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SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Kightly

1986 - Today

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Michael John Kightly (born 24 January 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Kightly was rejected as a schoolboy by Tottenham Hotspur but worked his way back to League football with Southend United. He again slipped into the non-League though, before being spotted by Wolverhampton Wanderers while starring for Grays Athletic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Kightly has received more than 304,563 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Michael Kightly is the 17,709th most popular soccer player (down from 16,273rd in 2019), the 7,589th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,782nd in 2019) and the 1,132nd most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 14.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Kightly ranks 17,709 out of 16,880Before him are Luke Steele, Katsuya Iwatake, Makoto Okazaki, Kazuto Nishida, Hiroto Sakai, and Marc Pugh. After him are Takuya Shigehiro, Hayate Hachikubo, Yushi Mizobuchi, Shintaro Shimada, Kento Onodera, and Sam Ricketts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Michael Kightly ranks 1,559Before him are Elise Rechichi, Hannah Hart, Danny Fox, Lee Peltier, Amarildo de Jesus Santos, and Tinchy Stryder. After him are Natasha Hastings, Genta Matsuo, Shogo Yoshizawa, Reggie Williams, Aaron Finch, and Ekta Bisht.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Kightly ranks 7,589 out of 7,765Before him are Liam Lawrence (1981), Jenny Jones (1980), Jamie Mackie (1985), Luke Steele (1984), Colin Fleming (1984), and Marc Pugh (1987). After him are Tim Baillie (1979), Sam Ricketts (1981), Josh Onomah (1997), Lauren Price (1994), Liam Bridcutt (1989), and Derek Riordan (1983).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Michael Kightly ranks 1,132Before him are Cyrus Christie (1992), Alan Tate (1982), Liam Lawrence (1981), Jamie Mackie (1985), Luke Steele (1984), and Marc Pugh (1987). After him are Sam Ricketts (1981), Josh Onomah (1997), Lauren Price (1994), Liam Bridcutt (1989), Derek Riordan (1983), and Nikita Parris (1994).