SOCCER PLAYER

Tijani Babangida

1973 - Today

Tijani Babangida

Tijani Babangida (; born 25 September 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. Babangida spent the majority of his playing career at Ajax. Overall, he played in five countries on three continents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tijani Babangida is the 2,650th most popular soccer player (down from 1,711th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 25th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tijani Babangida ranks 2,650 out of 21,273. Before him are Fred Pentland, Renato Portaluppi, Mehmed Baždarević, Néstor Gonçalves, Hisashi Kaneko, and Jesús Castro. After him are Jimmy Ross, Humberto Tozzi, Joël Bats, Igor Cvitanović, Volodymyr Onyshchenko, and Ruud Hesp.

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Fred Pentland
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,648
Renato Portaluppi
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,649
Mehmed Baždarević
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,650
Néstor Gonçalves
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,651
Hisashi Kaneko
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,652
Jesús Castro
1908 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,653
Tijani Babangida
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,654
Jimmy Ross
1866 - 1902
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,655
Humberto Tozzi
1934 - 1980
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,656
Joël Bats
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 2,657
Igor Cvitanović
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 2,658
Volodymyr Onyshchenko
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 2,659
Ruud Hesp
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 2,660

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Tijani Babangida ranks 152. Before him are Gabriel Popescu, Dietmar Hamann, Jay Cutler, Nas, Roselyn Sánchez, and Yunjin Kim. After him are Christian Horner, Lee Woon-jae, Oscar De La Hoya, Tarana Burke, Milan Rapaić, and Saïd Taghmaoui.

Others Born in 1973

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Gabriel Popescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 146
Dietmar Hamann
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 147
Jay Cutler
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 148
Nas
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 149
Roselyn Sánchez
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 150
Yunjin Kim
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 151
Tijani Babangida
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 152
Christian Horner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 153
Lee Woon-jae
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 154
Oscar De La Hoya
BOXER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 155
Tarana Burke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 156
Milan Rapaić
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 157
Saïd Taghmaoui
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 158

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Tijani Babangida ranks 43 out of 309. Before him are Yakubu (1982), John Onaiyekan (1944), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Taribo West (1974), and Peter Okpaleke (1963). After him are Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953), and Sunday Oliseh (1974).

Others born in Nigeria

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Yakubu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 37
John Onaiyekan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 38
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 39
Yemi Osinbajo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 40
Taribo West
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 41
Peter Okpaleke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 42
Tijani Babangida
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 43
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 44
Omowunmi Sadik
CHEMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 45
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 46
Alex Iwobi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 47
Ibrahim Zakzaky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 48
Sunday Oliseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49