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Paul Okon

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Paul Michael Okon (/ˈoːkɔn/; born 5 April 1972) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He previously captained the Australia national team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Okon's career began at Marconi Stallions in the old NSL in Australia. He then went on to play at many European clubs including Lazio and Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, Vicenza in Serie B, Middlesbrough and Leeds United in the English Premiership, Club Brugge, Oostende in Belgium's Jupiler League and APOEL in the Cypriot First Division. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2024). Paul Okon is the 12,011th most popular soccer player (down from 8,927th in 2024), the 727th most popular biography from Australia (down from 574th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Australian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paul Okon ranks 12,011 out of 21,273. Before him are Nicolás Domínguez, Roger Nilsen, Kara Mbodji, Dimitri Foulquier, Eduardo Bustos Montoya, and Patrik Hrošovský. After him are Guilherme Marinato, Kieran Tierney, Miho Manya, Javier Arizmendi, Mohamed Camara, and Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Paul Okon ranks 1,073. Before him are Yolanda Soler, Garo Paylan, Vladimir Šujster, Lucian Marinescu, Christa Campbell, and Sean Dundee. After him are Ville Räikkönen, Ahmed Maiteeq, Beto O'Rourke, Adrian Martinez, Christian Mayer, and Saul Williams.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Paul Okon ranks 727 out of 1,143. Before him are Daniel Johns (1979), Matthew Goss (1986), Chris Vermeulen (1982), Garth Nix (1963), Elizabeth Smylie (1963), and Stephen Huss (1975). After him are Alyson Annan (1973), David Lyons (1976), Alexander Downer (1951), Stephen Hawkins (1971), Petria Thomas (1975), and Josh Helman (1986).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Australia

Among soccer players born in Australia, Paul Okon ranks 63. Before him are Mile Jedinak (1984), Patrick Kisnorbo (1981), Nathan Burns (1988), Damian Mori (1970), Tony Dorigo (1965), and Aziz Behich (1990). After him are Paul Agostino (1975), James Troisi (1988), Robbie Kruse (1988), Tony Vidmar (1970), Craig Moore (1975), and Eddy Bosnar (1980).

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