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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:58, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eirik Johansen[edit]

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The article about this Norwegian footballer, Eirik Holmen Johansen was previously deleted as a PROD, and the concern was that he fails both the general notability guideline and the football specific guideline as he hasn't played in a fully professional league. These concerns are still valid Mentoz86 (talk) 20:38, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Fails WP:NFOOTY Seasider91 (talk) 20:58, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Player for Manchester City, Premier League winners 2012. Also in the Norway Olympic squad. - this is Notability. Atban3000 (talk) 21:15, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Being in the youth ranks of a Premier League-wining side does not confer notability. And what Norway Olympic squad? Not football since Norway aren't fielding a football team at the Olympics. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:25, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes - Holmen Johansen have played for the Norwegian under-21 team who failed to qualify for the Olympics. That doesn't confer notability. Mentoz86 (talk) 22:08, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. As I read the sources he plays for the Premier League squad, not the youth squad. __meco (talk) 21:58, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- He recently signed a new contract with Manchester City and played in a pre-season friendly, but these do not indicate notability. Mattythewhite (talk) 22:14, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - he has not played in a fully pro league or at the senior level for the Norwegian national team. He has not received significant coverage. As such, this article fails both WP:NSPORT and WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:43, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Reading the comments from people who want to delete this article, it occurs to me that the notability threshold seems to be perceived significantly more restrictively for a football player than it would have for any other bio, sports bios included, that I can remember having seen at AfD. Johansen has had two regular articles about him only in two of Norway's biggest newspapers. By that alone he should qualify per WP:GNG notwithstanding any topic-specific notability requirements. __meco (talk) 07:20, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Of the two articles listed, one is a transfer news piece, the other a match report, which are both usually regarded as routine coverage, regardless of their publisher. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:14, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 08:53, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Can be quickly restored if he ever plays for Man City. Number 5 7 08:59, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Agreed with easy restore if play occurs, too many times players with be signed and never play matches and never see a game. While I tend to err on caution, GNG is not met yet and notability is not either. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 06:41, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It can be restored in the future when he gains more notability. —Hahc 21 15:23, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.