- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
GOAT Rank · 22
Greatest Athletes from Belgium
This ranking is led by Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne. GOAT Rank currently ranks 22 eligible athletes from Belgium using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.1.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2025
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2025
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1997–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2014
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Belgium
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 48.2
- Statistics
- 73.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Belgium
- Peak
- 73.7
- Dominance
- 49.9
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Belgium
- Peak
- 67.1
- Dominance
- 46.5
- Statistics
- 72.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2009–active | 89.1 |
| 170 | Romelu Lukaku | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2009–active | 87.5 |
| 343 | Kevin De Bruyne | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2008–active | 85.7 |
| 820 | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2011–active | 82.8 |
| 952 | Vincent Kompany | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2003–2019 | 82.2 |
| 1236 | Jan Vertonghen | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2006–2025 | 80.7 |
| 1294 | Dries Mertens | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2006–2025 | 80.5 |
| 1315 | Eden Hazard | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2007–2023 | 80.3 |
| 1429 | Delfine Persoon | Boxing | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2010–active | 79.7 |
| 1849 | Daniel Van Buyten | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1999–2014 | 77.8 |
| 1894 | Justine Henin | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1999–2011 | 77.5 |
| 2233 | Brigitte Becue | Swimming | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1988–1998 | 76.2 |
| 2511 | Kim Clijsters | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1997–2020 | 75.1 |
| 3543 | Jean-Michel Saive | Table Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1986–2014 | 66.3 |
| 3642 | Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom | Esports | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2012–active | 65.2 |
| 3643 | Kévin "Ex6TenZ" Droolans | Esports | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2007–2021 | 65.2 |
| 3796 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2016–active | 63.7 |
| 3980 | Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1966–1979 | 61.5 |
| 4162 | Thierry Boutsen | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1983–1993 | 58.4 |
| 4309 | Hans Vanaken | Football | 🏳️ Belgium | 2015–active | 54.4 |
| 4325 | Thibaut Courtois | Football | 🏳️ Belgium | 2018–active | 53.7 |
| 4375 | Youri Tielemans | Football | 🏳️ Belgium | 2018–active | 51.9 |
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