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Ilyas Muminov

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No evidence of WP:GNG--Соловьиная Роща (talk) 01:11, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: The only source is one game report by the FNL, fails WP:ANYBIO. Sophisticatedevening ^(talk) 01:36, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 04:45, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: fails GNG and no significant coverages. AgerJoy talk 08:28, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bruno Rodrigues (footballer, born 1996)

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Playing 110 minutes in the highest Finnish league, 264 minutes in the second Finnish league and 0 minutes in the Portuguese second league is an extremely weak claim to notability. In other words the footballer thoroughly fails WP:SPORTCRIT, unless he can be shoehorned in with strong, significant independent coverage. Now, Rodrigues is mainly known for scoring goals on the fourth Finnish tier. This is an amateur league for mailmen and schoolteachers, and in my opinion, it follows that the coverage on his exploits in that league (Palloliitto, found in the Finnish Wikipedia) is insignificant in nature. The subject therefore fails WP:GNG as well. Coverage like this is paywalled, but looks short. But you be the judge. Geschichte (talk) 08:35, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Subject clearly fails both GNG and SNG, I cant seem to find any important source stating the subjects notability. Cameremote (talk) I came from a remote place 10:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Manchester City F.C. 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Routine sports fixture, no evidence of lasting notability. Both teams are having inconsistent seasons, so whilst result might be a surprise, there has been no ongoing coverage about the match. Man City were on a run of 4 consecutive league defeats, and 6 out of 8, so any individual defeat is not particularly notable. Spike 'em (talk) 09:05, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Agree with nominator. It's also too soon to know if there will be sustained lasting coverage of this match which would make it notable. It's not the first time Tottenham have beaten Man City 4–0 either. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 10:23, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete Yes, of course it has sources. But so do the other 379 Premier League games that happen every season, and for that matter the other 1,656 fully professional English league games as well. You could probably write a well-sourced article on all 2,000+ of them - every year. However, we have very few articles on individual league games, and most of those are games where some sort of record was set, or they have an unusual and lasting amount of sourcing (i.e. Battle of the Buffet). This one meets none of those criteria. Black Kite (talk) 11:28, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - Absolutely no indication that this match is any more notable than most others. – Pee Jay 14:05, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, not historical. Matchcruft. Geschichte (talk) 15:42, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Sources are purely WP:ROUTINE coverage. Wburrow (talk) 15:54, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Run of the mill Premier League game with only routine coverage. Frank Anchor 17:04, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I posted about this on WT:Football and it looks like a snow delete already. Nothing wrong with discussing this on season pages. But we don't need to do individual match articles like this, wikipedia would be overwhelmed if we did. Govvy (talk) 17:51, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no more notable than other games. Brief summaries of the article could appear in the respective clubs' season articles. Valenciano (talk) 17:56, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 18:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not notable. Seasider53 (talk) 19:02, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no notability beyond WP:ROUTINE coverage. Paul Vaurie (talk) 21:39, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Snow delete – Per above. Svartner (talk) 04:46, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Khaled Al-Qahtani

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The subject fails GNG and NSPORT for not having SIGCOV from IS and RS whereby the sources talk about the subject in depth and length for verification. Announcements of competitions and results are considered routine sports reports and can not be used to contribute to notability guidelines requirements. Cassiopeia talk 08:25, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. With not 1 but 32 international caps, and being a triple league and triple cup champion, he looks notable. An Arabic WP:BEFORE is needed. Geschichte (talk) 08:49, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Abdullah Mawei

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The subject fails GNG and NSPORT for not having SIGCOV from IS and RS whereby the sources talk about the subject in depth and length for verification. Announcements of competitions and results are considered routine sports reports and can not be used to contribute to notability guidelines requirements. Cassiopeia talk 21:34, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 18:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jens Raven

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This feels like a WP:TOOSOON situation. There is some stuff out there on the player—nothing that clearly reaches WP:SIGCOV, but maybe enough—but I worry that this is a case of WP:BLP1E. Anwegmann (talk) 17:21, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep I think there are enough decent sources (including CNN) which show notability. Giant Snowman 18:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Per GiantSnowman. It seems ready for mainspace, but in any case it is also possible to draftify. Svartner (talk) 04:44, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2015 WAFU Nations Cup

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According to rsssf.org, there was no tournament in 2015. Mitte27 (talk) 14:52, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Per nom. Svartner (talk) 15:04, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
upd: tournament was held in WAFU Zone A among players under 23. That is, it was a different tournament. --Mitte27 (talk) 18:51, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 18:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hav Soknet

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I can't seem to find anything other than either transfer blurbs, passing references, and databases. Apparently he scored a "beautiful goal" in a recent match, but I can't find anything more than that approaching WP:SIGCOV. Anwegmann (talk) 04:38, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Note delete:I already added another source, please check. Camboeditor (talk) 12:12, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: no significant coverages. AgerJoy talk 09:11, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I already added another source, please check! Camboeditor (talk) 12:13, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – One source is not enough. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 11:16, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I already added another source, please check! Camboeditor (talk) 12:14, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Added sources still not enough to support notability, just passing mentions. Procyon117 (talk) 12:52, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify – As WP:ATD. Svartner (talk) 15:06, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:20, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I added afew source and external links, please kindly check. Thanks! Camboeditor (talk) 05:54, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aleksandr Novikov (footballer, born 2002)

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Has only played 121 minutes in a professional league so far. No evidence of WP:GNG so far and the best that I could find was Gorod TV, which barely mentions him. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:37, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 20:50, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 20:52, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Delete – Nothing to establish notability. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 11:19, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete—Clearly fails WP:GNG. Anwegmann (talk) 20:36, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sergei Mizgiryov

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Mizgiryov has barely played in his career so far and I'm not seeing anything close to WP:GNG in my searches. The best that I can find are database sources that are identical to those already featured in the external links. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:27, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 20:50, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 20:52, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete—Clearly fails WP:GNG. Anwegmann (talk) 20:42, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Justin Keeler

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No reliable sources indicating notability in the article. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 09:39, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 20:50, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Easy call. Fails WP:GNG by all measures. Delete. Go4thProsper (talk) 01:01, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rangers F.C. 0–1 Queen's Park F.C.

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Wikipedia is not news website where every match played would have its own article. There is nothing unique in this match to warrant a separate article. Mekomo (talk) 06:29, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This is as notable as Berwick Rangers F.C. 1-0 Rangers F.C. which has its own page. This was the first time in its history that Rangers lost to a lower league club, at home, in the Scottish Cup. The topic generated wide media coverage and discussion and the details around the match deserve to be preserved in an article for those who will be interested in this match in future. Regards 2A00:23C8:3D81:7801:AD:1CE4:4EAF:9A60 (talk) 07:52, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I am the editor who started this article but I’m commenting on a different device and hadn’t logged in. sorry. Regards 2A00:23C8:3D81:7801:AD:1CE4:4EAF:9A60 (talk) 07:54, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First time Rangers have ever lost at home to a lower division club in the Scottish Cup. Does that make it Notable or a cute bit of trivia? Isthisthe sort of thing where we have to wait to see if it has the same sort of cultural reference as the Berwick match? In Vitrio (talk) 08:07, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, regrettably. I think there is a pretty high bar for a separate "upset" article. Remains to be seen if this game has lasting coverage in the way of the Berwick Rangers game. I'm a bit surprised there isn't an article on the "Super Caley" victory against Celtic (2000). Jmorrison230582 (talk) 09:13, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There most definitely should be, it has the lasting coverage. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 12:33, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete second tier team beating Rangers is unusual but unlikely to have lasting coverage, since second tier teams beating first tier teams in cup matches happens often (e.g. Liverpool lost to Plymouth on the same weekend). I would not expect there to be lasting coverage of this, and if in future there is, then and only then should it be re-created. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:43, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete Time will tell whether or not this will get lasting coverage but it's impossible to know right now. Not opposed to draftifying or redirecting but I don't think they are the best solution. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 12:33, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Not sure why creator would start it if they don't have time to make it decent? To be honest, not sure it would pass WP:GNG at this time, less than a day later. Matches like Berwick have long-term interest, QP match may well be the same but we cannot assess that after so little time. Crowsus (talk) 12:43, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 16:40, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. Cos ^{(X + Z)} 00:33, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per some of the comments above, No need for a match article, should be noted in season articles. Govvy (talk) 21:11, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Levey

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Subject does not appear to have the WP:SIGCOV to meet the WP:GNG. Let'srun (talk) 23:50, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 01:04, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 16:40, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete—Clearly fails WP:GNG. Anwegmann (talk) 20:43, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Fails WP:GNG and half the references don't work anyway. Sophisticatedevening ^(talk) 19:12, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: its fails WP:GNG some refences are not usable Monhiroe (talk) 09:59, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2023–24 Heartland F.C. season

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No significant coverage on the subject and most-preferbaly should be merged to Heartland F.C. page. Similar ongoing discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2024–25 Heartland F.C. season. Per WP:NSEASONS and WP:NEVENT. Jamiebuba (talk) 17:37, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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As with the other one up for deletion, this is 100% notable (Nigerian league gets consistent significant coverage in Nigeria), but only has one source and two sentences of information along with an infobox. If it can be fleshed out it should be easily kept, but it's gone in and out of draftspace, so I'm not sure that is the best option. SportingFlyer T·C 19:15, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Per nom. Svartner (talk) 00:57, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 16:40, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Farid Al-Harbi

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Deleted before. Fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Only played 142 minutes in the highest Saudi league, plus some more on lower levels. Creator is blocked indefinitely. Geschichte (talk) 15:37, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Per nom. Svartner (talk) 00:59, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 16:39, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Michal Filo

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Redirect to List of Slovakia international footballers as an ATD. He only played one match at international level, and secondary sources are limited to routine announcements (transfer and injury). ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 13:37, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. Not an exceptional story, but at the same time not a routine occurence either, to go on trial with Leeds United and lose the opportunity because of injury/surgery. [1] [2] [3]. (The injury/surgery cut the international career short too.) Lots of other bits of coverage. Geschichte (talk) 16:39, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Per Geschichte sources. Svartner (talk) 00:58, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
SME mentions him going on trial with Matúš Kozáčik but fails short in-depth. 24hod is an injury announcement. Nový čas seems decent but multiple sources that go beyond routine coverage are required for this article to be kept. This seems like another case of WP:LOTSOFSOURCES. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 12:29, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – A single appearance for the national team in a friendly match, where he played 45 minutes without making an impact, and interest from Leeds United do not make him a notable player. Any football club can scout dozens or even hundreds of players, but that doesn't automatically make each of them stand out.--ג'ימיהחיה (talk) 12:37, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep per sources/arguments above which show notability. Giant Snowman 16:39, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The previous comment before yours was correct. There are no significant coverage to establish this article's notability. If someone eventually digs deeper for archived ones, I would consider withdraw my nomination. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 11:18, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The previous comment was irrelevant because it doesn't adress the sources at all. Geschichte (talk) 14:20, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can assume they referred to the sources you provided. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 10:07, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep—Per sources presented. Arguments about appearances are immaterial. This is a very bad article, but it appears that the sources to keep it exist. Anwegmann (talk) 20:38, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as he meets Wikipedia’s notability guidelines for athletes (WP:NFOOTY) by playing in a fully professional league--Xrimonciam (talk) 10:06, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2024–25 Heartland F.C. season

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This article provides no useful information and there is no indication of sigcov. Also seems to miss WP:NSEASONS and WP:NEVENT. RachelTensions (talk) 22:41, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – And delete 2023-24 Heartland F.C. season. Svartner (talk) 23:45, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is a 100% notable topic if properly developed, but the current article is basically just an infobox and there's only one source. However it's not sticking around in draftspace - keeps getting repeatedly moved back - even though draftification should be the best option here. SportingFlyer T·C 04:55, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete: Delete per nominator, If more useful information cannot be added here then it should be be added to Heartland F.C. page. Information on the page is not enough to have its own page. Jamiebuba (talk) 14:44, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 15:21, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per nominator. Otherwise merge into the Heartland F.C. page. CF-501 Falcon (talk · contribs) 15:35, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Nelemans

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Nelemans spent his entire career at amateur levels before apparently retiring in 2013. Secondary source analysis from my search:

Omroep Brabant: Transfer rumor
Eindhovens Dagblat: Managerial announcement
Amateur Voetbal Eindhoven: Interview with small independent analysis and seems to be a local source.
Algemeen Dagblad: Paywalled and only contains him in an image caption.

None of those references contain significant coverage that are required for Wikipedia. Corresponding article on Dutch Wikipedia is just an unsourced dumping ground.

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Delete – The article on nl.wiki also doesn't bring anything promising. Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 23:46, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I already mentioned that. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 13:37, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep - 228 apps and 51 goals in the Dutch professional second division, there will be offline sources out there, per WP:COMMONSENSE. There are sufficient online sources that WP:HEY will apply. Giant Snowman 15:20, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep—I agree with GiantSnowman above. This player had a long career in a professional league at the dawn of the internet age. WP:COMMONSENSE indeed applies. The article itself is awful, for the record, but that's no matter. Anwegmann (talk) 20:45, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin Thelwell

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Footballer and football coach who according to the article made no pro appearances and has to date totalled 2 days as a pro club manager, as interim Derby manager,18 years ago. Lacks significant coverage. C 679 13:27, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 15:38, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Poorly-formatted article without evidence of notability. Sources are mostly transfer announcements and brief mentions. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 16:05, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - @GiantSnowman:, @Clariniie:, I found [4], [5], and [6] among many more sources over the years. Clearly significant figure in English football management with ongoing career in Premier League club. Article needs improvement, not deletion. Thanks, 17:57, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
Keep Lots of coverage/hits on a google kevin thelwell nytimes.com search in addition to other sources presented.Canary757 (talk) 08:56, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
which can be read here [7] and [8] as examples.Canary757 (talk) 07:08, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep—This is a clear keep. The article is terrible, but that's not what we're here for. The three examples presented above are very obviously WP:SIGCOV. Anwegmann (talk) 20:40, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Daoneua Siviengxay

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Unable to find any WP:SIGCOV. First name or last name may be misspelled. Unable to find name in original script, which made searches difficult. C 679 08:35, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment 2022 PROD removed with rationale at this Old revision of Daoneua Siviengxay. C 679 08:39, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 11:53, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to 2012 AFF Championship squads#Laos – As WP:ATD. Svartner (talk) 15:24, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fernando Fonseca (footballer, born 1993)

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~~Unable to locate significant coverage of this individual. Searching turns up stats farms and namesakes, without any detailed information from independent sources.~~ C 679 08:43, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep – Per WP:HEY. I added sources that demonstrate WP:SIGCOV, the player has relevant spells with several intermediate Brazilian football clubs such as Joinville EC, SER Caxias and Ypiranga FC. Svartner (talk) 14:11, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Despite recent expansion by Svartner, in my view, most of the additional sources are transfer reports and contract renewal. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 14:48, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I added more recent transfer sources, but most of them provide a summary of the player's career in addition to all the relevant information to establish WP:GNG. I don't see any gaps missing. Svartner (talk) 14:59, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Svartner and AGF for notability. Giant Snowman 20:59, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I am withdrawing this nomination per the good sources found and added by User:Svartner. @Clariniie: Could you take a further look due to the different state of the article now? 08:50, 6 February 2025 (UTC)C 679[reply]
Regardless of whether those describe the person's career or not, transfer sources are considered routine coverage. Social media ones are user-generated and should never be used on Wikipedia. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 11:18, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They are not user-generated. There is a very limited number of people who have access to a club's Instagram profile. However, they are primary sources and do not contribute to notability. Furthermore, some "transfer sources" are in-depth and some (many) are not, no blanket statement can be made about transfer news - e.g. some sources use the transfer news opportunity to go into detail about the player's career, abilities, personality etc. At this point, anyway, the AFD can be closed in 20 hours after the normal elapsed time. Geschichte (talk) 11:10, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I kinda agree if secondary routine announcements go in-depth about the person's career! This is such a thing that comes to my mind. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 10:08, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Per above. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 18:15, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. 1. Soccerway: stats N. 2. GloboEsport 1: passing mention N. 3. Futebol Interior: routine transfer announcement nearly identical to the club's press release N. 4. GE 2: routine transfer announcement also derived from PR N. 5. Press release from 3, N. 6. Marcou no esporte: reprint of press release, N. 7. GZH: routine interview, little secondary coverage N. 8. GZH: transfer announcement, slightly more material than usual but all of it is shallow stats, not secondary analysis N. JoelleJay (talk) 00:08, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The 8. source provides in-depth coverage of the player's entire career. The others complement practically all other remaining information. Excluding information that goes beyond the player's sporting career, there is nothing missing. Svartner (talk) 03:57, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – More complementary sources [9], [10], [11], [12]. Svartner (talk) 04:37, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
None of these sources provide any coverage of him beyond listing which teams he played for and other trivial info from press releases (and the last one is a football club). That is all info we could get from looking at his stats page, thus routine and primary. JoelleJay (talk) 23:27, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NiftyyyNofteeeee (talk) 10:48, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Per Svartner's current sourcing for notability. SuperSkaterDude45 (discusión) 04:02, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]