# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-van-lingen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:45:25.669Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-van-lingen"
name: "Michael van Lingen"
slug: "michael-van-lingen"
description: "Michael van Lingen is a Namibian cricketer. In January 2016, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was one of the most successful bowlers at the tournament, and was also praised during Namibia's surprise victory over South Africa when he walked after being caught behind despite the umpire not giving him out. He made his first-class debut for Northerns on 3 March 2016 in the Sunfoil 3-Day Cup tournament."
tagline: "Namibian cricketer"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1997-10-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.869078666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "মাইকেল ফন লিঙ্গেন"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Michael van Lingen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "मायकेल व्हान लिंगेन"
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    title: "మైఖేల్ వాన్ లింగెన్"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump