- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 16
Greatest Football athletes from Argentina
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2004–— | 97 |
| 6 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1945–1966 | 92.9 |
| 8 | Diego Maradona | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1976–1997 | 92 |
| 49 | Delio Onnis | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1971–1986 | 88.8 |
| 116 | Paulo Dybala | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–— | 86.7 |
| 157 | Julián Álvarez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2018–— | 85.6 |
| 189 | Carlos Bianchi | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1967–1984 | 85.2 |
| 233 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 251 | Enzo Fernández | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2019–— | 84 |
| 262 | Diego Simeone | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1987–2006 | 83.8 |
| 269 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 83.6 |
| 301 | Javier Zanetti | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1992–2014 | 83 |
| 305 | Juan Román Riquelme | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1996–2014 | 82.9 |
| 352 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 357 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.7 |
| 397 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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