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Alan Shearer

1970 - Today

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Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the league's record goalscorer with 260 goals. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996 he came third in both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Shearer is the 668th most popular soccer player (down from 476th in 2019), the 1,613th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,247th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alan Shearer ranks 668 out of 21,273. Before him are Josef Jelínek, Paul Pogba, Manfred Kaltz, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Isidro Lángara, and Gianluca Zambrotta. After him are Thiago Motta, Joachim Streich, Enrico Albertosi, Yann Sommer, Yuki Fushimi, and Hiroshi Katayama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Alan Shearer ranks 43. Before him are Jason Lee, Halit Ergenç, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sean Hayes, Bjarni Benediktsson, and Emmanuel Petit. After him are Christian Karembeu, Amaury Nolasco, Adam Goldberg, Andrej Plenković, Phillip Cocu, and Bart De Wever.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Shearer ranks 1,613 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Lampard (1978), Colin Dexter (1930), Michael Redgrave (1908), Chris Patten (1944), Olaf Stapledon (1886), and Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505). After him are James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), Edward Waring (1736), David Byron (1947), Ellie Goulding (1986), Harold Lowe (1882), and Betty Boothroyd (1929).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Alan Shearer ranks 39. Before him are Phil Neville (1977), Herbert Chapman (1878), John Connelly (1938), Ian Rush (1961), Gerry Byrne (1938), and Frank Lampard (1978). After him are Dave Sexton (1930), Michael Owen (1979), Gary Lineker (1960), Geoff Hurst (1941), Herbert Kilpin (1870), and John Charles (1931).

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