SOCCER PLAYER
Nani
1986 - Today

Nani
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (Portuguese pronunciation: [naˈni]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger. He was known for his pace, flair and work ethic. Nani began his career with Sporting CP, joining the youth team in 2003 before making his first-team debut in 2005. During his two-year tenure in Portugal he won the Portuguese Cup. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nani is the 335th most popular soccer player (up from 924th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 208th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nani ranks 335 out of 21,273. Before him are Nagayasu Honda, Nobuo Matsunaga, Masanobu Izumi, Josip Skoblar, Seki Matsunaga, and Diego Forlán. After him are Hisataka Okamoto, Enzo Francescoli, Noritaka Hidaka, Karim Benzema, Vujadin Boškov, and Tadao Horie.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNagayasu Honda
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 332
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 333
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 334
Josip Skoblar
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 335
Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 336
Diego Forlán
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 337
Nani
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 338
Hisataka Okamoto
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 339
Enzo Francescoli
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 340
Noritaka Hidaka
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 341
Karim Benzema
1987 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 342
Vujadin Boškov
1931 - 2014
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 343
Tadao Horie
1913 - 2003
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 344
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Nani ranks 9. Before him are Drake, Rafael Nadal, Sergio Ramos, Usain Bolt, Shia LaBeouf, and Manuel Neuer. After him are Radamel Falcao, Megan Fox, Hulk, Ellie Goulding, Inna, and Amber Heard.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsDrake
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 3
Rafael Nadal
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 4
Sergio Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 5
Usain Bolt
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 6
Shia LaBeouf
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 7
Manuel Neuer
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 8
Nani
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 9
Radamel Falcao
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 10
Megan Fox
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 11
Hulk
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 12
Ellie Goulding
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 13
Inna
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 14
Amber Heard
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 15
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Nani ranks 105 out of 633. Before him are Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Berengaria of Portugal (1198), Maria Isabel of Braganza (1797), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908), and Sérgio Conceição (1974). After him are Pedro Nunes (1502), Rui Costa (1972), Rúben Amorim (1985), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), Afonso I, Duke of Braganza (1377), and Joan of Portugal (1439).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsFernão Mendes Pinto
EXPLORER
1509 - 1583
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 99
Berengaria of Portugal
COMPANION
1198 - 1221
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 100
Maria Isabel of Braganza
COMPANION
1797 - 1818
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 101
Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1470
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 102
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
PAINTER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 103
Sérgio Conceição
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 104
Nani
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 105
Pedro Nunes
MATHEMATICIAN
1502 - 1577
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 106
Rui Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 107
Rúben Amorim
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 108
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1538
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 109
Afonso I, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1461
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 110
Joan of Portugal
COMPANION
1439 - 1475
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 111
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal
Among soccer players born in Portugal, Nani ranks 6. Before him are Cristiano Ronaldo (1985), Luís Figo (1972), Fernando Santos (1954), Jorge Jesus (1954), and Sérgio Conceição (1974). After him are Rui Costa (1972), Rúben Amorim (1985), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Artur Jorge (1946), Vítor Baía (1969), and Bruno Fernandes (1994).
Cristiano Ronaldo
1985 - Present
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 1
Luís Figo
1972 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 2
Fernando Santos
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 3
Jorge Jesus
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 4
Sérgio Conceição
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 5
Nani
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 6
Rui Costa
1972 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 7
Rúben Amorim
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 8
Ricardo Quaresma
1983 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 9
Artur Jorge
1946 - 2024
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 10
Vítor Baía
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 11
Bruno Fernandes
1994 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 12