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Abedi Pele

1964 - Today

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Abedi Ayew ( ə-BAY-dee ə-YOO; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He played for several European clubs and found his fame in the French Ligue 1 with Lille and Marseille. At the latter, he won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, among other titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abedi Pele is the 484th most popular soccer player (down from 329th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Abedi Pele ranks 484 out of 21,273. Before him are Kazumi Takada, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Patrick Kluivert, Atsuyoshi Furuta, David Trezeguet, and Yusuke Omi. After him are Tim Cahill, Branko Oblak, Raymond Domenech, Vladimir Beara, Masashi Watanabe, and Rihei Sano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Abedi Pele ranks 60. Before him are David Cross, Miguel Induráin, Martin Weinek, Mehriban Aliyeva, Dražen Petrović, and Jean Alesi. After him are Petr Fiala, Clive Owen, Djimon Hounsou, Bridget Fonda, Eazy-E, and Matt Dillon.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Abedi Pele ranks 9 out of 162. Before him are Peter Turkson (1948), John Mahama (1958), John Atta Mills (1944), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), Marcel Desailly (1968), and Sylvanus Olympio (1902). After him are John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Peter Mensah (1959), Efua Dorkenoo (1949), and Michael Essien (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana

Among soccer players born in Ghana, Abedi Pele ranks 2. Before him are Marcel Desailly (1968). After him are Michael Essien (1982), Christian Atsu (1992), Asamoah Gyan (1985), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Tony Yeboah (1966), Sulley Muntari (1984), Stephen Appiah (1980), Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Gerald Asamoah (1978), and Baba Rahman (1994).

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