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Shola Ameobi

1981 - Today

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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 1,133,976 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Shola Ameobi is the 10,327th most popular soccer player (down from 9,731st in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 111th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Shola Ameobi ranks 10,327 out of 16,880. Before him are Kieron Dyer, Jermaine Pennant, Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche, Panagiotis Retsos, Vyacheslav Sviderskyi, and Kuami Agboh. After him are Giampiero Pinzi, Deon McCaulay, Maxence Lacroix, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, Fatmire Alushi, and Billy Celeski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Shola Ameobi ranks 825. Before him are Jürgen Colin, Jens-Erik Madsen, Emily Hampshire, Linda Sundblad, Jason Kapono, and David de la Fuente. After him are Giampiero Pinzi, Emanuele Sella, Giuseppe Sculli, Max Brown, Elina Duni, and Jennifer Tisdale.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Shola Ameobi ranks 120 out of 236. Before him are Ogenyi Onazi (1992), Innocent Emeghara (1989), Umar Sadiq (1997), Henry Onyekuru (1997), Samuel Chukwueze (1999), and Joseph Akpala (1986). After him are Benedict Iroha (1969), Jude Monye (1973), Christian Obodo (1984), Benedict Akwuegbu (1974), Genevieve Nnaji (1979), and Glory Alozie (1977).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Shola Ameobi ranks 68. Before him are Ogenyi Onazi (1992), Innocent Emeghara (1989), Umar Sadiq (1997), Henry Onyekuru (1997), Samuel Chukwueze (1999), and Joseph Akpala (1986). After him are Benedict Iroha (1969), Christian Obodo (1984), Benedict Akwuegbu (1974), Stephen Makinwa (1983), Isaac Promise (1987), and Solomon Okoronkwo (1987).

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