Occupation

SOCCER PLAYERS

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With 21,273 biographies, Soccer Players are the are the top ranked profession most common occupation in Pantheon.

People

Pantheon has 24,023 people classified as soccer players born between 1831 and 2008. Of these 24,023, 21,193 (88.22%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living soccer players include Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, and Zico. The most famous deceased soccer players include Pelé, Johan Cruyff, and Franz Beckenbauer. As of April 2024, 2529 new soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Mikheil Kavelashvili, Roger Lukaku, and Dorival Júnior.

Living Soccer Players

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Deceased Soccer Players

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Newly Added Soccer Players (2025)

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Places

Most soccer players were born in Japan (4248), Brazil (1774), and United Kingdom (1633). By city, the most common birth places were Tokyo (221), Montevideo (217), and São Paulo (181).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as soccer players in Pantheon are Morton Betts, Charles W. Alcock, and Ebenezer Cobb Morley.  The concentration of soccer players was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier soccer players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Soccer Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Soccer Players since 1700.