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Billy Gilmour

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Billy Clifford Gilmour (born 11 June 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Scotland national team. He is considered one of Scotland's best players, particularly in relation to his passing skills and his style of midfield play. Gilmour spent three months with Celtic at an early age before moving to Rangers, where he developed in the club's academy and trained with the first-team squad at the age of 15. He joined Chelsea in 2017 after turning down a professional contract with Rangers, made 22 appearances, and was on the bench for their UEFA Champions League and FA Cup finals in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Billy Gilmour is the 9,647th most popular soccer player (up from 13,897th in 2024), the 6,842nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,471st in 2019) and the 566th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Billy Gilmour ranks 9,647 out of 21,273. Before him are Rubén Olivera, Jocelyn Blanchard, Bader Al-Mutawa, Aílton de Oliveira Modesto, Daniel Niculae, and Kim Do-heon. After him are Gabriel Vidal, Maurice Setters, Yaw Preko, Víctor Ruiz, Georges Mandjeck, and Jurriën Timber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Billy Gilmour ranks 61. Before him are Noa Kirel, Anastasia Potapova, R Vaishali, Manuel Ugarte, Xolo Maridueña, and Jiří Lehečka. After him are Jurriën Timber, Amanda Anisimova, Bryan Gil, Morgan Davies, James Garner, and Miguel Gutiérrez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Gilmour ranks 6,844 out of 8,785. Before him are John Mortimer (1923), KT Tunstall (1975), Jeff Astle (1942), Gary Anderson (1970), Emma Rigby (1989), and Fiona Dolman (1970). After him are Maurice Setters (1936), Sarah Lucas (1962), Grant Shapps (1968), Ritchie Coster (1967), Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), and Adam Carroll (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Billy Gilmour ranks 566. Before him are James Maddison (1996), Sean Davis (1979), John Hollins (1946), Ronnie Moran (1934), Mark Bowen (1963), and Jeff Astle (1942). After him are Maurice Setters (1936), Aiden McGeady (1986), Ryan Christie (1995), Michael Turner (1983), Tommy Smith (1990), and Nathan Baker (1991).

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