SOCCER PLAYER
Wilfried Sanou
1984 - Today

Wilfried Sanou
Wilfried Sanou (born 16 March 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. He started his career with Planète Champion in his home country before moving to Austria where he played for Wattens and Tirol Innsbruck. Following a stint at Swiss club Sion he spent many years in Germany's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga with SC Freiburg and 1. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 44 in 2024). Wilfried Sanou is the 6,992nd most popular soccer player (down from 6,585th in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the most popular Burkinabe Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wilfried Sanou ranks 6,988 out of 21,273. Before him are Toru Yasutake, and Micah Richards. After him are Akinori Nishizawa, Kevin Volland, Alexander Zickler, Manuel Rojas, Juan Torales, Franco Mastantuono, Nadia Nadim, Karim El Ahmadi, Pedro Neto, and Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsToru Yasutake
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 6,992
Micah Richards
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 6,993
Wilfried Sanou
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 6,994
Akinori Nishizawa
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,995
Kevin Volland
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,996
Alexander Zickler
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,997
Manuel Rojas
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,998
Juan Torales
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6,999
Franco Mastantuono
2007 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,000
Nadia Nadim
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,001
Karim El Ahmadi
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,002
Pedro Neto
2000 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,003
Giorgi Mamardashvili
2000 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 7,004
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Wilfried Sanou ranks 263. Before him are Lee Joon-hyuk, Paula Fernandes, IJustine, Park Han-byul, Bruno, and Mark González. After him are Yulia Peresild, Wouter Weylandt, Shreya Ghoshal, Pelin Karahan, Zlatko Dedić, and Dragan Mrđa.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsLee Joon-hyuk
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 257
Paula Fernandes
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 258
IJustine
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 259
Park Han-byul
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 260
Bruno
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 261
Mark González
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 262
Wilfried Sanou
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 263
Yulia Peresild
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 264
Wouter Weylandt
CYCLIST
1984 - 2011
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 265
Shreya Ghoshal
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 266
Pelin Karahan
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 267
Zlatko Dedić
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 268
Dragan Mrđa
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 269
In Burkina Faso
Among people born in Burkina Faso, Wilfried Sanou ranks 23 out of 49. Before him are Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956), Tertius Zongo (1957), and Cheikh Lô (1955). After him are Jacky Ido (1977), Bertrand Traoré (1995), Moumouni Dagano (1981), Paul Kaba Thieba (1959), Jonathan Pitroipa (1986), and Albert Ouédraogo (1969).
Others born in Burkina Faso
Go to all RankingsIdrissa Ouédraogo
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 17
Yacouba Isaac Zida
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 18
Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 19
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 20
Tertius Zongo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 21
Cheikh Lô
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 22
Wilfried Sanou
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 23
Jacky Ido
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 24
Bertrand Traoré
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 25
Moumouni Dagano
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 26
Paul Kaba Thieba
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 27
Jonathan Pitroipa
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 28
Albert Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 29
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Burkina Faso
Among soccer players born in Burkina Faso, Wilfried Sanou ranks 1. After him are Bertrand Traoré (1995), Moumouni Dagano (1981), Jonathan Pitroipa (1986), Charles Kaboré (1988), Edmond Tapsoba (1999), Alain Traoré (1988), Bakary Koné (1988), Lassina Traoré (2001), Adama Guira (1988), Alban Lafont (1999), and Hassane Bandé (1998).
Wilfried Sanou
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 1
Bertrand Traoré
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 2
Moumouni Dagano
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3
Jonathan Pitroipa
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 4
Charles Kaboré
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 5
Edmond Tapsoba
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 6
Alain Traoré
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 7
Bakary Koné
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 8
Lassina Traoré
2001 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 9
Adama Guira
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 10
Alban Lafont
1999 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 11
Hassane Bandé
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 12












































