1981 - Today
Park Ji-sung (Korean: 박지성; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕi.sʌŋ]; born 25 February 1981) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is one of the most successful Asian players in football history, having won 19 trophies in his career. He is the first Asian footballer to have won the UEFA Champions League, to play in a UEFA Champions League final, as well as the first Asian to have won the FIFA Club World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Park Ji-sung has received more than 4,727,598 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Park Ji-sung is the 1,289th most popular soccer player (up from 1,716th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 170th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among soccer players, Park Ji-sung ranks 1,289 out of 16,880. Before him are Björn Nordqvist, Hiroshi Katayama, Mitsuo Kamata, Ramón Grosso, Simon Kjær, and Fred. After him are Kevin De Bruyne, Armando Castellazzi, Manuel Amoros, Axel Witsel, Eiður Guðjohnsen, and Valery Voronin.
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,283
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,284
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,285
1943 - 2002
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,286
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1,287
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 1,288
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 1,289
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 1,290
1904 - 1968
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 1,291
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 1,292
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 1,293
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1,294
1939 - 1984
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1,295
Among people born in 1981, Park Ji-sung ranks 48. Before him are Lee Dong-wook, Sienna Miller, Simon Ammann, Alexis Bledel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Amy Lee. After him are Joaquín, Denis Pushilin, Fan Bingbing, Pitbull, Roque Santa Cruz, and Kim Jong-chul.
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 42
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 43
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 44
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 45
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 46
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 47
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 48
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 49
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 50
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 51
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 52
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 53
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 54
Among people born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 165 out of 944. Before him are Jo Jung-suk (1980), Chung Hong-won (1944), Choi Jin-sil (1968), Park Min-young (1986), Kim Tae-hee (1980), and Park Seo-joon (1988). After him are BoA (1986), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Park Shin-hye (1990), Lee Joon-gi (1982), G-Dragon (1988), and Lee Jong-suk (1989).
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 159
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 160
1968 - 2008
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 161
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 162
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 163
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 164
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 165
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 166
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 167
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 168
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 169
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 170
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 171
Among soccer players born in South Korea, Park Ji-sung ranks 4. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Hong Myung-bo (1969), and Son Heung-min (1992). After him are Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Kim Joo-sung (1966), Choi Kang-hee (1959), Lee Woon-jae (1973), and Park Chu-young (1985).
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 2
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 4
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 5
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 10
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 11
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 12