- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
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Greatest Football athletes of the 2000s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2024
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2025
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2015
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 72.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2024
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 35.0
- Dominance
- 28.0
- Statistics
- 32.0
- Honours
- 22.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 30.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | Alexis Sánchez | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2005–— | 81.8 |
| 360 | Steph Houghton | Football | 🏴 England | 2006–2024 | 81.6 |
| 361 | Elisa Bartoli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 81.6 |
| 363 | Maren Mjelde | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2005–— | 81.5 |
| 367 | Ilaria Mauro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–2021 | 81.3 |
| 374 | Claudio Bravo | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2002–2024 | 81.2 |
| 375 | Sebastian Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2023 | 81.2 |
| 388 | Jan Vertonghen | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2006–2025 | 80.7 |
| 389 | Marek Hamšík | Football | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2004–2023 | 80.6 |
| 395 | Eden Hazard | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2007–2023 | 80.3 |
| 400 | Trine Rønning | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2002–2015 | 80.1 |
| 401 | Jessica Houara | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–2019 | 80.1 |
| 410 | Park Ji-sung | Football | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2000–2014 | 79.4 |
| 413 | Adriana Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–— | 79.4 |
| 415 | Louisa Nécib | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2016 | 79.3 |
| 417 | Verónica Boquete | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–— | 78.8 |
| 422 | Marco Reus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–— | 77.9 |
| 425 | Andrei Arshavin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2018 | 77.6 |
| 433 | Lotta Schelin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2018 | 69.9 |
| 434 | Caroline Seger | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2024 | 66.7 |
| 435 | Kosovare Asllani | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 63.1 |
| 440 | Markus Rosenberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 32.8 |
| 445 | Pontus Jansson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–— | 28.6 |
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