- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 150
Greatest Athletes from Italy
This ranking is led by Giacinto Facchetti, Betty Vignotto and Patrizia Panico. GOAT Rank currently ranks 150 eligible athletes from Italy using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Giacinto Facchetti ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1991
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1993
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1960–1971
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2013
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1993
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1968–1974
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1987–1996
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2015
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1970–1980
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 861 | Daniela Sabatino | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2002–active | 82.7 |
| 895 | Alia Guagni | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2005–2023 | 82.5 |
| 896 | Alberto Gilardino | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2018 | 82.5 |
| 916 | Bruno Conti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1974–1991 | 82.4 |
| 942 | Alessandro Andrei | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1979–1993 | 82.3 |
| 947 | Cristiana Girelli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–active | 82.2 |
| 958 | Elena Linari | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 82.2 |
| 977 | Federico Chiesa | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 82.1 |
| 981 | Lisa Boattin | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2013–active | 82.1 |
| 1004 | Valentina Cernoia | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 82.0 |
| 1054 | Luca Toni | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1995–2016 | 81.8 |
| 1073 | Nino Benvenuti | Boxing | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1971 | 81.6 |
| 1083 | Elisa Bartoli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 81.6 |
| 1138 | Ilaria Mauro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–2021 | 81.3 |
| 1203 | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2003–2021 | 80.9 |
| 1214 | Arianna Caruso | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 80.9 |
| 1215 | Katia Serra | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1987–2006 | 80.9 |
| 1221 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 80.8 |
| 1292 | Pamela Conti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1995–2013 | 80.5 |
| 1320 | Emiliano Brembilla | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2009 | 80.3 |
| 1340 | Christian Vieri | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2009 | 80.2 |
| 1383 | Sara Errani | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2002–active | 79.9 |
| 1430 | Thomas Ceccon | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 79.7 |
| 1438 | Simona Quadarella | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 79.7 |
| 1468 | Alessandro Costacurta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1987–2006 | 79.6 |
| 1473 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1953–1972 | 79.5 |
| 1535 | Stefano Baldini | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2009 | 79.2 |
| 1545 | Aldo Serena | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1978–1993 | 79.2 |
| 1546 | Giuseppe Giannini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–1999 | 79.2 |
| 1586 | Nicolò Martinenghi | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 79.0 |
| 1652 | Francesca Durante | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 78.7 |
| 1656 | Alessandro Calvi | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2001–2012 | 78.7 |
| 1694 | Novella Calligaris | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1968–1974 | 78.5 |
| 1705 | Roberta Vinci | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 78.4 |
| 1906 | Nadia Battocletti | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 77.5 |
| 1984 | Marco Tardelli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1972–1988 | 77.3 |
| 1987 | Jannik Sinner | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 77.2 |
| 2316 | Stefano Battistelli | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1987–1996 | 75.9 |
| 2343 | Giuseppe Signori | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2006 | 75.9 |
| 2410 | Flavia Pennetta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2015 | 75.5 |
| 2513 | Francesca Schiavone | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2018 | 75.1 |
| 2571 | Mario Balotelli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 74.9 |
| 2644 | Luca Cantagalli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2000 | 74.5 |
| 2645 | Taismary Agüero | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2012 | 74.5 |
| 2700 | Marco Bracci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2001 | 74.2 |
| 2715 | Simona Gioli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2016 | 74.1 |
| 2732 | Paolo Barelli | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1970–1980 | 74.0 |
| 2759 | Monica De Gennaro | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 73.8 |
| 2795 | Anna Danesi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2014–active | 73.7 |
| 2824 | Simone Cerasuolo | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2019–active | 73.5 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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