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Matthew Booth

1977 - Today

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Matthew Paul Booth (born 14 March 1977) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Booth spent the majority of his career in his home country, but also played in Russia for six years and briefly played in England for three months. Booth is remembered as a fan favourite among South African fans, who chanted "Booooooth" when he touched the ball, while British media outlets dubbed him as White Knight, as he was the only white player in the South Africa national team in this period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Booth is the 9,462nd most popular soccer player (down from 8,392nd in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 277th in 2019) and the 16th most popular South African Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Matthew Booth ranks 9,462 out of 21,273. Before him are Iñigo Pérez, Sergi Darder, Samu Castillejo, Mudashiru Lawal, Arthur Masuaku, and Wágner Pires de Almeida. After him are José Manuel Rey, Viktor Kovalenko, Nawaf Al-Temyat, Naoyoshi Fukumoto, Hubert Fournier, and Jóhannes Eðvaldsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Matthew Booth ranks 570. Before him are Arnold Bruggink, Asami Imai, Pablo Prigioni, Maria Cioncan, Serhiy Perkhun, and Angela Goethals. After him are Audrey Dana, Tathiana Garbin, Lola Ponce, Brooks Wackerman, Diego Corrales, and Vitorino Hilton.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Matthew Booth ranks 290 out of 454. Before him are Pierre Issa (1975), David Adams (1970), J. R. Rotem (1975), Patricia de Lille (1951), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), and Zola Budd (1966). After him are Anele Ngcongca (1987), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995), Neil Turok (1958), Péter Nagy (null), Jeff Coetzee (1977), and Chanelle Scheepers (1984).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa

Among soccer players born in South Africa, Matthew Booth ranks 16. Before him are MacBeth Sibaya (1977), Lucas Radebe (1969), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Quinton Fortune (1977), John Moshoeu (1965), and Pierre Issa (1975). After him are Anele Ngcongca (1987), Eudy Simelane (1977), Sibusiso Zuma (1975), Doctor Khumalo (1967), Katlego Mphela (1984), and Shaun Bartlett (1972).

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