SOCCER PLAYER

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 he has also been deployed as a midfielder. He and his twin brother, Fabio, 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 375,127 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael is the 5,230th most popular soccer player (down from 3,771st in 2019), the 825th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 676th in 2019) and the 441st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rafael ranks 5,230 out of 21,273. Before him are Gøran Sørloth, Raúl Jiménez, Carlos Cillóniz, Nacer Chadli, Fahrudin Omerović, and Masaaki Mori. After him are Pedro Bergés, Eduardo Carvalho, Fathi Kameel, Emre Mor, Peter Stöger, and Viktor Skrypnyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Rafael ranks 88. Before him are Sandra Perković, Kim Tae-ri, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Go Ara, Haruma Miura, and Ian Nepomniachtchi. After him are Karim Bellarabi, Seungri, Tom Dumoulin, Roman Bürki, Yacine Brahimi, and Lim Ji-yeon.

Others Born in 1990

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Rafael ranks 825 out of 2,236. Before him are Beto (1975), Chicão (1949), Helton Arruda (1978), Cléber Santana (1981), Afonso Alves (1981), and Daniela Escobar (1969). After him are Thaísa Menezes (1987), Éder (1986), Rodrigo Taddei (1980), Rodrigo (1991), Daniella Cicarelli (1978), and França (1976).

Others born in Brazil

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  • Photo of Beto

    Beto

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 43.16

    Rank: 819

  • Photo of Chicão

    Chicão

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1949 - 2008

    HPI: 43.16

    Rank: 820

  • Photo of Helton Arruda

    Helton Arruda

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 43.15

    Rank: 821

  • Photo of Cléber Santana

    Cléber Santana

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1981 - 2016

    HPI: 43.14

    Rank: 822

  • Photo of Afonso Alves

    Afonso Alves

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 43.10

    Rank: 823

  • Photo of Daniela Escobar

    Daniela Escobar

    ACTOR

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 43.10

    Rank: 824

  • Photo of Rafael

    Rafael

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 43.09

    Rank: 825

  • Photo of Thaísa Menezes

    Thaísa Menezes

    VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 43.08

    Rank: 826

  • Photo of Éder

    Éder

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 43.07

    Rank: 827

  • Photo of Rodrigo Taddei

    Rodrigo Taddei

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 43.04

    Rank: 828

  • Photo of Rodrigo

    Rodrigo

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 43.03

    Rank: 829

  • Photo of Daniella Cicarelli

    Daniella Cicarelli

    MODEL

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 43.00

    Rank: 830

  • Photo of França

    França

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 42.98

    Rank: 831

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Rafael ranks 441. Before him are Diego Alves (1985), Beto (1975), Chicão (1949), Helton Arruda (1978), Cléber Santana (1981), and Afonso Alves (1981). After him are Éder (1986), Rodrigo Taddei (1980), Rodrigo (1991), França (1976), Edevaldo de Freitas (1958), and Matuzalém (1980).

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