- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2020
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 612
Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 1990s
This ranking is led by Ronaldo Nazário, Hege Riise and Rivaldo. GOAT Rank currently ranks 612 eligible athletes who debuted in the 1990s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ronaldo Nazário ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2014
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1995–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1991–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2020
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2009
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2014
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Iker Casillas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2020 | 86.5 |
| 263 | Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2011 | 86.5 |
| 266 | Haile Gebrselassie | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1992–2015 | 86.4 |
| 273 | Gianluca Zambrotta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1994–2014 | 86.4 |
| 277 | Dirk Nowitzki | Basketball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1998–2019 | 86.3 |
| 288 | Ryan Giggs | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1990–2014 | 86.2 |
| 301 | Victoria Svensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1996–2009 | 86.2 |
| 315 | Giovane Élber | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 86.0 |
| 317 | Homare Sawa | Football | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1991–2015 | 85.9 |
| 319 | Jenny Thompson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2004 | 85.9 |
| 323 | Steffi Jones | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2007 | 85.9 |
| 329 | Thierry Henry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2014 | 85.8 |
| 330 | Kevin Garnett | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2016 | 85.8 |
| 341 | Therese Sjögran | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2015 | 85.8 |
| 364 | Virgilijus Alekna | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1993–2012 | 85.5 |
| 368 | Marco Materazzi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2011 | 85.5 |
| 376 | Alexander Popov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2004 | 85.4 |
| 377 | Roberto Carlos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 85.4 |
| 380 | Franziska van Almsick | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2004 | 85.4 |
| 382 | Karen Rolton | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1995–2009 | 85.4 |
| 386 | Filippo Inzaghi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2012 | 85.4 |
| 394 | Raúl González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2015 | 85.3 |
| 395 | Shane Warne | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2013 | 85.3 |
| 396 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1991–2011 | 85.3 |
| 398 | Yana Klochkova | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2008 | 85.3 |
| 401 | Pavel Nedvěd | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1991–2009 | 85.3 |
| 404 | Vitali Klitschko | Boxing | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1996–2012 | 85.3 |
| 413 | Claudio Pizarro | Football | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1996–2020 | 85.3 |
| 414 | Francesco Totti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1992–2017 | 85.2 |
| 422 | Iván Pedroso | Athletics | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1990–2007 | 85.2 |
| 430 | Andrea Pirlo | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1995–2017 | 85.1 |
| 434 | Lilian Thuram | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2008 | 85.1 |
| 439 | Cathryn Fitzpatrick | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2007 | 85.1 |
| 442 | Grant Hill | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2013 | 85.1 |
| 445 | Gro Espeseth | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1990–2001 | 85.1 |
| 447 | Alessandro Nesta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2014 | 85.0 |
| 449 | Matthew Hayden | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2009 | 85.0 |
| 450 | Virender Sehwag | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1997–2015 | 85.0 |
| 461 | Samuel Eto'o | Football | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1997–2019 | 84.9 |
| 471 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 472 | Paul Tergat | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1992–2009 | 84.9 |
| 500 | Chauncey Billups | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2014 | 84.7 |
| 501 | Kate Markgraf | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2010 | 84.7 |
| 504 | Lisa Leslie | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2009 | 84.6 |
| 506 | Miroslav Klose | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2016 | 84.6 |
| 516 | Alessandro Del Piero | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2014 | 84.5 |
| 530 | Frank Lampard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1995–2017 | 84.4 |
| 538 | Alonzo Mourning | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2008 | 84.4 |
| 544 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 562 | Jacques Kallis | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1995–2014 | 84.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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