#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
10	Kristine Lilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2010	92
14	Hege Riise	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1990–2004	91.4
20	Carli Lloyd	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	90.5
24	Bobby Charlton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1956–1975	89.9
27	Alexia Putellas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2010–—	89.7
33	Aitana Bonmatí	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2016–—	89.4
36	Julie Foudy	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.2
46	Andrés Iniesta	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2024	88.8
50	Camille Abily	Football	🇫🇷 France	1999–2018	88.8
51	Renate Lingor	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2008	88.8
53	Xavi Hernández	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2019	88.7
59	Lothar Matthäus	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1979–2000	88.4
67	Formiga	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2022	88.2
77	Marco Verratti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	87.7
79	Sherida Spitse	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2006–—	87.7
85	Bettina Wiegmann	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1989–2003	87.5
87	Martina Voss-Tecklenburg	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1984–1999	87.5
88	Lauren Holiday	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	87.5
91	Luka Modrić	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	2003–—	87.3
98	Johan Neeskens	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1968–1991	87.2
102	Julie Ertz	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2023	87.2
104	Toni Kroos	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2007–2024	87
112	Jorginho	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	86.8
132	Sissi Oliveira	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1988–2008	86.2
136	Shannon Boxx	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2015	86.1
137	Lena Goeßling	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–2021	86.1
140	Homare Sawa	Football	🇯🇵 Japan	1991–2015	85.9
141	Nils Liedholm	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1946–1961	85.9
144	Rose Lavelle	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2017–—	85.9
151	Therese Sjögran	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1997–2015	85.8
152	Kevin De Bruyne	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2008–—	85.7
168	Jill Scott	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2022	85.5
177	Melanie Behringer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2005–2017	85.4
180	Pavel Nedvěd	Football	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1991–2009	85.3
181	Amel Majri	Football	🇫🇷 France	2011–—	85.3
184	Vicky Losada	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2007–—	85.3
186	Fatmire Alushi	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–2017	85.3
191	Andrea Pirlo	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1995–2017	85.1
206	Clarence Seedorf	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1992–2014	84.9
207	Sócrates	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1974–1989	84.9
208	Sara Däbritz	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2012–—	84.9
213	Josef Masopust	Football	🇨🇿 Czechia	1950–1974	84.7
218	Silvia Neid	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1979–1996	84.6
223	Frank Lampard	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1995–2017	84.4
236	Ruud Gullit	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1979–1998	84.2
238	Deco	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1997–2013	84.2
244	Daniele De Rossi	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2001–2019	84.1
245	Malin Andersson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1990–2007	84.1
251	Enzo Fernández	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2019–—	84
253	Kheira Hamraoui	Football	🇫🇷 France	2007–—	84

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