- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 40
Greatest athletes from Argentina
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1945–1966
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1995–2018
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1986
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1954–1969
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2017
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1992
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1958
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1938–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1996–2011
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1972–1982
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2004–— | 96.0 |
| 12 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1945–1966 | 92.3 |
| 15 | Diego Maradona | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1976–1997 | 89.8 |
| 74 | Manu Ginóbili | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1995–2018 | 89.8 |
| 76 | Delio Onnis | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1986 | 88.5 |
| 211 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–— | 86.1 |
| 311 | Julián Álvarez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2018–— | 83.8 |
| 370 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 84.6 |
| 463 | Carlos Monzón | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1963–1977 | 85.2 |
| 496 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.2 |
| 557 | Enzo Fernández | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2019–— | 82.1 |
| 585 | Diego Simeone | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1987–2006 | 84.3 |
| 610 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 82.2 |
| 634 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 84.1 |
| 707 | Javier Zanetti | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1992–2014 | 85.6 |
| 737 | Juan Román Riquelme | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1996–2014 | 82.5 |
| 757 | Marcela Acuña | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2019 | 85.9 |
| 935 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.1 |
| 963 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.3 |
| 1219 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.1 |
| 1534 | Andrés Nocioni | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2017 | 80.6 |
| 1904 | Guillermo Vilas | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1992 | 80.4 |
| 1954 | Fabricio Oberto | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2011 | 78.7 |
| 1972 | Juan Martín del Potro | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2005–2022 | 78.2 |
| 2381 | Gabriela Sabatini | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1985–1996 | 77.2 |
| 2496 | Luciano De Cecco | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2006–— | 82.9 |
| 2508 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1958 | 84.0 |
| 2702 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1938–1985 | 83.5 |
| 2761 | Hugo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1979–1998 | 81.4 |
| 2843 | Gastón Gaudio | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1996–2011 | 74.3 |
| 3027 | Eduardo Romero | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1982–2015 | 80.0 |
| 3048 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1989–— | 78.4 |
| 3119 | Daniel Castellani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1978–1992 | 76.7 |
| 3334 | Facundo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2008–— | 74.1 |
| 3501 | Emiliano Grillo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–— | 73.6 |
| 3647 | Santiago Danani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2013–— | 69.5 |
| 3777 | Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 67.8 |
| 3816 | José Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 66.9 |
| 3848 | Carlos Reutemann | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1972–1982 | 67.5 |
| 3983 | Franco Colapinto | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2024–— | 51.5 |
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