SOCCER PLAYER
Peter Odemwingie
1981 - Today

Peter Odemwingie
Peter Osaze Odemwingie (born 15 July 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in what is now Uzbekistan, Odemwingie began his career with Bendel Insurance in the Nigeria Premier League. He then earned a move to European football with Belgian side La Louvière where he spent three seasons winning the Belgian Cup before moving to French side Lille. Odemwingie scored 26 goals for Lille while also playing in the UEFA Champions League with the side. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Peter Odemwingie is the 8,383rd most popular soccer player (down from 7,278th in 2024), the 112th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Uzbekistani Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Peter Odemwingie ranks 8,383 out of 21,273. Before him are Ikechukwu Uche, Yevhen Seleznyov, Faouzi Chaouchi, Wahbi Khazri, Jorge Ribeiro, and Paulo Henrique. After him are Philipp Degen, Ann Kristin Aarønes, Breno Borges, Rafik Halliche, Jan Stejskal, and Fridolina Rolfö.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIkechukwu Uche
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,383
Yevhen Seleznyov
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,384
Faouzi Chaouchi
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,385
Wahbi Khazri
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,386
Jorge Ribeiro
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,387
Paulo Henrique
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,388
Peter Odemwingie
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,389
Philipp Degen
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8,390
Ann Kristin Aarønes
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8,391
Breno Borges
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8,392
Rafik Halliche
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8,393
Jan Stejskal
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8,394
Fridolina Rolfö
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 8,395
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Peter Odemwingie ranks 474. Before him are Roland Linz, Joe Taslim, Shizuka Arakawa, Yūichi Komano, Christian Giménez, and Jorge Ribeiro. After him are Alex Neil, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Princess Akiko of Mikasa, Ryoichi Maeda, Marcinho, and Shiri Maimon.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsRoland Linz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 468
Joe Taslim
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 469
Shizuka Arakawa
SKATER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 470
Yūichi Komano
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 471
Christian Giménez
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 472
Jorge Ribeiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 473
Peter Odemwingie
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 474
Alex Neil
COACH
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 475
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
FILM DIRECTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 476
Princess Akiko of Mikasa
NOBLEMAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 477
Ryoichi Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 478
Marcinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 479
Shiri Maimon
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 480
In Uzbekistan
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Peter Odemwingie ranks 112 out of 190. Before him are Lomon (1999), Tatyana Kotova (1976), Lilya Budzhurova (1958), Tohir Yoʻldosh (1967), Alexander Graf (1962), and Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva (1978). After him are Movlud Miraliyev (1974), Utkirbek Haydarov (1974), Alexander Geynrikh (1984), Bakhodir Jalolov (1994), Abdullo Tangriev (1981), and Sergey Tetyukhin (1975).
Others born in Uzbekistan
Go to all RankingsLomon
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 106
Tatyana Kotova
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 107
Lilya Budzhurova
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 108
Tohir Yoʻldosh
EXTREMIST
1967 - 2009
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 109
Alexander Graf
CHESS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 110
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
DIPLOMAT
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 111
Peter Odemwingie
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 112
Movlud Miraliyev
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 113
Utkirbek Haydarov
BOXER
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 114
Alexander Geynrikh
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 115
Bakhodir Jalolov
BOXER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 116
Abdullo Tangriev
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 117
Sergey Tetyukhin
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 118
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Uzbekistan
Among soccer players born in Uzbekistan, Peter Odemwingie ranks 12. Before him are Dimitris Papadopoulos (1981), Vladimir Fyodorov (1956), Mirjalol Qosimov (1970), Timur Kapadze (1981), Waldemar Anton (1996), and Odil Ahmedov (1987). After him are Alexander Geynrikh (1984), Jaloliddin Masharipov (1993), Fozil Musaev (1989), Anzur Ismailov (1985), Pavel Bugalo (1974), and Ignatiy Nesterov (1983).
Dimitris Papadopoulos
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 6
Vladimir Fyodorov
1956 - 1979
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 7
Mirjalol Qosimov
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 8
Timur Kapadze
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 9
Waldemar Anton
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 10
Odil Ahmedov
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 11
Peter Odemwingie
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 12
Alexander Geynrikh
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 13
Jaloliddin Masharipov
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 14
Fozil Musaev
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 15
Anzur Ismailov
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 16
Pavel Bugalo
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 17
Ignatiy Nesterov
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 18














































