- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 91
Greatest Football Strikers of all time
This ranking is led by Ronaldo Nazário, Luis Suárez and Betty Vignotto. GOAT Rank currently ranks 91 eligible Football strikers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ronaldo Nazário ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1999–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 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
- 1943–1960
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1992–2012
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | Miroslav Klose | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2016 | 84.6 |
| 285 | Valentina Giacinti | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 84.6 |
| 297 | Uwe Seeler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1953–1972 | 84.3 |
| 308 | Lena Videkull | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1985–1996 | 84.2 |
| 321 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1998 | 84.0 |
| 328 | David Trezeguet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2015 | 83.9 |
| 330 | Gary Lineker | Football | 🏴 England | 1978–1994 | 83.9 |
| 331 | Careca | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1997 | 83.9 |
| 333 | Edinson Cavani | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2006–active | 83.8 |
| 366 | Ellen White | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2022 | 83.3 |
| 370 | Ralf Edström | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1983 | 83.3 |
| 375 | Just Fontaine | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1953–1962 | 83.2 |
| 380 | Salvatore Schillaci | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–1999 | 83.1 |
| 389 | Radamel Falcao | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1999–active | 83.0 |
| 400 | Predrag Mijatović | Football | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1987–2004 | 82.8 |
| 403 | Daniela Sabatino | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2002–active | 82.7 |
| 425 | Michael Owen | Football | 🏴 England | 1996–2013 | 82.3 |
| 428 | Cristiana Girelli | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–active | 82.2 |
| 433 | Sam Kerr | Football | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–active | 82.1 |
| 447 | Erling Haaland | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2016–active | 82.0 |
| 448 | Harry Kane | Football | 🏴 England | 2011–active | 82.0 |
| 450 | Jackie Milburn | Football | 🏴 England | 1943–1960 | 82.0 |
| 456 | Hugo Sánchez | Football | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1976–1997 | 81.9 |
| 458 | Robbie Fowler | Football | 🏴 England | 1992–2012 | 81.9 |
| 459 | Ian Wright | Football | 🏴 England | 1985–2000 | 81.9 |
| 461 | Sergio Agüero | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2003–2021 | 81.8 |
| 467 | Pauleta | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1993–2008 | 81.7 |
| 469 | Hernán Crespo | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1993–2012 | 81.7 |
| 478 | Alan Shearer | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1988–2006 | 81.5 |
| 488 | Ilaria Mauro | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–2021 | 81.3 |
| 491 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 499 | George Weah | Football | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1985–2003 | 81.1 |
| 511 | Didier Drogba | Football | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 1998–2018 | 80.8 |
| 523 | Barbra Banda | Football | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 2016–active | 80.5 |
| 530 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
| 531 | Christian Vieri | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2009 | 80.2 |
| 538 | Stina Blackstenius | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 79.9 |
| 588 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–1999 | 77.8 |
| 589 | Nuno Gomes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1994–2015 | 77.8 |
| 666 | Martin Dahlin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1987–1999 | 40.9 |
| 667 | Markus Rosenberg | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 32.8 |
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