SOCCER PLAYER
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Today

Ibrahim Afellay
Ibrahim Afellay (Arabic: إبراهيم أفيلاي; born 2 April 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He currently works for Dutch broadcaster NOS as a football pundit. He played youth football at Elinkwijk before joining the PSV Eindhoven youth academy at age 10. After debuting in 2004, he represented PSV for eight seasons, helping them to four Eredivisie titles before moving to Barcelona for €3 million in January 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim Afellay is the 2,161st most popular soccer player (down from 1,897th in 2019), the 638th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 617th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 2,161 out of 21,273. Before him are Leonardo Cilaurren, Fulvio Bernardini, Walter Nausch, Manuel Jiménez Jiménez, Zvonimir Soldo, and Peter Ducke. After him are Lajos Csordás, Ricardo Gallego, George Yonashiro, Romà Forns, Héctor Baley, and Alfredo del Águila.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonardo Cilaurren
1912 - 1969
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,159
Fulvio Bernardini
1905 - 1984
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,160
Walter Nausch
1907 - 1957
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,161
Manuel Jiménez Jiménez
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 2,162
Zvonimir Soldo
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,163
Peter Ducke
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,164
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,165
Lajos Csordás
1932 - 1968
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,166
Ricardo Gallego
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,167
George Yonashiro
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2,168
Romà Forns
1885 - 1942
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,169
Héctor Baley
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,170
Alfredo del Águila
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2,171
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 53. Before him are Emmy Rossum, Betty Gilpin, Claudio Marchisio, Sebastian Kurz, Sam Claflin, and Amanda Bynes. After him are Charlotte Flair, Akihito Kusunose, Stjepan Hauser, Romain Grosjean, Richard Gasquet, and Pom Klementieff.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsEmmy Rossum
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 47
Betty Gilpin
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 48
Claudio Marchisio
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 49
Sebastian Kurz
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 50
Sam Claflin
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 51
Amanda Bynes
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 52
Ibrahim Afellay
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 53
Charlotte Flair
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 54
Akihito Kusunose
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 55
Stjepan Hauser
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 56
Romain Grosjean
RACING DRIVER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 57
Richard Gasquet
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 58
Pom Klementieff
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 59
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 638 out of 1,646. Before him are Arend Heyting (1898), Eise Eisinga (1744), Pieter Pourbus (1523), Wim Anderiesen (1903), Herman Heijermans (1864), and Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873). After him are Johannes Burman (1707), Gisbertus Voetius (1589), Coen Moulijn (1937), Nicolaas Pieneman (1809), Maarten Stekelenburg (1982), and Alexander Rueb (1882).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsArend Heyting
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 632
Eise Eisinga
ASTRONOMER
1744 - 1828
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 633
Pieter Pourbus
PAINTER
1523 - 1584
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 634
Wim Anderiesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1944
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 635
Herman Heijermans
WRITER
1864 - 1924
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 636
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1936
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 637
Ibrahim Afellay
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 638
Johannes Burman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1779
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 639
Gisbertus Voetius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1589 - 1676
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 640
Coen Moulijn
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 641
Nicolaas Pieneman
PAINTER
1809 - 1860
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 642
Maarten Stekelenburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 643
Alexander Rueb
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1959
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 644
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Ibrahim Afellay ranks 71. Before him are Martin Koeman (1938), Adri van Tiggelen (1957), Frenkie de Jong (1997), Henk Groot (1938), Wim Kieft (1962), and Wim Anderiesen (1903). After him are Coen Moulijn (1937), Maarten Stekelenburg (1982), Pleun Strik (1944), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), Hans Ooft (1947), and Wim Jonk (1966).
Martin Koeman
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 65
Adri van Tiggelen
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 66
Frenkie de Jong
1997 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 67
Henk Groot
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 68
Wim Kieft
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 69
Wim Anderiesen
1903 - 1944
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 70
Ibrahim Afellay
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 71
Coen Moulijn
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 72
Maarten Stekelenburg
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 73
Pleun Strik
1944 - 2022
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 74
Boudewijn Zenden
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 75
Hans Ooft
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 76
Wim Jonk
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 77