- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2015
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1962
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1999
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2013
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2024
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 83.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 43.0
- Dominance
- 40.0
- Statistics
- 42.0
- Honours
- 36.0
- Longevity
- 44.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 35.0
- Dominance
- 28.0
- Statistics
- 32.0
- Honours
- 22.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | Lena Videkull | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1985–1996 | 84.2 |
| 250 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1998 | 84 |
| 255 | David Trezeguet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2015 | 83.9 |
| 257 | Gary Lineker | Football | 🏴 England | 1978–1994 | 83.9 |
| 258 | Careca | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1997 | 83.9 |
| 259 | Edinson Cavani | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2006–— | 83.8 |
| 284 | Ellen White | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2022 | 83.3 |
| 288 | Ralf Edström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1983 | 83.3 |
| 292 | Just Fontaine | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1953–1962 | 83.2 |
| 297 | Salvatore Schillaci | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–1999 | 83.1 |
| 309 | Predrag Mijatović | Football | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1987–2004 | 82.8 |
| 311 | Daniela Sabatino | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2002–— | 82.7 |
| 322 | Michael Owen | Football | 🏴 England | 1996–2013 | 82.3 |
| 324 | Cristiana Girelli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–— | 82.2 |
| 329 | Sam Kerr | Football | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–— | 82.1 |
| 332 | Radamel Falcao | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2005–2024 | 82.1 |
| 343 | Erling Haaland | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2016–— | 82 |
| 344 | Harry Kane | Football | 🏴 England | 2011–— | 82 |
| 350 | Hugo Sánchez | Football | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1976–1997 | 81.9 |
| 352 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 356 | Pauleta | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1993–2008 | 81.7 |
| 357 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.7 |
| 362 | Alan Shearer | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1988–2006 | 81.5 |
| 367 | Ilaria Mauro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–2021 | 81.3 |
| 369 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 376 | George Weah | Football | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1985–2003 | 81.1 |
| 384 | Didier Drogba | Football | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 1998–2018 | 80.8 |
| 393 | Barbra Banda | Football | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 2016–— | 80.5 |
| 397 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
| 398 | Christian Vieri | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2009 | 80.2 |
| 403 | Stina Blackstenius | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–— | 79.9 |
| 423 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–1999 | 77.8 |
| 424 | Nuno Gomes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1994–2015 | 77.8 |
| 439 | Martin Dahlin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1987–1999 | 40.9 |
| 440 | Markus Rosenberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 32.8 |
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