- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 62
Greatest Football Players from France
This ranking is led by Zinedine Zidane, Antoine Griezmann and Fabien Barthez. GOAT Rank currently ranks 62 eligible Football players from France using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Zinedine Zidane ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.6.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–2024
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 89.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1949–1967
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- 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
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1993–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1962
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1988
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Zinedine Zidane | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1989–2006 | 90.6 |
| 31 | Antoine Griezmann | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2009–active | 90.1 |
| 42 | Fabien Barthez | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2007 | 89.6 |
| 61 | Raphaël Varane | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–2024 | 88.9 |
| 69 | Camille Abily | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1999–2018 | 88.8 |
| 74 | Wendie Renard | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 88.7 |
| 79 | N'Golo Kanté | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 88.5 |
| 83 | Marcel Desailly | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2006 | 88.4 |
| 95 | Michel Platini | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1972–1987 | 88.1 |
| 104 | Ousmane Dembélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 87.7 |
| 106 | Marinette Pichon | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2010 | 87.7 |
| 125 | Eugénie Le Sommer | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 87.3 |
| 138 | Franck Ribéry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2022 | 87.1 |
| 148 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 86.9 |
| 151 | Bernard Lacombe | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1987 | 86.8 |
| 164 | Raymond Kopa | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1949–1967 | 86.4 |
| 167 | Griedge Mbock | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 86.4 |
| 195 | Thierry Henry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2014 | 85.8 |
| 216 | Bixente Lizarazu | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2006 | 85.5 |
| 229 | Kadidiatou Diani | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 85.4 |
| 237 | Amel Majri | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2011–active | 85.3 |
| 253 | Lilian Thuram | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2008 | 85.1 |
| 255 | Dominique Rocheteau | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1989 | 85.1 |
| 288 | Delphine Cascarino | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 84.5 |
| 292 | Laura Georges | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2018 | 84.4 |
| 296 | Kylian Mbappé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 84.3 |
| 306 | Élodie Thomis | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2017 | 84.2 |
| 326 | Kheira Hamraoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 84.0 |
| 328 | David Trezeguet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2015 | 83.9 |
| 332 | Eric Abidal | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2015 | 83.9 |
| 337 | Sandrine Soubeyrand | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2016 | 83.8 |
| 338 | Didier Deschamps | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2001 | 83.8 |
| 339 | Gaëtane Thiney | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2023 | 83.7 |
| 341 | Sakina Karchaoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2013–active | 83.7 |
| 346 | Grace Geyoro | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.6 |
| 355 | Lucas Hernández | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.5 |
| 358 | Sonia Bompastor | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2013 | 83.4 |
| 373 | Robert Pirès | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1992–2015 | 83.2 |
| 375 | Just Fontaine | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1953–1962 | 83.2 |
| 408 | Emmanuel Petit | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2004 | 82.6 |
| 412 | Blaise Matuidi | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2021 | 82.5 |
| 427 | Laurent Blanc | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–2003 | 82.2 |
| 435 | Alain Giresse | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1970–1988 | 82.1 |
| 437 | Amandine Henry | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 82.1 |
| 472 | Youri Djorkaeff | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2006 | 81.6 |
| 490 | Patrick Vieira | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2011 | 81.2 |
| 492 | Claude Makélélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2011 | 81.2 |
| 534 | Jessica Houara | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–2019 | 80.1 |
| 558 | Louisa Nécib | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2016 | 79.3 |
| 579 | Vincent Candela | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2007 | 78.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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