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Vinícius Júnior

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Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjuz ʒoˈzɛ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃ dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ ˈʒũɲoʁ]; born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, technique and dribbling ability. Born in São Gonçalo, Vinícius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in 2017, at age 16. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vinícius Júnior has received more than 10,653,217 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Vinícius Júnior is the 1,227th most popular soccer player (up from 1,817th in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 400th in 2019) and the 121st most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Vinícius Júnior ranks 1,227 out of 21,273. Before him are Antônio Carlos Zago, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, Josef Hügi, Luis Regueiro, António Simões, and José Torres. After him are Samir Nasri, Steve McManaman, Roger Hunt, Péter Palotás, José Della Torre, and Nobuyuki Oishi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Vinícius Júnior ranks 2. Before him is Erling Braut Håland. After him are Antony, Julián Álvarez, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Ferran Torres, Conor Gallagher, Dušan Vlahović, Jadon Sancho, Phil Foden, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Alphonso Davies.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vinícius Júnior ranks 274 out of 2,236. Before him are Nise da Silveira (1905), Ruy Barbosa (1849), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Michael Löwy (1938), Antônio Carlos Zago (1969), and Tony Ramos (1948). After him are Lampião (1897), Aracy Balabanian (1940), Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), Evaristo de Macedo (1933), Angelo Sormani (1939), and Jorginho (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Vinícius Júnior ranks 121. Before him are Julinho (1929), Zé Maria (1949), Müller (1966), Douglas Costa (1990), Márcio Amoroso (1974), and Antônio Carlos Zago (1969). After him are Moacir Claudino Pinto (1936), Evaristo de Macedo (1933), Angelo Sormani (1939), Jorginho (1991), Edmílson (1976), and Waldir Peres (1951).

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