The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Dominican Republic
This page contains a list of the greatest Dominican Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 3 of which were born in Dominican Republic. This makes Dominican Republic the birth place of the 146th most number of Soccer Players behind Central African Republic, and Sudan.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dominican Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Dominican Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Junior Firpo (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 45.56, Junior Firpo is the most famous Dominican Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 32 different languages on wikipedia.
Héctor Junior Firpo Adames (born 22 August 1996), known as Junior Firpo or simply Junior, is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Dominican Republic national team. He also holds Spanish citizenship and he represented Spain at youth international level.
2. Víctor Núñez (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 42.05, Víctor Núñez is the 2nd most famous Dominican Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Víctor Amaury Núñez Rodríguez (born 15 April 1980) is a retired professional footballer who played as a forward for multiple clubs, including C.S. Herediano, L.D. Alajuelense, and Deportivo Saprissa. He currently serves as assistant coach at C.S. Herediano. He has the all-time record for the number of goals in Costa Rica's first division. Born in the Dominican Republic, Núñez moved to Costa Rica at age 9. He was naturalised there on 31 January 2003, and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Costa Rica national team.
3. Edison Azcona (b. 2003)
With an HPI of 30.68, Edison Azcona is the 3rd most famous Dominican Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Edison Alexander Azcona Vélez (born 21 November 2003) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights and the Dominican Republic national team.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Dominican soccer players born between 1980 and 2003. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dominican soccer players include Junior Firpo, Víctor Núñez, and Edison Azcona. As of April 2024, 1 new Dominican soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Edison Azcona.
Living Dominican Soccer Players
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Junior Firpo
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Víctor Núñez
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Edison Azcona
2003 - Present
HPI: 30.68
