SOCCER PLAYER
Nicolás Otamendi
1988 - Today
Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi (born 12 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Primeira Liga club Benfica. Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. He signed for Valencia in 2014 and spent four months on loan to Atlético Mineiro of Brazil. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolás Otamendi has received more than 3,908,845 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Nicolás Otamendi is the 1,356th most popular soccer player (up from 1,527th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Argentina (up from 267th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
58.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
8.36
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nicolás Otamendi ranks 1,356 out of 21,273. Before him are Santi Cazorla, Aleksandar Mitrović, Sylvain Wiltord, Toni Polster, Ladislav Jurkemik, and Nuri Şahin. After him are Ezzaki Badou, Yevhen Rudakov, Nils Axelsson, Kees Rijvers, Ferenc Hirzer, and Karl Hohmann.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSanti Cazorla
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,350
Aleksandar Mitrović
1994 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,351
Sylvain Wiltord
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,352
Toni Polster
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,353
Ladislav Jurkemik
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,354
Nuri Şahin
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,355
Nicolás Otamendi
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,356
Ezzaki Badou
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,357
Yevhen Rudakov
1942 - 2011
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,358
Nils Axelsson
1906 - 1989
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,359
Kees Rijvers
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,360
Ferenc Hirzer
1902 - 1957
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,361
Karl Hohmann
1908 - 1974
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,362
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Nicolás Otamendi ranks 32. Before him are Juan Mata, Radja Nainggolan, Juan Cuadrado, Big Sean, Alicia Vikander, and Nuri Şahin. After him are Javier Hernández, Fábio Coentrão, Sasha Grey, Paulinho, Park Seo-joon, and Vanessa Kirby.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsJuan Mata
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 26
Radja Nainggolan
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 27
Juan Cuadrado
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 28
Big Sean
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 29
Alicia Vikander
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 30
Nuri Şahin
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 31
Nicolás Otamendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 32
Javier Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 33
Fábio Coentrão
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 34
Sasha Grey
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 35
Paulinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 36
Park Seo-joon
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 37
Vanessa Kirby
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 38
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Nicolás Otamendi ranks 233 out of 1,154. Before him are Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Maxi López (1984), Norberto Méndez (1923), Juan Antonio Pizzi (1968), Julio Libonatti (1901), and René Houseman (1953). After him are Santiago Solari (1976), Germán Burgos (1969), Carmelo Simeone (1934), Arturo Rawson (1885), José María Guido (1910), and Ricardo Bochini (1954).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsOsvaldo Pugliese
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 227
Maxi López
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 228
Norberto Méndez
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 229
Juan Antonio Pizzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 230
Julio Libonatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 231
René Houseman
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 232
Nicolás Otamendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 233
Santiago Solari
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 234
Germán Burgos
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 235
Carmelo Simeone
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 236
Arturo Rawson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1952
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 237
José María Guido
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1975
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 238
Ricardo Bochini
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 239
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina
Among soccer players born in Argentina, Nicolás Otamendi ranks 95. Before him are José Sanfilippo (1935), Maxi López (1984), Norberto Méndez (1923), Juan Antonio Pizzi (1968), Julio Libonatti (1901), and René Houseman (1953). After him are Santiago Solari (1976), Germán Burgos (1969), Carmelo Simeone (1934), Ricardo Bochini (1954), Martín Palermo (1973), and Rodolfo Orlandini (1905).
José Sanfilippo
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 89
Maxi López
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 90
Norberto Méndez
1923 - 1998
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 91
Juan Antonio Pizzi
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 92
Julio Libonatti
1901 - 1981
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 93
René Houseman
1953 - 2018
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 94
Nicolás Otamendi
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 95
Santiago Solari
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 96
Germán Burgos
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 97
Carmelo Simeone
1934 - 2014
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 98
Ricardo Bochini
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 99
Martín Palermo
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 100
Rodolfo Orlandini
1905 - 1990
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 101