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John Paintsil

1981 - Today

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John Paintsil (born 15 June 1981) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who was an assistant coach at Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premiership. He played club football for Berekum Arsenal, Liberty Professionals, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, West Ham United, Fulham, Leicester City, Santos and Maritzburg United as well as internationally for Ghana. His family name is Paintsil but at birth it was registered as Pantsil in error. This then subsequently appeared on his passport and his registration with the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. John Paintsil is the 8,844th most popular soccer player (up from 9,870th in 2024), the 63rd most popular biography from Ghana (up from 70th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Paintsil ranks 8,844 out of 21,273. Before him are Ioannis Okkas, Germán Lux, Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Giannis Maniatis, Phil O'Donnell, and Albeiro Usuriaga. After him are Heidi Mohr, Marek Ostrowski, Emiliano Moretti, Gilberto Martínez, Kazuto Saiki, and Georgi Yordanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, John Paintsil ranks 519. Before him are Badr El Kaddouri, Daniel Cudmore, Jacques Houdek, Pascal Feindouno, Potap, and Michael Mifsud. After him are Emiliano Moretti, Ariza Makukula, Roberto Trashorras, Teo Yoo, Ska Keller, and Murilo Endres.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, John Paintsil ranks 63 out of 162. Before him are Matthew Amoah (1980), Freddy Adu (1989), Amma Darko (1956), Sammy Adjei (1980), Dominic Adiyiah (1989), and Anthony Annan (1986). After him are Tinchy Stryder (1986), Hans Sarpei (1976), Theodosia Okoh (1922), Akosua Busia (1966), Mohammed Salisu (1999), and Ibrahim Ayew (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana

Among soccer players born in Ghana, John Paintsil ranks 30. Before him are Fatau Dauda (1985), Matthew Amoah (1980), Freddy Adu (1989), Sammy Adjei (1980), Dominic Adiyiah (1989), and Anthony Annan (1986). After him are Hans Sarpei (1976), Mohammed Salisu (1999), Ibrahim Ayew (1988), Yaw Preko (1974), Joachim Yaw (1973), and Abdul Majeed Waris (1991).

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