SOCCER PLAYER

Will Hughes

1995 - Today

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William James Hughes (born 17 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Having graduated a scholarship with Derby County, Hughes made his first team breakthrough during the 2012–13 season; his performances resulted in him earning attraction from multiple clubs across Europe. Hughes made his move to the Premier League with Watford in 2017, helping the Hornets reach the FA Cup final in 2019 and maintain top-flight football for three seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Hughes has received more than 1,323,768 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Will Hughes is the 17,936th most popular soccer player (down from 16,106th in 2019), the 8,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,300th in 2019) and the 1,003rd most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Will Hughes ranks 17,936 out of 21,273Before him are Shunta Tanaka, Masamitsu Kobayashi, Gianluca Busio, Bojan Nastić, Ami Sugita, and Koji Nishimura. After him are Ezequiel Cirigliano, Ryohei Arai, Dejan Lazarević, Ricardo Lobo, Cristian Roldan, and Jesús Ricardo Angulo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Will Hughes ranks 803Before him are Zach Garrett, Elías Már Ómarsson, Irina Voronkova, Malin Aune, Quinn Shephard, and Michael Cherry. After him are Cristian Roldan, Gleb Bakshi, Daeg Faerch, Jonathan Carlsbogård, Ebenezer Ofori, and Lubambo Musonda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Will Hughes ranks 8,074 out of 8,785Before him are Joe Aribo (1996), Taiye Selasi (1979), Fara Williams (1984), Alex McCarthy (1989), Jamie Ward (1986), and Ross Edgar (1983). After him are Paul Goodison (1977), Alex Dowsett (1988), Jack Harrison (1996), Alex Neil (1981), Bobby Decordova-Reid (1993), and Dominic Inglot (1986).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Will Hughes ranks 1,003Before him are Kim Little (1990), Ben Thatcher (1975), Joe Aribo (1996), Fara Williams (1984), Alex McCarthy (1989), and Jamie Ward (1986). After him are Jack Harrison (1996), Bobby Decordova-Reid (1993), Jill Scott (1987), Josh Maja (1998), Dwight McNeil (1999), and Josh McEachran (1993).