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Wikipedia languages per cap: all 198 players ranked

How many Wikipedia language editions cover the player, divided by their caps. A rough measure of fame earned per appearance: high means the world knows them for something other than turning up a lot.

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Víctor ValdésLeader

3.70Leading value

0.89Sample median

198Players ranked

Top 50

#1 Víctor Valdés 3.70

#2 Carlo Ancelotti 3.38

#3 Diego Costa 3.04

#4 Alfredo Di Stéfano 2.90

#5 Lamine Yamal 2.76

#6 Johan Cruyff 2.65

#7 Mario Balotelli 2.47

#8 George Best 2.38

#9 Francesco Totti 2.17

#10 Pepe Reina 2.08

#11 Josep Guardiola 2.02

#11 Pep Guardiola 2.02

#13 Paulo Dybala 1.98

#14 Pelé do Nascimento 1.97

#15 Diego Maradona 1.91

#16 Juan Mata 1.80

#16 David de Gea 1.80

#18 Ashley Young 1.79

#19 Eric Cantona 1.78

#20 Erling Haaland 1.75

#21 Roberto Baggio 1.63

#22 Marco Reus 1.60

#23 Marc-André ter Stegen 1.59

#24 Garrincha dos Santos 1.58

#25 Marco van Basten 1.52

#26 Vinícius Júnior 1.50

#27 Eusébio Ferreira 1.48

#28 Gerd Müller 1.47

#29 Paolo Rossi 1.46

#30 Diogo Jota 1.45

#31 Michel Platini 1.44

#32 Marcelo Vieira 1.38

#32 Jude Bellingham 1.38

#32 Nemanja Vidić 1.38

#35 Ryan Giggs 1.34

#36 Zinédine Zidane 1.33

#37 Dani Carvajal 1.32

#38 Roberto Firmino 1.31

#39 Ousmane Dembélé 1.28

#39 David Luiz 1.28

#41 Álvaro Arbeloa 1.27

#41 Ronaldo de Lima 1.27

#43 Kylian Mbappé 1.25

#43 George Weah 1.25

#45 Hernán Crespo 1.22

#46 André Schürrle 1.21

#47 Neymar Santos 1.19

#47 David Beckham 1.19

#47 Alan Shearer 1.19

#50 Ronaldinho Gaúcho 1.18

Every ranking here is drawn from the same sample: DailyFoot's 199 most recognizable footballers, using the caps, goals, career years and honours in the game's own data. 198 of them qualify for this category.

Wikipedia languages per cap: all 198 players ranked

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