1987 - Today
David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Flamengo. Primarily a centre back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.After starting out at Vitoria, David Luiz moved to Benfica, remaining with the club for five seasons (three complete). He joined Chelsea in January 2011, winning the UEFA Champions League during the 2011–12 season. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Luiz has received more than 5,483,447 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). David Luiz is the 1,135th most popular soccer player (down from 770th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 187th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, David Luiz ranks 1,135 out of 16,923. Before him are Álvaro Arbeloa, Attilio Ferraris, Hannes Löhr, Henning Jensen, Josip Katalinski, and Savo Milošević. After him are Jordi Alba, José Luis Brown, Iñaki Sáez, Ladislav Novák, Sérgio Conceição, and Štefan Čambal.
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 1,129
1904 - 1947
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 1,130
1942 - 2016
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 1,131
1949 - 2017
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 1,132
1948 - 2011
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 1,133
1973 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 1,134
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 1,135
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 1,136
1956 - 2019
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,137
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,138
1931 - 2011
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,139
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,140
1908 - 1990
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1,141
Among people born in 1987, David Luiz ranks 22. Before him are Arda Turan, Sami Khedira, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Elliot Page, Marek Hamšík, and Dries Mertens. After him are Julian Nagelsmann, Leonardo Bonucci, Samir Nasri, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Naya Rivera, and Blaise Matuidi.
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 16
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 17
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 18
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 19
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 20
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 21
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 22
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 23
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 24
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 25
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 26
1987 - 2020
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 27
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 28
Among people born in Brazil, David Luiz ranks 270 out of 1,947. Before him are Ary Barroso (1903), Roberto Dinamite (1954), Ruy Barbosa (1849), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Antônio Fagundes (1949), and Edmundo (1971). After him are Carlos Luz (1894), Bigode (1922), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Oswald de Andrade (1890), Maxwell (1981), and Carvalho Leite (1912).
1903 - 1964
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 264
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 265
1849 - 1923
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 266
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 267
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 268
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 269
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 270
1894 - 1961
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 271
1922 - 2003
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 272
1938 - 2019
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 273
1890 - 1954
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 274
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 275
1912 - 2004
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 276
Among soccer players born in Brazil, David Luiz ranks 119. Before him are Márcio Amoroso (1974), Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Felipe Melo (1983), Roberto Dinamite (1954), and Edmundo (1971). After him are Bigode (1922), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Maxwell (1981), Carvalho Leite (1912), Antônio Carlos Zago (1969), and Zequinha (1934).
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 113
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 114
1931 - 2013
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 115
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 116
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 117
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 118
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 119
1922 - 2003
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 120
1938 - 2019
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 121
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 122
1912 - 2004
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 123
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 124
1934 - 2009
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 125