SOCCER PLAYER

Thomas Vermaelen

1985 - Today

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Thomas Vermaelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑs fərˈmaːlə(n)]; born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. 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 3,106,011 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 63 in 2019). Thomas Vermaelen is the 2,022nd most popular soccer player (down from 1,570th in 2019), the 534th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 2,022 out of 21,273. Before him are Teizo Takeuchi, George Kobayashi, Henry Carlsson, Ulrich Biesinger, Paulo Autuori, and Miho Kaneda. After him are Nemanja Matić, Abdelmajid Chetali, Juan Carlos Sarnari, Knut Kroon, René Petit, and Yoshio Kikugawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 35. Before him are Burak Yılmaz, Fernando Llorente, André-Pierre Gignac, Julia Volkova, Aleksandar Kolarov, and Steve Mandanda. After him are Lassana Diarra, Fernandinho, Diego, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Angela White, and Salomon Kalou.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 534 out of 1,190. Before him are Francis Goya (1946), Jan Fabre (1958), Jean Aerts (1907), Simon Leys (1935), Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545), and Henri Jaspar (1870). After him are Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Elias M. Stein (1931), Michel Pollentier (1951), Levina Teerlinc (1510), Henry Carton de Wiart (1869), and François Van der Elst (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 35. Before him are Marouane Fellaini (1987), Vincent Kompany (1986), Jacques Duquesne (1940), Walter Meeuws (1951), Ferdinand Adams (1903), and Henri Coppens (1930). After him are François Van der Elst (1954), Lorenzo Staelens (1964), Ludo Coeck (1955), Christian Piot (1947), Jacky Munaron (1956), and André Vandewyer (1909).

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