GOAT Rank · 469

Greatest retired Football Players

This ranking is led by Bobby Moore, Pelé and Giacinto Facchetti. GOAT Rank currently ranks 469 eligible Football players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Bobby Moore ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.6.

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Paolo Maldini

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1984–2009
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 87.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 89.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Paolo Maldini

Andrés Iniesta

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2024
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Andrés Iniesta

Peter Schmeichel

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1981–2003
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Peter Schmeichel

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

Delio Onnis

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1971–1986
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Delio Onnis

Camille Abily

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2018
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Camille Abily

Renate Lingor

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1991–2008
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Renate Lingor

Conny Pohlers

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2013
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Conny Pohlers

Andreas Möller

88.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1986–2004
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Andreas Möller

Xavi Hernández

88.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2019
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Xavi Hernández

Kelly Smith

88.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2017
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kelly Smith

Sepp Maier

88.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1980
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sepp Maier

Briana Scurry

88.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Briana Scurry

Carolina Morace

88.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–1998
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Carolina Morace

Lothar Matthäus

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1979–2000
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Lothar Matthäus

Peter Shilton

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1966–1997
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Peter Shilton

David Villa

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2020
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: David Villa

Marcel Desailly

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1986–2006
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Marcel Desailly

Leonardo Bonucci

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2024
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Leonardo Bonucci

Diego Forlán

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2019
Country: 🇺🇾 Uruguay

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Diego Forlán

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

Eusébio

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1979
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Eusébio

Dani Alves

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2001–2023
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dani Alves

Petr Čech

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2019
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

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

Athlete: Petr Čech

Formiga

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2022
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Formiga

Pia Sundhage

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1975–1996
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Pia Sundhage

Bernd Schuster

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1979–1997
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Bernd Schuster

David Josué Jiménez Silva

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2023
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: David Josué Jiménez Silva

Michel Platini

88.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1972–1987
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 89.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Michel Platini

Oleg Blokhin

88.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1990
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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

Athlete: Oleg Blokhin

Dida

88.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2015
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Dida

Ariane Hingst

88.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2011
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ariane Hingst

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

100

José Martínez Sánchez

87.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1982
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: José Martínez Sánchez

101

Rinat Dasayev

87.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1976–1990
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Rinat Dasayev

102

Abby Wambach

87.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2001–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 87.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Abby Wambach

106

Marinette Pichon

87.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Marinette Pichon

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

109

Ray Clemence

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ray Clemence

110

Fabio Cannavaro

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2011
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Fabio Cannavaro

112

Oscar Ruggeri

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Oscar Ruggeri

113

Henrik Larsson

87.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2013
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Henrik Larsson

115

Bettina Wiegmann

87.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Bettina Wiegmann

117

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

87.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1984–1999
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

118

Lauren Holiday

87.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Lauren Holiday

119

Wesley Sneijder

87.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2003–2019
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 87.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Wesley Sneijder

120

Anja Mittag

87.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2019
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Anja Mittag

121

Giuseppe Bergomi

87.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1980–1999
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 95.0

Athlete: Giuseppe Bergomi

123

Zlatan Ibrahimović

87.3

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Zlatan Ibrahimović

126

Hanna Ljungberg

87.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hanna Ljungberg

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
63	Paolo Maldini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1984–2009	88.8
64	Andrés Iniesta	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2024	88.8
66	Peter Schmeichel	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1981–2003	88.8
67	Stanley Matthews	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1932–1965	88.8
68	Delio Onnis	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1971–1986	88.8
69	Camille Abily	Football	🇫🇷 France	1999–2018	88.8
70	Renate Lingor	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2008	88.8
71	Conny Pohlers	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2013	88.8
72	Andreas Möller	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1986–2004	88.8
73	Xavi Hernández	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2019	88.7
75	Kelly Smith	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1994–2017	88.7
76	Sepp Maier	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1962–1980	88.6
77	Briana Scurry	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2008	88.6
78	Carolina Morace	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1978–1998	88.5
80	Lothar Matthäus	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1979–2000	88.4
81	Peter Shilton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1966–1997	88.4
82	David Villa	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2000–2020	88.4
83	Marcel Desailly	Football	🇫🇷 France	1986–2006	88.4
84	Leonardo Bonucci	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2005–2024	88.4
85	Diego Forlán	Football	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1997–2019	88.4
86	Tobin Heath	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2022	88.4
87	Eusébio	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1960–1979	88.2
88	Dani Alves	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2023	88.2
89	Petr Čech	Football	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1999–2019	88.2
90	Formiga	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2022	88.2
91	Pia Sundhage	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1975–1996	88.2
92	Bernd Schuster	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1979–1997	88.2
93	David Josué Jiménez Silva	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2023	88.2
95	Michel Platini	Football	🇫🇷 France	1972–1987	88.1
96	Oleg Blokhin	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1969–1990	88.1
97	Dida	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2015	88.0
98	Ariane Hingst	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1994–2011	88.0
99	Luís Figo	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1989–2009	87.9
100	José Martínez Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1964–1982	87.9
101	Rinat Dasayev	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	1976–1990	87.9
102	Abby Wambach	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2015	87.7
106	Marinette Pichon	Football	🇫🇷 France	1993–2010	87.7
108	Paco Gento	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1952–1971	87.6
109	Ray Clemence	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1965–1988	87.6
110	Fabio Cannavaro	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1992–2011	87.6
112	Oscar Ruggeri	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1980–1997	87.6
113	Henrik Larsson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1992–2013	87.5
115	Bettina Wiegmann	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1989–2003	87.5
117	Martina Voss-Tecklenburg	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1984–1999	87.5
118	Lauren Holiday	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	87.5
119	Wesley Sneijder	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2003–2019	87.5
120	Anja Mittag	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2019	87.4
121	Giuseppe Bergomi	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1980–1999	87.4
123	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1999–2023	87.3
126	Hanna Ljungberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1996–2009	87.3

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