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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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

265

Roberto Baggio

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1982–2004
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 83.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Roberto Baggio

266

Samuel Eto'o

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2019
Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon

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

Athlete: Samuel Eto'o

267

John Charles

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1949–1974
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Charles

268

Clarence Seedorf

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2014
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Clarence Seedorf

269

Sócrates

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1974–1989
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Sócrates

271

Thomas Jürgen Häßler

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1985–2004
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 85.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Thomas Jürgen Häßler

272

Ricardo Zamora

84.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1916–1936
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

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

Athlete: Ricardo Zamora

273

Tony Adams

84.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1983–2002
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tony Adams

276

Roger Hunt

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Roger Hunt

277

Josef Masopust

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1950–1974
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Josef Masopust

278

Kate Markgraf

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kate Markgraf

279

Antonio Rattín

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Antonio Rattín

280

Cafu

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1989–2008
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Cafu

281

Miroslav Klose

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2016
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Miroslav Klose

282

Sandro Mazzola

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1977
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Sandro Mazzola

283

Silvia Neid

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1979–1996
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Silvia Neid

286

René Houseman

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1971–1985
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: René Houseman

287

Alessandro Del Piero

84.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1991–2014
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Alessandro Del Piero

289

Frank Lampard

84.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2017
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Frank Lampard

291

Philipp Lahm

84.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2017
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Philipp Lahm

292

Laura Georges

84.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2001–2018
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Laura Georges

294

Katia Cilene

84.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2012
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Katia Cilene

295

Thomas Ravelli

84.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1976–1999
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 85.0
Longevity: 95.0

Athlete: Thomas Ravelli

297

Uwe Seeler

84.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1972
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Uwe Seeler

299

Carlos Tévez

84.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2001–2022
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

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

Athlete: Carlos Tévez

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

302

Ruud Gullit

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1979–1998
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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

Athlete: Ruud Gullit

304

Emlyn Hughes

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Emlyn Hughes

305

Deco

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2013
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

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

Athlete: Deco

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

307

Shannon MacMillan

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Shannon MacMillan

308

Lena Videkull

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1985–1996
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Lena Videkull

309

Mario Corso

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1975
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mario Corso

310

Robin van Persie

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2019
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Robin van Persie

313

Daniele De Rossi

84.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2001–2019
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Daniele De Rossi

314

Malin Andersson

84.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2007
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Malin Andersson

317

Demetrio Albertini

84.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1989–2005
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Demetrio Albertini

318

Carlos Valderrama

84.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1981–2002
Country: 🇨🇴 Colombia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Carlos Valderrama

320

Wayne Rooney

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Wayne Rooney

321

Jürgen Klinsmann

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1981–1998
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Jürgen Klinsmann

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

323

Paul Breitner

84.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1970–1983
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Paul Breitner

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

327

Paul Scholes

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2013
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Paul Scholes

328

David Trezeguet

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2015
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: David Trezeguet

329

Matthias Sammer

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1985–1998
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Matthias Sammer

330

Gary Lineker

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–1994
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Gary Lineker

331

Careca

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–1997
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Careca

332

Eric Abidal

83.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2001–2015
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Eric Abidal

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
264	Garrincha	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1953–1972	84.9
265	Roberto Baggio	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1982–2004	84.9
266	Samuel Eto'o	Football	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1997–2019	84.9
267	John Charles	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1949–1974	84.9
268	Clarence Seedorf	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1992–2014	84.9
269	Sócrates	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1974–1989	84.9
271	Thomas Jürgen Häßler	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1985–2004	84.9
272	Ricardo Zamora	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1916–1936	84.8
273	Tony Adams	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1983–2002	84.8
276	Roger Hunt	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1972	84.7
277	Josef Masopust	Football	🇨🇿 Czechia	1950–1974	84.7
278	Kate Markgraf	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2010	84.7
279	Antonio Rattín	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1956–1970	84.7
280	Cafu	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1989–2008	84.6
281	Miroslav Klose	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1999–2016	84.6
282	Sandro Mazzola	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1960–1977	84.6
283	Silvia Neid	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1979–1996	84.6
286	René Houseman	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1971–1985	84.6
287	Alessandro Del Piero	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1991–2014	84.5
289	Frank Lampard	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1995–2017	84.4
291	Philipp Lahm	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2017	84.4
292	Laura Georges	Football	🇫🇷 France	2001–2018	84.4
294	Katia Cilene	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1995–2012	84.4
295	Thomas Ravelli	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1976–1999	84.4
297	Uwe Seeler	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1953–1972	84.3
299	Carlos Tévez	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2001–2022	84.3
300	George Best	Football	🇬🇧 Northern Ireland	1963–1984	84.3
302	Ruud Gullit	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1979–1998	84.2
304	Emlyn Hughes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1984	84.2
305	Deco	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1997–2013	84.2
306	Élodie Thomis	Football	🇫🇷 France	2004–2017	84.2
307	Shannon MacMillan	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	84.2
308	Lena Videkull	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1985–1996	84.2
309	Mario Corso	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1958–1975	84.2
310	Robin van Persie	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2002–2019	84.2
313	Daniele De Rossi	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2001–2019	84.1
314	Malin Andersson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1990–2007	84.1
317	Demetrio Albertini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1989–2005	84.1
318	Carlos Valderrama	Football	🇨🇴 Colombia	1981–2002	84.1
320	Wayne Rooney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	2002–2021	84.0
321	Jürgen Klinsmann	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1981–1998	84.0
322	John Robertson	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1970–1986	84.0
323	Paul Breitner	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1970–1983	84.0
325	Rachel Yankey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	84.0
327	Paul Scholes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1993–2013	83.9
328	David Trezeguet	Football	🇫🇷 France	1993–2015	83.9
329	Matthias Sammer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1985–1998	83.9
330	Gary Lineker	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1994	83.9
331	Careca	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1978–1997	83.9
332	Eric Abidal	Football	🇫🇷 France	2001–2015	83.9

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