#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3	Marta Vieira da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	95
14	Kristine Lilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2010	92
18	Mia Hamm	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	91.4
19	Hege Riise	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1990–2004	91.4
24	Betty Vignotto	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1970–1990	90.9
27	Carli Lloyd	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	90.5
31	Patrizia Panico	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1991–2016	90
33	Cristiane Rozeira	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	89.9
37	Alexia Putellas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2010–—	89.7
38	Christine Sinclair	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2000–2023	89.7
39	Tiffeny Milbrett	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2006	89.6
40	Joy Fawcett	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.6
42	Megan Rapinoe	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2023	89.5
43	Inka Grings	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2013	89.5
44	Aitana Bonmatí	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2016–—	89.4
45	Nadine Angerer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2015	89.4
47	Julie Foudy	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.2
48	Jenni Hermoso	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2008–—	89.2
49	Perpetua Nkwocha	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2000–2016	89.2
55	Michelle Akers	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2000	89
56	Linda Medalen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1987–2001	89
58	Sun Wen	Football	🇨🇳 China	1990–2006	88.9
66	Camille Abily	Football	🇫🇷 France	1999–2018	88.8
67	Renate Lingor	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2008	88.8
68	Conny Pohlers	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2013	88.8
72	Wendie Renard	Football	🇫🇷 France	2006–—	88.7
73	Kelly Smith	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1994–2017	88.7
74	Briana Scurry	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2008	88.6
76	Carolina Morace	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1978–1998	88.5
82	Tobin Heath	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2022	88.4
86	Formiga	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2022	88.2
87	Pia Sundhage	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1975–1996	88.2
94	Ariane Hingst	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1994–2011	88
98	Abby Wambach	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2015	87.7
99	Lucy Bronze	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2009–—	87.7
102	Marinette Pichon	Football	🇫🇷 France	1993–2010	87.7
103	Sherida Spitse	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2006–—	87.7
106	Kadeisha Buchanan	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–—	87.6
110	Bettina Wiegmann	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1989–2003	87.5
111	Crystal Dunn	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	87.5
112	Martina Voss-Tecklenburg	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1984–1999	87.5
113	Lauren Holiday	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	87.5
115	Anja Mittag	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2019	87.4
121	Eugénie Le Sommer	Football	🇫🇷 France	2006–—	87.3
122	Hanna Ljungberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1996–2009	87.3
130	Brandi Chastain	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2010	87.2
131	Julie Ertz	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2023	87.2
136	Birgit Prinz	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1993–2011	87
139	Christen Press	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	87
140	Beth Mead	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–—	86.9

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