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Folarin Balogun

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Folarin Jerry Balogun (born July 3, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the United States national team. A Hale End academy prospect of Arsenal, Balogun was promoted to the first team in 2020 and featured sparingly for the club, later going on loan to EFL Championship side Middlesbrough in 2022. In the following season, Balogun made his breakthrough in a loan to Ligue 1 side Reims, where he scored 21 goals in 37 appearances to be the French league's fourth top scorer of the season. In August 2023, Balogun left Arsenal and signed with Monaco for €40 million ($43 million). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Folarin Balogun is the 9,484th most popular soccer player (down from 6,956th in 2024), the 15,615th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,039th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Folarin Balogun ranks 9,484 out of 21,273. Before him are Thiago Cionek, Vasili Kulkov, Matěj Kovář, Kazuaki Hayashi, Tomáš Souček, and Tomasz Hajto. After him are Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yoshiyuki Kato, Cristian Pavón, Torben Frank, René Bolf, and David López.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Folarin Balogun ranks 54. Before him are Micky van de Ven, James Wiseman, Arnau Tenas, Álex Baena, Anatoliy Trubin, and Malick Thiaw. After him are Noa Kirel, Anastasia Potapova, R Vaishali, Manuel Ugarte, Xolo Maridueña, and Jiří Lehečka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Folarin Balogun ranks 15,622 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucy Boynton (1994), Tyler Blackburn (1986), Anthony Scaramucci (1964), Robyn Lively (1972), Mickie James (1979), and Kacy Catanzaro (1990). After him are Richard Riley (1933), Lloyd Sherr (1956), Isabel May (2000), Walter Jon Williams (1953), Janet Jones (1961), and Sam Posey (1944).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Folarin Balogun ranks 61. Before him are Brian Schmetzer (1962), Brian McBride (1972), Eric Wynalda (1969), Eddie Gustafsson (1977), Cindy Parlow Cone (1978), and Carlos Bocanegra (1979). After him are Lauren Holiday (1987), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Chris Richards (2000), Bruce Murray (1966), Abby Wambach (1980), and Tiffeny Milbrett (1972).

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