SOCCER PLAYER

Siem de Jong

1989 - Today

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Siem Stefan de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsim də ˈjɔŋ]; born 28 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker. Playing in the youth academies of De Graafschap and Ajax, he made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club's captain as they won a club-record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2011 to 2014. Following a three-year spell with Premier League side Newcastle United and a loan spell with PSV Eindhoven, De Jong returned to Ajax in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siem de Jong has received more than 1,215,125 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Siem de Jong is the 5,136th most popular soccer player (down from 3,008th in 2019), the 642nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 508th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Siem de Jong ranks 5,136 out of 21,273. Before him are Hong Deok-young, Harry Lubse, Atsushi Uchiyama, Álex Grimaldo, Djamel Menad, and Sergio Ahumada. After him are Zetti, Giovanni De Prà, William Carvalho, Kostas Chalkias, Silvia Neid, and Frans Peeraer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Siem de Jong ranks 116. Before him are Leandro Damião, Jung So-min, Riley Keough, Ailee, Burcu Özberk, and Daniel Sturridge. After him are Eliza Taylor, Alfreð Finnbogason, Adèle Haenel, Giacomo Bonaventura, Kosovare Asllani, and Onew.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Siem de Jong ranks 642 out of 1,015. Before him are Daniel Risch (1978), Kat Graham (1989), Philippe Senderos (1985), Jean-Denis Délétraz (1963), Ottorino Volonterio (1917), and Sébastien Buemi (1988). After him are Kurt Stettler (1932), Yves Rossy (1959), Pierre Jaccoud (1905), Alphonse Matejka (1902), Raphaël Wicky (1977), and Edmund Bruggmann (1943).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Siem de Jong ranks 62. Before him are Alain Sutter (1968), Gökhan Inler (1984), Johann Vogel (1977), Alisha Lehmann (1999), Marco Giampaolo (1967), and Philippe Senderos (1985). After him are Kurt Stettler (1932), Raphaël Wicky (1977), Denis Zakaria (1996), Roman Bürki (1990), Marco Pascolo (1966), and Eren Derdiyok (1988).

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