SOCCER PLAYER
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Today
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Swedish: [ˈslǎːtan ɪbraˈhǐːmʊvɪtɕ] , Bosnian: [zlǎtan ibraxǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, technique, ball control, and physical dominance. He is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and is one of the most decorated footballers in the world, having won 34 trophies in his career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zlatan Ibrahimović has received more than 45,088,770 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Zlatan Ibrahimović is the 47th most popular soccer player (down from 40th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Soccer Player.
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for LA Galaxy. He is the most prolific Swedish scorer in history and the country's all-time leading goalscorer. He has played for a number of clubs, including Malmö FF, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, and Manchester United. He is the only player to have scored in six consecutive editions of the UEFA Champions League. He is also the only player to have scored for six different clubs in the Champions League.
Memorability Metrics
45M
Page Views (PV)
68.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
97
Languages Editions (L)
13.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Zlatan Ibrahimović ranks 47 out of 21,273. Before him are Antonín Panenka, Jürgen Klinsmann, Gunnar Nordahl, Djalma Santos, Josef Masopust, and Omar Sívori. After him are Romário, Paolo Rossi, Stanley Matthews, László Kubala, Mario Kempes, and Junji Nishikawa.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonín Panenka
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 41
Jürgen Klinsmann
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 42
Gunnar Nordahl
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 43
Djalma Santos
1929 - 2013
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 44
Josef Masopust
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 45
Omar Sívori
1935 - 2005
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 46
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 47
Romário
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 48
Paolo Rossi
1956 - 2020
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 49
Stanley Matthews
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 50
László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 51
Mario Kempes
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 52
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Zlatan Ibrahimović ranks 1. After him are Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Natalie Portman, Roger Federer, Fernando Alonso, Alicia Keys, Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, David Villa, Beyoncé, and Serena Williams.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsZlatan Ibrahimović
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 1
Xabi Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 2
Iker Casillas
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 3
Natalie Portman
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 4
Roger Federer
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 5
Fernando Alonso
RACING DRIVER
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 6
Alicia Keys
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 7
Samuel Eto'o
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
Britney Spears
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 9
David Villa
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 10
Beyoncé
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 11
Serena Williams
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Zlatan Ibrahimović ranks 65 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921), Folke Bernadotte (1895), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Björn Borg (1956), Henning Mankell (1948), and Anders Jonas Ångström (1814). After him are Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948), Arne Tiselius (1902), Hilma af Klint (1862), Dolph Lundgren (1957), Theodor Svedberg (1884), and Eyvind Johnson (1900).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsGunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 59
Folke Bernadotte
DIPLOMAT
1895 - 1948
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 60
Gustav III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1792
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 61
Björn Borg
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 62
Henning Mankell
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 63
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 64
Zlatan Ibrahimović
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 65
Sven-Göran Eriksson
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 66
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 67
Hilma af Klint
PAINTER
1862 - 1944
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 68
Dolph Lundgren
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 69
Theodor Svedberg
CHEMIST
1884 - 1971
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 70
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 71
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden
Among soccer players born in Sweden, Zlatan Ibrahimović ranks 2. Before him are Gunnar Nordahl (1921). After him are Kurt Hamrin (1934), Nils Liedholm (1922), Gunnar Gren (1920), Bo Larsson (1944), Henrik Larsson (1971), Reino Börjesson (1929), Agne Simonsson (1935), Ove Kindvall (1943), Lennart Skoglund (1929), and Ronnie Hellström (1949).
Gunnar Nordahl
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1
Zlatan Ibrahimović
1981 - Present
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 2
Kurt Hamrin
1934 - 2024
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 3
Nils Liedholm
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
Gunnar Gren
1920 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 5
Bo Larsson
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 6
Henrik Larsson
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 7
Reino Börjesson
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 8
Agne Simonsson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 9
Ove Kindvall
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 10
Lennart Skoglund
1929 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 11
Ronnie Hellström
1949 - 2022
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 12