SOCCER PLAYER
Shola Ameobi
1981 - Today
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 1,128,489 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 33 in 2019). Shola Ameobi is the 10,616th most popular soccer player (down from 10,319th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 120th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
33.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
2.64
Effective Languages (L*)
4.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Shola Ameobis by language
Over the past year Shola Ameobi has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 100,498 views, followed by Czech (4,478), and Simple English (3,046). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (869.26%), Simple English (224.39%), and Malagasy (72.63%)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shola Ameobi ranks 10,616 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 RankingsMoumi Ngamaleu
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 10,610
Zoran Janković
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 10,611
Jaycee John Okwunwanne
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 10,612
Kaspars Gorkšs
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 10,613
Arnold Wetl
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,614
David Zurutuza
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,615
Shola Ameobi
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,616
Sverrir Ingi Ingason
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,617
Welliton
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,618
José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,619
Rafał Murawski
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,620
Nestor Omar Piccoli
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,621
Henrique Arlindo Etges
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10,622
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Shola Ameobi ranks 744. 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 RankingsDino Drpić
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 738
Matthew Emmons
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 739
Yoon Mi-rae
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 740
Kristian Pless
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 741
Christophe Kern
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 742
Kaspars Gorkšs
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 743
Shola Ameobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 744
Brandi Carlile
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 745
José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 746
Rafał Murawski
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 747
Ryan Hansen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 748
Eric Lively
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 749
Jonathan Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.38
Rank: 750
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Shola Ameobi ranks 139 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 RankingsGodwin Okpara
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 133
Anthony Nwakaeme
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 134
Toks Olagundoye
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 135
Daniel Igali
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 136
Isaac Okoronkwo
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.42
Rank: 137
Jaycee John Okwunwanne
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 138
Shola Ameobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 139
Joel Obi
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 140
Wizkid
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 141
Michael Babatunde
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.23
Rank: 142
Brown Ideye
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 143
Alex Iwobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 144
Henry Onyekuru
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 145
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).
Thompson Oliha
1968 - 2013
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 58
Razak Omotoyossi
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 59
Godwin Okpara
1972 - Present
HPI: 33.65
Rank: 60
Anthony Nwakaeme
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 61
Isaac Okoronkwo
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.42
Rank: 62
Jaycee John Okwunwanne
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 63
Shola Ameobi
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 64
Joel Obi
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 65
Michael Babatunde
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.23
Rank: 66
Brown Ideye
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 67
Alex Iwobi
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 68
Henry Onyekuru
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 69
Simeon Nwankwo
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.99
Rank: 70