- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1977
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Football Players who debuted in the 1950s
This ranking is led by Bobby Moore, Pelé and Luis Suárez Miramontes. GOAT Rank currently ranks 28 eligible Football players who debuted in the 1950s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Bobby Moore ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.6.
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- 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
- 1953–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 91.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1950–1971
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1956–1975
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1956–1974
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1979
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1978
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1950–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1958–1974
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1959–1982
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1950–1968
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1957–1975
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1953–1973
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1958
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 30.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bobby Moore | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1977 | 94.6 |
| 5 | Pelé | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1956–1977 | 94.2 |
| 7 | Luis Suárez Miramontes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1953–1973 | 93.3 |
| 23 | Lev Yashin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1950–1971 | 90.9 |
| 33 | Bobby Charlton | Football | 🏴 England | 1956–1975 | 89.9 |
| 108 | Paco Gento | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1952–1971 | 87.6 |
| 179 | Amancio Amaro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 86.2 |
| 208 | Denis Law | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1956–1974 | 85.6 |
| 217 | Kurt Hamrin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1971 | 85.5 |
| 226 | Gianni Rivera | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1959–1979 | 85.4 |
| 235 | Gordon Banks | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1978 | 85.3 |
| 264 | Garrincha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1953–1972 | 84.9 |
| 276 | Roger Hunt | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1972 | 84.7 |
| 277 | Josef Masopust | Football | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1950–1974 | 84.7 |
| 279 | Antonio Rattín | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1956–1970 | 84.7 |
| 297 | Uwe Seeler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1953–1972 | 84.3 |
| 309 | Mario Corso | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1958–1975 | 84.2 |
| 344 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 83.6 |
| 367 | Flórián Albert | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1958–1974 | 83.3 |
| 375 | Just Fontaine | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1953–1962 | 83.2 |
| 388 | Billy Bremner | Football | 🏴 Scotland | 1959–1982 | 83.0 |
| 416 | Ivor Allchurch | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1950–1968 | 82.5 |
| 468 | Luis Aragonés | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1957–1975 | 81.7 |
| 471 | Mário Coluna | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1954–1971 | 81.7 |
| 494 | Adelardo Rodríguez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 81.2 |
| 543 | Silvio Marzolini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1959–1972 | 79.8 |
| 632 | Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1953–1973 | 74.3 |
| 647 | Duncan Edwards | Football | 🏴 England | 1953–1958 | 70.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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