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 for Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Argentine players of all time and one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport, Di María is known for his dribbling ability, playmaking, rapid pace and agility. Di María began his career with Rosario Central but first came into prominence at Benfica after signing for the club in 2007, aged 19. He helped Benfica win the Primeira Liga, the club's first league title in five years, and two Taça da Liga titles. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Di María is the 314th most popular soccer player (up from 625th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Argentina (up from 121st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ángel Di María ranks 314 out of 21,273. Before him are Piet Keizer, Fernando Torres, Yukio Goto, Gianluca Vialli, Richard Møller Nielsen, and Ken Noritake. After him are Iván Zamorano, Marcelo, David Villa, Junji Nishikawa, Manuel Neuer, and Takeshi Kamo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPiet Keizer
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 311
Fernando Torres
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 312
Yukio Goto
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 313
Gianluca Vialli
1964 - 2023
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 314
Richard Møller Nielsen
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 315
Ken Noritake
1922 - 1994
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 316
Ángel Di María
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 317
Iván Zamorano
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 318
Marcelo
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 319
David Villa
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 320
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 321
Manuel Neuer
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 322
Takeshi Kamo
1915 - 2004
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 323
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Ángel Di María ranks 7. Before him are Kim Kyong-il, Rihanna, Adele, Robert Lewandowski, Stephen Curry, and Conor McGregor. After him are Marcelo, Mesut Özil, Ibrahim Traoré, Grimes, Diego Costa, and Kim Yo-jong.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsKim Kyong-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
Rihanna
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 2
Adele
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 3
Robert Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 4
Stephen Curry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 5
Conor McGregor
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 6
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 7
Marcelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 8
Mesut Özil
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 9
Ibrahim Traoré
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 10
Grimes
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 11
Diego Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 12
Kim Yo-jong
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 13
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Ángel Di María ranks 61 out of 1,154. Before him are Bernardo Houssay (1887), Hugo Gatti (1944), Raimundo Orsi (1901), Guillermo Vilas (1952), Ernesto Laclau (1935), and Chris de Burgh (1948). After him are Manuel Belgrano (1770), Bartolomé Mitre (1821), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Alberto Ginastera (1916), Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914), and Eduardo Duhalde (1941).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsBernardo Houssay
PHYSICIAN
1887 - 1971
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 55
Hugo Gatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 56
Raimundo Orsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 57
Guillermo Vilas
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 58
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 59
Chris de Burgh
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 60
Ángel Di María
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 61
Manuel Belgrano
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1820
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 62
Bartolomé Mitre
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1906
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 63
Lalo Schifrin
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 64
Alberto Ginastera
COMPOSER
1916 - 1983
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 65
Adolfo Bioy Casares
WRITER
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 66
Eduardo Duhalde
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 67
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina
Among soccer players born in Argentina, Ángel Di María ranks 18. Before him are Luis Monti (1901), Javier Zanetti (1973), Francisco Varallo (1910), Luis Galván (1948), Hugo Gatti (1944), and Raimundo Orsi (1901). After him are Osvaldo Ardiles (1952), Ramón Díaz (1959), Carlos Bilardo (1938), Jorge Solari (1941), Gerardo Martino (1962), and Carlos Tevez (1984).
Luis Monti
1901 - 1983
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 12
Javier Zanetti
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 13
Francisco Varallo
1910 - 2010
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 14
Luis Galván
1948 - 2025
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 15
Hugo Gatti
1944 - 2025
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 16
Raimundo Orsi
1901 - 1986
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 17
Ángel Di María
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 18
Osvaldo Ardiles
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 19
Ramón Díaz
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 20
Carlos Bilardo
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 21
Jorge Solari
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 22
Gerardo Martino
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 23
Carlos Tevez
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 24