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Wes Hoolahan

1982 - Today

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Wesley Patrick Hoolahan (born 20 May 1982) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Hoolahan began his playing career with Shelbourne and has previously played for Livingston, Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle Jets, and had a 10-year stay at Norwich City. He was the subject of a contested transfer between Livingston and Blackpool in 2007, eventually requiring mediation by FIFA before he was able to sign for Blackpool. Hoolahan played more than 350 games for Norwich, where he earned the nickname "the Irish Messi" or "Wessi". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Wes Hoolahan is the 18,447th most popular soccer player (down from 16,552nd in 2024), the 520th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 497th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wes Hoolahan ranks 18,447 out of 21,273. Before him are Ezequiel Calvente, Aarón Martín, Lucas Höler, Saba Sazonov, José Fernando Cuadrado, and Jorge Salinas. After him are Andreas Linde, Wesley Saïd, Josip Elez, Mônica, Jeanricner Bellegarde, and Martin Vunk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Wes Hoolahan ranks 1,503. Before him are Tay Zonday, Blythe Hartley, Taikai Uemoto, Radosław Matusiak, Francesco Reda, and Petr Koukal. After him are Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, Anja Althaus, Yalçın Ayhan, Huang Sui, Benjamin Steffen, and Amy Williams.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Wes Hoolahan ranks 520 out of 549. Before him are Mark Kinsella (1972), Art Parkinson (2001), Stephen Ward (1985), Eleanor Maguire (1970), Michael Carruth (1967), and Cian O'Connor (1979). After him are Dara Ó Briain (1972), Glenn Whelan (1984), Lyra Valkyria (1996), Evan Ferguson (2004), Simon Coveney (1972), and Olive Loughnane (1976).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Wes Hoolahan ranks 48. Before him are Mark Travers (1999), Stephen Carr (1976), Liam Miller (1981), Gavin Bazunu (2002), Mark Kinsella (1972), and Stephen Ward (1985). After him are Glenn Whelan (1984), Evan Ferguson (2004), Darren Randolph (1987), Kenny Cunningham (1971), Daryl Murphy (1983), and Darren O'Dea (1987).

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