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Darius Vassell

1980 - Today

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Darius Markus Vassell (born 13 June 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragücü and Leicester City. Vassell began his career at his home town club Aston Villa in the Premier League, being developed by their academy and making his first team debut in 1998. He was sold for £2 million in 2005 to another Premier League club, Manchester City, staying for four seasons before being released in 2009, moving abroad to Turkey for a season to play for the Süper Lig team Ankaragücü. In October 2010 he was brought back to England by his former international manager Sven-Göran Eriksson to play for the Championship side Leicester City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Darius Vassell is the 12,962nd most popular soccer player (down from 11,642nd in 2024), the 7,457th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,156th in 2019) and the 720th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Darius Vassell ranks 12,962 out of 21,273. Before him are Firas Al-Khatib, Samuel Inkoom, Ryuji Fujiyama, Takao Orii, Élodie Thomis, and Masahiro Shimoda. After him are Claudinho, John Harkes, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, Jafar Irismetov, Rie Azami, and Aaron Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Darius Vassell ranks 959. Before him are Amanda Lind, Wang Yuegu, Pavel Londak, Fumie Suguri, Corina Ungureanu, and Arta Dobroshi. After him are Marika Domińczyk, Tyson Kidd, Marnette Patterson, Anne Spiegel, Ricardo Mello, and Giampaolo Caruso.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Darius Vassell ranks 7,459 out of 8,785. Before him are Connor Swindells (1996), Sophie Dahl (1977), Mia Rose (1988), Ross Turnbull (1985), Perdita Weeks (1985), and Adam Nagaitis (1985). After him are Aaron Hughes (1979), Arlene Foster (1970), Shazad Latif (1988), Freddie Fox (1989), Debbie Knox (1968), and Roy Aitken (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Darius Vassell ranks 720. Before him are Mo Johnston (1963), Stephen O'Donnell (1992), Sam Morsy (1991), Steve Bull (1965), Solly March (1994), and Ross Turnbull (1985). After him are Aaron Hughes (1979), Roy Aitken (1958), Paul McStay (1964), Joey Jones (1955), Bobby Zamora (1981), and Tony Mowbray (1963).

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