SOCCER PLAYER
Mounir El Hamdaoui
1984 - Today

Mounir El Hamdaoui
Mounir El Hamdaoui (Arabic: منير الحمداوي; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco internationally. He played for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Ajax and Málaga CF, as well as Excelsior, Derby County, Willem II, AZ Alkmaar and Fiorentina. In the 2008–09 Eredivisie, El Hamdaoui was named Dutch Footballer of the Year and became the Eredivisie top scorer as AZ Alkmaar won their second league title in their history. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Mounir El Hamdaoui is the 6,257th most popular soccer player (down from 4,676th in 2024), the 1,014th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 929th in 2019) and the 168th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Mounir El Hamdaoui ranks 6,258 out of 21,273. Before him are Stanislav Šesták, Dai Takeda, Javi Gracia, Branko Strupar, Nuno Valente, Davit Mujiri, and Junko Ozawa. After him are Kenji Tanaka, Kevin Mirallas, Yutaka Akita, Aykut Kocaman, and Billy Gonsalves.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStanislav Šesták
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6,257
Dai Takeda
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,258
Javi Gracia
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,259
Branko Strupar
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,260
Nuno Valente
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,261
Davit Mujiri
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,262
Junko Ozawa
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,263
Mounir El Hamdaoui
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 6,264
Kenji Tanaka
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,265
Kevin Mirallas
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,266
Yutaka Akita
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,267
Aykut Kocaman
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,268
Billy Gonsalves
1908 - 1977
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,269
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Mounir El Hamdaoui ranks 212. Before him are Álvaro Bautista, Camila Bordonaba, Hannes Þór Halldórsson, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Sunil Chhetri, and Alex Scott. After him are Anthony Johnson, Jackson Rathbone, Aram Mp3, Mónica Spear, Leyla Aliyeva, and Raif Badawi.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsÁlvaro Bautista
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 206
Camila Bordonaba
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 207
Hannes Þór Halldórsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 208
Siphiwe Tshabalala
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 209
Sunil Chhetri
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 210
Alex Scott
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 211
Mounir El Hamdaoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 212
Anthony Johnson
MARTIAL ARTS
1984 - 2022
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 213
Jackson Rathbone
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 214
Aram Mp3
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 215
Mónica Spear
ACTOR
1984 - 2014
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 216
Leyla Aliyeva
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 217
Raif Badawi
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 218
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Mounir El Hamdaoui ranks 1,014 out of 1,646. Before him are Gaston Taument (1970), Frans Maassen (1965), Joop Hiele (1958), Gerbrand Bakker (1962), Renate Dorrestein (1954), and Toon Oprinsen (1910). After him are Erik Dekker (1970), Jan van Diepenbeek (1903), Michel Faber (1960), Sander Westerveld (1974), Jan Versleijen (1955), and Piet Wildschut (1957).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsGaston Taument
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 1,008
Frans Maassen
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 1,009
Joop Hiele
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1,010
Gerbrand Bakker
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 1,011
Renate Dorrestein
WRITER
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 1,012
Toon Oprinsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1945
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 1,013
Mounir El Hamdaoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 1,014
Erik Dekker
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,015
Jan van Diepenbeek
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1981
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,016
Michel Faber
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,017
Sander Westerveld
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,018
Jan Versleijen
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 1,019
Piet Wildschut
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,020
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Mounir El Hamdaoui ranks 168. Before him are Cody Gakpo (1999), Urby Emanuelson (1986), Eljero Elia (1987), Gaston Taument (1970), Joop Hiele (1958), and Toon Oprinsen (1910). After him are Jan van Diepenbeek (1903), Sander Westerveld (1974), Jan Versleijen (1955), Piet Wildschut (1957), Davy Klaassen (1993), and Kees Mijnders (1912).
Cody Gakpo
1999 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 162
Urby Emanuelson
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 163
Eljero Elia
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 164
Gaston Taument
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 165
Joop Hiele
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 166
Toon Oprinsen
1910 - 1945
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 167
Mounir El Hamdaoui
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 168
Jan van Diepenbeek
1903 - 1981
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 169
Sander Westerveld
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 170
Jan Versleijen
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 171
Piet Wildschut
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 172
Davy Klaassen
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 173
Kees Mijnders
1912 - 2002
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 174









































