SOCCER PLAYER
Vincent Enyeama
1982 - Today
Vincent Enyeama
Vincent Enyeama (; born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time and the greatest of his era. During his senior career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Enyeama played for Ibom Stars, Enyimba, Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Lille and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincent Enyeama has received more than 885,068 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Vincent Enyeama is the 5,659th most popular soccer player (down from 4,255th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
42.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.68
Effective Languages (L*)
3.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Vincent Enyeama ranks 5,659 out of 21,273. Before him are Fábio Simplício, Alessandro Matri, Ognjen Vukojević, Lars Stindl, Youssef El-Arabi, and Allan. After him are Leandro Trossard, Erjon Bogdani, Petr Němec, Willian José, Yuji Nakazawa, and Leandro Cufré.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFábio Simplício
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 5,653
Alessandro Matri
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 5,654
Ognjen Vukojević
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 5,655
Lars Stindl
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,656
Youssef El-Arabi
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,657
Allan
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,658
Vincent Enyeama
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,659
Leandro Trossard
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,660
Erjon Bogdani
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,661
Petr Němec
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,662
Willian José
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,663
Yuji Nakazawa
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,664
Leandro Cufré
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,665
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Vincent Enyeama ranks 199. Before him are Kyoko Fukada, Achille Emaná, Kim Ah-joong, Oguchi Onyewu, Dan Carter, and Miguel Ángel Silvestre. After him are Tatsuya Fujiwara, Stanislav Šesták, Jaycee Chan, Guillermo Coria, Boris Diaw, and Maria Kalesnikava.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsKyoko Fukada
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 193
Achille Emaná
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 194
Kim Ah-joong
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 195
Oguchi Onyewu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 196
Dan Carter
RUGBY PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 197
Miguel Ángel Silvestre
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 198
Vincent Enyeama
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 199
Tatsuya Fujiwara
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 200
Stanislav Šesták
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 201
Jaycee Chan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 202
Guillermo Coria
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 203
Boris Diaw
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 204
Maria Kalesnikava
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 205
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Vincent Enyeama ranks 67 out of 309. Before him are Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Flora Nwapa (1931), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), and Ahmed Musa (1992). After him are Ben Okri (1959), Hauwa Ibrahim (1968), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Atiku Abubakar (1946), Fiona Fullerton (1956), and Victor Moses (1990).
Others born in Nigeria
Go to all RankingsFunmilayo Ransome-Kuti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 61
Flora Nwapa
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 62
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 63
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 64
Emmanuel Olisadebe
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 65
Ahmed Musa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 66
Vincent Enyeama
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 67
Ben Okri
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 68
Hauwa Ibrahim
LAWYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 69
Mohammed Yusuf
POLITICIAN
1970 - 2009
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 70
Atiku Abubakar
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 71
Fiona Fullerton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 72
Victor Moses
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 73
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Vincent Enyeama ranks 22. Before him are Peter Rufai (1963), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Taye Taiwo (1985), Victor Boniface (2000), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), and Ahmed Musa (1992). After him are Victor Moses (1990), Rabiu Afolabi (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Michael Obiku (1968), Odion Ighalo (1989), and John Obi Mikel (1987).
Peter Rufai
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 16
Celestine Babayaro
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 17
Taye Taiwo
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 18
Victor Boniface
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 19
Emmanuel Olisadebe
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 20
Ahmed Musa
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 21
Vincent Enyeama
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 22
Victor Moses
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 23
Rabiu Afolabi
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 24
Wilfred Agbonavbare
1966 - 2015
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 25
Michael Obiku
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 26
Odion Ighalo
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 27
John Obi Mikel
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 28