SOCCER PLAYER
Gary Medel
1987 - Today
Gary Medel
Gary Alexis Medel Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡaɾi meˈðel]; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder. Medel has played club football with several teams in numerous countries, starting out with Chilean side Universidad Católica, and later playing for Argentine side Boca Juniors, Spanish side Sevilla, Premier League side Cardiff City, and Italian side Inter Milan, before moving to Beşiktaş in Turkey in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Medel has received more than 1,620,140 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Gary Medel is the 2,418th most popular soccer player (up from 3,007th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Chile (up from 128th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chilean Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
55.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
6.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gary Medel ranks 2,418 out of 21,273. Before him are Giuliano Sarti, Achraf Hakimi, Cacau, Piero Pasinati, Sebastiano Rossi, and Dejan Lovren. After him are Martí Ventolrà, Erich Srbek, Emre Can, José Parra Martínez, Manga, and Stephan Beckenbauer.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiuliano Sarti
1933 - 2017
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,412
Achraf Hakimi
1998 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,413
Cacau
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,414
Piero Pasinati
1910 - 2000
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,415
Sebastiano Rossi
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,416
Dejan Lovren
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,417
Gary Medel
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,418
Martí Ventolrà
1906 - 1977
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,419
Erich Srbek
1908 - 1973
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,420
Emre Can
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,421
José Parra Martínez
1925 - 2016
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,422
Manga
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,423
Stephan Beckenbauer
1968 - 2015
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,424
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1987, Gary Medel ranks 52. Before him are Hilary Duff, Jan Vertonghen, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Noboa, Ana Ivanovic, and Hatem Ben Arfa. After him are Ramires, Kerem Bürsin, Eder, Luiz Adriano, Kagney Linn Karter, and Jorge Lorenzo.
Others Born in 1987
Go to all RankingsHilary Duff
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 46
Jan Vertonghen
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 47
Michael B. Jordan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 48
Daniel Noboa
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 49
Ana Ivanovic
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 50
Hatem Ben Arfa
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 51
Gary Medel
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 52
Ramires
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 53
Kerem Bürsin
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 54
Eder
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 55
Luiz Adriano
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 56
Kagney Linn Karter
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1987 - 2024
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 57
Jorge Lorenzo
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 58
In Chile
Among people born in Chile, Gary Medel ranks 88 out of 321. Before him are Diego Portales (1793), Domingo Santa María (1825), Sergio Livingstone (1920), José Joaquín Pérez (1801), Juan Antonio Ríos (1888), and Jorge Edwards (1931). After him are Eliseo Salazar (1954), Lucho Gatica (1928), César Espinoza (1900), Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1858), Marcelo Ríos (1975), and George Robledo (1926).
Others born in Chile
Go to all RankingsDiego Portales
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1837
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 82
Domingo Santa María
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 83
Sergio Livingstone
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 84
José Joaquín Pérez
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1889
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 85
Juan Antonio Ríos
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 86
Jorge Edwards
WRITER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 87
Gary Medel
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 88
Eliseo Salazar
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 89
Lucho Gatica
SINGER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 90
César Espinoza
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1956
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 91
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 92
Marcelo Ríos
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 93
George Robledo
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1989
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 94
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile
Among soccer players born in Chile, Gary Medel ranks 16. Before him are Claudio Bravo (1983), Fernando Riera (1920), Carlos Vidal (1902), Carlos Caszely (1950), David Arellano (1902), and Sergio Livingstone (1920). After him are César Espinoza (1900), George Robledo (1926), Víctor Morales (1905), Arturo Torres Carrasco (1906), Jaime Ramírez (1931), and Ulises Poirier (1897).
Claudio Bravo
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 10
Fernando Riera
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 11
Carlos Vidal
1902 - 1982
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 12
Carlos Caszely
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 13
David Arellano
1902 - 1927
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 14
Sergio Livingstone
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 15
Gary Medel
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 16
César Espinoza
1900 - 1956
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 17
George Robledo
1926 - 1989
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 18
Víctor Morales
1905 - 1938
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 19
Arturo Torres Carrasco
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 20
Jaime Ramírez
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 21
Ulises Poirier
1897 - 1977
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 22