1984 - Today
Stephan Lichtsteiner (German pronunciation: [lɪçtʃtaɪnər]; born 16 January 1984) is a Swiss former professional footballer. An attacking right-back or wing-back, he was known for his energetic runs down the right wing, as well as his stamina and athleticism, which earned him the nicknames "Forrest Gump" and "The Swiss Express".He began his professional career with Grasshopper, winning a league title in 2002–03, and moved to Lille in 2005, helping the French club to Champions League qualification in his first season with the team. In 2008, he joined Italian club Lazio, and won both the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana the following year. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephan Lichtsteiner has received more than 1,494,883 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Stephan Lichtsteiner is the 1,487th most popular soccer player (up from 1,638th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 312th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 1,487 out of 16,923. Before him are Torsten Frings, Bo Johansson, Billy Meredith, Zezé Moreira, Conduelo Píriz, and Diego López. After him are Basile Boli, Baltazar, Pedro Manfredini, Gabriel Milito, Casemiro, and René Llense.
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,481
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,482
1874 - 1958
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 1,483
1907 - 1998
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,484
1905 - 1976
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,485
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,486
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,487
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1,488
1926 - 1997
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 1,489
1935 - 2019
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 1,490
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,491
1992 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,492
1913 - 2014
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,493
Among people born in 1984, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 24. Before him are Beren Saat, Giorgio Chiellini, Emmanuel Adebayor, Robert Kubica, Olivia Wilde, and Santi Cazorla. After him are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Burak Özçivit, Khloé Kardashian, Bob Morley, Mathieu Valbuena, and Per Mertesacker.
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 18
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 19
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 20
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 21
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 22
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 23
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 24
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 25
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 26
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 27
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 28
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 29
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 30
Among people born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 336 out of 749. Before him are Jakob Dubs (1822), Charles Journet (1891), Max Abegglen (1902), Bertha Wegmann (1847), Johann Kaspar Bluntschli (1808), and Kurt Koch (1950). After him are John Isaac Briquet (1870), Robert Pinget (1919), Bernhard Hammer (1822), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Françoise Giroud (1916), and Georges Miez (1904).
1822 - 1879
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 330
1891 - 1975
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 331
1902 - 1970
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 332
1847 - 1926
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 333
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 334
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 335
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 336
1870 - 1931
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 337
1919 - 1997
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 338
1822 - 1907
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 339
1929 - 1998
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 340
1916 - 2003
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 341
1904 - 1999
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 342
Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Stephan Lichtsteiner ranks 9. Before him are Ivan Rakitić (1988), Leopold Kielholz (1911), Josef Hügi (1930), Oliver Neuville (1973), Roger Courtois (1912), and Max Abegglen (1902). After him are Charles Antenen (1929), Stéphane Chapuisat (1969), Robert Ballaman (1926), Severino Minelli (1909), Roger Vonlanthen (1930), and Gottfried Dienst (1919).
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 3
1911 - 1980
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 4
1930 - 1995
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 5
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 6
1912 - 1972
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 7
1902 - 1970
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 8
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 9
1929 - 2000
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 11
1926 - 2011
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 13
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 14
1919 - 1998
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 15