SOCCER PLAYER
Shane Long
1987 - Today

 Shane Long
 Shane Long
Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Long began his football career at Cork City. He later moved to Reading where, among other achievements, he scored three goals in ten substitute appearances during his team's Championship-winning 2005–06 campaign, guided his team into the fourth round of the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool in a third round replay match in 2010, and later won a player of the season award. He signed for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in 2011 for a fee of £6 million, and joined Hull City in January 2014, then Southampton in August 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Long is the 13,099th most popular soccer player (down from 12,933rd in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 469th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Irish Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shane Long ranks 13,099 out of 21,273. Before him are Simone Del Nero, Kenji Arai, Mikkel Damsgaard, Josef de Souza, Marco Carnesecchi, and Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva. After him are Vladimír Coufal, Hiroyoshi Kuwabara, Frank Acheampong, Yuzo Funakoshi, Álex Gálvez, and Maxsandro Barbosa de Oliveira.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings- Simone Del Nero- 1981 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,106 
- Kenji Arai- 1978 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,107 
- Mikkel Damsgaard- 2000 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,108 
- Josef de Souza- 1989 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,109 
- Marco Carnesecchi- 2000 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,110 
- Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva- 1980 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,111 
- Shane Long- 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 13,112 
- Vladimír Coufal- 1992 - Present - HPI: 41.19 - Rank: 13,113 
- Hiroyoshi Kuwabara- 1971 - Present - HPI: 41.19 - Rank: 13,114 
- Frank Acheampong- 1993 - Present - HPI: 41.19 - Rank: 13,115 
- Yuzo Funakoshi- 1977 - Present - HPI: 41.19 - Rank: 13,116 
- Álex Gálvez- 1989 - Present - HPI: 41.18 - Rank: 13,117 
- Maxsandro Barbosa de Oliveira- 1972 - Present - HPI: 41.18 - Rank: 13,118 
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Shane Long ranks 821. Before him are Yuya Tegoshi, Bilyal Makhov, Adrián López, Dioko Kaluyituka, Daniel Logan, and Yumi Uetsuji. After him are Reto Berra, Roy Beerens, Issiar Dia, Kaori Matsumoto, Mauro Nespoli, and Joe Ingles.
Others Born in 1987
Go to all Rankings- Yuya Tegoshi- SINGER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.24 - Rank: 815 
- Bilyal Makhov- WRESTLER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.23 - Rank: 816 
- Adrián López- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.23 - Rank: 817 
- Dioko Kaluyituka- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.23 - Rank: 818 
- Daniel Logan- ACTOR - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.22 - Rank: 819 
- Yumi Uetsuji- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.21 - Rank: 820 
- Shane Long- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 821 
- Reto Berra- HOCKEY PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.19 - Rank: 822 
- Roy Beerens- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.18 - Rank: 823 
- Issiar Dia- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.18 - Rank: 824 
- Kaori Matsumoto- ATHLETE - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.16 - Rank: 825 
- Mauro Nespoli- ATHLETE - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.16 - Rank: 826 
- Joe Ingles- BASKETBALL PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.16 - Rank: 827 
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Shane Long ranks 470 out of 549. Before him are Eva Birthistle (1974), John Egan (1992), Stefan Molyneux (1966), Craig Breen (1990), Jonas Armstrong (1981), and Eamonn Coghlan (1952). After him are Dermot Kennedy (1991), Victoria Smurfit (1974), João Pereira (null), Ian Harte (1977), Daryl McCormack (1993), and Jonathan Sexton (1985).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all Rankings- Eva Birthistle- ACTOR - 1974 - Present - HPI: 42.31 - Rank: 464 
- John Egan- SOCCER PLAYER - 1992 - Present - HPI: 42.25 - Rank: 465 
- Stefan Molyneux- WRITER - 1966 - Present - HPI: 42.21 - Rank: 466 
- Craig Breen- RACING DRIVER - 1990 - 2023 - HPI: 42.18 - Rank: 467 
- Jonas Armstrong- ACTOR - 1981 - Present - HPI: 41.51 - Rank: 468 
- Eamonn Coghlan- ATHLETE - 1952 - Present - HPI: 41.34 - Rank: 469 
- Shane Long- SOCCER PLAYER - 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 470 
- Dermot Kennedy- SINGER - 1991 - Present - HPI: 41.13 - Rank: 471 
- Victoria Smurfit- ACTOR - 1974 - Present - HPI: 41.07 - Rank: 472 
- João Pereira- ATHLETE - HPI: 40.95 - Rank: 473 
- Ian Harte- SOCCER PLAYER - 1977 - Present - HPI: 40.94 - Rank: 474 
- Daryl McCormack- ACTOR - 1993 - Present - HPI: 40.89 - Rank: 475 
- Jonathan Sexton- RUGBY PLAYER - 1985 - Present - HPI: 40.85 - Rank: 476 
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland
Among soccer players born in Ireland, Shane Long ranks 37. Before him are Brian Murphy (1983), Séamus Coleman (1988), Niall Quinn (1966), Frank Stapleton (1956), Kevin Moran (1956), and John Egan (1992). After him are Ian Harte (1977), Stephen Ireland (1986), Troy Parrott (2002), Anthony Stokes (1988), Mark Travers (1999), and Stephen Carr (1976).
- Brian Murphy- 1983 - Present - HPI: 44.67 - Rank: 31 
- Séamus Coleman- 1988 - Present - HPI: 44.43 - Rank: 32 
- Niall Quinn- 1966 - Present - HPI: 44.37 - Rank: 33 
- Frank Stapleton- 1956 - Present - HPI: 44.12 - Rank: 34 
- Kevin Moran- 1956 - Present - HPI: 42.99 - Rank: 35 
- John Egan- 1992 - Present - HPI: 42.25 - Rank: 36 
- Shane Long- 1987 - Present - HPI: 41.20 - Rank: 37 
- Ian Harte- 1977 - Present - HPI: 40.94 - Rank: 38 
- Stephen Ireland- 1986 - Present - HPI: 40.53 - Rank: 39 
- Troy Parrott- 2002 - Present - HPI: 40.50 - Rank: 40 
- Anthony Stokes- 1988 - Present - HPI: 40.29 - Rank: 41 
- Mark Travers- 1999 - Present - HPI: 39.72 - Rank: 42 
- Stephen Carr- 1976 - Present - HPI: 39.37 - Rank: 43 















































