- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
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.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
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- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2005–2017
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2003–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2007–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2004–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2005–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2008
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–2019
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2003–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | Maryna Arzamasova | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2008–2019 | 77.9 |
| 1808 | Luol Deng | Basketball | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 2004–2019 | 77.9 |
| 1809 | Stephanie Rice | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–2013 | 77.9 |
| 1819 | Jakob Andkjær | Swimming | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2006–2016 | 77.9 |
| 1822 | Alexandria Anderson | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2016 | 77.9 |
| 1829 | Lauren Boyle | Swimming | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2005–2017 | 77.8 |
| 1835 | Abeba Aregawi | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–2019 | 77.8 |
| 1856 | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2021 | 77.7 |
| 1857 | Adam Voges | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2002–2017 | 77.7 |
| 1860 | Alicia Coutts | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–2016 | 77.7 |
| 1869 | David Luiz Moreira Marinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 77.7 |
| 1873 | Shawn Porter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2021 | 77.6 |
| 1874 | Ekaterina Makarova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2019 | 77.6 |
| 1876 | Andrei Arshavin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2018 | 77.6 |
| 1878 | Christine Ohuruogu | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2016 | 77.6 |
| 1884 | Tim Bresnan | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2001–2021 | 77.6 |
| 1903 | Kell Brook | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2022 | 77.5 |
| 1909 | Alexander Dale Oen | Swimming | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2003–2012 | 77.5 |
| 1931 | Antonio Gates | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2018 | 77.4 |
| 1934 | Milorad Čavić | Swimming | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2003–2016 | 77.4 |
| 1938 | Nickel Ashmeade | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2009–2019 | 77.4 |
| 1960 | Blake Griffin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2023 | 77.3 |
| 1967 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2006–2021 | 77.3 |
| 1989 | Darrelle Revis | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2017 | 77.2 |
| 2014 | Tyson Fury | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–active | 77.1 |
| 2023 | Amir Khan | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2022 | 77.1 |
| 2024 | Dwight Freeney | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2017 | 77.1 |
| 2025 | Jared Allen | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2015 | 77.1 |
| 2050 | Devin Hester | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2016 | 77.0 |
| 2053 | Zack Greinke | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2023 | 77.0 |
| 2059 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2007–active | 76.9 |
| 2080 | Gary Ballance | Cricket | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2008–2023 | 76.9 |
| 2084 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 76.8 |
| 2102 | Albert Pujols | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2001–2022 | 76.7 |
| 2104 | James DeGale | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2009–2019 | 76.7 |
| 2116 | Marvin Anderson | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2005–2014 | 76.7 |
| 2126 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2016 | 76.6 |
| 2127 | Juan Martín del Potro | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2005–2022 | 76.6 |
| 2132 | Bruno Fratus | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–2023 | 76.6 |
| 2133 | Ryosuke Irie | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2008–2021 | 76.6 |
| 2157 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2022 | 76.5 |
| 2162 | Frank Gore | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2020 | 76.5 |
| 2166 | Alyssa Anderson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2014 | 76.5 |
| 2168 | Angie Bainbridge | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2000–2008 | 76.5 |
| 2174 | Maria Sharapova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2020 | 76.4 |
| 2175 | Justin Verlander | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–active | 76.4 |
| 2182 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 76.4 |
| 2193 | Sylwester Bednarek | Athletics | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–2019 | 76.4 |
| 2202 | Troy Polamalu | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2014 | 76.3 |
| 2230 | Andre Johnson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2016 | 76.2 |
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