SOCCER PLAYER

Carlos Ruiz

1979 - Today

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Carlos Humberto Ruiz Gutiérrez (born 15 September 1979), initially nicknamed El Pescadito or "The Little Fish" but later became El Pescado or "The Fish" (even by Spanish-speakers), is a Guatemalan former professional footballer who played as a striker. A product of CSD Municipal's youth academy, Ruiz played for five MLS clubs (Los Angeles Galaxy, FC Dallas, Toronto FC, Philadelphia Union, and D.C. United), scoring 88 goals in 182 MLS regular-season matches and 16 goals in the post-season, which is the second most post-season goals in MLS history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Ruiz has received more than 76,143 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Carlos Ruiz is the 6,533rd most popular soccer player (down from 5,265th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Guatemalan Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Carlos Ruiz ranks 6,533 out of 21,273. Before him are Ali Adnan Kadhim, Ada Hegerberg, Aleksandar Luković, Formiga, Vasile Iordache, and Marcelino Pérez. After him are Lizardo Garrido, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Taeko Kawasumi, Juan Iturbe, Amir Rrahmani, and Bill Slater.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Carlos Ruiz ranks 313. Before him are Francileudo Santos, Elisabeth Harnois, Eric Mun, Chae Rim, Ransom Riggs, and Mehmet Okur. After him are Darjuš Lavrinovič, Ruth Beitia, Craig Bellamy, Sara Rue, Wu Chun, and Petra Majdič.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Carlos Ruiz ranks 39 out of 44. Before him are Carlos Batres (1968), José María Orellana (1872), Ricardo Arjona (1964), Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (1932), Luis von Ahn (1978), and Thelma Aldana (1955). After him are Norma Cruz (1962), Soluna Samay (1990), José Francisco Calí Tzay (1961), Marco Pappa (1987), Kevin Cordón (1986), and Erick Barrondo (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Guatemala

Among soccer players born in Guatemala, Carlos Ruiz ranks 1. After him are Marco Pappa (1987).

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