SOCCER PLAYER
Nadia Nadim
1988 - Today

Nadia Nadim
Nadia Nadim (Pashto: نادیه ندیم; born 2 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Damallsvenskan club Hammarby, on loan from Italian Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Afghanistan, she has played for the Denmark national team. Nadim is considered the most influential and greatest Afghan female footballer of all time, particularly because she has won league titles in two countries, the USA league title in 2017 with the Portland Thorns and the French league title in 2020–21 with Paris Saint-Germain. Nadim was named the Danish Footballer of the Year in 2016 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Nadia Nadim is the 6,999th most popular soccer player (down from 5,361st in 2024), the 143rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 134th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nadia Nadim ranks 6,999 out of 21,273. Before her are Akinori Nishizawa, Kevin Volland, Alexander Zickler, Manuel Rojas, Juan Torales, and Franco Mastantuono. After her are Karim El Ahmadi, Pedro Neto, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Shogo Fujimaki, Toshihiro Yahata, and Radoslav Kováč.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAkinori Nishizawa
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,999
Kevin Volland
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 7,000
Alexander Zickler
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 7,001
Manuel Rojas
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 7,002
Juan Torales
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 7,003
Franco Mastantuono
2007 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,004
Nadia Nadim
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,005
Karim El Ahmadi
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,006
Pedro Neto
2000 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,007
Giorgi Mamardashvili
2000 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,008
Shogo Fujimaki
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,009
Toshihiro Yahata
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,010
Radoslav Kováč
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,011
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Nadia Nadim ranks 227. Before her are Veronica Roth, Michael Johnson, Carla Suárez Navarro, Banks, Takuya Komine, and Micah Richards. After her are Blac Chyna, Marcel Kittel, Robert Sheehan, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Cody Fern, and Dmitry Muserskiy.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsVeronica Roth
WRITER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 221
Michael Johnson
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 222
Carla Suárez Navarro
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 223
Banks
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 224
Takuya Komine
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 225
Micah Richards
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 226
Nadia Nadim
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 227
Blac Chyna
CELEBRITY
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 228
Marcel Kittel
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 229
Robert Sheehan
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 230
Nodar Kumaritashvili
ATHLETE
1988 - 2010
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 231
Cody Fern
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 232
Dmitry Muserskiy
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 233
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Nadia Nadim ranks 143 out of 177. Before her are Dadullah (1966), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Abdul Rahman (1965), Islam Bibi (1974), Ahmad Massoud (1989), and Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970). After her are Malalai Kakar (1967), Zablon Simintov (1960), Maria Bashir (1970), Abdul Hakim Haqqani (1967), Zakia Zaki (1962), and Nadia Anjuman (1981).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsDadullah
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2007
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 137
Zabiullah Mujahid
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 138
Abdul Rahman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 139
Islam Bibi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2013
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 140
Ahmad Massoud
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 141
Sirajuddin Haqqani
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 142
Nadia Nadim
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 143
Malalai Kakar
POLITICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 144
Zablon Simintov
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 145
Maria Bashir
LAWYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 146
Abdul Hakim Haqqani
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 147
Zakia Zaki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - 2007
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 148
Nadia Anjuman
WRITER
1981 - 2005
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 149
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Afghanistan
Among soccer players born in Afghanistan, Nadia Nadim ranks 1. After her are Mohammad Yousef Kargar (1963), Balal Arezou (1988), Faysal Shayesteh (1991), Shamsuddin Amiri (1985), Zohib Islam Amiri (1990), Qays Shayesteh (1988), and Mustafa Zazai (1993).
Nadia Nadim
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1
Mohammad Yousef Kargar
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 2
Balal Arezou
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 3
Faysal Shayesteh
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 4
Shamsuddin Amiri
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5
Zohib Islam Amiri
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 6
Qays Shayesteh
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 7
Mustafa Zazai
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 8











































