- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
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
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 83.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Viktor Gyökeres | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 85.5 |
| 229 | Kadidiatou Diani | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 85.4 |
| 231 | Edin Džeko | Football | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2004–active | 85.4 |
| 237 | Amel Majri | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 238 | Lea Schüller | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2015–active | 85.3 |
| 240 | Vicky Losada | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–active | 85.3 |
| 241 | Claudia Pina | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–active | 85.3 |
| 243 | Ella Toone | Football | 🏴 England | 2017–active | 85.3 |
| 247 | Jan Oblak | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 249 | Ivan Perišić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 250 | Lautaro Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2015–active | 85.2 |
| 252 | Sergio Busquets | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 85.1 |
| 262 | Lorenzo Insigne | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 85.0 |
| 270 | Sara Däbritz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 84.9 |
| 274 | Alexander Isak | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 84.8 |
| 275 | Olga Carmona | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2017–active | 84.8 |
| 284 | Amanda Ilestedt | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 84.6 |
| 285 | Valentina Giacinti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 84.6 |
| 288 | Delphine Cascarino | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 84.5 |
| 290 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 84.4 |
| 293 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 296 | Kylian Mbappé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 84.3 |
| 298 | Irene Paredes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.3 |
| 301 | Alba Redondo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–active | 84.3 |
| 303 | Marta Torrejón | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–active | 84.2 |
| 311 | Thiago Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–active | 84.1 |
| 312 | Jennifer Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.1 |
| 315 | Sofia Jakobsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 84.1 |
| 316 | Kerolin Nicoli | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 84.1 |
| 319 | Mohamed Salah | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2010–active | 84.0 |
| 324 | Enzo Fernández | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2019–active | 84.0 |
| 326 | Kheira Hamraoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 84.0 |
| 333 | Edinson Cavani | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2006–active | 83.8 |
| 340 | Manuela Giugliano | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2013–active | 83.7 |
| 341 | Sakina Karchaoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2013–active | 83.7 |
| 343 | Antonio Rüdiger | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 83.7 |
| 346 | Grace Geyoro | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.6 |
| 347 | Cecilia Salvai | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 83.6 |
| 350 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2011–active | 83.6 |
| 355 | Lucas Hernández | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.5 |
| 356 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Football | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2010–active | 83.5 |
| 360 | Lena Oberdorf | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2018–active | 83.4 |
| 362 | Jude Bellingham | Football | 🏴 England | 2019–active | 83.4 |
| 363 | Asisat Oshoala | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 365 | Bernardo Silva | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 369 | Emil Forsberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2010–active | 83.3 |
| 371 | Giulia Gwinn | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 83.3 |
| 374 | Arturo Vidal | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2006–active | 83.2 |
| 377 | Caroline Graham Hansen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2010–active | 83.1 |
| 384 | Emiliano Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2012–active | 83.1 |
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