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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. He was the first midfielder to score 100 goals in the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Le Tissier has received more than 2,825,634 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Le Tissier is the 3,635th most popular soccer player (up from 4,045th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Guernsey and the most popular Soccer Player.

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  • 3.86

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Matt Le Tissier ranks 3,635 out of 16,880Before him are Ante Rebić, Héctor Bellerín, Joe Mercer, Alexia Putellas, Bert Williams, and Lucas Digne. After him are Luís Oliveira, Clément Lenglet, Milton Viera, Edmondo Fabbri, Tom Starke, and Dieter Hecking.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Matt Le Tissier ranks 263Before him are Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Osmar Donizete Cândido, John Connolly, Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani, Mark Fisher, and Espen Bredesen. After him are Rakim, Howard Donald, Elsa Zylberstein, Cheb Hasni, Jeanne Balibar, and Dariusz Michalczewski.

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In Guernsey

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

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Guernsey

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

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