- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
GOAT Rank · 92
Greatest Football Players who debuted in the 1980s
This ranking is led by Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm and Zinedine Zidane. GOAT Rank currently ranks 92 eligible Football players who debuted in the 1980s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Kristine Lilly ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2005
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–2000
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2005
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1998
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- 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
- 1983–1994
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–1997
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2002
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 48.0
- Dominance
- 46.0
- Statistics
- 48.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 44.0
- Dominance
- 42.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 40.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 43.0
- Dominance
- 40.0
- Statistics
- 42.0
- Honours
- 36.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364 | Raí | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–2000 | 83.3 |
| 379 | Gianfranco Zola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–2005 | 83.1 |
| 380 | Salvatore Schillaci | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–1999 | 83.1 |
| 385 | Julio Salinas | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–2000 | 83.1 |
| 386 | Álex Aguinaga | Football | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1984–2005 | 83.1 |
| 400 | Predrag Mijatović | Football | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1987–2004 | 82.8 |
| 408 | Emmanuel Petit | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1988–2004 | 82.6 |
| 427 | Laurent Blanc | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–2003 | 82.2 |
| 444 | Linda Hamilton | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–1995 | 82.1 |
| 446 | Ronald Koeman | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1980–1997 | 82.0 |
| 459 | Ian Wright | Football | 🏴 England | 1985–2000 | 81.9 |
| 462 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 472 | Youri Djorkaeff | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2006 | 81.6 |
| 478 | Alan Shearer | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1988–2006 | 81.5 |
| 479 | Stefan Effenberg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2004 | 81.5 |
| 489 | Bodo Illgner | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2001 | 81.3 |
| 495 | Emilio Butragueño | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–1998 | 81.2 |
| 499 | George Weah | Football | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1985–2003 | 81.1 |
| 510 | Katia Serra | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1987–2006 | 80.9 |
| 514 | Michael Laudrup | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1981–1998 | 80.7 |
| 530 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
| 540 | Jens Lehmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2011 | 79.9 |
| 541 | Davor Šuker | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1989–2003 | 79.8 |
| 549 | Alessandro Costacurta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1987–2006 | 79.6 |
| 560 | Giuseppe Giannini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–1999 | 79.2 |
| 563 | Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko | Football | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1983–1996 | 79.1 |
| 564 | Paulo Futre | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1983–2003 | 79.0 |
| 571 | Tanju Çolak | Football | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 1983–1994 | 78.8 |
| 580 | Eric Cantona | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–1997 | 78.3 |
| 581 | Matthew Le Tissier | Football | 🏴 England | 1986–2002 | 78.3 |
| 588 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–1999 | 77.8 |
| 600 | David Ginola | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2002 | 77.5 |
| 604 | Oliver Bierhoff | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2003 | 77.2 |
| 606 | Faustino Asprilla | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1988–2004 | 76.9 |
| 611 | Aleksandr Mostovoi | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2005 | 76.3 |
| 616 | Viktor Onopko | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2005 | 76.1 |
| 618 | Giuseppe Signori | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2006 | 75.9 |
| 621 | Oleh Volodymyrovych Kuznetsov | Football | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1981–1997 | 75.5 |
| 623 | Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–2001 | 75.4 |
| 663 | Patrik Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2004 | 47.5 |
| 664 | Jonas Thern | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1984–1997 | 43.1 |
| 666 | Martin Dahlin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1987–1999 | 40.9 |
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