1999 - Today
Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐfɐˈɛl ˈljɐ̃w]; born 10 June 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie A club AC Milan and the Portugal national team. Known for his dribbling, speed and finishing, he is regarded as one of the best wingers in the world. Graduating from Sporting CP youth system, Leão made his first-team debut in 2018, winning the 2017–18 Taça da Liga, before unilaterally terminating his contract, following an incident involving a mob of ultras fans within the club's facilities. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Leão has received more than 3,044,905 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Rafael Leão is the 5,344th most popular soccer player (up from 7,613th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 408th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Rafael Leão ranks 5,344 out of 16,880. Before him are Răzvan Raț, João Mário, Marek Kusto, Lieke Martens, Hong Yong-jo, and Milan Badelj. After him are Béla Várady, Constantin Gâlcă, Abdelkader Ghezzal, René Adler, Nathaniel Phillips, and Vitālijs Astafjevs.
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 5,338
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 5,339
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 5,340
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 5,341
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 5,342
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 5,343
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 5,344
1953 - 2014
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 5,345
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 5,346
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,347
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,348
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,349
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 5,350
Among people born in 1999, Rafael Leão ranks 38. Before him are Chaeyoung, Kim Yoo-jung, Nathan Chen, Matteo Guendouzi, Andriy Lunin, and Óscar Mingueza. After him are Alexis Saelemaekers, Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Pop Smoke, Ibrahima Konaté, Michaël Cuisance, and Denis Shapovalov.
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 32
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 33
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 34
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 35
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 36
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 37
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 38
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 39
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 40
1999 - 2020
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 41
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 42
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 43
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 44
Among people born in Portugal, Rafael Leão ranks 398 out of 555. Before him are Cristina Branco (1972), Rúben Semedo (1994), Rui Jorge (1973), Hugo Viana (1983), Rui Costa (1986), and João Mário (1993). After him are Mário Centeno (1966), Diogo Jota (1996), Gerson Rodrigues (1995), Pedro Chaves (1965), Eliseu (1983), and Rafa Silva (1993).
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 392
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 393
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 394
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 395
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 396
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 397
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 398
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 399
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 400
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 401
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 402
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 403
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 404
Among soccer players born in Portugal, Rafael Leão ranks 85. Before him are Quim (1975), Silvestre Varela (1985), Rúben Semedo (1994), Rui Jorge (1973), Hugo Viana (1983), and João Mário (1993). After him are Diogo Jota (1996), Gerson Rodrigues (1995), Eliseu (1983), Rafa Silva (1993), Pizzi (1989), and Sérgio Oliveira (1992).
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 79
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 80
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 81
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 82
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 83
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 84
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 85
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 86
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 87
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 88
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 89
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 90
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 91