- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 205
Greatest active Football Players
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marta Vieira da Silva. GOAT Rank currently ranks 205 eligible Football players 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
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2004–active | 97.0 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2002–active | 95.5 |
| 3 | Marta Vieira da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–active | 95.0 |
| 15 | Luis Suárez | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2005–active | 92.0 |
| 31 | Antoine Griezmann | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2009–active | 90.1 |
| 34 | Cristiane Rozeira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–active | 89.9 |
| 35 | Sadio Mané | Football | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2011–active | 89.8 |
| 38 | Alexia Putellas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 89.7 |
| 46 | Aitana Bonmatí | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2016–active | 89.4 |
| 50 | Jenni Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 89.2 |
| 53 | Marcelo Vieira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2005–active | 89.2 |
| 55 | Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2009–active | 89.1 |
| 65 | Robert Lewandowski | Football | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2006–active | 88.8 |
| 74 | Wendie Renard | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 88.7 |
| 79 | N'Golo Kanté | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 88.5 |
| 94 | Ivan Rakitić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2006–active | 88.2 |
| 103 | Lucy Bronze | Football | 🏴 England | 2009–active | 87.7 |
| 104 | Ousmane Dembélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 87.7 |
| 105 | Marco Verratti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.7 |
| 107 | Sherida Spitse | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2006–active | 87.7 |
| 111 | Kadeisha Buchanan | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 87.6 |
| 114 | Romelu Lukaku | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2009–active | 87.5 |
| 116 | Crystal Dunn | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 87.5 |
| 122 | Joshua Kimmich | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2013–active | 87.4 |
| 124 | Luka Modrić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2003–active | 87.3 |
| 125 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 87.3 |
| 128 | Sergio Ramos | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2003–active | 87.2 |
| 133 | Ciro Immobile | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.2 |
| 144 | Christen Press | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 87.0 |
| 145 | Beth Mead | Football | 🏴 England | 2011–active | 86.9 |
| 148 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 86.9 |
| 149 | Manuel Neuer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 86.8 |
| 150 | Jorginho | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 86.8 |
| 155 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 156 | Debinha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 86.7 |
| 157 | Sandra Paños | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2010–active | 86.7 |
| 158 | Esther González | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 167 | Griedge Mbock | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 86.4 |
| 169 | İlkay Gündoğan | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–active | 86.4 |
| 173 | Thomas Müller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–active | 86.2 |
| 180 | Vivianne Miedema | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2013–active | 86.1 |
| 191 | Rose Lavelle | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 85.9 |
| 193 | Nadia Nadim | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2005–active | 85.9 |
| 194 | Vinícius Júnior | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 85.9 |
| 202 | Kevin De Bruyne | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2008–active | 85.7 |
| 205 | Chloe Kelly | Football | 🏴 England | 2015–active | 85.7 |
| 209 | Julián Álvarez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2018–active | 85.6 |
| 213 | Barbara Bonansea | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 85.6 |
| 214 | Virgil van Dijk | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2011–active | 85.6 |
| 219 | Fabinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–active | 85.5 |
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