SOCCER PLAYER
Alex
1977 - Today
Alex
Alexsandro de Souza (born 14 September 1977), commonly known as Alex, is a Brazilian football manager, pundit and retired footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. Alex is a former captain of the Brazil national team and Turkish club Fenerbahçe; throughout his career, he also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil, and Parma in the Italian Serie A. Alex is most prominent for his time at Fenerbahçe where he became the highest-scoring foreign player of all time in the Süper Lig. Internationally, Alex earned 48 caps and scored 12 goals for Brazil from 1998 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex has received more than 897,595 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex is the 2,011th most popular soccer player (down from 1,951st in 2019), the 419th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 422nd in 2019) and the 204th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
56.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
5.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Alex ranks 2,011 out of 21,273. Before him are Roque Júnior, Bror Mellberg, Francisco Buyo, Gabi, Tibor Nyilasi, and Alain Boghossian. After him are Sergio Romero, Masujiro Nishida, Steve Mandanda, Mohamed Al-Deayea, Teizo Takeuchi, and George Kobayashi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoque Júnior
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,005
Bror Mellberg
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,006
Francisco Buyo
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,007
Gabi
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,008
Tibor Nyilasi
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,009
Alain Boghossian
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,010
Alex
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,011
Sergio Romero
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,012
Masujiro Nishida
1899 - 1924
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,013
Steve Mandanda
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,014
Mohamed Al-Deayea
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,015
Teizo Takeuchi
1908 - 1946
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,016
George Kobayashi
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,017
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Alex ranks 70. Before him are Matt Bomer, Caterina Murino, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Andreas Kaplan, Zachary Quinto, and Ronan Keating. After him are Annie Wersching, Hakan Yakin, Sofi Oksanen, Frédéric Kanouté, Manu Ginóbili, and Freddie Ljungberg.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsMatt Bomer
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 64
Caterina Murino
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 65
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 66
Andreas Kaplan
ECONOMIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 67
Zachary Quinto
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 68
Ronan Keating
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 69
Alex
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 70
Annie Wersching
ACTOR
1977 - 2023
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 71
Hakan Yakin
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 72
Sofi Oksanen
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 73
Frédéric Kanouté
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 74
Manu Ginóbili
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 75
Freddie Ljungberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 76
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Alex ranks 419 out of 2,236. Before him are Carlos Renato Frederico (1957), Júlio Prestes (1882), Dadá Maravilha (1946), Marcos Senna (1976), Luiz Gustavo (1987), and Roque Júnior (1976). After him are Euclides da Cunha (1866), George Kobayashi (1947), Paulo Autuori (1956), Rodolpho Barteczko (1910), Ana Maria Machado (1941), and Tarcísio Meira (1935).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsCarlos Renato Frederico
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 413
Júlio Prestes
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 414
Dadá Maravilha
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 415
Marcos Senna
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 416
Luiz Gustavo
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 417
Roque Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 418
Alex
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 419
Euclides da Cunha
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1909
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 420
George Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 421
Paulo Autuori
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 422
Rodolpho Barteczko
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 423
Ana Maria Machado
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 424
Tarcísio Meira
ACTOR
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 425
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Alex ranks 204. Before him are Mazinho Oliveira (1965), Carlos Renato Frederico (1957), Dadá Maravilha (1946), Marcos Senna (1976), Luiz Gustavo (1987), and Roque Júnior (1976). After him are George Kobayashi (1947), Paulo Autuori (1956), Rodolpho Barteczko (1910), Amílcar Barbuy (1893), Niginho (1912), and Abel Braga (1952).
Mazinho Oliveira
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 198
Carlos Renato Frederico
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 199
Dadá Maravilha
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 200
Marcos Senna
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 201
Luiz Gustavo
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 202
Roque Júnior
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 203
Alex
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 204
George Kobayashi
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 205
Paulo Autuori
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 206
Rodolpho Barteczko
1910 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 207
Amílcar Barbuy
1893 - 1965
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 208
Niginho
1912 - 1975
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 209
Abel Braga
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 210