SOCCER PLAYER
Karim Ansarifard
1990 - Today

Karim Ansarifard
Karim Adil Ansarifard (Persian: کریم انصاریفرد; born 3 April 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Ali Daei (the coach who scouted him) and he has been named Daei's "successor". World Soccer selected Ansarifard as one of the best young talents in the world alongside Javier Hernández and Jack Wilshere. In January 2012, FIFA.com selected him as one of the players to watch in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Karim Ansarifard is the 9,446th most popular soccer player (down from 6,691st in 2024), the 496th most popular biography from Iran (down from 457th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Iranian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Karim Ansarifard ranks 9,446 out of 21,273. Before him are Arsen Avetisyan, Ibrahim Ayew, Zlatan Ljubijankić, François Modesto, Ivan Schranz, and Jung Woo-young. After him are Tsukasa Shiotani, Jeffrey Bruma, Alyaksandr Khatskevich, Yassine Benzia, Alan Peacock, and Konrad Plautz.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArsen Avetisyan
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 9,446
Ibrahim Ayew
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 9,447
Zlatan Ljubijankić
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 9,448
François Modesto
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 9,449
Ivan Schranz
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 9,450
Jung Woo-young
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,451
Karim Ansarifard
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,452
Tsukasa Shiotani
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,453
Jeffrey Bruma
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,454
Alyaksandr Khatskevich
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,455
Yassine Benzia
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,456
Alan Peacock
1937 - 2025
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,457
Konrad Plautz
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 9,458
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, Karim Ansarifard ranks 358. Before him are Gastón Ramírez, Tina Trstenjak, Joey Logano, Youssef Msakni, Esteban Chaves, and Jerzy Janowicz. After him are Kacy Catanzaro, Achille Lauro, Florent Manaudou, Paul Chelimo, Sonny Colbrelli, and Fyodor Smolov.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsGastón Ramírez
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 352
Tina Trstenjak
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 353
Joey Logano
RACING DRIVER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 354
Youssef Msakni
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 355
Esteban Chaves
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 356
Jerzy Janowicz
TENNIS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 357
Karim Ansarifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 358
Kacy Catanzaro
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 359
Achille Lauro
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 360
Florent Manaudou
SWIMMER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 361
Paul Chelimo
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 362
Sonny Colbrelli
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 363
Fyodor Smolov
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 364
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Karim Ansarifard ranks 496 out of 631. Before him are Ehsan Hajsafi (1990), Taraneh Javanbakht (1974), Alireza Firouzja (2003), Babak Zanjani (1974), Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), and Helly Luv (1988). After him are Atousa Pourkashiyan (1988), Abbas Jadidi (1969), Masoud Shojaei (1984), Andranik Teymourian (1983), Abdolmalek Rigi (1979), and Rasoul Khadem (1972).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsEhsan Hajsafi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 490
Taraneh Javanbakht
PHILOSOPHER
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 491
Alireza Firouzja
CHESS PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 492
Babak Zanjani
BUSINESSPERSON
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 493
Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 494
Helly Luv
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 495
Karim Ansarifard
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 496
Atousa Pourkashiyan
CHESS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 497
Abbas Jadidi
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 498
Masoud Shojaei
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 499
Andranik Teymourian
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 500
Abdolmalek Rigi
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2010
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 501
Rasoul Khadem
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 502
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Iran
Among soccer players born in Iran, Karim Ansarifard ranks 22. Before him are Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993), Yahya Golmohammadi (1971), Vahid Hashemian (1976), Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (1966), Ashkan Dejagah (1986), and Ehsan Hajsafi (1990). After him are Masoud Shojaei (1984), Andranik Teymourian (1983), Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (1972), Reza Ghoochannejhad (1987), Rahman Rezaei (1975), and Hamid Estili (1967).
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 16
Yahya Golmohammadi
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 17
Vahid Hashemian
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 18
Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 19
Ashkan Dejagah
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 20
Ehsan Hajsafi
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 21
Karim Ansarifard
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 22
Masoud Shojaei
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 23
Andranik Teymourian
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 24
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 25
Reza Ghoochannejhad
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 26
Rahman Rezaei
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 27
Hamid Estili
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 28













































