SOCCER PLAYER
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Today

Wael Gomaa
Wael Kamel Gomaa El Hawty (Arabic: وَائِل كَامِل جُمْعَة الْحُوتِيّ; born 3 August 1975) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wael Gomaa is the 9,469th most popular soccer player (down from 7,098th in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 567th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Egyptian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wael Gomaa ranks 9,469 out of 21,273. Before him are José Manuel Rey, Viktor Kovalenko, Nawaf Al-Temyat, Naoyoshi Fukumoto, Hubert Fournier, and Jóhannes Eðvaldsson. After him are Sean Davis, Johnny Warren, Daniel Peretz, Charly Musonda, Fyodor Smolov, and Pablo Torre.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosé Manuel Rey
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,469
Viktor Kovalenko
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,470
Nawaf Al-Temyat
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,471
Naoyoshi Fukumoto
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,472
Hubert Fournier
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,473
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
1950 - 2021
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,474
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,475
Sean Davis
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,476
Johnny Warren
1943 - 2004
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,477
Daniel Peretz
2000 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 9,478
Charly Musonda
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9,479
Fyodor Smolov
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9,480
Pablo Torre
2003 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9,481
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Wael Gomaa ranks 590. Before him are Cecilie Leganger, Vladimir Vasilj, Sergey Tetyukhin, Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Ai Maeda, and José Manuel Rey. After him are Makoto Kaneko, Iddo Goldberg, Omar Rodríguez-López, Ricardo Santos, KT Tunstall, and Aleksander Knavs.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsCecilie Leganger
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 584
Vladimir Vasilj
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 585
Sergey Tetyukhin
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 586
Takeshi Kawaharazuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 587
Ai Maeda
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 588
José Manuel Rey
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 589
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 590
Makoto Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 591
Iddo Goldberg
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 592
Omar Rodríguez-López
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 593
Ricardo Santos
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 594
KT Tunstall
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 595
Aleksander Knavs
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 596
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Wael Gomaa ranks 581 out of 642. Before him are Ahmed Fathy (1984), Asmaa Mahfouz (1985), Mona Eltahawy (1967), Mohamed Barakat (1976), Wael Ghonim (1980), and Gehad Grisha (1976). After him are Mohamed Aly (1975), Hesham Mesbah (1982), Ismail Youssef (1964), Shikabala (1986), Hossam Ghaly (1981), and Amr Zaki (1983).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsAhmed Fathy
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 575
Asmaa Mahfouz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 576
Mona Eltahawy
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 577
Mohamed Barakat
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 578
Wael Ghonim
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 579
Gehad Grisha
REFEREE
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 580
Wael Gomaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 581
Mohamed Aly
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 582
Hesham Mesbah
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 583
Ismail Youssef
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 584
Shikabala
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 585
Hossam Ghaly
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 586
Amr Zaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 587
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Egypt
Among soccer players born in Egypt, Wael Gomaa ranks 28. Before him are Magdi Abdelghani (1959), Essam Abdel-Fatah (1965), Ibrahim Hassan (1966), Mohamed El Shenawy (1988), Ahmed Fathy (1984), and Mohamed Barakat (1976). After him are Ismail Youssef (1964), Shikabala (1986), Hossam Ghaly (1981), Amr Zaki (1983), Mohamed Abdelwahab (1983), and Ahmed Elmohamady (1987).
Magdi Abdelghani
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 22
Essam Abdel-Fatah
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 23
Ibrahim Hassan
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 24
Mohamed El Shenawy
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 25
Ahmed Fathy
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 26
Mohamed Barakat
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 27
Wael Gomaa
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 28
Ismail Youssef
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 29
Shikabala
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 30
Hossam Ghaly
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 31
Amr Zaki
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 32
Mohamed Abdelwahab
1983 - 2006
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 33
Ahmed Elmohamady
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 34