SOCCER PLAYER

Paulo Ferreira

1979 - Today

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Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a full-back. After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year professional career with Porto and Chelsea, signing with the latter in 2004 for €20 million. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Ferreira has received more than 868,475 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Paulo Ferreira is the 2,556th most popular soccer player (down from 2,378th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 304th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Paulo Ferreira ranks 2,556 out of 21,273Before him are Dwight Yorke, Georges Grün, Guillermo Amor, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Natalio Perinetti, and Peter Bonetti. After him are Naoemon Shimizu, Carlos Spadaro, Piermario Morosini, Imanol Alguacil, Vedran Ćorluka, and Ettore Puricelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Paulo Ferreira ranks 86Before him are Alexander Frei, Jesse Spencer, Anna Torv, Tang Wei, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, and Diego Luna. After him are Juan, Murat Yıldırım, Riccardo Scamarcio, Céline Tran, Dmitry Glukhovsky, and Rose Byrne.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Paulo Ferreira ranks 324 out of 633Before him are James of Portugal (1433), Beto (1982), Nelo Vingada (1953), Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465), Rafael Leão (1999), and Costinha (1974). After him are Bruno Fernandes (1994), Lourenço de Almeida (1480), Dulce Pontes (1969), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), Rui Vitória (1970), and Lio (1962).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Paulo Ferreira ranks 46Before him are Rui Patrício (1988), Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), Raul Meireles (1983), Beto (1982), Rafael Leão (1999), and Costinha (1974). After him are Bruno Fernandes (1994), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), Rui Vitória (1970), Jaime Pacheco (1958), Simão Sabrosa (1979), and Renato Sanches (1997).