SOCCER PLAYER
Gareth McAuley
1979 - Today

Gareth McAuley
Gareth Gerald McAuley ( mə-KAW-lee; born 5 December 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented Northern Ireland at senior international level, being capped on 80 occasions and scoring nine times. He is the manager of the Northern Ireland national under-19 football team. McAuley began his career playing in Northern Irish football with Linfield, Ballyclare Comrades, Crusaders and Coleraine before joining English side Lincoln City in the summer of 2004. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Gareth McAuley is the 14,768th most popular soccer player (down from 13,611th in 2024), the 7,748th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,441st in 2019) and the 790th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gareth McAuley ranks 14,768 out of 21,273. Before him are Federico Elduayen, Samuel Mbangula, Alexander Östlund, Therese Sjögran, Hrvoje Čale, and Santiago Castro. After him are Cédric Mongongu, Gorka Elustondo, Amanda Ilestedt, Tomasz Jodłowiec, Gary Kagelmacher, and Ondřej Kúdela.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFederico Elduayen
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 14,775
Samuel Mbangula
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 14,776
Alexander Östlund
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,777
Therese Sjögran
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,778
Hrvoje Čale
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,779
Santiago Castro
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,780
Gareth McAuley
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,781
Cédric Mongongu
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,782
Gorka Elustondo
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,783
Amanda Ilestedt
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 14,784
Tomasz Jodłowiec
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 14,785
Gary Kagelmacher
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 14,786
Ondřej Kúdela
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 14,787
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Gareth McAuley ranks 1,188. Before him are Tatsuya Enomoto, Juraj Tarr, Farid Abbasov, Michael Yano, Andrew W.K., and Andreas Müller. After him are Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Kyriakos Stamatopoulos, Lukáš Zelenka, Li Shufang, Ilaria Salvatori, and Jonathan Sadowski.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsTatsuya Enomoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,182
Juraj Tarr
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,183
Farid Abbasov
CHESS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,184
Michael Yano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1,185
Andrew W.K.
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,186
Andreas Müller
CYCLIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,187
Gareth McAuley
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,188
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,189
Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,190
Lukáš Zelenka
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,191
Li Shufang
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,192
Ilaria Salvatori
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,193
Jonathan Sadowski
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 1,194
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Gareth McAuley ranks 7,750 out of 8,785. Before him are Mike Riley (1964), Jemima Rooper (1981), Huw Edwards (1961), Laura Michelle Kelly (1981), Gary Mabbutt (1961), and Louisa Johnson (1998). After him are Charlie Bewley (1981), Will Grigg (1991), Noel Clarke (1975), Sophie Skelton (1994), Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960), and Leo Woodall (1996).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMike Riley
REFEREE
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 7,744
Jemima Rooper
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 7,745
Huw Edwards
JOURNALIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 7,746
Laura Michelle Kelly
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 7,747
Gary Mabbutt
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 7,748
Louisa Johnson
SINGER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 7,749
Gareth McAuley
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 7,750
Charlie Bewley
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 7,751
Will Grigg
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 7,752
Noel Clarke
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 7,753
Sophie Skelton
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 7,754
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 7,755
Leo Woodall
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 7,756
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gareth McAuley ranks 790. Before him are Elijah Adebayo (1998), Carlton Cole (1983), Danny Ward (1991), Jermaine Jenas (1983), Brian McDermott (1961), and Gary Mabbutt (1961). After him are Will Grigg (1991), Jarrod Bowen (1996), Leon Osman (1981), Steve Foster (1957), Anton Ferdinand (1985), and Oli McBurnie (1996).
Elijah Adebayo
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 784
Carlton Cole
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 785
Danny Ward
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 786
Jermaine Jenas
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 787
Brian McDermott
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 788
Gary Mabbutt
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 789
Gareth McAuley
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 790
Will Grigg
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 791
Jarrod Bowen
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 792
Leon Osman
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 793
Steve Foster
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 794
Anton Ferdinand
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 795
Oli McBurnie
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 796














































