- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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Greatest active Football athletes
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 32.0
- Dominance
- 26.0
- Statistics
- 30.0
- Honours
- 20.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344 | Harry Kane | Football | 🏴 England | 2011–— | 82 |
| 345 | Fridolina Rolfö | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 82 |
| 346 | Valentina Cernoia | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–— | 82 |
| 348 | Ludmila Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–— | 82 |
| 354 | Alexis Sánchez | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2005–— | 81.8 |
| 355 | Keira Walsh | Football | 🏴 England | 2014–— | 81.8 |
| 358 | Andressa Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–— | 81.7 |
| 361 | Elisa Bartoli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 81.6 |
| 363 | Maren Mjelde | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2005–— | 81.5 |
| 366 | Lina Hurtig | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–— | 81.3 |
| 377 | Lauren Hemp | Football | 🏴 England | 2016–— | 81.1 |
| 381 | Bruno Fernandes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2012–— | 80.9 |
| 382 | Arianna Caruso | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–— | 80.9 |
| 385 | Elin Rubensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 80.8 |
| 387 | Mapi León | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–— | 80.7 |
| 390 | Mallory Swanson | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 80.6 |
| 391 | Lola Gallardo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–— | 80.6 |
| 393 | Barbra Banda | Football | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 2016–— | 80.5 |
| 399 | Magdalena Eriksson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 80.1 |
| 403 | Stina Blackstenius | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–— | 79.9 |
| 404 | Virginia Torrecilla | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2012–— | 79.9 |
| 409 | Patri Guijarro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2015–— | 79.6 |
| 411 | Sophia Smith | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 79.4 |
| 412 | Nahikari García | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2014–— | 79.4 |
| 413 | Adriana Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–— | 79.4 |
| 417 | Verónica Boquete | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–— | 78.8 |
| 418 | Francesca Durante | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–— | 78.7 |
| 421 | James Rodríguez | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2010–— | 78.3 |
| 422 | Marco Reus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–— | 77.9 |
| 426 | Naomi Girma | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 77.6 |
| 428 | Trinity Rodman | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 77.1 |
| 432 | Salma Paralluelo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–— | 72.3 |
| 435 | Kosovare Asllani | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 63.1 |
| 441 | Anders Christiansen | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2010–— | 30.6 |
| 445 | Pontus Jansson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–— | 28.6 |
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