#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Lionel Messi	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2004–—	97
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2002–—	95.5
3	Marta Vieira da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	95
11	Luis Suárez	Football	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2005–—	92
20	Carli Lloyd	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	90.5
22	Antoine Griezmann	Football	🇫🇷 France	2009–—	90.1
25	Cristiane Rozeira	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	89.9
28	Christine Sinclair	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2000–2023	89.7
31	Megan Rapinoe	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2023	89.5
37	Jenni Hermoso	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2008–—	89.2
38	Perpetua Nkwocha	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2000–2016	89.2
46	Andrés Iniesta	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2024	88.8
47	Robert Lewandowski	Football	🇵🇱 Poland	2006–—	88.8
54	Wendie Renard	Football	🇫🇷 France	2006–—	88.7
61	Leonardo Bonucci	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2005–2024	88.4
63	Tobin Heath	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2022	88.4
65	Dani Alves	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2023	88.2
66	David Villa	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2000–2019	88.2
74	Abby Wambach	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2015	87.7
75	Lucy Bronze	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2009–—	87.7
77	Marco Verratti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	87.7
79	Sherida Spitse	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2006–—	87.7
84	Romelu Lukaku	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2009–—	87.5
88	Lauren Holiday	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	87.5
89	Anja Mittag	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2019	87.4
91	Luka Modrić	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	2003–—	87.3
93	Eugénie Le Sommer	Football	🇫🇷 France	2006–—	87.3
95	Sergio Ramos	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2003–—	87.2
99	Andrea Barzagli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	87.2
100	Ciro Immobile	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	87.2
104	Toni Kroos	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2007–2024	87
105	Kaká	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2017	87
108	Heather O'Reilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2019	86.9
111	Manuel Neuer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–—	86.8
117	Debinha	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2009–—	86.7
124	Célia Šašić	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2005–2015	86.4
127	Sonia Bermúdez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2021	86.4
129	Thomas Müller	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2008–—	86.2
136	Shannon Boxx	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2015	86.1
137	Lena Goeßling	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–2021	86.1
143	Almuth Schult	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2009–2024	85.9
145	Sara Gama	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2006–2024	85.9
146	Nadia Nadim	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	2005–—	85.9
148	Giorgio Chiellini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2023	85.8
150	Hope Solo	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2016	85.8
152	Kevin De Bruyne	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2008–—	85.7
161	Barbara Bonansea	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	85.6
168	Jill Scott	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2022	85.5
169	Lisa De Vanna	Football	🇦🇺 Australia	2004–2021	85.5
170	Svenja Huth	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2008–2024	85.5

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