SOCCER PLAYER
Ángel Di María
1988 - Today
Ángel Di María
Ángel Fabián Di María (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaŋxel faˈβjan di maˈɾia]; born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Known for his trickery, rapid pace, and agility, Di María is widely considered one of the greatest Argentine players of all time and one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport. Di María began his career with Rosario Central but came into prominence at Benfica after signing for the club in 2007, aged 19. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ángel Di María has received more than 11,144,317 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Ángel Di María is the 626th most popular soccer player (up from 788th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Argentina (up from 145th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
56.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
79
Languages Editions (L)
7.39
Effective Languages (L*)
4.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ángel Di María ranks 626 out of 21,273. Before him are Vítor Baía, Roberto Di Matteo, Daniele De Rossi, Sergio Goycochea, Amadeo Carrizo, and Kinjiro Shimizu. After him are Roberto Bettega, Jesús María Pereda, Piet Schrijvers, Roy Makaay, Bernd Hölzenbein, and Luis Molowny.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVítor Baía
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 620
Roberto Di Matteo
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 621
Daniele De Rossi
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 622
Sergio Goycochea
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 623
Amadeo Carrizo
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 624
Kinjiro Shimizu
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 625
Ángel Di María
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 626
Roberto Bettega
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 627
Jesús María Pereda
1938 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 628
Piet Schrijvers
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 629
Roy Makaay
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 630
Bernd Hölzenbein
1946 - 2024
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 631
Luis Molowny
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 632
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Ángel Di María ranks 8. Before him are Robert Lewandowski, Mesut Özil, Marcelo, Alexis Sánchez, Emma Stone, and Sergio Agüero. After him are Conor McGregor, Ivan Rakitić, Jérôme Boateng, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ana de Armas, and Derrick Rose.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsRobert Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2
Mesut Özil
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3
Marcelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 4
Alexis Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Emma Stone
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 6
Sergio Agüero
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 8
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 9
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 10
Jérôme Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
Khabib Nurmagomedov
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
Ana de Armas
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 13
Derrick Rose
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 14
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Ángel Di María ranks 121 out of 1,154. Before him are Luis Carniglia (1917), Libertad Lamarque (1908), Victoria Ocampo (1890), Héctor Babenco (1946), Sergio Goycochea (1963), and Amadeo Carrizo (1926). After him are Gabriela Sabatini (1970), Javier Saviola (1981), Joseph Kessel (1898), Luis Bacalov (1933), Attilio Demaría (1909), and Justo José de Urquiza (1801).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsLuis Carniglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 115
Libertad Lamarque
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 116
Victoria Ocampo
WRITER
1890 - 1979
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 117
Héctor Babenco
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2016
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 118
Sergio Goycochea
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 119
Amadeo Carrizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 120
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 121
Gabriela Sabatini
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 122
Javier Saviola
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 123
Joseph Kessel
WRITER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 124
Luis Bacalov
COMPOSER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 125
Attilio Demaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 126
Justo José de Urquiza
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 127
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina
Among soccer players born in Argentina, Ángel Di María ranks 42. Before him are Alejandro Sabella (1954), José Pékerman (1949), Sergio Agüero (1988), Luis Carniglia (1917), Sergio Goycochea (1963), and Amadeo Carrizo (1926). After him are Javier Saviola (1981), Attilio Demaría (1909), Enrique Guaita (1910), Alfio Basile (1943), Paulo Dybala (1993), and Lionel Scaloni (1978).
Alejandro Sabella
1954 - 2020
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 36
José Pékerman
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 37
Sergio Agüero
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 38
Luis Carniglia
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 39
Sergio Goycochea
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 40
Amadeo Carrizo
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 41
Ángel Di María
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 42
Javier Saviola
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 43
Attilio Demaría
1909 - 1990
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 44
Enrique Guaita
1910 - 1959
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 45
Alfio Basile
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 46
Paulo Dybala
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 47
Lionel Scaloni
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 48