1987 - Today
Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðinsoŋ kaˈβani]; born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors. Nicknamed “El Matador” (The Bullfighter)[1], he is considered as one of the best strikers of his generation.[2] Cavani began his career playing for Danubio in Montevideo, where he played for two years, before moving to Italian side Palermo in 2007. In 2010, Cavani signed for Napoli, who signed him on an initial loan deal before buying him for a total fee of €17 million. He helped them win the Coppa Italia in 2012 and established himself as the most dominant striker in Serie A. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edinson Cavani has received more than 12,209,671 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Edinson Cavani is the 304th most popular soccer player (up from 399th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Uruguay (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Uruguayan Soccer Player.
Edinson Cavani is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paris Saint-Germain and the Uruguay national team. He is known for his goalscoring ability and is considered one of the best forwards in the world. Cavani began his career at Uruguayan club Danubio before moving to Italian side Palermo in 2007. He spent four seasons in Italy before signing with Paris Saint-Germain in 2013, where he has become the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Cavani has also enjoyed success with the Uruguay national team, helping the team reach the semifinals of the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
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Among soccer players, Edinson Cavani ranks 304 out of 16,880. Before him are Jimmy Greaves, Takeshi Inoue, Josep Samitier, Raymond Domenech, Fernando Hierro, and Akira Nozawa. After him are Enzo Francescoli, Cha Bum-kun, Gerard Piqué, Bob Paisley, Masao Takada, and Jari Litmanen.
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 298
1928 - 1992
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 299
1902 - 1972
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 300
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 301
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 302
1914 - 2000
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 303
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 304
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 305
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 306
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 307
1919 - 1996
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 308
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 309
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 310
Among people born in 1987, Edinson Cavani ranks 5. Before him are Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Karim Benzema, and Luis Suárez. After him are Gerard Piqué, Sebastian Vettel, Samir Nasri, Zac Efron, Arturo Vidal, Lee Min-ho, and David Luiz.
1987 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 1
1987 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 2
1987 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3
1987 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 4
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 5
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 6
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 7
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 8
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 9
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 10
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 11
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 12
Among people born in Uruguay, Edinson Cavani ranks 21 out of 370. Before him are Mario Benedetti (1920), Enrique Ballestrero (1905), Obdulio Varela (1917), Diego Forlán (1979), José Santamaría (1929), and Jules Laforgue (1860). After him are Enzo Francescoli (1961), Pedro Rocha (1942), Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (1945), Pedro Petrone (1905), Luisa Cuesta (1920), and Pablo Dorado (1908).
1920 - 2009
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 15
1905 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 16
1917 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 17
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 18
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 19
1860 - 1887
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 20
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 21
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 22
1942 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 23
1945 - 2013
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 24
1905 - 1964
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 25
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 26
1908 - 1978
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 27
Among soccer players born in Uruguay, Edinson Cavani ranks 13. Before him are Luis Suárez (1987), Pedro Cea (1900), Enrique Ballestrero (1905), Obdulio Varela (1917), Diego Forlán (1979), and José Santamaría (1929). After him are Enzo Francescoli (1961), Pedro Rocha (1942), Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (1945), Pedro Petrone (1905), Pablo Dorado (1908), and Alberto Suppici (1898).
1987 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 7
1900 - 1970
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 8
1905 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 9
1917 - 1996
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 10
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 11
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 12
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 13
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 14
1942 - 2013
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 15
1945 - 2013
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 16
1905 - 1964
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 17
1908 - 1978
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 18
1898 - 1981
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 19