1984 - Today
Mathieu Valbuena (born 29 September 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is known for his pace, technical ability, and tenacious style of play. He is described by his former coach at Libourne Saint-Seurin, Didier Tholot, as "an explosive player who is capable of quickly taking two opponents out of the game to create space, above all due to his dribbling skills." Due to his small stature, Valbuena is nicknamed le petit vélo, which translates to "the little bike".Valbuena began his career at professional club Bordeaux. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mathieu Valbuena has received more than 2,077,466 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Mathieu Valbuena is the 1,065th most popular soccer player (up from 1,598th in 2019), the 3,127th most popular biography from France (up from 3,400th in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 1,065 out of 16,880. Before him are Nikita Simonyan, Carlos Mozer, Esteban Cambiasso, Robert Kovač, Dick Nanninga, and Bora Kostić. After him are Fernando Muslera, Antonio Cassano, Roger Schmidt, Aron Winter, Guillermo Gorostiza, and Milan Baroš.
1926 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 1,059
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 1,060
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 1,061
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 1,062
1949 - 2015
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 1,063
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 1,064
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 1,065
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 1,066
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 1,067
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,068
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 1,069
1909 - 1966
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 1,070
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 1,071
Among people born in 1984, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 26. Before him are Beren Saat, Burak Özçivit, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Robert Kubica, Eliud Kipchoge, and Dustin Moskovitz. After him are Nikola Karabatić, Indila, Pavel Durov, Lena Katina, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Maxi López.
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 20
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 21
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 22
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 23
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 24
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 25
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 26
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 27
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 28
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 29
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 30
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 31
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 32
Among people born in France, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 3,127 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Charles Le Monnier (1715), Catherine Breillat (1948), Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (1715), Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (1724), Charles-Louis Havas (1783), and Michel Ocelot (1943). After him are Jean-François Revel (1924), Peter Julian Eymard (1811), Pierre Souvestre (1874), Eustace I, Count of Boulogne (1010), Orlan (1947), and Charles Rollin (1661).
1715 - 1799
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 3,121
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 3,122
1715 - 1789
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 3,123
1724 - 1805
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 3,124
1783 - 1858
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 3,125
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 3,126
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,127
1924 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,128
1811 - 1868
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,129
1874 - 1914
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,130
1010 - 1047
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,131
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,132
1661 - 1741
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 3,133
Among soccer players born in France, Mathieu Valbuena ranks 49. Before him are Felice Borel (1914), Roger Piantoni (1931), Hugo Lloris (1986), Rudi Garcia (1964), Bafétimbi Gomis (1985), and Didier Six (1954). After him are Jean Vincent (1930), Maryan Wisniewski (1937), Jacques Simon (1941), Jacques Santini (1952), Albert Batteux (1919), and Alexandre Lacazette (1991).
1914 - 1993
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 43
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 44
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 45
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 46
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 47
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 48
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 49
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 50
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 51
1941 - 2017
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 52
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 53
1919 - 2003
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 54
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 55