SOCCER PLAYER

Shola Ameobi

1981 - Today

Photo of Shola Ameobi

Icon of person Shola Ameobi

Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi (born 12 October 1981) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent 14 years at Newcastle United, making 397 official appearances and scoring 79 goals, and received a winner's medal when they won the Championship in 2010. He has the fifth most appearances as a substitute in the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shola Ameobi has received more than 1,195,804 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 33 in 2019). Shola Ameobi is the 10,618th most popular soccer player (down from 10,319th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 120th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Shola Ameobi ranks 10,618 out of 21,273. Before him are Moumi Ngamaleu, Zoran Janković, Jaycee John Okwunwanne, Kaspars Gorkšs, Arnold Wetl, and David Zurutuza. After him are Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Welliton, José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz, Rafał Murawski, Nestor Omar Piccoli, and Henrique Arlindo Etges.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Shola Ameobi ranks 745. Before him are Dino Drpić, Matthew Emmons, Yoon Mi-rae, Kristian Pless, Christophe Kern, and Kaspars Gorkšs. After him are Brandi Carlile, José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz, Rafał Murawski, Ryan Hansen, Eric Lively, and Jonathan Santana.

Others Born in 1981

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Shola Ameobi ranks 140 out of 309. Before him are Godwin Okpara (1972), Anthony Nwakaeme (1989), Toks Olagundoye (1975), Daniel Igali (1974), Isaac Okoronkwo (1978), and Jaycee John Okwunwanne (1985). After him are Joel Obi (1991), Wizkid (1990), Michael Babatunde (1992), Brown Ideye (1988), Alex Iwobi (1996), and Henry Onyekuru (1997).

Others born in Nigeria

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Shola Ameobi ranks 64. Before him are Thompson Oliha (1968), Razak Omotoyossi (1985), Godwin Okpara (1972), Anthony Nwakaeme (1989), Isaac Okoronkwo (1978), and Jaycee John Okwunwanne (1985). After him are Joel Obi (1991), Michael Babatunde (1992), Brown Ideye (1988), Alex Iwobi (1996), Henry Onyekuru (1997), and Simeon Nwankwo (1992).

Nigerian born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous