SOCCER PLAYER

Kerlon

1988 - Today

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Kerlon Moura Souza (born 27 January 1988) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. After retiring, he worked as a coach at Olé Soccer in the United States.Kerlon first gained prominence after his performances at the U-17 World Cup in 2005, where he scored eight goals in seven games and helped Brazil win the title. While playing with Cruzeiro, he gained more notoriety due to his seal dribble technique, and after a good 2007 season with Cruzeiro, he was billed as "the next Ronaldinho" and caught the attention of top European clubs like Inter Milan, who signed him in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kerlon has received more than 331,331 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Kerlon is the 8,373rd most popular soccer player (down from 5,898th in 2019), the 1,133rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 916th in 2019) and the 649th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kerlons by language

Over the past year Kerlon has had the most page views in the with 24,665 views, followed by Portuguese (16,811), and Italian (5,498). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (159.56%), Simple English (92.34%), and Tajik (80.08%)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Kerlon ranks 8,373 out of 21,273. Before him are Jacques Abardonado, Fraser Forster, Vratislav Greško, Midori Honda, Sidmar Antônio Martins, and Mike Doyle. After him are Rasmus Kristensen, Etsuko Handa, Alberto Belsué, Alfredo Talavera, Emmanuel Mayuka, and Martin Harnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Kerlon ranks 322. Before him are Irfan Bachdim, Jovana Brakočević, Erika Toda, Nozomi Sasaki, Jencarlos Canela, and Fraser Forster. After him are Sonoya Mizuno, Luciano De Cecco, Tsukasa Shiotani, Helly Luv, Mariya Ise, and Charles Kaboré.

Others Born in 1988

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Kerlon ranks 1,133 out of 2,236. Before him are Marcinho (1981), Milton Mendes (1965), Ederson (1986), Maurren Maggi (1976), Emerson (1999), and Sidmar Antônio Martins (1962). After him are Marlon Santos (1995), Fábio Santos (1985), Carlos Augusto (1999), Jessie Rogers (1993), Artur Moraes (1981), and Cléo (1985).

Others born in Brazil

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  • Photo of Marcinho

    Marcinho

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 37.09

    Rank: 1,127

  • Photo of Milton Mendes

    Milton Mendes

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 37.08

    Rank: 1,128

  • Photo of Ederson

    Ederson

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 37.08

    Rank: 1,129

  • Photo of Maurren Maggi

    Maurren Maggi

    ATHLETE

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 37.07

    Rank: 1,130

  • Photo of Emerson

    Emerson

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 37.06

    Rank: 1,131

  • Photo of Sidmar Antônio Martins

    Sidmar Antônio Martins

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 37.04

    Rank: 1,132

  • Photo of Kerlon

    Kerlon

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 37.04

    Rank: 1,133

  • Photo of Marlon Santos

    Marlon Santos

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 37.00

    Rank: 1,134

  • Photo of Fábio Santos

    Fábio Santos

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 36.99

    Rank: 1,135

  • Photo of Carlos Augusto

    Carlos Augusto

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1999 - Present

    HPI: 36.98

    Rank: 1,136

  • Photo of Jessie Rogers

    Jessie Rogers

    PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 36.95

    Rank: 1,137

  • Photo of Artur Moraes

    Artur Moraes

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 36.93

    Rank: 1,138

  • Photo of Cléo

    Cléo

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 36.93

    Rank: 1,139

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Kerlon ranks 649. Before him are Júlio César (1978), Marcinho (1981), Milton Mendes (1965), Ederson (1986), Emerson (1999), and Sidmar Antônio Martins (1962). After him are Marlon Santos (1995), Fábio Santos (1985), Carlos Augusto (1999), Artur Moraes (1981), Cléo (1985), and Robson Ponte (1976).

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