SOCCER PLAYER

Antonio Valencia

1985 - Today

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Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo βaˈlensja]; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developing into a right-back. He is regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time. After progressing through the youth system at El Nacional, Valencia became a first team regular and made over 80 appearances for the club. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio Valencia has received more than 4,058,347 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Valencia is the 2,223rd most popular soccer player (down from 1,699th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Ecuador (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ecuadorean Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Antonio Valencia ranks 2,223 out of 21,273. Before him are Mario Bertini, Heinz Strehl, Krister Kristensson, Heinz Hermann, Jesse Carver, and Pruden. After him are Lucas Hernandez, Hermínio de Brito, Maarten Stekelenburg, José Lázaro Robles, Dezső Bundzsák, and Ederson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Antonio Valencia ranks 42. Before him are Lassana Diarra, Fernandinho, Diego, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Angela White, and Salomon Kalou. After him are Stan Wawrinka, Rooney Mara, Dani Pedrosa, Chris Froome, Kaley Cuoco, and Emily Kinney.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Antonio Valencia ranks 27 out of 147. Before him are Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919), Abdalá Bucaram (1952), Mariana de Jesús de Paredes (1618), José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780), Enner Valencia (1989), and Andrés Gómez (1960). After him are Vicente Rocafuerte (1783), Byron Moreno (1969), Osvaldo Hurtado (1939), Juan Montalvo (1832), José de la Mar (1778), and Eugenio Espejo (1747).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ecuador

Among soccer players born in Ecuador, Antonio Valencia ranks 3. Before him are Alberto Spencer (1937), and Enner Valencia (1989). After him are Felipe Caicedo (1988), Iván Hurtado (1974), Moisés Caicedo (2001), Carlos Tenorio (1979), Agustín Delgado (1974), Álex Aguinaga (1968), Édison Méndez (1979), José Francisco Cevallos (1971), and Ulises de la Cruz (1974).

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