SOCCER PLAYER
Alexis Sánchez
1988 - Today
Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈleksis ˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese and the Chile national team. He is often regarded as the greatest Chilean player of all time alongside Elías Figueroa. Dubbed "El Niño Maravilla" (The Wonder Child), Sánchez began his senior club career playing for Cobreloa, aged 15, and signed with Udinese in 2006, aged 18; he won consecutive league titles while on loan to Colo-Colo and River Plate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexis Sánchez has received more than 12,987,401 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Alexis Sánchez is the 493rd most popular soccer player (up from 681st in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Chile (up from 39th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chilean Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
57.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
69
Languages Editions (L)
8.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Alexis Sánchez ranks 493 out of 21,273. Before him are Rabah Madjer, Klaus Fischer, Shozo Tsugitani, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Lukas Podolski, and Guy Roux. After him are Vincenzo Montella, Masanori Tokita, Michel Hidalgo, Clodoaldo, Erik ten Hag, and Tarcisio Burgnich.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRabah Madjer
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 487
Klaus Fischer
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 488
Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 489
Hiroshi Kanazawa
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 490
Lukas Podolski
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 491
Guy Roux
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 492
Alexis Sánchez
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 493
Vincenzo Montella
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 494
Masanori Tokita
1925 - 2004
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 495
Michel Hidalgo
1933 - 2020
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 496
Clodoaldo
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 497
Erik ten Hag
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 498
Tarcisio Burgnich
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 499
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Alexis Sánchez ranks 5. Before him are Rihanna, Robert Lewandowski, Mesut Özil, and Marcelo. After him are Emma Stone, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, Conor McGregor, Ivan Rakitić, Jérôme Boateng, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsRihanna
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 1
Robert Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2
Mesut Özil
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3
Marcelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 4
Alexis Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Emma Stone
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 6
Sergio Agüero
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 9
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 10
Jérôme Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
Khabib Nurmagomedov
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
In Chile
Among people born in Chile, Alexis Sánchez ranks 28 out of 321. Before him are Leonel Sánchez (1936), Hugo Gunckel Lüer (1901), Luis Corvalán (1916), Roberto Matta (1911), Raúl Ruiz (1941), and Jorge Alessandri (1896). After him are Orlando Letelier (1932), Francisco Varela (1946), Humberto Maturana (1928), Arturo Vidal (1987), Pedro Pascal (1975), and Nicanor Parra (1914).
Others born in Chile
Go to all RankingsLeonel Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 22
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1997
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 23
Luis Corvalán
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 24
Roberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 25
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 26
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 27
Alexis Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 28
Orlando Letelier
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 29
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 30
Humberto Maturana
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 31
Arturo Vidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 32
Pedro Pascal
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 33
Nicanor Parra
WRITER
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 34
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile
Among soccer players born in Chile, Alexis Sánchez ranks 4. Before him are Elías Figueroa (1946), Iván Zamorano (1967), and Leonel Sánchez (1936). After him are Arturo Vidal (1987), Marcelo Salas (1974), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Jorge Toro (1939), Roberto Rojas (1957), Claudio Bravo (1983), Fernando Riera (1920), and Carlos Vidal (1902).
Elías Figueroa
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1
Iván Zamorano
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 2
Leonel Sánchez
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3
Alexis Sánchez
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4
Arturo Vidal
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5
Marcelo Salas
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 6
Guillermo Subiabre
1903 - 1964
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 7
Jorge Toro
1939 - 2024
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 8
Roberto Rojas
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 9
Claudio Bravo
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 10
Fernando Riera
1920 - 2010
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 11
Carlos Vidal
1902 - 1982
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 12