SOCCER PLAYER
Paulo Machado
1986 - Today

Paulo Machado
Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado (born 31 March 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Formed at Porto, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 103 matches and eight goals over five seasons, in representation of as many clubs. He also competed professionally in France, Greece, Croatia and India, winning the national championship twice each with Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb. Machado won six caps for Portugal, making his first appearance in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Machado is the 13,072nd most popular soccer player (down from 11,724th in 2024), the 581st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 551st in 2019) and the 181st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Paulo Machado ranks 13,072 out of 21,273. Before him are Ahmed Al-Bahri, Abubakari Yakubu, Pablo Barrientos, Daniel Montenegro, Aritz Elustondo, and Fabrice N'Sakala. After him are Mohamed Abarhoun, Patrick Suffo, Andrea Conti, Toifilou Maoulida, Ľuboš Kamenár, and Alexandru Curtianu.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAhmed Al-Bahri
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 13,079
Abubakari Yakubu
1981 - 2017
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 13,080
Pablo Barrientos
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,081
Daniel Montenegro
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,082
Aritz Elustondo
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,083
Fabrice N'Sakala
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,084
Paulo Machado
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,085
Mohamed Abarhoun
1989 - 2020
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,086
Patrick Suffo
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,087
Andrea Conti
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,088
Toifilou Maoulida
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,089
Ľuboš Kamenár
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,090
Alexandru Curtianu
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 13,091
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Paulo Machado ranks 845. Before him are Alexander Grimm, Andreja Klepač, Milan Gajić, Jesse Klaver, Iasmin Latovlevici, and Alejandro Alfaro. After him are Jeff Green, Drew Van Acker, Jinder Mahal, Waleed Abdullah, Aurélien Joachim, and Pang Wei.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsAlexander Grimm
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 839
Andreja Klepač
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 840
Milan Gajić
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 841
Jesse Klaver
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 842
Iasmin Latovlevici
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 843
Alejandro Alfaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 844
Paulo Machado
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 845
Jeff Green
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 846
Drew Van Acker
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 847
Jinder Mahal
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 848
Waleed Abdullah
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 849
Aurélien Joachim
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 850
Pang Wei
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 851
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Paulo Machado ranks 581 out of 633. Before him are Fábio Silva (2002), Daniel Podence (1995), Tiago Djaló (2000), Edinho (1982), Luisinho (1985), and Iolanda (1994). After him are Vanessa Fernandes (1985), Zeca (1988), Telma Monteiro (1985), Tiago Apolónia (1986), Tiago Machado (1985), and Marc Weber (null).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsFábio Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 575
Daniel Podence
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 576
Tiago Djaló
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 577
Edinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 578
Luisinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 579
Iolanda
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 580
Paulo Machado
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 581
Vanessa Fernandes
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 582
Zeca
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 583
Telma Monteiro
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 584
Tiago Apolónia
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 585
Tiago Machado
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 586
Marc Weber
ATHLETE
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 587
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal
Among soccer players born in Portugal, Paulo Machado ranks 181. Before him are Carlos Mané (1994), Fábio Silva (2002), Daniel Podence (1995), Tiago Djaló (2000), Edinho (1982), and Luisinho (1985). After him are Zeca (1988), Bruno Vale (1983), André Santos (1989), Flávio Paixão (1984), Rui Pedro (1988), and Gonçalo Inácio (2001).
Carlos Mané
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 175
Fábio Silva
2002 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 176
Daniel Podence
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 177
Tiago Djaló
2000 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 178
Edinho
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 179
Luisinho
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 180
Paulo Machado
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 181
Zeca
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 182
Bruno Vale
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 183
André Santos
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 184
Flávio Paixão
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 185
Rui Pedro
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 186
Gonçalo Inácio
2001 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 187










































