SOCCER PLAYER

João Cancelo

1994 - Today

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João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays primarily as a full-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Portugal national team. He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world. After coming through Benfica's youth academy, Cancelo began playing for the club's reserve team in 2012 and was promoted to the first team two years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Cancelo has received more than 5,351,010 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). João Cancelo is the 1,015th most popular soccer player (up from 3,117th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 334th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, João Cancelo ranks 1,015 out of 21,273. Before him are Michael Essien, Attilio Ferraris, Virgil van Dijk, Christoph Daum, Schubert Gambetta, and Arda Turan. After him are Marek Hamšík, Sophus Nielsen, Lippo Hertzka, Pietro Vierchowod, Eraldo Monzeglio, and Claude Le Roy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, João Cancelo ranks 8. Before him are RM, Kenneth Zohore, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wallace Oliveira, J-Hope, and Halsey. After him are Christina Grimmie, Aleksandar Mitrović, Mateo Kovačić, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Otto Warmbier, and Bernardo Silva.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Cancelo ranks 219 out of 633. Before him are Jorge Álvares (1401), Fernando I, Duke of Braganza (1403), Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Humberto Coelho (1950), Afonso, Duke of Porto (1865), and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919). After him are Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Garcia de Orta (1499), Manuel Bento (1948), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), Manuel Clemente (1948), and Fernando Couto (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, João Cancelo ranks 22. Before him are Alberto Festa (1939), Paulo Bento (1969), Nuno Gomes (1976), Nani (1986), Pauleta (1973), and Humberto Coelho (1950). After him are Manuel Bento (1948), Fernando Couto (1969), José Costa (1953), António Simões (1943), José Torres (1938), and José Peseiro (1960).

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