Chris Smalling

English association football player
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Summary

Chris Smalling was born on November 22, 1989[1], in Greenwich[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,693 views/month, #6,227 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Sam Cooke[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Native language: English[7]
  • Educated at: Holcombe Grammar School[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Member of sports team: Al-Feiha FC[10], FC Porto[11]
  • League or competition: Isthmian League[12], Premier League[13], Serie A[14]
  • Commons category: Chris Smalling[15]
  • Position played on team / speciality: centre-back[16]
  • Sport: association football[17]
  • Family name: Smalling[18]
  • Given name: Christopher[19], Lloyd[20], Chris[21]
  • Participant in: 2014 FIFA World Cup[22], UEFA Euro 2016[23]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 1[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Birth name: Christopher Lloyd Smalling[26]
  • Country for sport: England[27]
  • Name in native language: Chris Smalling[28]
  • Lifestyle: veganism[29]
  • Sport number: 6[30], 5[31]
  • Start of work period: 2007[32]
  • Height: 194 cm[33]
  • Mass: 90 kg[34]
  • Total goals in career: 0[35]
  • Social media followers: 1,784,176[36], 1,802,307[37], 1,796,471[38]

Why It Matters

Chris Smalling has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Chris Smalling born?

Chris Smalling's place of birth was Greenwich[2].

Who was Chris Smalling married to?

Chris Smalling's spouses include Sam Cooke[5].

What did Chris Smalling do for work?

Chris Smalling worked as an association football player[3].

Where did Chris Smalling go to school?

Chris Smalling was educated at Holcombe Grammar School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . usa.worldfootball.net. usa.worldfootball.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . happycow.net. happycow.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Cetateanul Rosu · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs',
    Member of sports team → Maidstone United F.C., Fulham F.C., Manchester United F.C. +7
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of sports team: FC Porto"
  2. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 42760
    P14750 → 56D7-7B9C-28F3-E7BA-135A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 42760, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273549|batch #273549]]"
  3. 14w ago · Penny Avocado · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fbref player id → b6964eb6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Member of sports team: Al-Feiha FC"
  4. 22w ago · ~2026-28876-48 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+90'}
    Spouse → Sam Cooke
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+194'}
    Educated at → —
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Fbref player id: firexdiamond.com"
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