SOCCER PLAYER

Yaya Touré

1983 - Today

Photo of Yaya Touré

Icon of person Yaya Touré

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Saudi Arabia national team. Touré aspired to be a striker during his youth and has played centre-back, including for Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yaya Touré has received more than 7,689,880 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Yaya Touré is the 603rd most popular soccer player (up from 726th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire and the 2nd most popular Ivorian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Yaya Touré ranks 603 out of 21,273. Before him are Michael Owen, Bruno Conti, Niko Kovač, Viliam Schrojf, José Pékerman, and Zózimo. After him are Manfred Kaltz, Giorgio Chiellini, Dino Sani, Tokizo Ichihashi, Lúcio, and Sergio Agüero.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Yaya Touré ranks 16. Before him are Loreen, Robin van Persie, Philipp Lahm, Emily Blunt, Henry Cavill, and Donald Glover. After him are Andrew Garfield, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Daniele De Rossi, Felipe Melo, Rafael van der Vaart, and Mila Kunis.

Others Born in 1983

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Yaya Touré ranks 7 out of 140. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942), Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905), Didier Drogba (1978), Laurent Gbagbo (1945), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), and Alpha Blondy (1953). After him are Robert Guéï (1941), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Ahmadou Kourouma (1927), Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945), Charles Konan Banny (1942), and Kolo Touré (1981).

Others born in Côte d'Ivoire

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among soccer players born in Côte d'Ivoire, Yaya Touré ranks 2. Before him are Didier Drogba (1978). After him are Kolo Touré (1981), Basile Boli (1967), Laurent Pokou (1947), Gervinho (1987), Salomon Kalou (1985), Franck Kessié (1996), Seydou Doumbia (1987), Emmanuel Eboué (1983), Wilfried Zaha (1992), and Didier Zokora (1980).

Ivorian born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous