- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 9
Greatest athletes from Uruguay
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1946–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Luis Suárez | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2005–— | 91.2 |
| 29 | Juan Alberto Schiaffino | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1946–1962 | 90.5 |
| 75 | Enzo Francescoli | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1980–1997 | 88.2 |
| 119 | Diego Forlán | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1997–2019 | 87.9 |
| 636 | Edinson Cavani | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2006–— | 84.4 |
| 1597 | Álvaro Recoba | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1994–2015 | 78.7 |
| 1639 | Diego Godín | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2003–2023 | 79.8 |
| 2215 | José María Giménez | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2013–— | 76.2 |
| 2926 | Darwin Núñez | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2017–— | 71.0 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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