GOAT Rank · 34

Greatest Football Wingers of all time

This ranking is led by Megan Rapinoe, Stanley Matthews and Tobin Heath. GOAT Rank currently ranks 34 eligible Football wingers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Megan Rapinoe ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.5.

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Megan Rapinoe

89.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2006–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Megan Rapinoe

Stanley Matthews

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1932–1965
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: Stanley Matthews

Tobin Heath

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2008–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tobin Heath

Luís Figo

87.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1989–2009
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Luís Figo

108

Paco Gento

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Paco Gento

138

Franck Ribéry

87.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2022
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Franck Ribéry

146

Heather O'Reilly

86.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Heather O'Reilly

172

Ryan Giggs

86.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2014
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Ryan Giggs

174

Arjen Robben

86.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2021
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Arjen Robben

205

Chloe Kelly

85.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chloe Kelly

213

Barbara Bonansea

85.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Barbara Bonansea

217

Kurt Hamrin

85.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kurt Hamrin

223

Svenja Huth

85.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2008–2024
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Svenja Huth

262

Lorenzo Insigne

85.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lorenzo Insigne

264

Garrincha

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1972
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 85.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Garrincha

288

Delphine Cascarino

84.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Delphine Cascarino

300

George Best

84.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1984
Country: 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: George Best

306

Élodie Thomis

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2004–2017
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Élodie Thomis

315

Sofia Jakobsson

84.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sofia Jakobsson

322

John Robertson

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1970–1986
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: John Robertson

325

Rachel Yankey

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Rachel Yankey

345

Karen Carney

83.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2019
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Karen Carney

352

John Barnes

83.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1981–1999
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Barnes

373

Robert Pirès

83.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2015
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Robert Pirès

377

Caroline Graham Hansen

83.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Caroline Graham Hansen

409

Athenea del Castillo

82.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Athenea del Castillo

430

Guro Reiten

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Guro Reiten

438

Fredrik Ljungberg

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2012
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Fredrik Ljungberg

439

Federico Chiesa

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Federico Chiesa

493

Pierre Littbarski

81.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–1997
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Pierre Littbarski

500

Lauren Hemp

81.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lauren Hemp

528

Eden Hazard

80.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–2023
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Eden Hazard

545

Joaquín Sánchez

79.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2023
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Joaquín Sánchez

564

Paulo Futre

79.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1983–2003
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Paulo Futre

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
44	Megan Rapinoe	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2023	89.5
67	Stanley Matthews	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1932–1965	88.8
86	Tobin Heath	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2022	88.4
99	Luís Figo	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1989–2009	87.9
108	Paco Gento	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1952–1971	87.6
138	Franck Ribéry	Football	🇫🇷 France	2000–2022	87.1
146	Heather O'Reilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2019	86.9
172	Ryan Giggs	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1990–2014	86.2
174	Arjen Robben	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2000–2021	86.2
205	Chloe Kelly	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2015–active	85.7
213	Barbara Bonansea	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–active	85.6
217	Kurt Hamrin	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1952–1971	85.5
223	Svenja Huth	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2008–2024	85.5
262	Lorenzo Insigne	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2009–active	85.0
264	Garrincha	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1953–1972	84.9
288	Delphine Cascarino	Football	🇫🇷 France	2014–active	84.5
300	George Best	Football	🇬🇧 Northern Ireland	1963–1984	84.3
306	Élodie Thomis	Football	🇫🇷 France	2004–2017	84.2
315	Sofia Jakobsson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–active	84.1
322	John Robertson	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1970–1986	84.0
325	Rachel Yankey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	84.0
345	Karen Carney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2019	83.6
352	John Barnes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1981–1999	83.5
373	Robert Pirès	Football	🇫🇷 France	1992–2015	83.2
377	Caroline Graham Hansen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2010–active	83.1
409	Athenea del Castillo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2017–active	82.6
430	Guro Reiten	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2012–active	82.2
438	Fredrik Ljungberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2012	82.1
439	Federico Chiesa	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–active	82.1
493	Pierre Littbarski	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1978–1997	81.2
500	Lauren Hemp	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2016–active	81.1
528	Eden Hazard	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2007–2023	80.3
545	Joaquín Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2023	79.7
564	Paulo Futre	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1983–2003	79.0

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