- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 121
Greatest Football Players who debuted in the 1990s
This ranking is led by Ronaldo Nazário, Hege Riise and Rivaldo. GOAT Rank currently ranks 121 eligible Football players who debuted in the 1990s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ronaldo Nazário ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2012
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- 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
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2013
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2006
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 34.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 20.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 537 | John Terry | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1998–2018 | 79.9 |
| 545 | Joaquín Sánchez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2023 | 79.7 |
| 546 | Rio Ferdinand | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1996–2015 | 79.6 |
| 551 | Zlatko Zahovič | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 1990–2005 | 79.6 |
| 557 | Jay-Jay Okocha | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1990–2008 | 79.3 |
| 561 | Marcos Senna | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1998–2015 | 79.2 |
| 567 | Álvaro Recoba | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1994–2015 | 78.9 |
| 577 | Míchel Salgado | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2012 | 78.5 |
| 579 | Vincent Candela | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2007 | 78.4 |
| 585 | Patrick Stephan Kluivert | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 78.0 |
| 589 | Nuno Gomes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1994–2015 | 77.8 |
| 590 | Daniel Van Buyten | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1999–2014 | 77.8 |
| 591 | Mário Jardel | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1992–2011 | 77.8 |
| 601 | Juninho Pernambucano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2013 | 77.4 |
| 609 | Hidetoshi Nakata | Football | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1995–2006 | 76.5 |
| 610 | Tomáš Rosický | Football | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1998–2017 | 76.4 |
| 612 | Christian Wörns | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1990–2008 | 76.3 |
| 626 | Dario Šimić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1993–2010 | 75.1 |
| 636 | Adrian Mutu | Football | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1997–2016 | 73.9 |
| 639 | Lars Ricken | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2007 | 73.1 |
| 669 | Daniel Andersson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2011 | 29.8 |
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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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