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Victor Wanyama

1991 - Today

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Victor Mugubi Wanyama (Kenyan English: [wɑˈɲɑːmɑ] ; born 25 June 1991) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Kenya national team. Wanyama became the first ever Kenyan player to score in the UEFA Champions League when he scored the first goal in Celtic's 2–1 win over Barcelona on 7 November 2012. On 11 July 2013, Wanyama moved to Premier League club Southampton for £12.5 million, making him the most expensive player sold by a Scottish club at the time, surpassing the £9.5 million Russian club Spartak Moscow paid for Aiden McGeady in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Wanyama has received more than 2,493,862 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Wanyama is the 7,746th most popular soccer player (down from 5,891st in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Kenya (down from 41st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Soccer Player.

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  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Victor Wanyama ranks 7,746 out of 16,880. Before him are Mark Bowen, David Degen, Mohammad Al-Sahlawi, Bartosz Bosacki, Junior Kabananga, and MacBeth Sibaya. After him are Lou Macari, Nahuel Molina, Sergi Darder, Manuele Blasi, Christine Sinclair, and Tom Cleverley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Victor Wanyama ranks 269. Before him are Jolyon Palmer, Alok, Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas, Facundo Ferreyra, Atsuko Maeda, and Bekim Balaj. After him are Liu Shiwen, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Samira Efendi, Kentin Mahé, Charles Melton, and Hayley Kiyoko.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Victor Wanyama ranks 61 out of 140. Before him are Agnes Tirop (1995), Richard Chelimo (1972), Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (1982), Yobes Ondieki (1961), Billy Konchellah (1961), and Moses Tanui (1965). After him are Patrick Makau Musyoki (1985), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Julius Korir (1960), Matthew Birir (1972), and Brimin Kipruto (1985).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Kenya

Among soccer players born in Kenya, Victor Wanyama ranks 3. Before him are Michael Olunga (1994) and McDonald Mariga (1987). After him are Dennis Oliech (1985), Awer Mabil (1995), Thomas Deng (1997), and Robert Mambo Mumba (1978).

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