- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1978
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 91.0
GOAT Rank · 33
Greatest Athletes from Serbia
This ranking is led by Dragan Džajić, Novak Djokovic and Dražen Dalipagić. GOAT Rank currently ranks 33 eligible athletes from Serbia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Dragan Džajić ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.6.
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- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 99.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 97.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1971–1991
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1961–1981
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1958–1969
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2025
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1964–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dragan Džajić | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1963–1978 | 91.6 |
| 37 | Novak Djokovic | Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2003–active | 90.8 |
| 119 | Dražen Dalipagić | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1971–1991 | 88.4 |
| 518 | Nikola Jokić | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2015–active | 84.5 |
| 658 | Vlade Divac | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1986–2005 | 83.7 |
| 900 | Ivan Ćurković | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1961–1981 | 82.5 |
| 1023 | Radivoj Korać | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1958–1969 | 81.9 |
| 1198 | Dušan Tadić | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–2025 | 81.0 |
| 1575 | Peja Stojaković | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2011 | 79.0 |
| 1631 | Aleksandar Kolarov | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2005–2022 | 78.8 |
| 1934 | Milorad Čavić | Swimming | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2003–2016 | 77.4 |
| 2324 | Vera Nikolić | Athletics | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1964–1972 | 75.9 |
| 2515 | Jelena Janković | Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2000–2017 | 75.1 |
| 2676 | Maja Ognjenović | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2002–active | 74.3 |
| 2775 | Dušan Vlahović | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2016–active | 73.8 |
| 2984 | Tijana Bošković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2014–active | 72.4 |
| 3014 | Vladimir Grbić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1990–2009 | 72.2 |
| 3065 | Vladimir Batez | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1990–2007 | 71.7 |
| 3066 | Slobodan Boškan | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2010 | 71.7 |
| 3070 | Maja Aleksić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2011–active | 71.7 |
| 3131 | Jovana Brakočević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2005–2021 | 70.9 |
| 3206 | Nikola Grbić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1991–2013 | 70.1 |
| 3244 | Slobodan Kovač | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1988–2005 | 69.8 |
| 3263 | Ana Bjelica | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2011–active | 69.6 |
| 3269 | Brankica Mihajlović | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2008–active | 69.5 |
| 3297 | Milena Rašić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2005–2021 | 69.1 |
| 3381 | Jelena Blagojević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2006–2021 | 68.1 |
| 3382 | Bojana Drča | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–active | 68.1 |
| 3479 | Aleksandar Atanasijević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2009–active | 67.0 |
| 3492 | Bianka Buša | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2012–active | 66.8 |
| 3498 | Ivan Miljković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1996–2016 | 66.7 |
| 3919 | Nemanja "nexa" Isaković | Esports | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2015–active | 62.3 |
| 4036 | Aleksandar Karakasevic | Table Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2020 | 60.8 |
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