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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Ball has received more than 2,549,257 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Michael Ball is the 17,805th most popular soccer player (down from 15,629th in 2019), the 8,050th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,212th in 2019) and the 991st most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Ball ranks 17,805 out of 21,273. Before him are Samuel Adegbenro, Tatsunori Yamagata, Shinsuke Sakimoto, Ryuta Koike, Alejandro Moreno, and Shinya Kawashima. After him are Hayato Yano, Peter Madsen, Damjan Bohar, Diego González, Alberto Lora, and Alejandro Faurlín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michael Ball ranks 1,284. Before him are Ryo Kushino, Yukihiro Aoba, Brian McKeever, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Jiro Hiratsuka, and Alejandro Moreno. After him are Simon Amstell, Phelan Hill, Naoto Matsuo, David Forde, Earl Watson, and Taiye Selasi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Ball ranks 8,050 out of 8,785. Before him are James Dasaolu (1987), Edwin Jackson (null), Nell Tiger Free (1999), Matt Derbyshire (1986), Jonny Williams (1993), and Leon Britton (1982). After him are Matty James (1991), Simon Amstell (1979), Phelan Hill (1979), Catherine Bott (1952), Sam Fender (1994), and Dan Ticktum (1999).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Michael Ball ranks 991. Before him are Terry Phelan (1967), Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (1986), Keiren Westwood (1984), Matt Derbyshire (1986), Jonny Williams (1993), and Leon Britton (1982). After him are Matty James (1991), Hamza Choudhury (1997), Peter Whittingham (1984), Ashley Westwood (1990), Barry Bannan (1989), and Kim Little (1990).

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