SOCCER PLAYER
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Today

Wael Gomaa
Wael Kamel Gomaa El Hawty (Arabic: وَائِل كَامِل جُمْعَة الْحُوتِيّ; born 3 August 1975) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Wael Gomaa is the 9,611th most popular soccer player (down from 7,098th in 2024), the 585th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 567th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Egyptian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wael Gomaa ranks 9,611 out of 21,273. Before him are José Manuel Rey, Viktor Kovalenko, Nawaf Al-Temyat, Naoyoshi Fukumoto, Hubert Fournier, and Jóhannes Eðvaldsson. After him are Sean Davis, Johnny Warren, Daniel Peretz, Charly Musonda, Fyodor Smolov, and Pablo Torre.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé Manuel Rey
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,611
Viktor Kovalenko
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,612
Nawaf Al-Temyat
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,613
Naoyoshi Fukumoto
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,614
Hubert Fournier
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,615
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
1950 - 2021
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,616
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,617
Sean Davis
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,618
Johnny Warren
1943 - 2004
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,619
Daniel Peretz
2000 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,620
Charly Musonda
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9,621
Fyodor Smolov
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9,622
Pablo Torre
2003 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9,623
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Wael Gomaa ranks 631. Before him are Cecilie Leganger, Vladimir Vasilj, Sergey Tetyukhin, Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Ai Maeda, and José Manuel Rey. After him are Aiko, Makoto Kaneko, Iddo Goldberg, Omar Rodríguez-López, Ricardo Santos, and KT Tunstall.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsCecilie Leganger
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 625
Vladimir Vasilj
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 626
Sergey Tetyukhin
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 627
Takeshi Kawaharazuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 628
Ai Maeda
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 629
José Manuel Rey
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 630
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 631
Aiko
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 632
Makoto Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 633
Iddo Goldberg
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 634
Omar Rodríguez-López
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 635
Ricardo Santos
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 636
KT Tunstall
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 637
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Wael Gomaa ranks 585 out of 642. Before him are Asmaa Mahfouz (1985), Mona Eltahawy (1967), Mohamed Barakat (1976), Rabie Yassin (1960), Wael Ghonim (1980), and Gehad Grisha (1976). After him are Mohamed Aly (1975), Alaa Abd El-Fattah (1981), Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id (1979), Hesham Mesbah (1982), Ismail Youssef (1964), and Shikabala (1986).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsAsmaa Mahfouz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 579
Mona Eltahawy
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 580
Mohamed Barakat
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 581
Rabie Yassin
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 582
Wael Ghonim
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 583
Gehad Grisha
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 584
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 585
Mohamed Aly
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 586
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 587
Muhammad Ali, Prince of the Sa'id
NOBLEMAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 588
Hesham Mesbah
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 589
Ismail Youssef
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 590
Shikabala
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 591
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Egypt
Among soccer players born in Egypt, Wael Gomaa ranks 29. Before him are Essam Abdel-Fatah (1965), Ibrahim Hassan (1966), Mohamed El Shenawy (1988), Ahmed Fathy (1984), Mohamed Barakat (1976), and Rabie Yassin (1960). After him are Ismail Youssef (1964), Shikabala (1986), Hossam Ghaly (1981), Amr Zaki (1983), Mohamed Abdelwahab (1983), and Ahmed Elmohamady (1987).
Essam Abdel-Fatah
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 23
Ibrahim Hassan
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 24
Mohamed El Shenawy
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 25
Ahmed Fathy
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 26
Mohamed Barakat
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 27
Rabie Yassin
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 28
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 29
Ismail Youssef
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 30
Shikabala
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 31
Hossam Ghaly
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 32
Amr Zaki
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 33
Mohamed Abdelwahab
1983 - 2006
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 34
Ahmed Elmohamady
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 35











































