#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Lionel Messi	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2004–—	97
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2002–—	95.5
3	Marta Vieira da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	95
4	Pelé	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1956–1977	94.2
5	Johan Cruyff	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1964–1984	92.9
6	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1945–1966	92.9
7	Franz Beckenbauer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1964–1983	92.6
8	Diego Maradona	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1976–1997	92
9	Ronaldo Nazário	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2011	92
10	Kristine Lilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2010	92
11	Luis Suárez	Football	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2005–—	92
12	Ferenc Puskás	Football	🇭🇺 Hungary	1943–1966	91.8
13	Mia Hamm	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	91.4
14	Hege Riise	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1990–2004	91.4
15	Rivaldo	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1991–2015	91
16	Lev Yashin	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	1950–1971	90.9
17	Zico	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1971–1994	90.9
18	Betty Vignotto	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1970–1990	90.9
19	Zinedine Zidane	Football	🇫🇷 France	1989–2006	90.6
20	Carli Lloyd	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	90.5
21	Romário	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1985–2009	90.1
22	Antoine Griezmann	Football	🇫🇷 France	2009–—	90.1
23	Patrizia Panico	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1991–2016	90
24	Bobby Charlton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1956–1975	89.9
25	Cristiane Rozeira	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	89.9
26	Sadio Mané	Football	🇸🇳 Senegal	2011–—	89.8
27	Alexia Putellas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2010–—	89.7
28	Christine Sinclair	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2000–2023	89.7
29	Tiffeny Milbrett	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2006	89.6
30	Joy Fawcett	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.6
31	Megan Rapinoe	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2023	89.5
32	Inka Grings	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2013	89.5
33	Aitana Bonmatí	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2016–—	89.4
34	Nadine Angerer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2015	89.4
35	Gerd Müller	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1963–1981	89.3
36	Julie Foudy	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.2
37	Jenni Hermoso	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2008–—	89.2
38	Perpetua Nkwocha	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2000–2016	89.2
39	Gianluigi Buffon	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1995–2023	89
40	Michelle Akers	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2000	89
41	Linda Medalen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1987–2001	89
42	Andriy Shevchenko	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1994–2012	88.9
43	Sun Wen	Football	🇨🇳 China	1990–2006	88.9
44	Raphaël Varane	Football	🇫🇷 France	2010–2024	88.9
45	Paolo Maldini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1984–2009	88.8
46	Andrés Iniesta	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2024	88.8
47	Robert Lewandowski	Football	🇵🇱 Poland	2006–—	88.8
48	Stanley Matthews	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1932–1965	88.8
49	Delio Onnis	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1971–1986	88.8
50	Camille Abily	Football	🇫🇷 France	1999–2018	88.8

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