SOCCER PLAYER

Michael Olise

2001 - Today

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Michael Akpovie Olise (; MY-kəl o-LEE-say; French: [maikəl olisɛ]; Igbo: [maɪ̯.kɛl ɔ.li.se]; born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in England, he plays for the France national team. The product of various English academies, Olise made his professional debut for Reading in 2019. In 2021, he was signed by Premier League club Crystal Palace, where he spent three seasons and was nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year in 2024, before moving to Bayern. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Olise is the 5,202nd most popular soccer player (up from 12,846th in 2019), the 5,117th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,327th in 2019) and the 287th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Michael Olise ranks 5,202 out of 21,273Before him are Albert Luque, Christian Pulisic, Christian Wörns, Miguel Brito, Andriy Pyatov, and Denílson Pereira Neves. After him are Klemen Lavrič, Michael Robinson, Pau Torres, Yusuke Suzuki, Józef Kałuża, and Salaheddine Bassir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Michael Olise ranks 15Before him are Eric García, Iga Świątek, Takefusa Kubo, Jo Yu-ri, Curtis Jones, and Oscar Piastri. After him are Aiko, Princess Toshi, Rachel Zegler, Bukayo Saka, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Santiago Giménez, and Gabriel Martinelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Olise ranks 5,119 out of 8,785Before him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), Ann Sidney (1944), Gertrude Lawrence (1898), Ted Morgan (1906), John James Shepherd (1884), and Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883). After him are Michael Robinson (1958), Dave Mason (1946), Nigel Marven (1960), Rupert Keegan (1955), Pamela Brown (1917), and Cole Palmer (2002).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Michael Olise ranks 287Before him are John Byrne (1961), Bill Nicholson (1919), Terry McDermott (1951), Jack Rowley (1920), Ray Kennedy (1951), and Jermain Defoe (1982). After him are Michael Robinson (1958), Cole Palmer (2002), Rob Page (1974), Gary Cahill (1985), Bob Crompton (1879), and Steve Archibald (1956).