SOCCER PLAYER
Sami Al-Jaber
1972 - Today
Sami Al-Jaber
Sami Abdullah Mohammed Al-Jaber (Arabic: سَامِي عَبْد الله مُحَمَّد الْجَابِر; born 11 December 1972) is a Saudi Arabian football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. He spent the entirety of his career with Al-Hilal, apart from a five-month loan to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Al-Jaber is his country's second highest international goal-scorer with 46 goals in 156 internationals from 1992 to 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sami Al-Jaber has received more than 476,545 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Sami Al-Jaber is the 1,366th most popular soccer player (up from 1,598th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 160th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saudi Arabian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
480k
Page Views (PV)
58.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
7.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Sami Al-Jaber ranks 1,366 out of 21,273. Before him are Kees Rijvers, Ferenc Hirzer, Karl Hohmann, Nikita Simonyan, Gerhard Hanappi, and Igor Chislenko. After him are David Kipiani, Christian Eriksen, Valdo Filho, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Santiago Solari, and Masakatsu Miyamoto.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKees Rijvers
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,360
Ferenc Hirzer
1902 - 1957
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,361
Karl Hohmann
1908 - 1974
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,362
Nikita Simonyan
1926 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,363
Gerhard Hanappi
1929 - 1980
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,364
Igor Chislenko
1939 - 1994
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,365
Sami Al-Jaber
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,366
David Kipiani
1951 - 2001
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,367
Christian Eriksen
1992 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,368
Valdo Filho
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,369
Kevin-Prince Boateng
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,370
Santiago Solari
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,371
Masakatsu Miyamoto
1938 - 2002
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,372
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Sami Al-Jaber ranks 73. Before him are Noriaki Kasai, Juanes, Hermann Maier, Lee Jung-jae, Manfred Weber, and Garou. After him are Chiara Mastroianni, Sarah Clarke, Takuya Kimura, Arayik Harutyunyan, Afghan Girl, and Audrey Azoulay.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsNoriaki Kasai
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 67
Juanes
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 68
Hermann Maier
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 69
Lee Jung-jae
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 70
Manfred Weber
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 71
Garou
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 72
Sami Al-Jaber
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 73
Chiara Mastroianni
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 74
Sarah Clarke
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 75
Takuya Kimura
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 76
Arayik Harutyunyan
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 77
Afghan Girl
CELEBRITY
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 78
Audrey Azoulay
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 79
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Sami Al-Jaber ranks 201 out of 354. Before him are Nafiʽ al-Madani (689), Saad Hariri (1970), Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Sharif Ali (1450), Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600), and Ibn al-Khattab (1969). After him are Aliya bint Ali (1911), Utba ibn Ghazwan (581), Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (700), Al-A'sha (570), Jotapianus (200), and Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644).
Others born in Saudi Arabia
Go to all RankingsNafiʽ al-Madani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 785
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 195
Saad Hariri
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 196
Uthman ibn Maz'un
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 197
Sharif Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1450 - 1432
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 198
Al-Bara' ibn Azib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 690
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 199
Ibn al-Khattab
EXTREMIST
1969 - 2002
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 200
Sami Al-Jaber
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 201
Aliya bint Ali
NOBLEMAN
1911 - 1950
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 202
Utba ibn Ghazwan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
581 - 639
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 203
Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi
POLITICIAN
700 - 800
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 204
Al-A'sha
WRITER
570 - 629
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 205
Jotapianus
POLITICIAN
200 - 249
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 206
Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah
WRITER
644 - 712
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 207
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Saudi Arabia
Among soccer players born in Saudi Arabia, Sami Al-Jaber ranks 3. Before him are Majed Abdullah (1959), and Saeed Al-Owairan (1967). After him are Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972), Salem Al-Dawsari (1991), Salman Al-Faraj (1989), Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982), Yousuf Al-Thunayan (1963), Ali Al-Bulaihi (1989), Omar Abdulrahman (1991), Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992), and Abdullah Al-Mayouf (1987).
Majed Abdullah
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1
Saeed Al-Owairan
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2
Sami Al-Jaber
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 3
Mohamed Al-Deayea
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4
Salem Al-Dawsari
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 5
Salman Al-Faraj
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 6
Yasser Al-Qahtani
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 7
Yousuf Al-Thunayan
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 8
Ali Al-Bulaihi
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 9
Omar Abdulrahman
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 10
Yasser Al-Shahrani
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 11
Abdullah Al-Mayouf
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 12