- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1977
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1954–1969
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1974
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1946–1967
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- 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
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 42.0
- Dominance
- 38.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 34.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Charmaine Hooper | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1986–2006 | 85 |
| 217 | Sandro Mazzola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1960–1977 | 84.6 |
| 221 | Alessandro Del Piero | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2014 | 84.5 |
| 224 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–— | 84.4 |
| 229 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 230 | Kylian Mbappé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–— | 84.3 |
| 233 | Carlos Tévez | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2001–2022 | 84.3 |
| 235 | Alba Redondo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–— | 84.3 |
| 240 | Shannon MacMillan | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2005 | 84.2 |
| 243 | Jennifer Hermoso | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2008–— | 84.1 |
| 247 | Kerolin Nicoli | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–— | 84.1 |
| 248 | Mohamed Salah | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2010–— | 84 |
| 249 | Wayne Rooney | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2002–2021 | 84 |
| 267 | Marieanne Spacey | Football | 🏴 England | 1984–2000 | 83.7 |
| 269 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 83.6 |
| 279 | Isabell Herlovsen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2004–2021 | 83.4 |
| 281 | Asisat Oshoala | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2013–— | 83.3 |
| 285 | Flórián Albert | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1958–1974 | 83.3 |
| 286 | Allan Simonsen | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1970–1989 | 83.3 |
| 296 | Gianfranco Zola | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–2005 | 83.1 |
| 300 | Melania Gabbiadini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 83.1 |
| 303 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1989 | 82.9 |
| 304 | László Kubala | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1946–1967 | 82.9 |
| 307 | Gabi Portilho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2015–— | 82.9 |
| 312 | Mariona Caldentey | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2013–— | 82.6 |
| 319 | Pernille Harder | Football | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2009–— | 82.3 |
| 345 | Fridolina Rolfö | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–— | 82 |
| 348 | Ludmila Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–— | 82 |
| 353 | Dennis Bergkamp | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1986–2006 | 81.8 |
| 354 | Alexis Sánchez | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2005–— | 81.8 |
| 358 | Andressa Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–— | 81.7 |
| 366 | Lina Hurtig | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–— | 81.3 |
| 372 | Emilio Butragueño | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–1998 | 81.2 |
| 373 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1972–1988 | 81.2 |
| 379 | Nwankwo Kanu | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1993–2012 | 80.9 |
| 390 | Mallory Swanson | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 80.6 |
| 405 | Davor Šuker | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1989–2003 | 79.8 |
| 411 | Sophia Smith | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 79.4 |
| 412 | Nahikari García | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2014–— | 79.4 |
| 416 | Rabah Madjer | Football | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1978–1992 | 78.9 |
| 420 | Eric Cantona | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–1997 | 78.3 |
| 425 | Andrei Arshavin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2018 | 77.6 |
| 428 | Trinity Rodman | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–— | 77.1 |
| 432 | Salma Paralluelo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–— | 72.3 |
| 433 | Lotta Schelin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2018 | 69.9 |
| 435 | Kosovare Asllani | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 63.1 |
| 438 | Bo "Bosse" Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1980 | 42.9 |
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