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Rafael

1990 - Today

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Rafael Pereira da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁafaˈew peˈɾejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 9 July 1990), commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. He normally plays as a right-back, but can also play on the right side of midfield. He and his twin brother, Fábio, began their careers with Fluminense before joining Manchester United in January 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael has received more than 358,441 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Rafael is the 3,788th most popular soccer player (down from 3,526th in 2019), the 678th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 648th in 2019) and the 354th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rafael ranks 3,788 out of 16,880. Before him are Anders Linderoth, Ľubomír Luhový, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Viktor Onopko, Rubén Héctor Sosa, and Tommy Docherty. After him are Vasyl Rats, Tommy Lawton, Andreas Granqvist, Alberto Cardaccio, Alessandro Frigerio, and Zvjezdan Misimović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Rafael ranks 66. Before him are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Petra Kvitová, Hiroki Sakai, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Marte Olsbu Røiseland, and Mitski. After him are Yacine Brahimi, Michele Morrone, Britt Robertson, Choi Woo-shik, Mamadou Sakho, and Indiana Evans.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Rafael ranks 678 out of 2,067. Before him are Amauri (1980), Marcelinho Carioca (1971), André Cruz (1968), Cléber Eduardo Arado (1972), Nélson Luís Kerchner (1962), and Paulo Henrique Ganso (1989). After him are Washington (1975), Diego Alves (1985), Marcos Pontes (1963), Débora Falabella (1979), Toninho (1965), and Josimar (1961).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Rafael ranks 354. Before him are Amauri (1980), Marcelinho Carioca (1971), André Cruz (1968), Cléber Eduardo Arado (1972), Nélson Luís Kerchner (1962), and Paulo Henrique Ganso (1989). After him are Washington (1975), Diego Alves (1985), Toninho (1965), Josimar (1961), Arthur Melo (1996), and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913).

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