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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2492

Ricardo Santos

75.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1995–2016
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Ricardo Santos

2505

Dale Benkenstein

75.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1993–2015
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Dale Benkenstein

2511

Kim Clijsters

75.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1997–2020
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Kim Clijsters

2513

Francesca Schiavone

75.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1998–2018
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Francesca Schiavone

2514

Adrián Beltré

75.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1998–2018
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Adrián Beltré

2516

Elena Dementieva

75.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Elena Dementieva

2531

Dario Šimić

75.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 68.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dario Šimić

2533

Giba

75.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1995–2013
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Giba

2535

Jennifer Capriati

75.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1990–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jennifer Capriati

2542

LeRoy Butler

75.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: LeRoy Butler

2555

Frank Thomas

74.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Frank Thomas

2556

Mike Piazza

74.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Piazza

2596

Dante Amaral

74.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1999–2017
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Dante Amaral

2606

Marshall Faulk

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1994–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Marshall Faulk

2616

Chad Carvin

74.6

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1993–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Chad Carvin

2628

Randy Moss

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 83.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Randy Moss

2635

Christine Amertil

74.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇧🇸 Bahamas

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Christine Amertil

2642

Márcio Araújo

74.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1998–2016
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Márcio Araújo

2645

Taismary Agüero

74.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1996–2012
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Taismary Agüero

2646

André Nascimento

74.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1997–2012
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: André Nascimento

2674

Roberto Luongo

74.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2019
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Roberto Luongo

2675

Fofão

74.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1990–2012
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Fofão

2690

Edgerrin James

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1999–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Edgerrin James

2692

Herman Moore

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Herman Moore

2693

Keenan McCardell

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Keenan McCardell

2702

Marvin Harrison

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Marvin Harrison

2715

Simona Gioli

74.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Simona Gioli

2721

Zdeno Chára

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2022
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Zdeno Chára

2722

Joe Thornton

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2022
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Joe Thornton

2734

Dirk Braunleder

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1990–1998
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Dirk Braunleder

2749

Jason Taylor

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jason Taylor

2753

Evgeniya Artamonova

73.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1990–2012
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Evgeniya Artamonova

2758

Adrian Mutu

73.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2016
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 65.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Adrian Mutu

2763

Zoila Barros

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1996–2012
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Zoila Barros

2764

Zoë Baker

73.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1998–2004
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Zoë Baker

2767

Todd Rogers

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Todd Rogers

2777

Rodrigão

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1998–2016
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Rodrigão

2778

Terrell Owens

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Terrell Owens

2786

James Carter

73.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: James Carter

2808

Paul Kariya

73.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Paul Kariya

2814

Pavel Datsyuk

73.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2021
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Pavel Datsyuk

2817

Thomas Johansson

73.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1994–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Thomas Johansson

2830

Adam Basil

73.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Adam Basil

2833

Patrik Eliáš

73.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Patrik Eliáš

2846

Tomoe Abe

73.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1992–2001
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Tomoe Abe

2847

Alessio Boggiatto

73.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1999–2012
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Alessio Boggiatto

2848

Trevor Hoffman

73.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Trevor Hoffman

2853

John Hyden

73.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1998–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: John Hyden

2854

Charles Woodson

73.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Charles Woodson

2855

David Ortiz

73.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1997–2016
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: David Ortiz

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2492	Ricardo Santos	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1995–2016	75.2
2505	Dale Benkenstein	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1993–2015	75.2
2511	Kim Clijsters	Tennis	🇧🇪 Belgium	1997–2020	75.1
2513	Francesca Schiavone	Tennis	🇮🇹 Italy	1998–2018	75.1
2514	Adrián Beltré	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1998–2018	75.1
2516	Elena Dementieva	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	1998–2010	75.1
2531	Dario Šimić	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	1993–2010	75.1
2533	Giba	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1995–2013	75.0
2535	Jennifer Capriati	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2004	75.0
2542	LeRoy Butler	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2001	75.0
2555	Frank Thomas	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2008	74.9
2556	Mike Piazza	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2007	74.9
2596	Dante Amaral	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1999–2017	74.7
2606	Marshall Faulk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2005	74.6
2616	Chad Carvin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2001	74.6
2628	Randy Moss	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	74.5
2635	Christine Amertil	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	1998–2012	74.5
2642	Márcio Araújo	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2016	74.5
2645	Taismary Agüero	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1996–2012	74.5
2646	André Nascimento	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1997–2012	74.5
2674	Roberto Luongo	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2019	74.3
2675	Fofão	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1990–2012	74.3
2690	Edgerrin James	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	74.2
2692	Herman Moore	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2002	74.2
2693	Keenan McCardell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2007	74.2
2702	Marvin Harrison	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	74.1
2715	Simona Gioli	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1996–2016	74.1
2721	Zdeno Chára	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1996–2022	74.0
2722	Joe Thornton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2022	74.0
2734	Dirk Braunleder	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1990–1998	74.0
2749	Jason Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	73.9
2753	Evgeniya Artamonova	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1990–2012	73.9
2758	Adrian Mutu	Football	🇷🇴 Romania	1997–2016	73.9
2763	Zoila Barros	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1996–2012	73.8
2764	Zoë Baker	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2004	73.8
2767	Todd Rogers	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2016	73.8
2777	Rodrigão	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2016	73.8
2778	Terrell Owens	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	73.7
2786	James Carter	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2004	73.7
2808	Paul Kariya	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1994–2010	73.6
2814	Pavel Datsyuk	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1996–2021	73.5
2817	Thomas Johansson	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2009	73.5
2830	Adam Basil	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2004	73.5
2833	Patrik Eliáš	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1994–2016	73.4
2846	Tomoe Abe	Athletics	🇯🇵 Japan	1992–2001	73.3
2847	Alessio Boggiatto	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1999–2012	73.3
2848	Trevor Hoffman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	73.3
2853	John Hyden	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2021	73.3
2854	Charles Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	73.2
2855	David Ortiz	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1997–2016	73.2

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