SOCCER PLAYER
Shane Smeltz
1981 - Today

Shane Smeltz
Shane Edward Smeltz (born 29 September 1981) is a New Zealand former professional footballer. He plays as a striker. Smeltz had spent much of his early career playing in Australia before moving to England where he played for two and a half seasons. He played mostly in the A-League from 2007 onwards, with the exception of brief stints with Gençlerbirliği in Turkey and Kedah FA in Malaysia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Shane Smeltz is the 10,650th most popular soccer player (up from 11,111th in 2024), the 6,459th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,472nd in 2019) and the 544th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shane Smeltz ranks 10,650 out of 21,273. Before him are Hugo Ayala, Iago Falque, João Pedro, Fernando Varela, Odsonne Édouard, and Yoshinori Sembiki. After him are Wilson Pérez, Nicolò Fagioli, Masaya Honda, Conny Pohlers, Javier Margas, and Hideaki Kitajima.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHugo Ayala
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 10,657
Iago Falque
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 10,658
João Pedro
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 10,659
Fernando Varela
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,660
Odsonne Édouard
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,661
Yoshinori Sembiki
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,662
Shane Smeltz
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,663
Wilson Pérez
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,664
Nicolò Fagioli
2001 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,665
Masaya Honda
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,666
Conny Pohlers
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10,667
Javier Margas
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 10,668
Hideaki Kitajima
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 10,669
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Shane Smeltz ranks 721. Before him are Leticia Dolera, Vitalii Kim, Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Vladimir Efimkin, László Nagy, and Christina Cole. After him are Jonathan Bennett, Lucie Décosse, Ruby, Julie Gonzalo, Silvan Zurbriggen, and Florent Serra.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsLeticia Dolera
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 715
Vitalii Kim
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 716
Francisco Javier Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 717
Vladimir Efimkin
CYCLIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 718
László Nagy
HANDBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 719
Christina Cole
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 720
Shane Smeltz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 721
Jonathan Bennett
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 722
Lucie Décosse
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 723
Ruby
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 724
Julie Gonzalo
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 725
Silvan Zurbriggen
SKIER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 726
Florent Serra
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 727
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Shane Smeltz ranks 6,462 out of 7,253. Before him are Armin Eichholz (1964), Andreas Klier (1976), Uwe Gensheimer (1986), Danilo Hondo (1974), Patrick Sensburg (1971), and Andreas Keller (1965). After him are Hanno Koffler (1980), Conny Pohlers (1978), Alexander Waske (1975), Rudolf Martin (1967), Uwe Tellkamp (1968), and Klara Geywitz (1976).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsArmin Eichholz
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 6,456
Andreas Klier
CYCLIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 6,457
Uwe Gensheimer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 6,458
Danilo Hondo
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 6,459
Patrick Sensburg
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 6,460
Andreas Keller
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 6,461
Shane Smeltz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 6,462
Hanno Koffler
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 6,463
Conny Pohlers
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 6,464
Alexander Waske
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 6,465
Rudolf Martin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 6,466
Uwe Tellkamp
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 6,467
Klara Geywitz
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 6,468
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Shane Smeltz ranks 544. Before him are Zlatan Bajramović (1979), Maximilian Philipp (1994), Philipp Max (1993), Kenan Karaman (1994), Alexander Nouri (1979), and Tolgay Arslan (1990). After him are Conny Pohlers (1978), Edon Zhegrova (1999), Zoltán Sebescen (1975), Christian Nerlinger (1973), Anja Mittag (1985), and Jens Todt (1970).
Zlatan Bajramović
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 538
Maximilian Philipp
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 539
Philipp Max
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 540
Kenan Karaman
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 541
Alexander Nouri
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 542
Tolgay Arslan
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 543
Shane Smeltz
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 544
Conny Pohlers
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 545
Edon Zhegrova
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 546
Zoltán Sebescen
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 547
Christian Nerlinger
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 548
Anja Mittag
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 549
Jens Todt
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 550














































