The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Pakistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Pakistani Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 1 of which were born in Pakistan. This makes Pakistan the birth place of the 170th most number of Soccer Players behind Maldives, and Guam.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Pakistani Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Pakistani Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Rubin Okotie (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 43.56, Rubin Okotie is the most famous Pakistani Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Rubin Rafael Okotie (German pronunciation: [ˈruːbɪn ʔoˈkoːti̯ə]; born 6 June 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Having moved to Austria at the age of six, Okotie began his playing career with Austria Vienna. He made his professional debut in 2007 and went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before joining German side 1. FC Nürnberg. Okotie spent a season at Nürnberg, and another season on loan with Belgian side Sint-Truiden before returning to Austria to sign for Sturm Graz. A season-and-a-half later he returned to Austria Vienna where following which he had a loan stint with SønderjyskE in Denmark. In 2014 he signed for 1860 Munich where he scored 21 goals in 57 appearances before joining Beijing Enterprises Group, where he spent a full season. In 2018, he joined his final club, Belgian outfit K Beerschot VA, before hanging up his boots. Okotie also represented the Austria national team at senior level and was part of Austria's squad at the 2016 UEFA European Championship.
2. Diana Baig (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 21.73, Diana Baig is the 2nd most famous Pakistani Soccer Player. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Diana Baig (born 15 October 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer and former footballer. In cricket, she plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Baig was included in the Pakistan squad for the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup and 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Pakistani soccer players born between 1987 and 1995. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Pakistani soccer players include Rubin Okotie, and Diana Baig. As of April 2024, 1 new Pakistani soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Diana Baig.
