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Benik Afobe

1993 - Today

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Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in England, he represented the DR Congo national team on six occasions between 2017 and 2018. Afobe signed a professional contract with Arsenal in February 2010, and was loaned to various clubs including Huddersfield Town, Reading, Bolton Wanderers, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday and Milton Keynes Dons before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2015. A year later, he signed for Bournemouth for £10 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Benik Afobe is the 21,901st most popular soccer player (down from 16,368th in 2024), the 8,768th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,802nd in 2019) and the 1,180th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Benik Afobe ranks 21,901 out of 21,273. Before him are Cristian Alex, Karina Sævik, Paul Arriola, Henri Lansbury, Natsuki Mugikura, and Koji Hachisuka. After him are Gerald Drummond, Artak Dashyan, Daiju Sasaki, Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Nobuhisa Urata, and Shinichiro Kawamata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Benik Afobe ranks 1,383. Before him are Yin Xiaoyan, Koki Shimosaka, Parimarjan Negi, Sonia Ursu-Kim, Cristian Alex, and Yurika Yoshida. After him are Ahmet Örken, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Óscar Muñoz, Tanja Frank, Petteri Lindbohm, and Marius Lode.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benik Afobe ranks 8,770 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Sims (1988), Ross Hutchins (1985), Tyler Blackett (1994), Dave (1998), David Unsworth (1973), and Henri Lansbury (1990). After him are Tom James (1984), Shaun Derry (1977), Keely Hodgkinson (2002), Flux Pavilion (1989), Joe Aribo (1996), and Jonjoe Kenny (1997).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Benik Afobe ranks 1,180. Before him are Conor McLaughlin (1991), Ethan Pinnock (1993), Darren Potter (1984), Ryan Gauld (1995), Tyler Blackett (1994), and Henri Lansbury (1990). After him are Shaun Derry (1977), Joe Aribo (1996), Jonjoe Kenny (1997), Michael Duberry (1975), Angus Gunn (1996), and Rabbi Matondo (2000).

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