- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 166
Greatest Football Players who debuted in the 2000s
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marta Vieira da Silva. GOAT Rank currently ranks 166 eligible Football players who debuted in the 2000s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2024
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | Arjen Robben | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 86.2 |
| 182 | Shannon Boxx | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2015 | 86.1 |
| 183 | Lena Goeßling | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2021 | 86.1 |
| 190 | Almuth Schult | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–2024 | 85.9 |
| 192 | Sara Gama | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–2024 | 85.9 |
| 193 | Nadia Nadim | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2005–active | 85.9 |
| 196 | Giorgio Chiellini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2023 | 85.8 |
| 199 | Hope Solo | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2016 | 85.8 |
| 202 | Kevin De Bruyne | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2008–active | 85.7 |
| 203 | Fernando Torres | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–2019 | 85.7 |
| 213 | Barbara Bonansea | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 85.6 |
| 221 | Jill Scott | Football | 🏴 England | 2006–2022 | 85.5 |
| 222 | Lisa De Vanna | Football | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2004–2021 | 85.5 |
| 223 | Svenja Huth | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–2024 | 85.5 |
| 230 | Melanie Behringer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–2017 | 85.4 |
| 231 | Edin Džeko | Football | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2004–active | 85.4 |
| 239 | Amy Rodriguez | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2022 | 85.3 |
| 240 | Vicky Losada | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–active | 85.3 |
| 242 | Fatmire Alushi | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2017 | 85.3 |
| 247 | Jan Oblak | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 249 | Ivan Perišić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 252 | Sergio Busquets | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 85.1 |
| 262 | Lorenzo Insigne | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 85.0 |
| 290 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 84.4 |
| 291 | Philipp Lahm | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2002–2017 | 84.4 |
| 292 | Laura Georges | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2018 | 84.4 |
| 293 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 298 | Irene Paredes | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.3 |
| 299 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 303 | Marta Torrejón | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–active | 84.2 |
| 306 | Élodie Thomis | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2017 | 84.2 |
| 310 | Robin van Persie | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2002–2019 | 84.2 |
| 311 | Thiago Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–active | 84.1 |
| 312 | Jennifer Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–active | 84.1 |
| 313 | Daniele De Rossi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2001–2019 | 84.1 |
| 315 | Sofia Jakobsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 84.1 |
| 320 | Wayne Rooney | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2002–2021 | 84.0 |
| 326 | Kheira Hamraoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–active | 84.0 |
| 332 | Eric Abidal | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2001–2015 | 83.9 |
| 333 | Edinson Cavani | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2006–active | 83.8 |
| 339 | Gaëtane Thiney | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2023 | 83.7 |
| 345 | Karen Carney | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2019 | 83.6 |
| 353 | Nadine Keßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–2016 | 83.5 |
| 354 | Claudio Marchisio | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–2019 | 83.5 |
| 359 | Isabell Herlovsen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2004–2021 | 83.4 |
| 366 | Ellen White | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2022 | 83.3 |
| 372 | Javier Mascherano | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2020 | 83.3 |
| 374 | Arturo Vidal | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2006–active | 83.2 |
| 382 | Melanie Serrano | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–2022 | 83.1 |
| 383 | Melania Gabbiadini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 83.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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