The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from Yemen

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This page contains a list of the greatest Yemeni Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, NaN of which were born in Yemen. This makes Yemen the birth place of the 0th most number of Soccer Players.

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Yemeni Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Yemeni Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

Photo of Ali Al-Nono

1. Ali Al-Nono (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 39.36, Ali Al-Nono is the most famous Yemeni Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.

Ali Al-Nono (Arabic: علي النونو, born 7 June 1980) is a Yemeni former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the captain of the Yemen national football team, and is the all-time highest goalscorer in the history of the Yemeni League.

Photo of Alaa Al-Sasi

2. Alaa Al-Sasi (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 32.67, Alaa Al-Sasi is the 2nd most famous Yemeni Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.

Ala Al-Sasi (Arabic: علاء الصاصي; born 2 July 1987) is a Yemeni international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as Yemeni soccer players born between 1980 and 1987. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Yemeni soccer players include Ali Al-Nono, and Alaa Al-Sasi. As of April 2024, 2 new Yemeni soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Ali Al-Nono, and Alaa Al-Sasi.

Living Yemeni Soccer Players

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Newly Added Yemeni Soccer Players (2025)

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