1990 - Today
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, 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 365,740 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Rafael is the 3,772nd 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.
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Among soccer players, Rafael ranks 3,772 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.
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 3,766
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 3,767
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 3,768
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 3,769
1936 - 2008
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 3,770
1928 - 2020
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 3,771
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 3,772
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 3,773
1919 - 1996
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 3,774
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 3,775
1949 - 2015
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 3,776
1914 - 1979
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 3,777
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 3,778
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.
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 60
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 61
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 62
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 63
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 64
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 65
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 66
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 67
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 68
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 69
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 70
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 71
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 72
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).
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 672
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 673
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 674
1972 - 2021
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 675
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 676
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 677
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 678
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 679
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 680
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 681
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 682
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 683
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 684
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).
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 348
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 349
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 350
1972 - 2021
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 351
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 352
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 353
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 354
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 355
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 356
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 357
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 358
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 359
1913 - 1954
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 360