SOCCER PLAYER
Balal Arezou
1988 - Today

Balal Arezou
Balal Arezou (also Belal or Bilal; born 28 December 1988) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Norwegian club Grane Arendal. He ranks second in the all-time top scorer table of the Afghanistan national football team with nine goals. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Balal Arezou is the 15,608th most popular soccer player (down from 12,598th in 2024), the 176th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Afghan Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Balal Arezou ranks 15,608 out of 21,273. Before him are Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Markus Weissenberger, Almen Abdi, Cho Young-cheol, Kodjovi Obilalé, and Robbie Rogers. After him are Faysal Shayesteh, Romano Schmid, Matt Turner, Cleiton Xavier, Jonathan Spector, and Lina Magull.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Dmitrijev
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,621
Markus Weissenberger
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,622
Almen Abdi
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,623
Cho Young-cheol
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,624
Kodjovi Obilalé
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,625
Robbie Rogers
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,626
Balal Arezou
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,627
Faysal Shayesteh
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,628
Romano Schmid
2000 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 15,629
Matt Turner
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 15,630
Cleiton Xavier
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 15,631
Jonathan Spector
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 15,632
Lina Magull
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 15,633
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Balal Arezou ranks 1,024. Before him are Mexer, Hugo Vieira, Demetris Christofi, Heida Reed, Tomoya Ugajin, and Saša Starović. After him are Andreas Wank, Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen, Júnior Fernándes, David Depetris, Nassima Saifi, and Bruno César.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsMexer
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 1,018
Hugo Vieira
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 1,019
Demetris Christofi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 1,020
Heida Reed
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 1,021
Tomoya Ugajin
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 1,022
Saša Starović
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 1,023
Balal Arezou
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 1,024
Andreas Wank
SKIER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 1,025
Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 1,026
Júnior Fernándes
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 1,027
David Depetris
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 1,028
Nassima Saifi
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 1,029
Bruno César
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 1,030
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Balal Arezou ranks 176 out of 177. Before him are Jamila Afghani (1976), Roya Sadat (1983), Khalil Haqqani (1966), Sonita Alizadeh (1996), Nadia Ghulam (1985), and Rashid Khan (1998). After him are Faysal Shayesteh (1991), Shamsuddin Amiri (1985), Zohib Islam Amiri (1990), Chékéba Hachemi (1974), Zakia Khudadadi (1998), and Nasima Razmyar (1984).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsJamila Afghani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 170
Roya Sadat
FILM DIRECTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 171
Khalil Haqqani
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2024
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 172
Sonita Alizadeh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 173
Nadia Ghulam
WRITER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 174
Rashid Khan
CRICKETER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 175
Balal Arezou
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 176
Faysal Shayesteh
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 177
Shamsuddin Amiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 178
Zohib Islam Amiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 179
Chékéba Hachemi
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 180
Zakia Khudadadi
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 181
Nasima Razmyar
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.62
Rank: 182
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Afghanistan
Among soccer players born in Afghanistan, Balal Arezou ranks 3. Before him are Nadia Nadim (1988), and Mohammad Yousef Kargar (1963). After him are Faysal Shayesteh (1991), Shamsuddin Amiri (1985), Zohib Islam Amiri (1990), Qays Shayesteh (1988), and Mustafa Zazai (1993).
Nadia Nadim
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1
Mohammad Yousef Kargar
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 2
Balal Arezou
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 3
Faysal Shayesteh
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 4
Shamsuddin Amiri
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5
Zohib Islam Amiri
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 6
Qays Shayesteh
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 7
Mustafa Zazai
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 8







































