Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aleksandr Klimov (footballer)


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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 21:33, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Aleksandr Klimov (footballer)

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Badly sourced BLP which was then moved to Draft:Aleksandr Klimov (footballer), trivially 'improved' and then correctly declined by Greenman for failing to demonstrate how the subject is notable. The 5th bullet point of WP:SPORTBASIC requires all articles on sportspeople to have at least one example of significant coverage and specifically says that database sites don't count towards this. Subject is a semi-pro that has not yet played a game in one of the two professional Russian leagues (according to Soccerway) so I find it unlikely that such sourcing exists.

Google News search in conjunction with the name of the club that he plays for yields no relevant hits; the first article mentions in passing a referee of the same name, not a footballer. DDG also didn't seem to yield any independent WP:RS. This article should be deleted and the draft kept. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:28, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Football,  and Russia.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:29, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:31, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - I can't find any English or Russian language SIGCOV online; fails WP:GNG. Jogurney (talk) 13:12, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found please ping me. GiantSnowman 18:11, 5 September 2022 (UTC)


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