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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 05:36, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marcin Dawid[edit]

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Contested PROD. Concern was "Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG and who has not played in a fully pro league." No reason was given for removing PROD. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG. Giant Snowman 17:39, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep has played in a notable European club competition. Eldumpo (talk) 22:32, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The early qualifying rounds of the UEFA club competitions generally do not confer notability because of the presence of teams semi-pro teams like HB Tórshavn. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:31, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Those early rounds still generate substantial coverage in reliable sources. Eldumpo (talk) 10:20, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide some? Sir Sputnik (talk) 12:41, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article already has links to a number of reliable sources which have stats for him (UEFA, 90minut, Soccerway). In addition here is a link [1] indicating he played in the Champions League as well. Eldumpo (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics are not significant coverage. It would take something far more detailed and in depth for this article to pass WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:34, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that he is profiled on three separate soccer statistics pages is not trivial, and if it were to be accepted that statistics websites are just trivial then a large number of player articles would be deleted. It is not necessary for player article references to be in-depth essays in order for players to be deemed notable for the purposes of Wikipedia. Eldumpo (talk) 21:58, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll quote WP:NSPORT: Trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources may be used to support content in an article, but it is not sufficient to establish notability. This includes listings in database sources with low, wide-sweeping generic standards of inclusion. Granted, the UEFA database doesn't meet those criteria, but a single source, especially one with as little information as his UEFA profile, is never grounds for notability. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:26, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete fails WP:NSPORT. Not enough significant coverage to satisfy WP:GNG. J Mo 101 (talk) 01:12, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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