SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Ball

1979 - Today

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Michael John Ball (born 2 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. Ball started his professional career at Everton, making his debut as a 17-year-old in 1997. He was capped by the England national team in 2001. Ball joined Rangers in the 2001 close season in a £6.5 million transfer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ball is the 20,396th most popular soccer player (down from 17,804th in 2024), the 8,495th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,048th in 2019) and the 1,054th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Ball ranks 20,396 out of 21,273. Before him are Fredrik André Bjørkan, Christian Eigler, Brian Jensen, Lee McCulloch, Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland, and Jay Gorter. After him are Kei Ikeda, Akimi Barada, Ramiro Vaca, Nicky Shorey, Édouard Michut, and Richard Ortiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michael Ball ranks 1,523. Before him are Bilal, Lucy Brown, Rasual Butler, Gul Panag, Pascale Hutton, and Liz White. After him are Chris Mihm, LaDainian Tomlinson, Ashish Nehra, Brian Campbell, Brendan Haywood, and Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Ball ranks 8,497 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Dempsey (1980), Liz White (1979), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (2003), Cameron Jerome (1986), Keith Curle (1963), and Lee McCulloch (1978). After him are Nicky Shorey (1981), Ben Goldacre (1974), Francis Jeffers (1981), Mason Holgate (1996), Kim Little (1990), and Robert Snodgrass (1987).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Michael Ball ranks 1,054. Before him are Brandon Williams (2000), James Lawrence (1992), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (2003), Cameron Jerome (1986), Keith Curle (1963), and Lee McCulloch (1978). After him are Nicky Shorey (1981), Francis Jeffers (1981), Mason Holgate (1996), Kim Little (1990), Robert Snodgrass (1987), and Joe Bennett (1990).

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