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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1196

Cesar Azpilicueta

81.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–2025
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Cesar Azpilicueta

1229

Mapi León

80.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mapi León

1270

Lola Gallardo

80.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lola Gallardo

1316

Abel Antón

80.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1985–2002
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Abel Antón

1359

Ricky Rubio

80.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2005–2024
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ricky Rubio

1397

Virginia Torrecilla

79.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Virginia Torrecilla

1436

Joaquín Sánchez

79.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2023
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Joaquín Sánchez

1447

Patri Guijarro

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Patri Guijarro

1496

Gabi Fernández

79.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2020
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Gabi Fernández

1505

Nahikari García

79.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Nahikari García

1547

Marcos Senna

79.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2015
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Marcos Senna

1614

Verónica Boquete

78.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Verónica Boquete

1681

Gerard Moreno

78.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Gerard Moreno

1690

Míchel Salgado

78.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2012
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Míchel Salgado

1713

Andoni Goikoetxea

78.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1976–1990
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Andoni Goikoetxea

1720

Manuel Santana

78.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1958–1973
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Manuel Santana

1834

Glory Alozie

77.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1996–2007
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Glory Alozie

1870

Lamine Yamal

77.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2023–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Lamine Yamal

1932

Carlos Moyá

77.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1995–2010
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Carlos Moyá

1957

Carlos Alcaraz

77.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Carlos Alcaraz

2051

Juan Carlos Ferrero

77.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Juan Carlos Ferrero

2200

Conchita Martínez

76.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1988–2006
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Conchita Martínez

2203

Sergi Bruguera

76.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1988–2002
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Sergi Bruguera

2342

Dani Olmo

75.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Dani Olmo

2373

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

75.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1985–2002
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

2536

David Ferrer

75.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2000–2019
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: David Ferrer

2537

Garbiñe Muguruza

75.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2012–2023
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Garbiñe Muguruza

2878

Sergio García

73.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1999–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Sergio García

2884

Manuel Orantes

73.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1969–1984
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Manuel Orantes

2987

Albert Costa

72.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1993–2006
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Albert Costa

2996

Salma Paralluelo

72.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 50.0

Athlete: Salma Paralluelo

3135

Andrés Gimeno

70.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1973
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Andrés Gimeno

3234

Fernando Alonso

69.8

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2001–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Fernando Alonso

3423

Seve Ballesteros

67.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1974–2007
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Seve Ballesteros

3688

Jon Rahm

64.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Jon Rahm

3711

José María Olazábal

64.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1985–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: José María Olazábal

3976

Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez

61.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2011–2017
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez

4007

He Zhiwen

61.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1984–2018
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: He Zhiwen

4161

Carlos Sainz Jr.

58.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Carlos Sainz Jr.

4425

Pedri

50.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🏳️ Spain

Peak: 69.0
Dominance: 47.5
Statistics: 72.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 44.2

Athlete: Pedri

4459

Jaime Alguersuari

49.8

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2009–2015
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 54.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 50.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Jaime Alguersuari

4541

Gavi

47.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🏳️ Spain

Peak: 64.1
Dominance: 45.0
Statistics: 67.9
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 41.0

Athlete: Gavi

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1196	Cesar Azpilicueta	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2007–2025	81.0
1229	Mapi León	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–active	80.7
1270	Lola Gallardo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–active	80.6
1316	Abel Antón	Athletics	🇪🇸 Spain	1985–2002	80.3
1359	Ricky Rubio	Basketball	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2024	80.1
1397	Virginia Torrecilla	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2012–active	79.9
1436	Joaquín Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2023	79.7
1447	Patri Guijarro	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2015–active	79.6
1496	Gabi Fernández	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2020	79.4
1505	Nahikari García	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2014–active	79.4
1547	Marcos Senna	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2015	79.2
1614	Verónica Boquete	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–active	78.8
1681	Gerard Moreno	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–active	78.6
1690	Míchel Salgado	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1994–2012	78.5
1713	Andoni Goikoetxea	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1976–1990	78.4
1720	Manuel Santana	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1958–1973	78.3
1834	Glory Alozie	Athletics	🇪🇸 Spain	1996–2007	77.8
1870	Lamine Yamal	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2023–active	77.7
1932	Carlos Moyá	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1995–2010	77.4
1957	Carlos Alcaraz	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	2018–active	77.3
2051	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2012	77.0
2200	Conchita Martínez	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1988–2006	76.3
2203	Sergi Bruguera	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1988–2002	76.3
2342	Dani Olmo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2015–active	75.9
2373	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1985–2002	75.7
2536	David Ferrer	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	2000–2019	75.0
2537	Garbiñe Muguruza	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	2012–2023	75.0
2878	Sergio García	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–active	73.1
2884	Manuel Orantes	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1969–1984	73.1
2987	Albert Costa	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1993–2006	72.4
2996	Salma Paralluelo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2019–active	72.3
3135	Andrés Gimeno	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1960–1973	70.9
3234	Fernando Alonso	Formula 1	🇪🇸 Spain	2001–active	69.8
3423	Seve Ballesteros	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1974–2007	67.6
3688	Jon Rahm	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	2016–active	64.7
3711	José María Olazábal	Golf	🇪🇸 Spain	1985–active	64.5
3976	Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez	Esports	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–2017	61.6
4007	He Zhiwen	Table Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1984–2018	61.2
4161	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Formula 1	🇪🇸 Spain	2015–active	58.4
4425	Pedri	Football	🏳️ Spain	2020–active	50.6
4459	Jaime Alguersuari	Formula 1	🇪🇸 Spain	2009–2015	49.8
4541	Gavi	Football	🏳️ Spain	2021–active	47.7

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