SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Essien

1982 - Today

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Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and is currently a member of Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland's coaching staff. He also played for the Ghana national team, earning more than 50 caps. During his prime, Essien was considered one of the best midfielders in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Essien has received more than 3,970,845 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Essien is the 1,009th most popular soccer player (down from 900th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Ghana (up from 10th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Essien ranks 1,009 out of 21,273. Before him are Ivan Perišić, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Humberto Coelho, Peter Crouch, Pablo Aimar, and Luis Arconada. After him are Attilio Ferraris, Virgil van Dijk, Christoph Daum, Schubert Gambetta, Arda Turan, and João Cancelo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Michael Essien ranks 19. Before him are Adriano, Thiago Motta, Mikel Arteta, Jessica Biel, Pepe Reina, and Tuba Büyüküstün. After him are Nick Vujicic, Hyun Bin, Hamit Altıntop, Jodie Whittaker, Son Ye-jin, and Vjosa Osmani.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 9 out of 162. Before him are Marcel Desailly (1968), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), Abedi Pele (1964), Sylvanus Olympio (1902), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), and Jerry Rawlings (1947). After him are John Atta Mills (1944), Peter Turkson (1948), Peter Mensah (1959), John Kufuor (1938), William Boyd (1952), and Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana

Among soccer players born in Ghana, Michael Essien ranks 3. Before him are Marcel Desailly (1968), and Abedi Pele (1964). After him are Samuel Kuffour (1976), Sulley Muntari (1984), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Gerald Asamoah (1978), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Alphonso Davies (2000), Stephen Appiah (1980), Tony Yeboah (1966), and Kwadwo Asamoah (1988).

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