SOCCER PLAYER

Thiago Silva

1984 - Today

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Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known for his defensive prowess, discipline, and leadership. Silva began his senior club career in 2002 playing as a midfielder for RS Futebol, and transitioned to a defensive position while at Juventude; he then signed with Porto in 2004, at age 19, and moved to Dynamo Moscow on loan, where he was hospitalized with a near fatal bout of tuberculosis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thiago Silva has received more than 9,081,603 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Thiago Silva is the 820th most popular soccer player (down from 523rd in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 138th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Thiago Silva ranks 820 out of 21,273. Before him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Hans Tilkowski, Dudu Georgescu, Viktor Ponedelnik, Winfried Schäfer, and Florent Malouda. After him are Bill Foulkes, Pablo Forlán, Bernard Voorhoof, Thomas Häßler, Alexandre Pato, and Fabio Grosso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Thiago Silva ranks 21. Before him are Javier Mascherano, Alizée, Giorgio Chiellini, Beren Saat, Burak Özçivit, and Katy Perry. After him are Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Antonio Puerta, Mohamed Bouazizi, Gaspard Ulliel, Robert Kubica, and Indila.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Thiago Silva ranks 187 out of 2,236. Before him are Orlando Peçanha (1935), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Preguinho (1905), Café Filho (1899), Venceslau Brás (1868), and Tita (1958). After him are Gisele Bündchen (1980), Tarsila do Amaral (1886), Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Alexandre Pato (1989), Mazinho (1966), and Wallace Oliveira (1994).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Thiago Silva ranks 83. Before him are Felipe Melo (1983), Dirceu (1952), Rogério Ceni (1973), Orlando Peçanha (1935), Preguinho (1905), and Tita (1958). After him are Alexandre Pato (1989), Wallace Oliveira (1994), Mário Jardel (1973), Djalminha (1970), Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943), and David Luiz (1987).

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