SOCCER PLAYER
Joselu
1990 - Today

Joselu
José Luis Mato Sanmartín (born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa and the Spain national team. Joselu began his career with Celta Vigo, before being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances, but was unable to break into the first team, and sold to Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim in August 2012. Following a loan spell at Eintracht Frankfurt, Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, and then Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joselu is the 2,036th most popular soccer player (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 4,043rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,949th in 2019) and the 145th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Joselu ranks 2,036 out of 21,273. Before him are Dobromir Zhechev, Emmanuel Kundé, Gábor Király, Johnny Haynes, Agustín Sauto Arana, and Bernd Förster. After him are Emmanuel Amunike, Claudio López, Ezzaki Badou, Agustín Gaínza, László Sárosi, and Klas Ingesson.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDobromir Zhechev
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,034
Emmanuel Kundé
1956 - 2025
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 2,035
Gábor Király
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 2,036
Johnny Haynes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 2,037
Agustín Sauto Arana
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,038
Bernd Förster
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,039
Joselu
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,040
Emmanuel Amunike
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,041
Claudio López
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,042
Ezzaki Badou
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,043
Agustín Gaínza
1922 - 1995
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,044
László Sárosi
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2,045
Klas Ingesson
1968 - 2014
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 2,046
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, Joselu ranks 33. Before him are Sergio Pérez, Miralem Pjanić, Marcos Alonso, André Schürrle, Luuk de Jong, and Im Yoon-ah. After him are Masato Kudo, Britt Robertson, Canelo Álvarez, Douglas Costa, Park Shin-hye, and Pooja Hegde.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsSergio Pérez
RACING DRIVER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 27
Miralem Pjanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 28
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 29
André Schürrle
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 30
Luuk de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 31
Im Yoon-ah
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 32
Joselu
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 33
Masato Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2022
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 34
Britt Robertson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 35
Canelo Álvarez
BOXER
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 36
Douglas Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 37
Park Shin-hye
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 38
Pooja Hegde
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 39
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Joselu ranks 4,045 out of 7,253. Before him are Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), Antje Jackelén (1955), Otto Fahr (1892), Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster (1869), Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866), and Bernd Förster (1956). After him are Gustav Lange (1830), Gabriele Seyfert (1948), Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1677), Jörg Meuthen (1961), Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer (1829), and Michael Artin (1934).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Mannlicher
ENGINEER
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 4,039
Antje Jackelén
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 4,040
Otto Fahr
SWIMMER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 4,041
Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster
PHILOSOPHER
1869 - 1966
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4,042
Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4,043
Bernd Förster
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4,044
Joselu
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4,045
Gustav Lange
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4,046
Gabriele Seyfert
SKATER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4,047
Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
POLITICIAN
1677 - 1712
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4,048
Jörg Meuthen
ECONOMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4,049
Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1927
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4,050
Michael Artin
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 4,051
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Joselu ranks 145. Before him are Willi Koslowski (1937), Wolfgang Dremmler (1954), Karl Mai (1928), Otto Siffling (1912), Uwe Rahn (1962), and Bernd Förster (1956). After him are Torsten Frings (1976), Roman Weidenfeller (1980), Karl-Heinz Metzner (1923), Gottfried Fuchs (1889), Heinz Strehl (1938), and Ludwig Goldbrunner (1908).
Willi Koslowski
1937 - 2024
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 139
Wolfgang Dremmler
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 140
Karl Mai
1928 - 1993
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 141
Otto Siffling
1912 - 1939
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 142
Uwe Rahn
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 143
Bernd Förster
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 144
Joselu
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 145
Torsten Frings
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 146
Roman Weidenfeller
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 147
Karl-Heinz Metzner
1923 - 1994
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 148
Gottfried Fuchs
1889 - 1972
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 149
Heinz Strehl
1938 - 1986
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 150
Ludwig Goldbrunner
1908 - 1981
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 151