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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407

Ricardo Carvalho

82.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2017
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

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

Athlete: Ricardo Carvalho

408

Emmanuel Petit

82.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Emmanuel Petit

410

Alia Guagni

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2023
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Alia Guagni

411

Alberto Gilardino

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2018
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 85.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Alberto Gilardino

412

Blaise Matuidi

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Blaise Matuidi

414

Gonzalo Higuaín

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2022
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Gonzalo Higuaín

415

Ivan Ćurković

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1961–1981
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ivan Ćurković

416

Ivor Allchurch

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1950–1968
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ivor Allchurch

417

Safet Sušić

82.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1974–1991
Country: 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Safet Sušić

418

Tisha Venturini

82.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Tisha Venturini

419

Bruno Conti

82.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1974–1991
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Bruno Conti

422

Bryan Robson

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1975–1997
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Bryan Robson

423

Hedvig Lindahl

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2024
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Hedvig Lindahl

425

Michael Owen

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2013
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Michael Owen

426

László Fazekas

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1985
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: László Fazekas

427

Laurent Blanc

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1983–2003
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Laurent Blanc

429

Vincent Kompany

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2003–2019
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

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

Athlete: Vincent Kompany

432

Tabea Kemme

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2009–2019
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tabea Kemme

434

Abedi Pelé

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–2000
Country: 🇬🇭 Ghana

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

Athlete: Abedi Pelé

435

Alain Giresse

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1970–1988
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Alain Giresse

436

Rui Costa

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Rui Costa

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

440

Olof Mellberg

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2013
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Olof Mellberg

441

Solveig Gulbrandsen

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2013
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

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

Athlete: Solveig Gulbrandsen

444

Linda Hamilton

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1987–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Linda Hamilton

445

Christian Eriksen

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–2025
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Christian Eriksen

446

Ronald Koeman

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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

Athlete: Ronald Koeman

449

Alan Ball

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Alan Ball

450

Jackie Milburn

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1943–1960
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Jackie Milburn

453

Casey Stoney

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2018
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Casey Stoney

455

Fabiana da Silva

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2006–2021
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fabiana da Silva

456

Hugo Sánchez

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1976–1997
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hugo Sánchez

457

Bastian Schweinsteiger

81.9

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bastian Schweinsteiger

458

Robbie Fowler

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1992–2012
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Robbie Fowler

459

Ian Wright

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Ian Wright

460

Heinz Flohe

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1967–1980
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Heinz Flohe

461

Sergio Agüero

81.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2003–2021
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

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

Athlete: Sergio Agüero

462

Dennis Bergkamp

81.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1986–2006
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Dennis Bergkamp

466

Luca Toni

81.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2016
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Luca Toni

467

Pauleta

81.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2008
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Pauleta

468

Luis Aragonés

81.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1957–1975
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Luis Aragonés

469

Hernán Crespo

81.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

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

Athlete: Hernán Crespo

471

Mário Coluna

81.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1954–1971
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mário Coluna

472

Youri Djorkaeff

81.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1984–2006
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Youri Djorkaeff

473

Steph Houghton

81.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2006–2024
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Steph Houghton

475

Luis Enrique

81.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2004
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

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

Athlete: Luis Enrique

476

Robinho

81.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2002–2020
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Robinho

478

Alan Shearer

81.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1988–2006
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Alan Shearer

479

Stefan Effenberg

81.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1987–2004
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Stefan Effenberg

482

Antonio Valencia

81.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2003–2021
Country: 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Antonio Valencia

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
407	Ricardo Carvalho	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2000–2017	82.6
408	Emmanuel Petit	Football	🇫🇷 France	1988–2004	82.6
410	Alia Guagni	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2005–2023	82.5
411	Alberto Gilardino	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2018	82.5
412	Blaise Matuidi	Football	🇫🇷 France	2005–2021	82.5
414	Gonzalo Higuaín	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2005–2022	82.5
415	Ivan Ćurković	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	1961–1981	82.5
416	Ivor Allchurch	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1950–1968	82.5
417	Safet Sušić	Football	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	1974–1991	82.4
418	Tisha Venturini	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2000	82.4
419	Bruno Conti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1974–1991	82.4
422	Bryan Robson	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1975–1997	82.3
423	Hedvig Lindahl	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2024	82.3
425	Michael Owen	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2013	82.3
426	László Fazekas	Football	🇭🇺 Hungary	1965–1985	82.3
427	Laurent Blanc	Football	🇫🇷 France	1983–2003	82.2
429	Vincent Kompany	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2003–2019	82.2
432	Tabea Kemme	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2009–2019	82.2
434	Abedi Pelé	Football	🇬🇭 Ghana	1978–2000	82.1
435	Alain Giresse	Football	🇫🇷 France	1970–1988	82.1
436	Rui Costa	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1990–2008	82.1
438	Fredrik Ljungberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2012	82.1
440	Olof Mellberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1995–2013	82.1
441	Solveig Gulbrandsen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1998–2013	82.1
444	Linda Hamilton	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–1995	82.1
445	Christian Eriksen	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	2010–2025	82.1
446	Ronald Koeman	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1980–1997	82.0
449	Alan Ball	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1962–1983	82.0
450	Jackie Milburn	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1943–1960	82.0
453	Casey Stoney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1997–2018	82.0
455	Fabiana da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–2021	82.0
456	Hugo Sánchez	Football	🇲🇽 Mexico	1976–1997	81.9
457	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2019	81.9
458	Robbie Fowler	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2012	81.9
459	Ian Wright	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–2000	81.9
460	Heinz Flohe	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1967–1980	81.9
461	Sergio Agüero	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2003–2021	81.8
462	Dennis Bergkamp	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1986–2006	81.8
466	Luca Toni	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1995–2016	81.8
467	Pauleta	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1993–2008	81.7
468	Luis Aragonés	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1957–1975	81.7
469	Hernán Crespo	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1993–2012	81.7
471	Mário Coluna	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1954–1971	81.7
472	Youri Djorkaeff	Football	🇫🇷 France	1984–2006	81.6
473	Steph Houghton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2024	81.6
475	Luis Enrique	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1990–2004	81.6
476	Robinho	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–2020	81.6
478	Alan Shearer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1988–2006	81.5
479	Stefan Effenberg	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1987–2004	81.5
482	Antonio Valencia	Football	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2003–2021	81.5

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