SOCCER PLAYER

Odion Ighalo

1989 - Today

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Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda. Regarded as one of the best strikers in Africa, he is a creative forward known for his technical skills, dribbling, vision and versatility on the pitch. After starting his career at Nigerian clubs Prime and Julius Berger, Ighalo moved to Norwegian club Lyn in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Odion Ighalo has received more than 4,578,349 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Odion Ighalo is the 6,241st most popular soccer player (down from 4,899th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Odion Ighalo ranks 6,241 out of 21,273. Before him are Sebastian Rode, Hans-Jürgen Riediger, John Guidetti, Naoki Soma, Marten de Roon, and Michael Obiku. After him are Iraj Danaeifard, Daniel Andersson, Faouzi Chaouchi, Saki Kumagai, Atsuhiro Miura, and Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Odion Ighalo ranks 159. Before him are Yong Jun-hyung, Rob Knox, Nicky Romero, Nora Arnezeder, Kana Hanazawa, and Martin Dúbravka. After him are Jake Lloyd, Taras Stepanenko, Daesung, Ron-Robert Zieler, Elle King, and Munir Mohand Mohamedi.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Odion Ighalo ranks 77 out of 309. Before him are Atiku Abubakar (1946), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Victor Moses (1990), Rabiu Afolabi (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), and Michael Obiku (1968). After him are Francis Obikwelu (1978), John Obi Mikel (1987), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), Peter Utaka (1984), and Mudashiru Lawal (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Odion Ighalo ranks 27. Before him are Ahmed Musa (1992), Vincent Enyeama (1982), Victor Moses (1990), Rabiu Afolabi (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), and Michael Obiku (1968). After him are John Obi Mikel (1987), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), Peter Utaka (1984), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), and Umar Sadiq (1997).

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