1985 - Today
Thomas Vermaelen (born 14 November 1985) is a retired Belgian professional footballer. Being left-footed, he usually played as a left-sided centre-back and could play at left-back as well. His key attributes included aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Vermaelen has received more than 2,868,342 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Vermaelen is the 1,575th most popular soccer player (down from 1,519th in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 457th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 1,575 out of 16,880. Before him are Antonio Roma, Marcel Langiller, Cayetano Ré, Luis Hernández, Kolo Touré, and Vlatko Marković. After him are Roberto Porta, Martín Palermo, Paulinho de Almeida, İlkay Gündoğan, Milan Máčala, and Rinaldo Martino.
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,569
1908 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,570
1938 - 2013
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,571
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,572
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 1,573
1937 - 2013
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,574
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,575
1913 - 1984
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 1,576
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,577
1932 - 2007
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,578
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,579
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,580
1921 - 2000
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 1,581
Among people born in 1985, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 33. Before him are Julia Volkova, Rooney Mara, Filipe Luís, Fernando Llorente, Anna Kendrick, and Jesús Navas. After him are Jakub Błaszczykowski, Emily Kinney, André-Pierre Gignac, Antonio Valencia, Salomon Kalou, and Diego.
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 27
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 28
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 29
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 30
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 31
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 32
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 33
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 34
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 35
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 36
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 37
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 38
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 39
Among people born in Belgium, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 484 out of 1,019. Before him are Jean Stas (1813), Erwin Vandenbergh (1959), Julien Ries (1920), Jijé (1914), Louis Paul Boon (1912), and Philippe Van Parijs (1951). After him are Justine Henin (1982), Marie Popelin (1846), Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763), Ludo Martens (1946), Léon Delacroix (1867), and Marouane Fellaini (1987).
1813 - 1891
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 478
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 479
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 480
1914 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 481
1912 - 1979
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 482
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 483
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 484
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 485
1846 - 1913
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 486
1763 - 1837
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 487
1946 - 2011
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 488
1867 - 1929
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 489
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 490
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 28. Before him are Axel Witsel (1989), Dries Mertens (1987), Vincent Kompany (1986), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Arnold Badjou (1909), and Erwin Vandenbergh (1959). After him are Marouane Fellaini (1987), Jacques Moeschal (1900), Jan Vertonghen (1987), François Van der Elst (1954), Ludo Coeck (1955), and Henri Coppens (1930).
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 22
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 23
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 24
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 25
1909 - 1994
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 26
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 27
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 28
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 29
1900 - 1956
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 30
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 31
1954 - 2017
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 32
1955 - 1985
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 33
1930 - 2015
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 34