SOCCER PLAYER
Umar Sadiq
1997 - Today
Umar Sadiq
Umar Sadiq Mesbah (born 2 February 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Nigeria national team. Sadiq formerly represented the Nigeria national under-23 team and was an important member of the squad that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Umar Sadiq has received more than 1,119,745 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Umar Sadiq is the 6,524th most popular soccer player (up from 10,063rd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 116th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
40.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
5.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Umar Sadiq ranks 6,524 out of 21,273. Before him are Nikolay Iliev, Manuel da Costa, Roberto Torres, Wesley Sonck, Maciej Żurawski, and Paolo Negro. After him are Zizinho, Ali Adnan Kadhim, Ada Hegerberg, Aleksandar Luković, Formiga, and Vasile Iordache.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolay Iliev
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,518
Manuel da Costa
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,519
Roberto Torres
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 6,520
Wesley Sonck
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,521
Maciej Żurawski
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,522
Paolo Negro
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,523
Umar Sadiq
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,524
Zizinho
1962 - 2021
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,525
Ali Adnan Kadhim
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6,526
Ada Hegerberg
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 6,527
Aleksandar Luković
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 6,528
Formiga
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 6,529
Vasile Iordache
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 6,530
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1997, Umar Sadiq ranks 87. Before him are David Neres, Yeo Jin-goo, Valentina Zenere, Minnie, Breel Embolo, and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. After him are Alisha Boe, Josephine Langford, Alex Meret, Vanja Milinković-Savić, Ana Mena, and Fikayo Tomori.
Others Born in 1997
Go to all RankingsDavid Neres
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 81
Yeo Jin-goo
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 82
Valentina Zenere
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 83
Minnie
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 84
Breel Embolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 85
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 86
Umar Sadiq
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 87
Alisha Boe
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 88
Josephine Langford
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 89
Alex Meret
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 90
Vanja Milinković-Savić
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 91
Ana Mena
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 92
Fikayo Tomori
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 93
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Umar Sadiq ranks 84 out of 309. Before him are Francis Obikwelu (1978), John Obi Mikel (1987), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), Peter Utaka (1984), and Mudashiru Lawal (1954). After him are Kalu Uche (1982), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), John Utaka (1982), Samuel Chukwueze (1999), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Peter Okpaleke (1963).
Others born in Nigeria
Go to all RankingsFrancis Obikwelu
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 78
John Obi Mikel
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 79
Joseph Yobo
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 80
Emmanuel Emenike
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 81
Peter Utaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 82
Mudashiru Lawal
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 1991
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 83
Umar Sadiq
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 84
Kalu Uche
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 85
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1891
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 86
John Utaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 87
Samuel Chukwueze
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 88
Obafemi Awolowo
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1987
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 89
Peter Okpaleke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 90
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Umar Sadiq ranks 33. Before him are Odion Ighalo (1989), John Obi Mikel (1987), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), Peter Utaka (1984), and Mudashiru Lawal (1954). After him are Kalu Uche (1982), John Utaka (1982), Samuel Chukwueze (1999), Uche Okafor (1967), Haruna Babangida (1982), and Yakubu (1982).
Odion Ighalo
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 27
John Obi Mikel
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 28
Joseph Yobo
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 29
Emmanuel Emenike
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 30
Peter Utaka
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 31
Mudashiru Lawal
1954 - 1991
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 32
Umar Sadiq
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 33
Kalu Uche
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 34
John Utaka
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 35
Samuel Chukwueze
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 36
Uche Okafor
1967 - 2011
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 37
Haruna Babangida
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 38
Yakubu
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 39