- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 138
Greatest Athletes from France
This ranking is led by Zinedine Zidane, Antoine Griezmann and Fabien Barthez. GOAT Rank currently ranks 138 eligible athletes from France using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Zinedine Zidane ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.6.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–2024
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 89.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1949–1967
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2002–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1962
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1921–1950
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1910–1928
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1922–1956
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Zinedine Zidane | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1989–2006 | 90.6 |
| 49 | Antoine Griezmann | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2009–active | 90.1 |
| 61 | Fabien Barthez | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2007 | 89.6 |
| 85 | Raphaël Varane | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–2024 | 88.9 |
| 95 | Camille Abily | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1999–2018 | 88.8 |
| 103 | Wendie Renard | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 88.7 |
| 111 | N'Golo Kanté | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 88.5 |
| 117 | Marcel Desailly | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2006 | 88.4 |
| 134 | Michel Platini | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1972–1987 | 88.1 |
| 153 | Ousmane Dembélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 87.7 |
| 155 | Marinette Pichon | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2010 | 87.7 |
| 187 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 87.3 |
| 206 | Franck Ribéry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2022 | 87.1 |
| 228 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 86.9 |
| 233 | Bernard Lacombe | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1987 | 86.8 |
| 270 | Raymond Kopa | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1949–1967 | 86.4 |
| 274 | Griedge Mbock | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 86.4 |
| 329 | Thierry Henry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2014 | 85.8 |
| 366 | Bixente Lizarazu | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2006 | 85.5 |
| 390 | Kadidiatou Diani | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 85.4 |
| 406 | Amel Majri | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 434 | Lilian Thuram | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2008 | 85.1 |
| 444 | Dominique Rocheteau | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1989 | 85.1 |
| 529 | Delphine Cascarino | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 84.5 |
| 542 | Laura Georges | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2018 | 84.4 |
| 546 | Kylian Mbappé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 84.3 |
| 576 | Georges Carpentier | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1908–1926 | 84.2 |
| 578 | Élodie Thomis | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2017 | 84.2 |
| 621 | Kheira Hamraoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 84.0 |
| 626 | David Trezeguet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2015 | 83.9 |
| 637 | Alain Bernard | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2002–2012 | 83.9 |
| 638 | Eric Abidal | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2015 | 83.9 |
| 651 | Sandrine Soubeyrand | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2016 | 83.8 |
| 652 | Didier Deschamps | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2001 | 83.8 |
| 664 | Gaëtane Thiney | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2023 | 83.7 |
| 666 | Sakina Karchaoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2013–active | 83.7 |
| 672 | Christine Arron | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2012 | 83.6 |
| 677 | Grace Geyoro | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.6 |
| 689 | Renaud Lavillenie | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–active | 83.5 |
| 705 | Lucas Hernández | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.5 |
| 715 | Sonia Bompastor | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2013 | 83.4 |
| 748 | Robert Pirès | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1992–2015 | 83.2 |
| 751 | Just Fontaine | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1953–1962 | 83.2 |
| 753 | Henri Cochet | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1921–1950 | 83.2 |
| 817 | Eugène Criqui | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1910–1928 | 82.9 |
| 874 | Emmanuel Petit | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2004 | 82.6 |
| 892 | Jean Borotra | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1922–1956 | 82.5 |
| 897 | Blaise Matuidi | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2021 | 82.5 |
| 945 | Laurent Blanc | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–2003 | 82.2 |
| 967 | Alain Giresse | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1970–1988 | 82.1 |
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