SOCCER PLAYER
Gabriel Paulista
1990 - Today

Gabriel Paulista
Gabriel Armando de Abreu (born 26 November 1990), commonly known as Gabriel Paulista (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡabɾiˈew pawˈlistɐ]) or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. He began his career with Vitória in 2010, winning two Campeonato Baiano titles and finishing as runner-up in the 2010 Copa do Brasil. He also spent a season-and-a-half in Spain's top flight with Villarreal before joining Arsenal in January 2015. Having won two FA Cups, he moved to Valencia in August 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriel Paulista is the 5,071st most popular soccer player (up from 7,130th in 2024), the 794th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 1,019th in 2019) and the 418th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gabriel Paulista ranks 5,071 out of 21,273. Before him are Takehiro Otani, Ivan Zafirov, Yuki Abe, Faisal Al-Dakhil, Harold Walden, and Conor Coady. After him are Raúl Bravo, Carlos Contreras, Jean Brichaut, Franco Selvaggi, Leongino Unzaim, and Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakehiro Otani
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 5,071
Ivan Zafirov
1947 - 2025
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 5,072
Yuki Abe
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,073
Faisal Al-Dakhil
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,074
Harold Walden
1887 - 1955
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,075
Conor Coady
1993 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,076
Gabriel Paulista
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,077
Raúl Bravo
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 5,078
Carlos Contreras
1938 - 2020
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,079
Jean Brichaut
1911 - 1962
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,080
Franco Selvaggi
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,081
Leongino Unzaim
1925 - 1990
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,082
Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez
1942 - 2020
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 5,083
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, Gabriel Paulista ranks 93. Before him are Choi Soo-young, Kris Wu, Mac DeMarco, Lim Ji-yeon, Daichi Shibata, and Víctor Ibarbo. After him are Stephanie Hsu, Qandeel Baloch, Asier Illarramendi, Lee Jun-ho, Péter Gulácsi, and Lee Sung-kyung.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsChoi Soo-young
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 87
Kris Wu
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 88
Mac DeMarco
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 89
Lim Ji-yeon
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 90
Daichi Shibata
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 91
Víctor Ibarbo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 92
Gabriel Paulista
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 93
Stephanie Hsu
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 94
Qandeel Baloch
ACTOR
1990 - 2016
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 95
Asier Illarramendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 96
Lee Jun-ho
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 97
Péter Gulácsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 98
Lee Sung-kyung
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 99
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Gabriel Paulista ranks 794 out of 2,236. Before him are Ricardo Rosset (1968), Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916), René Simões (1952), Cícero Moraes (1982), Alexandre Guimarães (1959), and Marcelinho Paraíba (1975). After him are Artur Avila (1979), José Carlos de Almeida (1968), Donato Gama da Silva (1962), Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), Carlos Eugênio Simon (1965), and Marisa Monte (1967).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsRicardo Rosset
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 788
Vicente Ferreira da Silva
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 789
René Simões
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 790
Cícero Moraes
SCULPTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 791
Alexandre Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 792
Marcelinho Paraíba
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 793
Gabriel Paulista
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 794
Artur Avila
MATHEMATICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 795
José Carlos de Almeida
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 796
Donato Gama da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 797
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1954
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 798
Carlos Eugênio Simon
REFEREE
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 799
Marisa Monte
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 800
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Gabriel Paulista ranks 418. Before him are Deili Custodio da Silva (1980), Dudu Cearense (1983), Carlinhos Júnior (1994), Osmar Donizete Cândido (1968), Alexandre Guimarães (1959), and Marcelinho Paraíba (1975). After him are José Carlos de Almeida (1968), Donato Gama da Silva (1962), Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), Aloísio Pires Alves (1963), Beto (1975), and Émerson Carvalho da Silva (1975).
Deili Custodio da Silva
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 412
Dudu Cearense
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 413
Carlinhos Júnior
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 414
Osmar Donizete Cândido
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 415
Alexandre Guimarães
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 416
Marcelinho Paraíba
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 417
Gabriel Paulista
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 418
José Carlos de Almeida
1968 - 2024
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 419
Donato Gama da Silva
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 420
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
1913 - 1954
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 421
Aloísio Pires Alves
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 422
Beto
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 423
Émerson Carvalho da Silva
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 424











































