- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
GOAT Rank · 730
Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 2000s
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 730 eligible athletes who debuted in the 2000s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 69.2
- Dominance
- 56.6
- Statistics
- 74.2
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.1
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2005–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.3
- Dominance
- 53.1
- Statistics
- 74.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.2
- Dominance
- 53.1
- Statistics
- 74.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.4
- Dominance
- 53.2
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2004–2012
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 67.1
- Dominance
- 52.5
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–2014
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.4
- Dominance
- 52.2
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2003–2005
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 51.2
- Statistics
- 72.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 63.6
- Dominance
- 50.8
- Statistics
- 73.6
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 73.2
- Dominance
- 49.6
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.9
- Dominance
- 49.5
- Statistics
- 73.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 62.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 71.1
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 69.7
- Dominance
- 47.9
- Statistics
- 73.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2009–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 65.8
- Dominance
- 45.9
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 65.3
- Dominance
- 45.6
- Statistics
- 72.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 63.0
- Dominance
- 44.5
- Statistics
- 68.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Denmark
- Peak
- 58.8
- Dominance
- 42.4
- Statistics
- 69.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 53.4
- Dominance
- 42.7
- Statistics
- 63.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 49.9
- Dominance
- 41.0
- Statistics
- 62.4
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 54.8
- Dominance
- 40.4
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 43.2
- Dominance
- 37.6
- Statistics
- 54.1
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 35.0
- Dominance
- 28.0
- Statistics
- 32.0
- Honours
- 22.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 30.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4285 | Heikki Kovalainen | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2007–2013 | 55.5 |
| 4286 | Kris Letang | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2006–active | 55.4 |
| 4291 | Corey Perry | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2005–active | 55.1 |
| 4306 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2005–2011 | 54.6 |
| 4329 | Brad Marchand | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 53.5 |
| 4330 | Joe Flacco | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2008–active | 53.5 |
| 4331 | Matthew Stafford | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2009–active | 53.5 |
| 4337 | Timo Glock | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2012 | 53.4 |
| 4345 | Drew Doughty | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2008–active | 53.0 |
| 4348 | Adrian Sutil | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2014 | 53.0 |
| 4349 | Brent Burns | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2003–active | 52.9 |
| 4365 | Antônio Pizzonia | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2003–2005 | 52.3 |
| 4369 | Nick Foligno | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2007–active | 52.1 |
| 4374 | Jordan Staal | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2006–active | 52.0 |
| 4392 | Jamie Benn | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 51.5 |
| 4406 | Nazem Kadri | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 51.2 |
| 4417 | Alex Norén | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–active | 50.9 |
| 4420 | John Carlson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2009–active | 50.7 |
| 4438 | Brayden Schenn | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 50.2 |
| 4459 | Jaime Alguersuari | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2009–2015 | 49.8 |
| 4476 | Calais Campbell | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2008–active | 49.3 |
| 4495 | Mikael Backlund | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2008–active | 48.8 |
| 4542 | Tyler Myers | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 47.7 |
| 4600 | Lars Eller | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Denmark | 2009–active | 46.6 |
| 4627 | Dmitry Kulikov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2009–active | 46.0 |
| 4676 | Luke Schenn | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2008–active | 44.9 |
| 4682 | Zach Bogosian | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2008–active | 44.8 |
| 4789 | Samit Patel | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2008–active | 41.9 |
| 5029 | Markus Rosenberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 32.8 |
| 5072 | Pontus Jansson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–active | 28.6 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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