- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 23
Greatest Athletes from Croatia
This ranking is led by Ivan Rakitić, Luka Modrić and Sandra Elkasević. GOAT Rank currently ranks 23 eligible athletes from Croatia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ivan Rakitić ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.2.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1968–1983
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–2006
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2017
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1993
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1985–2012
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1957
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2023
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Ivan Rakitić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2006–active | 88.2 |
| 186 | Luka Modrić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2003–active | 87.3 |
| 207 | Sandra Elkasević | Athletics | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2007–active | 87.1 |
| 338 | Krešimir Ćosić | Basketball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1983 | 85.8 |
| 356 | Robert Prosinečki | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1986–2004 | 85.6 |
| 428 | Ivan Perišić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 647 | Zvonimir Boban | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1985–2002 | 83.8 |
| 1056 | Toni Kukoč | Basketball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1985–2006 | 81.7 |
| 1183 | Mario Mandžukić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2005–2021 | 81.1 |
| 1411 | Davor Šuker | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1989–2003 | 79.8 |
| 1660 | Blanka Vlašić | Athletics | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1998–2017 | 78.6 |
| 1686 | Dražen Petrović | Basketball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1979–1993 | 78.5 |
| 1782 | Marin Čilić | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2005–active | 78.0 |
| 2190 | Goran Ivanišević | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 76.4 |
| 2400 | Joško Gvardiol | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2020–active | 75.6 |
| 2531 | Dario Šimić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1993–2010 | 75.1 |
| 3197 | Petra Martić | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2006–active | 70.2 |
| 3544 | Zoran Primorac | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1985–2012 | 66.3 |
| 3585 | Tamara Boroš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1993–2012 | 65.9 |
| 3614 | Goran Vujević | Volleyball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 65.6 |
| 3654 | Žarko Dolinar | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1946–1957 | 65.1 |
| 3664 | Luka "Perkz" Perković | Esports | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2015–2023 | 65.0 |
| 3750 | Zlatko Čordaš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1980 | 64.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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