- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 52
Greatest Athletes from Argentina
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ángel Labruna. GOAT Rank currently ranks 52 eligible athletes from Argentina using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
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- 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
- 1939–1961
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1991
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1941–1958
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- 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
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1956–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- 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
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- 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
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1972
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2017
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2004–active | 97.0 |
| 15 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1945–1966 | 92.9 |
| 18 | Ángel Labruna | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1939–1961 | 92.1 |
| 19 | Diego Maradona | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1976–1997 | 92.0 |
| 46 | Ricardo Bochini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1972–1991 | 90.2 |
| 86 | Norberto Méndez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1941–1958 | 88.9 |
| 92 | Manu Ginóbili | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1995–2018 | 88.8 |
| 94 | Delio Onnis | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1986 | 88.8 |
| 166 | Oscar Ruggeri | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1980–1997 | 87.6 |
| 246 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 355 | Julián Álvarez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2018–active | 85.6 |
| 418 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 429 | Lautaro Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2015–active | 85.2 |
| 502 | Antonio Rattín | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1956–1970 | 84.7 |
| 515 | René Houseman | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1985 | 84.6 |
| 520 | Carlos Monzón | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1963–1977 | 84.5 |
| 552 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 619 | Enzo Fernández | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2019–active | 84.0 |
| 648 | Diego Simeone | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1987–2006 | 83.8 |
| 674 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 83.6 |
| 702 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 83.5 |
| 743 | Javier Mascherano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2020 | 83.3 |
| 777 | Emiliano Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2012–active | 83.1 |
| 780 | Javier Zanetti | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1992–2014 | 83.0 |
| 812 | Juan Román Riquelme | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1996–2014 | 82.9 |
| 832 | Marcela Acuña | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2019 | 82.8 |
| 899 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2005–2022 | 82.5 |
| 1029 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 1060 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.7 |
| 1335 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
| 1423 | Silvio Marzolini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1959–1972 | 79.8 |
| 1673 | Andrés Nocioni | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2017 | 78.6 |
| 1680 | Alexis Mac Allister | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2017–active | 78.6 |
| 2061 | Guillermo Vilas | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1992 | 76.9 |
| 2109 | Fabricio Oberto | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2011 | 76.7 |
| 2127 | Juan Martín del Potro | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2005–2022 | 76.6 |
| 2554 | Gabriela Sabatini | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1985–1996 | 74.9 |
| 2673 | Luciano De Cecco | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2006–active | 74.3 |
| 2686 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1958 | 74.2 |
| 2886 | Roberto De Vicenzo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1938–1985 | 73.1 |
| 2949 | Hugo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1979–1998 | 72.7 |
| 3034 | Gastón Gaudio | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1996–2011 | 72.0 |
| 3220 | Eduardo Romero | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1982–2015 | 70.0 |
| 3241 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1989–active | 69.8 |
| 3315 | Daniel Castellani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1978–1992 | 68.9 |
| 3535 | Facundo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2008–active | 66.4 |
| 3715 | Emiliano Grillo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 64.5 |
| 3870 | Santiago Danani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2013–active | 62.9 |
| 4015 | Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 61.1 |
| 4065 | José Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 60.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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