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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1741

Brian Dawkins

78.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Brian Dawkins

1751

Iryna Sekachova

78.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2012
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Iryna Sekachova

1756

Hayley Wickenheiser

78.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Hayley Wickenheiser

1758

Cammi Granato

78.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1990–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Cammi Granato

1760

Manny Ramírez

78.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2011
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Manny Ramírez

1764

Larry Allen

78.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1994–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Larry Allen

1783

Herschelle Gibbs

78.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2010
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Herschelle Gibbs

1792

Patrick Stephan Kluivert

78.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2008
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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

Athlete: Patrick Stephan Kluivert

1797

Martina Hingis

77.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1994–2017
Country: 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Martina Hingis

1798

Mariano Rivera

77.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1990–2013
Country: 🇵🇦 Panama

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Mariano Rivera

1820

Romain Barnier

77.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1994–2004
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Romain Barnier

1830

Marián Hossa

77.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2017
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Marián Hossa

1831

Jamie Baulch

77.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2005
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jamie Baulch

1832

Aleen Bailey

77.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1999–2012
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Aleen Bailey

1833

Nuno Gomes

77.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2015
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Nuno Gomes

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

1837

Lars Frölander

77.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1992–2008
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lars Frölander

1844

Marat Safin

77.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Marat Safin

1849

Daniel Van Buyten

77.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2014
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Daniel Van Buyten

1850

Mário Jardel

77.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2011
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mário Jardel

1863

Warren Sapp

77.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1995–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Warren Sapp

1883

Willie Roaf

77.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1993–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Willie Roaf

1894

Justine Henin

77.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1999–2011
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 83.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Justine Henin

1899

Rasheed Wallace

77.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1995–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Rasheed Wallace

1904

Jane Couch

77.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1994–2007
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jane Couch

1911

Jonathan Ogden

77.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jonathan Ogden

1915

John Randle

77.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: John Randle

1919

Allison Beckford

77.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2008
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Allison Beckford

1925

Tiger Woods

77.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1996–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 99.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Tiger Woods

1926

Juninho Pernambucano

77.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2013
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Juninho Pernambucano

1929

Brett Favre

77.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Brett Favre

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

1937

Ronde Barber

77.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ronde Barber

1944

Denis Pankratov

77.4

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1992–2000
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Denis Pankratov

1945

Jarome Iginla

77.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jarome Iginla

1965

Isaac Bruce

77.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1994–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Isaac Bruce

1970

Wang Zhizhi

77.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1995–2017
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Wang Zhizhi

1973

Danielle Goyette

77.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Danielle Goyette

1983

Katia Benth

77.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2004
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Katia Benth

1995

Jim Thome

77.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jim Thome

1999

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

77.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1992–2003
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Yevgeny Kafelnikov

2016

Dawn Staley

77.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2006
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dawn Staley

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

2052

Walter Jones

77.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Walter Jones

2055

Curtis Martin

77.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1995–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Curtis Martin

2064

Thomas Enqvist

76.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1991–2005
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Thomas Enqvist

2067

Yamilé Aldama

76.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2014
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Yamilé Aldama

2076

Dominic Cork

76.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1990–2011
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Dominic Cork

2087

Jenny Potter

76.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jenny Potter

2098

Regla Bell

76.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1990–2004
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Regla Bell

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1741	Brian Dawkins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	78.2
1751	Iryna Sekachova	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1997–2012	78.2
1756	Hayley Wickenheiser	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2017	78.1
1758	Cammi Granato	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2005	78.1
1760	Manny Ramírez	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1993–2011	78.1
1764	Larry Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2007	78.1
1783	Herschelle Gibbs	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1996–2010	78.0
1792	Patrick Stephan Kluivert	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1995–2008	78.0
1797	Martina Hingis	Tennis	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1994–2017	77.9
1798	Mariano Rivera	Baseball	🇵🇦 Panama	1990–2013	77.9
1820	Romain Barnier	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	1994–2004	77.9
1830	Marián Hossa	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1997–2017	77.8
1831	Jamie Baulch	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2005	77.8
1832	Aleen Bailey	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1999–2012	77.8
1833	Nuno Gomes	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1994–2015	77.8
1834	Glory Alozie	Athletics	🇪🇸 Spain	1996–2007	77.8
1837	Lars Frölander	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1992–2008	77.8
1844	Marat Safin	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	1997–2009	77.8
1849	Daniel Van Buyten	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	1999–2014	77.8
1850	Mário Jardel	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2011	77.8
1863	Warren Sapp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2007	77.7
1883	Willie Roaf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	77.6
1894	Justine Henin	Tennis	🇧🇪 Belgium	1999–2011	77.5
1899	Rasheed Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2013	77.5
1904	Jane Couch	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1994–2007	77.5
1911	Jonathan Ogden	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2007	77.5
1915	John Randle	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	77.5
1919	Allison Beckford	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1997–2008	77.5
1925	Tiger Woods	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–active	77.4
1926	Juninho Pernambucano	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2013	77.4
1929	Brett Favre	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2010	77.4
1932	Carlos Moyá	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1995–2010	77.4
1937	Ronde Barber	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2012	77.4
1944	Denis Pankratov	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1992–2000	77.4
1945	Jarome Iginla	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1996–2017	77.4
1965	Isaac Bruce	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2009	77.3
1970	Wang Zhizhi	Basketball	🇨🇳 China	1995–2017	77.3
1973	Danielle Goyette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2007	77.3
1983	Katia Benth	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2004	77.3
1995	Jim Thome	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2012	77.2
1999	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	1992–2003	77.2
2016	Dawn Staley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2006	77.1
2051	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2012	77.0
2052	Walter Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2008	77.0
2055	Curtis Martin	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2005	77.0
2064	Thomas Enqvist	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1991–2005	76.9
2067	Yamilé Aldama	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2014	76.9
2076	Dominic Cork	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1990–2011	76.9
2087	Jenny Potter	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	76.8
2098	Regla Bell	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1990–2004	76.8

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