- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
GOAT Rank · 53
Greatest Football Goalkeepers of all time
This ranking is led by Lev Yashin, Edwin van der Sar and Fabien Barthez. GOAT Rank currently ranks 53 eligible Football goalkeepers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lev Yashin ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.9.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Belgium
- Peak
- 73.7
- Dominance
- 49.9
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 28.0
- Dominance
- 22.0
- Statistics
- 26.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623 | Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–2001 | 75.4 |
| 658 | Thibaut Courtois | Football | 🏳️ Belgium | 2018–active | 53.7 |
| 673 | Jan "Janne" Möller | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1972–1985 | 27.4 |
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Lev Yashin vs Edwin van der SarRead the full methodology
Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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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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