- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Football Players from Argentina
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ángel Labruna. GOAT Rank currently ranks 28 eligible Football players from Argentina using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
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
- 1945–1966
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1939–1961
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1991
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1941–1958
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1986
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1967–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1956–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1954–1969
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1972
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2004–active | 97.0 |
| 9 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1945–1966 | 92.9 |
| 11 | Ángel Labruna | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1939–1961 | 92.1 |
| 12 | Diego Maradona | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1976–1997 | 92.0 |
| 29 | Ricardo Bochini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1972–1991 | 90.2 |
| 62 | Norberto Méndez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1941–1958 | 88.9 |
| 68 | Delio Onnis | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1986 | 88.8 |
| 112 | Oscar Ruggeri | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1980–1997 | 87.6 |
| 155 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 86.7 |
| 209 | Julián Álvarez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2018–active | 85.6 |
| 246 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 250 | Lautaro Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2015–active | 85.2 |
| 279 | Antonio Rattín | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1956–1970 | 84.7 |
| 286 | René Houseman | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1985 | 84.6 |
| 299 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 324 | Enzo Fernández | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2019–active | 84.0 |
| 336 | Diego Simeone | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1987–2006 | 83.8 |
| 344 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 83.6 |
| 372 | Javier Mascherano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2020 | 83.3 |
| 384 | Emiliano Martínez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2012–active | 83.1 |
| 387 | Javier Zanetti | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1992–2014 | 83.0 |
| 394 | Juan Román Riquelme | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1996–2014 | 82.9 |
| 414 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2005–2022 | 82.5 |
| 461 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 469 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.7 |
| 530 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
| 543 | Silvio Marzolini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1959–1972 | 79.8 |
| 575 | Alexis Mac Allister | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2017–active | 78.6 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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