- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 37
Greatest Football athletes from Brazil
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
- 1956–1977
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1994
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2009
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2022
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2013
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Marta Vieira da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–— | 95 |
| 4 | Pelé | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1956–1977 | 94.2 |
| 9 | Ronaldo Nazário | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2011 | 92 |
| 15 | Rivaldo | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 91 |
| 17 | Zico | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1971–1994 | 90.9 |
| 21 | Romário | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1985–2009 | 90.1 |
| 25 | Cristiane Rozeira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–— | 89.9 |
| 65 | Dani Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2023 | 88.2 |
| 67 | Formiga | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2022 | 88.2 |
| 71 | Dida | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1992–2015 | 88 |
| 105 | Kaká | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2017 | 87 |
| 117 | Debinha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–— | 86.7 |
| 120 | Ronaldinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2015 | 86.6 |
| 132 | Sissi Oliveira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2008 | 86.2 |
| 139 | Giovane Élber | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 86 |
| 159 | Sonny Anderson | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 85.6 |
| 162 | Bebeto | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1983–2002 | 85.5 |
| 166 | Fabinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–— | 85.5 |
| 172 | Roberto Carlos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 85.4 |
| 203 | Garrincha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1953–1972 | 84.9 |
| 207 | Sócrates | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1974–1989 | 84.9 |
| 215 | Cafu | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1989–2008 | 84.6 |
| 224 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–— | 84.4 |
| 228 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–— | 84.4 |
| 229 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 242 | Thiago Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–— | 84.1 |
| 247 | Kerolin Nicoli | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–— | 84.1 |
| 258 | Careca | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1997 | 83.9 |
| 282 | Raí | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–2000 | 83.3 |
| 295 | Júlio César | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1997–2018 | 83.1 |
| 306 | Rosana dos Santos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2019 | 82.9 |
| 307 | Gabi Portilho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2015–— | 82.9 |
| 348 | Ludmila Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–— | 82 |
| 349 | Fabiana da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–2021 | 82 |
| 358 | Andressa Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–— | 81.7 |
| 413 | Adriana Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–— | 79.4 |
| 427 | Juninho Pernambucano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2013 | 77.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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