodge (1890), Warren De la Rue (1815), Karen Dotrice (1955), and Roy Dotrice (1923). After him are Andy Priaulx (1974), Heather Watson (1992), and Cameron Chalmers (1997).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Guernsey

Among soccer players born in Guernsey, Matt Le Tissier ranks 1. 

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