- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
GOAT Rank · 18
Greatest Football Players from Portugal
This ranking is led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Eusébio and Luís Figo. GOAT Rank currently ranks 18 eligible Football players from Portugal using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.5.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1979
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2009
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1954–1971
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 77.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 60.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2002–active | 95.5 |
| 87 | Eusébio | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1960–1979 | 88.2 |
| 99 | Luís Figo | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1989–2009 | 87.9 |
| 305 | Deco | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1997–2013 | 84.2 |
| 365 | Bernardo Silva | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 407 | Ricardo Carvalho | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2000–2017 | 82.6 |
| 436 | Rui Costa | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1990–2008 | 82.1 |
| 467 | Pauleta | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1993–2008 | 81.7 |
| 471 | Mário Coluna | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1954–1971 | 81.7 |
| 508 | Bruno Fernandes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2012–active | 80.9 |
| 527 | Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2006–active | 80.5 |
| 564 | Paulo Futre | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1983–2003 | 79.0 |
| 574 | João Cancelo | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2013–active | 78.7 |
| 587 | Rafael Leão | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2018–active | 77.9 |
| 589 | Nuno Gomes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1994–2015 | 77.8 |
| 634 | João Félix | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2017–active | 74.0 |
| 648 | João Neves | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2023–active | 70.5 |
| 653 | Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2020–active | 64.5 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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