SOCCER PLAYER

Paul Merson

1968 - Today

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Paul Charles Merson (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager, commentator and sports television pundit for Sky Sports. Originally a forward, Merson found success as an attacking midfielder and playmaker later in his career. After making his debut for Arsenal in the 1986–87 season, Merson went on to play eleven seasons with the North London club. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Merson has received more than 3,435,839 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Merson is the 9,031st most popular soccer player (down from 7,429th in 2019), the 6,632nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,968th in 2019) and the 481st most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paul Merson ranks 9,031 out of 21,273. Before him are Emir Bajrami, Satoshi Ōtomo, Karol Linetty, Jorge Wagner, Yassine Benzia, and Boubacar Kamara. After him are Álex Fernández, Jan Bartram, Ali Hussein Shihab, Kim Myong-won, Adalbert Zafirov, and Jesús Fernández Collado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Paul Merson ranks 693. Before him are Jorge Volpi, Jorge Cadete, Jari Isometsä, Leo Peelen, Estanislao Struway, and Mikael Nilsson. After him are Lavinia Agache, Gordan Vidović, Tammy Duckworth, Mathew St. Patrick, Shahbaz Bhatti, and Zak Penn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Merson ranks 6,632 out of 8,785. Before him are Demis Hassabis (1976), Giovanni Reyna (2002), Con O'Neill (1966), Sophie Ward (1964), Holliday Grainger (1988), and Mary Tamm (1950). After him are Lily Cole (1987), Marc Albrighton (1989), Morgan Nicholls (1971), Marlon Roudette (1983), Victoria Wood (1953), and Rachel Goswell (1971).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Paul Merson ranks 481. Before him are Nathan Baker (1991), Jimmy Case (1954), Michail Antonio (1990), Chris Sutton (1973), Dominic Solanke (1997), and Giovanni Reyna (2002). After him are Marc Albrighton (1989), Mark Wright (1963), Nigel Martyn (1966), Chuba Akpom (1995), Trevor Cherry (1948), and Ronnie Moran (1934).

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