Soccer Player
Yoji Sakai
Japanese footballer and manager
1977 - today
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Yoji Sakai
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2024). Yoji Sakai is the 8,939th most popular soccer player (up from 18,937th in 2024), the 2,788th most popular biography from Japan (up from 4,691st in 2019) and the 1,079th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
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4.5k
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Past 12 months
46.48
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
+27k
Yoji Sakai climbed 27,235 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #115,871 to #88,797.
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Among Soccer Players
Among soccer players, Yoji Sakai ranks 8,933 out of 24,321. Before him are Larbi El Hadi, Claudio Maldonado, Édouard Cissé, Claus Christiansen, Dmitri Kuznetsov, and Claudiu Keșerü. After him are André Macanga, Rafael Bastos, Mohamed Simakan, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Lee Carsley, and Hugo Pérez.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
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Larbi El Hadi
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 8,933
Claudio Maldonado
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8,934
Édouard Cissé
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8,935
Claus Christiansen
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8,936
Dmitri Kuznetsov
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8,937
Claudiu Keșerü
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8,938
Yoji Sakai
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8,939
André Macanga
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 8,940
Rafael Bastos
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 8,941
Mohamed Simakan
2000 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 8,942
Ricky van Wolfswinkel
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 8,943
Lee Carsley
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 8,944
Hugo Pérez
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 8,945
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Yoji Sakai ranks 525. Before him are Michelle O'Neill, Luca Attanasio, Laura Howard, Paul Lynch, Chael Sonnen, and André Sá. After him are Jayna Hefford, Ingrid Visser, Misaki Ito, Ryuji Sato, Denise Ho, and Ana Johnsson.
Others Born in 1977
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Michelle O'Neill
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 519
Luca Attanasio
DIPLOMAT
1977 - 2021
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 520
Laura Howard
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 521
Paul Lynch
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 522
Chael Sonnen
MARTIAL ARTS
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 523
André Sá
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 524
Yoji Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 525
Jayna Hefford
HOCKEY PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 526
Ingrid Visser
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2013
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 527
Misaki Ito
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 528
Ryuji Sato
REFEREE
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 529
Denise Ho
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 530
Ana Johnsson
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 531
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoji Sakai ranks 2,788 out of 6,943. Before him are Jun Suzuki (1961), Ryo Kase (1974), Sayaka Kanda (1986), Yuki Urushibara (1974), Shuta Sonoda (1969), and Mao Asada (1990). After him are Shin Koyamada (1982), Junko Minagawa (1975), Misaki Ito (1977), Ryuji Sato (1977), Yōsuke Nishi (1983), and Michel Miyazawa (1963).
Others born in Japan
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Jun Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 2,782
Ryo Kase
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 2,783
Sayaka Kanda
ACTOR
1986 - 2021
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 2,784
Yuki Urushibara
COMIC ARTIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 2,785
Shuta Sonoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 2,786
Mao Asada
SKATER
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 2,787
Yoji Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 2,788
Shin Koyamada
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 2,789
Junko Minagawa
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 2,790
Misaki Ito
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 2,791
Ryuji Sato
REFEREE
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 2,792
Yōsuke Nishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 2,793
Michel Miyazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 2,794
Among Soccer Players In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Yoji Sakai ranks 1,079. Before him are Kazuto Saiki (1970), Naoki Sakai (1975), Mikihito Arai (1994), Yuji Iida (1992), Jun Suzuki (1961), and Shuta Sonoda (1969). After him are Yōsuke Nishi (1983), Michel Miyazawa (1963), Tatsuki Noda (1998), Tatsuhiko Kubo (1976), Ryuji Michiki (1973), and Hikaru Kuba (1990).
Kazuto Saiki
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 1,073
Naoki Sakai
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 1,074
Mikihito Arai
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 1,075
Yuji Iida
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 1,076
Jun Suzuki
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 1,077
Shuta Sonoda
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 1,078
Yoji Sakai
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 1,079
Yōsuke Nishi
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 1,080
Michel Miyazawa
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 1,081
Tatsuki Noda
1998 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 1,082
Tatsuhiko Kubo
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 1,083
Ryuji Michiki
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 1,084
Hikaru Kuba
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 1,085
