SOCCER PLAYER
Ryan Nelsen
1977 - Today

Ryan Nelsen
Ryan William Nelsen (born 18 October 1977) is a former New Zealand professional football player and former head coach of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Nelsen commonly played as a defender, and his professional career began in 1995. He notably captained the New Zealand national team and started his professional football career in his native country for Christchurch United. In 2001, he joined MLS side D.C. United and went on to play 81 times in the league, scoring 7 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ryan Nelsen has received more than 407,568 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ryan Nelsen is the 11,779th most popular soccer player (down from 10,705th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular New Zealander Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
40.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
2.55
Effective Languages (L*)
4.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ryan Nelsen ranks 11,779 out of 21,273. Before him are Barış Alper Yılmaz, Yu Dabao, Frédéric Née, Andy King, Jesús María Lacruz, and Mattheus Oliveira. After him are Zohib Islam Amiri, Waldemar Anton, Ulugbek Bakayev, Adil Hermach, Lukáš Zelenka, and Ionuț Radu.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarış Alper Yılmaz
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,773
Yu Dabao
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,774
Frédéric Née
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,775
Andy King
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,776
Jesús María Lacruz
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,777
Mattheus Oliveira
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,778
Ryan Nelsen
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,779
Zohib Islam Amiri
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,780
Waldemar Anton
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,781
Ulugbek Bakayev
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11,782
Adil Hermach
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 11,783
Lukáš Zelenka
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 11,784
Ionuț Radu
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 11,785
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Ryan Nelsen ranks 813. Before him are Satoshi Miyagawa, Grit Jurack, Toni Velamazán, Jean-Pierre Vidal, Reid Scott, and Julien Pillet. After him are Lucien Mettomo, Kamil Mikulčík, Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino, Jun Uchida, Per Elofsson, and Alex Tachie-Mensah.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsSatoshi Miyagawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 807
Grit Jurack
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 808
Toni Velamazán
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 809
Jean-Pierre Vidal
SKIER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 810
Reid Scott
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 811
Julien Pillet
FENCER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 812
Ryan Nelsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 813
Lucien Mettomo
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 814
Kamil Mikulčík
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 815
Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 816
Jun Uchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 817
Per Elofsson
SKIER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 818
Alex Tachie-Mensah
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 819
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Ryan Nelsen ranks 203 out of 303. Before him are Brodie Retallick (1991), Steven Adams (1993), Laurel Hubbard (1978), Kieran Read (1985), Michael Fitzgerald (1988), and Judith Collins (1959). After him are Julian Dean (1975), George Bennett (1990), Barbara Kendall (1967), Hamish Kerr (null), Jeremy Christie (1983), and James Bannatyne (1975).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsBrodie Retallick
RUGBY PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 197
Steven Adams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 198
Laurel Hubbard
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 199
Kieran Read
RUGBY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 200
Michael Fitzgerald
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 201
Judith Collins
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 202
Ryan Nelsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 203
Julian Dean
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 204
George Bennett
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 205
Barbara Kendall
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 206
Hamish Kerr
ATHLETE
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 207
Jeremy Christie
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 208
James Bannatyne
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 209
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In New Zealand
Among soccer players born in New Zealand, Ryan Nelsen ranks 11. Before him are Mark Paston (1976), Chris Wood (1991), Simon Elliott (1974), Kayne Vincent (1988), Winston Reid (1988), and Michael Fitzgerald (1988). After him are Jeremy Christie (1983), James Bannatyne (1975), Vaughan Coveny (1971), Michael McGlinchey (1987), Duncan Oughton (1977), and Chris Killen (1981).
Mark Paston
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 5
Chris Wood
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 6
Simon Elliott
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 7
Kayne Vincent
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 8
Winston Reid
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 9
Michael Fitzgerald
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 10
Ryan Nelsen
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 11
Jeremy Christie
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 12
James Bannatyne
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 13
Vaughan Coveny
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 14
Michael McGlinchey
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 15
Duncan Oughton
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 16
Chris Killen
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 17