SOCCER PLAYER
Seydou Keita
1980 - Today
Seydou Keita
Seydou Keïta (French pronunciation: [sɛdu kɛjta]; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder. Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four), winning 14 titles with the latter club after signing in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seydou Keita has received more than 1,018,376 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Seydou Keita is the 1,676th most popular soccer player (down from 1,333rd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Mali (up from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
57.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
7.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Seydou Keita ranks 1,676 out of 21,273. Before him are Eduard Markarov, Marián Masný, Oriol Romeu, Essam El Hadary, József Nagy, and Kazimierz Górski. After him are Zé Sérgio, Nobuo Kawakami, Gary Neville, Silva Batuta, Abel Balbo, and Ashley Cole.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduard Markarov
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,670
Marián Masný
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,671
Oriol Romeu
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,672
Essam El Hadary
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,673
József Nagy
1892 - 1963
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,674
Kazimierz Górski
1921 - 2006
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,675
Seydou Keita
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,676
Zé Sérgio
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,677
Nobuo Kawakami
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,678
Gary Neville
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,679
Silva Batuta
1940 - 2020
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,680
Abel Balbo
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,681
Ashley Cole
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,682
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Seydou Keita ranks 44. Before him are Roman Weidenfeller, Kim Tae-hee, Cristian Chivu, Sami Yusuf, Tomáš Rosický, and Emre Belözoğlu. After him are Ashley Cole, Robbie Keane, Jo Jung-suk, Nur Fettahoğlu, Kristen Bell, and Diego Lugano.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsRoman Weidenfeller
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 38
Kim Tae-hee
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 39
Cristian Chivu
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 40
Sami Yusuf
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 41
Tomáš Rosický
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 42
Emre Belözoğlu
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 43
Seydou Keita
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 44
Ashley Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 45
Robbie Keane
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 46
Jo Jung-suk
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 47
Nur Fettahoğlu
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 48
Kristen Bell
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 49
Diego Lugano
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 50
In Mali
Among people born in Mali, Seydou Keita ranks 17 out of 72. Before him are Askia Mohammad I (1443), Ali Farka Touré (1939), Sonni Ali (1464), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Jean Zerbo (1943), and Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900). After him are Boubacar Traoré (1942), Souleymane Cissé (1940), Yambo Ouologuem (1940), Modibo Keita (1942), Moctar Ouane (1955), and Assimi Goïta (1983).
Others born in Mali
Go to all RankingsAskia Mohammad I
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1538
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 11
Ali Farka Touré
SINGER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 12
Sonni Ali
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1492
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 13
Dioncounda Traoré
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 14
Jean Zerbo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 15
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 16
Seydou Keita
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 17
Boubacar Traoré
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 18
Souleymane Cissé
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 19
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 20
Modibo Keita
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 21
Moctar Ouane
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 22
Assimi Goïta
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 23
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mali
Among soccer players born in Mali, Seydou Keita ranks 2. Before him are Salif Keïta (1946). After him are Mahamadou Diarra (1981), Hamari Traoré (1992), Cheick Diabaté (1988), Amadou Haidara (1998), Adama Coulibaly (1980), Kalifa Coulibaly (1991), Modibo Maïga (1987), Almamy Touré (1996), Samba Sow (1989), and Adama Traoré (1995).
Salif Keïta
1946 - 2023
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1
Seydou Keita
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2
Mahamadou Diarra
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3
Hamari Traoré
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4
Cheick Diabaté
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 5
Amadou Haidara
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 6
Adama Coulibaly
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 7
Kalifa Coulibaly
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 8
Modibo Maïga
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 9
Almamy Touré
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 10
Samba Sow
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 11
Adama Traoré
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 12