- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1949
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1999–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1999
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1919–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1992
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1922–1932
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–1997
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1937–1951
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–2025
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1956
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2025
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1973
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1980–1993
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 91.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972 | Amandine Henry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 82.1 |
| 1070 | Youri Djorkaeff | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2006 | 81.6 |
| 1072 | Marcel Cerdan | Boxing | 🇫🇷 France | 1934–1949 | 81.6 |
| 1091 | Tony Parker | Basketball | 🇫🇷 France | 1999–2019 | 81.5 |
| 1112 | Laure Manaudou | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2003–2013 | 81.4 |
| 1122 | Léon Marchand | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 81.3 |
| 1125 | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–1999 | 81.3 |
| 1142 | Patrick Vieira | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2011 | 81.2 |
| 1145 | Claude Makélélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2011 | 81.2 |
| 1219 | Mehdi Baala | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2012 | 80.8 |
| 1248 | Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2018–active | 80.7 |
| 1254 | Yannick Agnel | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2008–2016 | 80.6 |
| 1366 | Jessica Houara | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–2019 | 80.1 |
| 1401 | Suzanne Lenglen | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1919–1926 | 79.8 |
| 1511 | Louisa Nécib | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2016 | 79.3 |
| 1539 | Stéphan Caron | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 1985–1992 | 79.2 |
| 1645 | René Lacoste | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1922–1932 | 78.7 |
| 1687 | Charlotte Bonnet | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 78.5 |
| 1691 | Frédérick Bousquet | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2016 | 78.5 |
| 1714 | Vincent Candela | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2007 | 78.4 |
| 1717 | Eric Cantona | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–1997 | 78.3 |
| 1820 | Romain Barnier | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2004 | 77.9 |
| 1823 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–1999 | 77.8 |
| 1887 | Yvon Petra | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1937–1951 | 77.6 |
| 1921 | David Ginola | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2002 | 77.5 |
| 1983 | Katia Benth | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2004 | 77.3 |
| 1985 | Benjamin Pavard | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 77.3 |
| 2151 | Kingsley Coman | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2013–active | 76.6 |
| 2224 | Frédérique Bangué | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2002 | 76.3 |
| 2240 | Christopher Nkunku | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2016–2025 | 76.2 |
| 2368 | William Saliba | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 75.8 |
| 2387 | Mary Pierce | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1989–2006 | 75.6 |
| 2389 | Nathalie Tauziat | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2001 | 75.6 |
| 2570 | Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2016–active | 74.9 |
| 2661 | Téo Andant | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 74.4 |
| 2668 | Marcel Bernard | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1932–1956 | 74.3 |
| 2703 | Richard Gasquet | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2002–2025 | 74.1 |
| 2737 | Yoann Gourcuff | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2019 | 74.0 |
| 2768 | Coralie Balmy | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2016 | 73.8 |
| 2770 | Yannick Noah | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1977–1996 | 73.8 |
| 2798 | Victor Wembanyama | Basketball | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 73.6 |
| 2812 | Yannick Stopyra | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1978–1994 | 73.6 |
| 2873 | Gaël Monfils | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–active | 73.1 |
| 2945 | Barthélémy Chinenyeze | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 72.7 |
| 2952 | Philippe Gondet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1960–1973 | 72.7 |
| 2992 | Marion Bartoli | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2013 | 72.4 |
| 2995 | Alain Prost | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1980–1993 | 72.3 |
| 3083 | Antoine Brizard | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 71.5 |
| 3114 | Earvin N'Gapeth | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 71.2 |
| 3132 | Stéphen Boyer | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 70.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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