- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 91.0
GOAT Rank · 92
Greatest Athletes from Spain
This ranking is led by Luis Suárez Miramontes, Pau Gasol and Xabi Alonso. GOAT Rank currently ranks 92 eligible athletes from Spain using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Luis Suárez Miramontes ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.3.
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- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2020
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1964–1982
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2024
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2020
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2017
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1916–1936
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–2000
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2024
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1957–1975
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1998
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Luis Suárez Miramontes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1953–1973 | 93.3 |
| 44 | Pau Gasol | Basketball | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1998–2021 | 90.3 |
| 55 | Xabi Alonso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2000–2017 | 89.8 |
| 57 | Alexia Putellas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 89.7 |
| 65 | Aitana Bonmatí | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2016–active | 89.4 |
| 73 | Jenni Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 89.2 |
| 88 | Andrés Iniesta | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2002–2024 | 88.8 |
| 101 | Xavi Hernández | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1998–2019 | 88.7 |
| 116 | David Villa | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2000–2020 | 88.4 |
| 132 | David Josué Jiménez Silva | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–2023 | 88.2 |
| 143 | José Martínez Sánchez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1964–1982 | 87.9 |
| 157 | Paco Gento | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1952–1971 | 87.6 |
| 192 | Cesc Fàbregas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2004–2023 | 87.3 |
| 193 | Sergio Ramos | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2003–active | 87.2 |
| 231 | Ruth Beitia | Athletics | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1996–2017 | 86.8 |
| 248 | Sandra Paños | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 86.7 |
| 249 | Esther González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 250 | Rafael Nadal | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–2024 | 86.6 |
| 260 | Iker Casillas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2020 | 86.5 |
| 265 | Gerard Piqué | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–2023 | 86.5 |
| 275 | Sonia Bermúdez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2002–2021 | 86.4 |
| 287 | Víctor Valdés | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2003–2017 | 86.3 |
| 302 | Amancio Amaro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 86.2 |
| 344 | Fernando Torres | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–2019 | 85.7 |
| 394 | Raúl González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2015 | 85.3 |
| 409 | Vicky Losada | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–active | 85.3 |
| 410 | Claudia Pina | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–active | 85.3 |
| 433 | Sergio Busquets | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 85.1 |
| 482 | Ricardo Zamora | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1916–1936 | 84.8 |
| 489 | Olga Carmona | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2017–active | 84.8 |
| 534 | Mireia Belmonte | Swimming | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 550 | Irene Paredes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.3 |
| 559 | Alba Redondo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–active | 84.3 |
| 567 | Marta Torrejón | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–active | 84.2 |
| 589 | Jennifer Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.1 |
| 679 | Andoni Zubizarreta | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1979–1997 | 83.6 |
| 775 | Melanie Serrano | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–2022 | 83.1 |
| 778 | Julio Salinas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–2000 | 83.1 |
| 835 | Koke Resurrección | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2009–active | 82.8 |
| 847 | Diego da Silva Costa | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–2024 | 82.8 |
| 867 | Mariona Caldentey | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–active | 82.6 |
| 877 | Athenea del Castillo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2017–active | 82.6 |
| 898 | David de Gea | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2009–active | 82.5 |
| 980 | Amanda Sampedro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 82.1 |
| 1053 | Dani Carvajal | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 81.8 |
| 1059 | Luis Aragonés | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1957–1975 | 81.7 |
| 1084 | Luis Enrique | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1990–2004 | 81.6 |
| 1120 | Carles Puyol | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2014 | 81.3 |
| 1154 | Adelardo Rodríguez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 81.2 |
| 1155 | Emilio Butragueño | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–1998 | 81.2 |
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