SOCCER PLAYER

Marcelo

1988 - Today

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Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Widely regarded as one of the greatest left-backs of all time, he is known for his attacking capabilities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcelo has received more than 206,496 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Marcelo is the 281st most popular soccer player (up from 369th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 113th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marcelo ranks 281 out of 21,273. Before him are Antoni Ramallets, Duncan Edwards, Raúl, Gusztáv Sebes, Alessandro Nesta, and Elías Figueroa. After him are Míchel, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Deco, Angelo Schiavio, David Trezeguet, and Akira Nozawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Marcelo ranks 4. Before him are Rihanna, Robert Lewandowski, and Mesut Özil. After him are Alexis Sánchez, Emma Stone, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, Conor McGregor, Ivan Rakitić, Jérôme Boateng, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Marcelo ranks 84 out of 2,236. Before him are Dida (1973), Fernanda Montenegro (1929), Reinaldo Arenas (1943), Chico Buarque (1944), Leonardo Boff (1938), and Tancredo Neves (1910). After him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Deco (1977), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948), Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824), Chico Mendes (1944), and Edu Coimbra (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Marcelo ranks 37. Before him are Pepe (1935), Zizinho (1921), Careca (1960), Dunga (1963), Dani Alves (1983), and Dida (1973). After him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Deco (1977), Edu Coimbra (1947), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Pepe (1983), and Cláudio Taffarel (1966).

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